Re: Google.com going "black" - faux?

**Pnk XXX** · 03-29-2008, 03:02 AM

edit:

http://www.google.co.uk

is black as well, perhaps a few others... but lol come onnn..

only do a few? not 100%?? wtf

**Pnk XXX** · 03-29-2008, 03:06 AM

I guess they dont give a shit if Chinese or Russian people care about energy consumption

www.google.cn
www.google.ru

www.google.ca is black. only 3 I can find so far. I just find it odd.

**fris** · 03-29-2008, 03:13 AM

Only certain countries are taking part in the lights out hour

**Pnk XXX** · 03-29-2008, 03:14 AM

on an interesting side note:

GOOG stock has taken a gigantic shit this year

was
685.19 Jan-08
now its
438.08 Mar-08

PR boost for sure

**DirtyProfits** · 03-29-2008, 03:25 AM

Google has over 500,000 servers. A single search in Google causes a need for electricity as high as an 11watt light bulp uses per hour.

**Michaelious** · 03-29-2008, 05:31 AM

Yeah I think it's another example of google picking and choosing what they do in regions of the world.

**Vick!** · 03-29-2008, 05:33 AM

Originally posted by DirtyProfits

Google has over 500,000 servers. A single search in Google causes a need for electricity as high as an 11watt light bulp uses per hour.

97.3% of all statistics are made up on the spot.

**WebCashMaker** · 03-29-2008, 07:05 AM

Once you go Black.... you never go back.

BJ · 03-29-2008, 07:10 AM

Originally posted by WebCashMaker

Once you go Black.... you never go back.

once you go white, you get your credit right.

**Iron Fist** · 03-29-2008, 07:28 AM

Originally posted by BJ

once you go white, you get your credit right.

**PR_Sebas** · 03-29-2008, 08:01 AM

Originally posted by Pnk XXX

on an interesting side note:

GOOG stock has taken a gigantic shit this year

was
685.19 Jan-08
now its
438.08 Mar-08

PR boost for sure

take a look at most stocks between that time... most will be down... maybe not AS much, but pretty close im sure...

**CaptainHowdy** · 03-29-2008, 08:02 AM

Originally posted by BJ

once you go white, you get your credit right.

!

**nosey** · 03-29-2008, 08:04 AM

Originally posted by BJ

once you go white, you get your credit right.

**cranki** · 03-29-2008, 08:09 AM

Germany did this a while ago, too... www.google.de was black all day back then.

**xmas13** · 03-29-2008, 08:11 AM

**Manowar** · 03-29-2008, 08:11 AM

Originally posted by WebCashMaker

Once you go Black.... you never go back.

**LauraLee** · 03-29-2008, 08:13 AM

Originally posted by BJ

once you go white, you get your credit right.

hilarious

**Azoy?** · 03-29-2008, 09:00 AM

Originally posted by Pnk XXX

I was reading their lil page and right as I read the first sentence I noticed something just weird.

http://www.google.com/intl/en/earthhour/

"Google users in the United States will notice today that we "turned the lights out" on the Google.com homepage as a gesture to raise awareness of a worldwide energy conservation effort called Earth Hour.Google users in the United States will notice today that we "turned the lights out" on the Google.com homepage as a gesture to raise awareness of a worldwide energy conservation effort called Earth Hour."

If they care so much why only is the US page black?

US pr boost?

www.google.it
www.google.fr
www.google.de
www.google.ro
etc.

all other ones are still white?

didn't see any difference.

**PornDiscounts-R** · 03-29-2008, 09:06 AM

Originally posted by Pnk XXX

I was reading their lil page and right as I read the first sentence I noticed something just weird.

http://www.google.com/intl/en/earthhour/

"Google users in the United States will notice today that we "turned the lights out" on the Google.com homepage as a gesture to raise awareness of a worldwide energy conservation effort called Earth Hour.Google users in the United States will notice today that we "turned the lights out" on the Google.com homepage as a gesture to raise awareness of a worldwide energy conservation effort called Earth Hour."

If they care so much why only is the US page black?

US pr boost?

www.google.it
www.google.fr
www.google.de
www.google.ro
etc.

all other ones are still white?

Other countrys are black also. You need to be in the country to see it. goog.us is white for me. same with .se wich is same timezone.
Where google.dk where i am is blacked out lol.

So... i think they have done it to all google.

**cherrylula** · 03-29-2008, 09:41 AM

time zones kick ass

**qxm** · 03-29-2008, 09:43 AM

the shit is google doin' I'm all drunk and thought I had one too mannhyypy ssshiiiiiitttt thiiis keeeybooarrd is tooo fuckkkning ssenstivee this morrrrningngg!!

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