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7-Year-Old Girl Asks Google For A Job, Gets A Priceless Response Letter

Thu, 16 Feb 2017 13:48:37 +0300

Ask most 7-year-olds what they want to be when they grow up and you can guarantee that the responses will be typically fantastical, from spacemen and cowgirls to firefighters and rock stars. But all Chloe Bridgewater wants to do is work for Google. She even sent them a hand-written job application. And guess what? Not only did she get a response; the response came courtesy of none other than the CEO of Google himself, Mr. Sundar Pichai.

10 Of The Strangest Things Seen On Google Street View

Wed, 02 Sep 2015 10:30:33 +0300

Google Maps and other similar services are technologies that have grown exponentially in the last couple of years. Prior to their invention, those who wanted to get directions to a specific location in the near future would have to either get a physical map or use a special satellite navigation system. That has all changed now though, as a simple click of a few buttons on a keyboard now allows users to go on the internet and get directions almost immediately to any destination. They can then use this information by printing it or using their smartphones and tablets while travelling. Sometimes the cameras capture unexpected or downright odd photographs because people were unprepared for the vehicle’s arrival (or the very opposite). Regardless of the reason behind the picture, Google Street View is littered with bizarre and strange images from all over the world.

The 31 Most Epic Google Autocompletes Fails Ever

Thu, 26 Dec 2013 10:23:28 +0400

Sometimes it shows strange things..

What 12 of The World’s Biggest Websites Looked Like at the Beginning

Wed, 04 Sep 2013 13:19:37 +0400

Even the greatest among us had humble beginnings. This is just as true for websites, however, as it is for people. Even online giants like Amazon, YouTube, Facebook and Twitter were once itty-bitty websites with monochrome homepages, poorly-thought-out logos and boring or stark turn-of-the-century designs. Mashable, which collected the old homepages from the Wayback Machine, even included their own site on the list. Check out these images to see how the internet greats looked in their infancy.