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Scientist slams newspaper for Google report Harvard physicist says his study on the environmental impact of Internet searches did not single out or even name the search giant. CNETScientist slams newspaper for Google CO2 report Harvard physicist says his study on the environmental impact of Internet searches did not single out or even name the search giant. CNETDelicious founder joins former rival Google Joshua Schachter has started a new job at Google, but the founder of a popular social-bookmarking service doesn't yet know what he'll be doing. CNETPersonality Testing For Employment Thelasko writes 'While I was in college, I had the opportunity to take an elective course in Industrial Psychology. One section of the course covered hiring practices and the validity of 'personality testing' to screen applicants (Google link for non-subscribers). The Wall Street Journal has a long article discoursing on how such tests are used in today's economy. While personality tests may be designed to uncover underlying personality traits such as honesty, critics claim that the tests instead reward cheaters.' The article talks mostly about the tests' use in winnowing candidates for retail positions — deciding who to interview. Anybody encountered them in an IT or more technical context? of this story at Slashdot. SlashdoteWeek Newsbreak, Jan. 12, 2009 Harvard University physicist Alex Wissner-Gross says Google uses a lot of energy. Specifically, two Google searches on a computer can generate almost the same amount of carbon dioxide as boiling a kettle for a cup of tea. When you consider the millions of Google searches users do daily, that's a lot of boiled water. But Google is throwing cold water on the metrics. If you or your company is already on Facebook, chances are your account is already cluttered with ?friends? you may not even know. Well, if you can think of 10 of them you want to remove, Burger King will give you a Whopper, for free. The fast-food giant Burger King released a Facebook application that gives you a free Whopper burger for every 10 friends you delete. On the Web site Whopper Sacrifice, Burger King keeps a tally that records the number of friends who have been sacrificed for the companys signature sandwich offering.Oracle is preparing to release a critical security update for a number of its products. The upd eWEEKThe Search: How Google and Its Rivals Rewrote the Rules of Business and Transformed Our Culture (Paperback) newly tagged ``business`` The Search: How Google and Its Rivals Rewrote the Rules of Business and Transformed Our Culture (Paperback)By John Battelle 21 used and new from $3.32 Customer Rating: First tagged 'business' by Nancye Vanbrunt Customer tags: google(7), search(6), history(3), internet(2), search engine(2), silicon valley(2), a9, envolve, information retrieval, deremiah book club, business, goto AmazonHarvard Physicist Sets Record Straight on Internet Carbon Study A story in the Sunday Times of london sent Google's public relations machine into an advanced search for answers. The Times reporters wrote about a new Harvard study that examines the energy impact of Web searches. The story's lead paragraph: 'Performing two Google searches from a desktop computer can generate about the same amount of carbon dioxide as boiling a kettle for a cup of tea, according to new research.' TechNewsWorldGreen-minded Google Gets Red-faced Over Search Energy Consumption Claims So much for clean green IT and green computing for Google Web services. Harvard University physicist Alex Wissner-Gross says that Google uses a lot of energy. Specifically, two Google searches on a computer can generate almost the same amount of CO2 (carbon dioxide) as boiling a kettle for a cup of tea. When you consider the millions of Google searches users do as a while daily, that's a lot of boiled water. Google proceeds to throw cold water on the metrics. - A Harvard University physicist told the Times that executing two Google searches on a computer can generate almost the same amount of CO2 (carbon dioxide) as boiling a kettle for a cup of tea. A search generates about 7 grams of CO2, while boiling a kettle of water generates about 15g, concluded... eWEEK`Carbon cost` of Google revealed Research by a Harvard University physicist has sparked debate about the environmental cost of Google searches. BBCGoogle`s impact on environment revealed A US physicist has found that two Google search requests produce the same amount of carbon dioxide as boiling a kettle Webuser.co.uk1 2 |
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