Comments on: Google Earth: 1,000 Human Lifetimes Spent Looking At It http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/23/google-earth-1000-human-lifetimes-spent-looking-at-it/ Startup and Technology News Sat, 30 Aug 2008 15:02:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: digital internet » Google Earth : 1,000 Human Lifetimes Looking Spent At It http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/23/google-earth-1000-human-lifetimes-spent-looking-at-it/#comment-2163802 digital internet » Google Earth : 1,000 Human Lifetimes Looking Spent At It Sat, 12 Apr 2008 04:35:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/23/google-earth-1000-human-lifetimes-spent-looking-at-it/#comment-2163802 [...] post on Techcrunch today includes a video of a speech by Google’s Marissa Mayer outlining the proliferation and [...] [...] post on Techcrunch today includes a video of a speech by Google’s Marissa Mayer outlining the proliferation and [...]

]]> By: RichardT http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/23/google-earth-1000-human-lifetimes-spent-looking-at-it/#comment-2002327 RichardT Fri, 22 Feb 2008 04:20:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/23/google-earth-1000-human-lifetimes-spent-looking-at-it/#comment-2002327 Very interesting video. I spend a lot of my day developing applications harnessing the power of Google Earth (and Maps) and found this a very comprehensive look into how these products are being used. Does anyone know what happens at 5:25 in the video? It sounds interesting... Very interesting video. I spend a lot of my day developing applications harnessing the power of Google Earth (and Maps) and found this a very comprehensive look into how these products are being used.

Does anyone know what happens at 5:25 in the video? It sounds interesting…

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]]> By: Dustin http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/23/google-earth-1000-human-lifetimes-spent-looking-at-it/#comment-1946293 Dustin Mon, 28 Jan 2008 23:27:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/23/google-earth-1000-human-lifetimes-spent-looking-at-it/#comment-1946293 So how many life-times have been spent on the google website itself? I bet that number is astonishing. So how many life-times have been spent on the google website itself? I bet that number is astonishing.

]]> By: google earth ile 37 milyar dakika : Kalmania http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/23/google-earth-1000-human-lifetimes-spent-looking-at-it/#comment-1944364 google earth ile 37 milyar dakika : Kalmania Sun, 27 Jan 2008 10:29:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/23/google-earth-1000-human-lifetimes-spent-looking-at-it/#comment-1944364 [...] Google Earth’e ortalama 5 dk. baktığı sonucu çıkıyor. Detaylar ve konferansa ait video buradaetiketler: google, google earth, google earth blog, google [...] [...] Google Earth’e ortalama 5 dk. baktığı sonucu çıkıyor. Detaylar ve konferansa ait video buradaetiketler: google, google earth, google earth blog, google [...]

]]> By: google earth ile 37 milyar dakika | TaiLan http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/23/google-earth-1000-human-lifetimes-spent-looking-at-it/#comment-1943917 google earth ile 37 milyar dakika | TaiLan Sun, 27 Jan 2008 01:26:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/23/google-earth-1000-human-lifetimes-spent-looking-at-it/#comment-1943917 [...] Google Earth’e ortalama 5 dk. baktığı sonucu çıkıyor. Detaylar ve konferansa ait video buradaetiketler: google, google earth, google earth blog, google [...] [...] Google Earth’e ortalama 5 dk. baktığı sonucu çıkıyor. Detaylar ve konferansa ait video buradaetiketler: google, google earth, google earth blog, google [...]

]]> By: chris http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/23/google-earth-1000-human-lifetimes-spent-looking-at-it/#comment-1936884 chris Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:29:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/23/google-earth-1000-human-lifetimes-spent-looking-at-it/#comment-1936884 @9: it's only as scary as your government wants you to believe. we wouldn't be in this dilemma if we would have more respect for each other. @9: it’s only as scary as your government wants you to believe. we wouldn’t be in this dilemma if we would have more respect for each other.

]]> By: 338 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/23/google-earth-1000-human-lifetimes-spent-looking-at-it/#comment-1936480 338 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:19:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/23/google-earth-1000-human-lifetimes-spent-looking-at-it/#comment-1936480 Il y a environ un an j'ai acheté le plateau à huîtres personnel du champion français d'ouverture d'huîtres à la brasserie Lorraine à Paris pour 100 Euros. Le mec arrive à ouvrir 216 huîtres toutes les 5 minutes. Un an plus tard je me demande si j'aurais fait mieux d'acheter la souri du pire des employées de chez Google, juste pour une question de productivité. Regarde un peu : - le modèle de revenu chez Google est d’employer des cons pour les faire clicker le plus rapidement possible sur des liens sponsorisés par des loosers. - sur un effectif de 16.000 employées il y en a 15.998 qui font ça du matin au soir. - ils font un chiffre d’affaires d’environ 4 Milliards de dollars. - avec un prix moyen par click d’environ 0.20$ l’employé type de cette étrange boite clicke pour environ 65 fois toutes les 5 minutes, bien inférieur à la performance de l’effort humain et intellectuel du meilleur ouvreur d’huîtres de France. La dernière frontière du travail c’est bien aux USA. Travailler moins pour gagner plus. Et pendant ce temps, comme par hazard, le cours de l’action monte. Il y a environ un an j’ai acheté le plateau à huîtres personnel du champion français d’ouverture d’huîtres à la brasserie Lorraine à Paris pour 100 Euros.
Le mec arrive à ouvrir 216 huîtres toutes les 5 minutes.
Un an plus tard je me demande si j’aurais fait mieux d’acheter la souri du pire des employées de chez Google, juste pour une question de productivité. Regarde un peu :
- le modèle de revenu chez Google est d’employer des cons pour les faire clicker le plus rapidement possible sur des liens sponsorisés par des loosers.
- sur un effectif de 16.000 employées il y en a 15.998 qui font ça du matin au soir.
- ils font un chiffre d’affaires d’environ 4 Milliards de dollars.
- avec un prix moyen par click d’environ 0.20$ l’employé type de cette étrange boite clicke pour environ 65 fois toutes les 5 minutes, bien inférieur à la performance de l’effort humain et intellectuel du meilleur ouvreur d’huîtres de France.
La dernière frontière du travail c’est bien aux USA. Travailler moins pour gagner plus.
Et pendant ce temps, comme par hazard, le cours de l’action monte.

]]> By: John http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/23/google-earth-1000-human-lifetimes-spent-looking-at-it/#comment-1936462 John Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:50:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/23/google-earth-1000-human-lifetimes-spent-looking-at-it/#comment-1936462 I wonder how many human hours have been spent watching porn on the internet. that would be impressive. I wonder how many human hours have been spent watching porn on the internet. that would be impressive.

]]> By: Jeff Kloden http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/23/google-earth-1000-human-lifetimes-spent-looking-at-it/#comment-1936461 Jeff Kloden Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:45:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/23/google-earth-1000-human-lifetimes-spent-looking-at-it/#comment-1936461 "Deep dive"? I used to work at EBay, during the time when the auction businsess started to go into a deep dive. The managers there used to love the word "deep dive". “Deep dive”? I used to work at EBay, during the time when the auction businsess started to go into a deep dive. The managers there used to love the word “deep dive”.

]]> By: Bali http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/23/google-earth-1000-human-lifetimes-spent-looking-at-it/#comment-1936372 Bali Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:20:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/23/google-earth-1000-human-lifetimes-spent-looking-at-it/#comment-1936372 Glad to see the mainstream geospatial tools continue to build momentum. Glad to see the mainstream geospatial tools continue to build momentum.

]]> By: Don http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/23/google-earth-1000-human-lifetimes-spent-looking-at-it/#comment-1936367 Don Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:16:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/23/google-earth-1000-human-lifetimes-spent-looking-at-it/#comment-1936367 Who the hell shot this? Not enough footage of Marissa Mayer. I would work at Google just so I could meet her. Who the hell shot this? Not enough footage of Marissa Mayer. I would work at Google just so I could meet her.

]]> By: Gabe http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/23/google-earth-1000-human-lifetimes-spent-looking-at-it/#comment-1936284 Gabe Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:53:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/23/google-earth-1000-human-lifetimes-spent-looking-at-it/#comment-1936284 Human lifetimes is kind of creepy as a unit of time. Evokes waste and bad prioritization. Useful for describing a distasteful activity, not something good. Human lifetimes is kind of creepy as a unit of time. Evokes waste and bad prioritization. Useful for describing a distasteful activity, not something good.

]]> By: TechBubba http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/23/google-earth-1000-human-lifetimes-spent-looking-at-it/#comment-1936256 TechBubba Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:25:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/23/google-earth-1000-human-lifetimes-spent-looking-at-it/#comment-1936256 I agree, she is so hot. Yum yum. I agree, she is so hot. Yum yum.

]]> By: Andres http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/23/google-earth-1000-human-lifetimes-spent-looking-at-it/#comment-1936220 Andres Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:49:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/23/google-earth-1000-human-lifetimes-spent-looking-at-it/#comment-1936220 Glad to see the mainstream geospatial tools continue to build momentum. NASA's World Wind application provides an alternative to GE as well. Story has been added and indexed on BlinkGeo Stories: http://stories.blinkgeo.com Glad to see the mainstream geospatial tools continue to build momentum. NASA’s World Wind application provides an alternative to GE as well.

Story has been added and indexed on BlinkGeo Stories:
http://stories.blinkgeo.com

]]> By: .rb http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/23/google-earth-1000-human-lifetimes-spent-looking-at-it/#comment-1936193 .rb Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:25:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/23/google-earth-1000-human-lifetimes-spent-looking-at-it/#comment-1936193 I think 1,000 life times / is a big number. Since we all only get 1. - if it was 1 hour a download / of use, that is great for free software. I think 1,000 life times / is a big number. Since we all only get 1.

- if it was 1 hour a download / of use, that is great for free software.

]]> By: Dave http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/23/google-earth-1000-human-lifetimes-spent-looking-at-it/#comment-1936162 Dave Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:58:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/23/google-earth-1000-human-lifetimes-spent-looking-at-it/#comment-1936162 she's so hot. she’s so hot.

]]> By: CanCar http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/23/google-earth-1000-human-lifetimes-spent-looking-at-it/#comment-1936100 CanCar Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:03:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/23/google-earth-1000-human-lifetimes-spent-looking-at-it/#comment-1936100 With this new tool we will be able not only to create our own designs, but that most important, we will fun doing it. That´s great! With this new tool we will be able not only to create our own designs, but that most important, we will fun doing it. That´s great!

]]> By: NotABug http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/23/google-earth-1000-human-lifetimes-spent-looking-at-it/#comment-1936048 NotABug Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:10:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/23/google-earth-1000-human-lifetimes-spent-looking-at-it/#comment-1936048 Wonder how many hours people spend everyday (and nights) on FrostWire or Bittorrent. Its a little scary all the information available, airplane altitudes and locations and what not, the world gets easier and easier for terrorists to plan their attacks (Not that they wouldn't plan them anyway without these services, but this certainly lowers their budgets) Wonder how many hours people spend everyday (and nights) on FrostWire or Bittorrent.

Its a little scary all the information available, airplane altitudes and locations and what not, the world gets easier and easier for terrorists to plan their attacks (Not that they wouldn’t plan them anyway without these services, but this certainly lowers their budgets)

]]> By: Igor Carron http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/23/google-earth-1000-human-lifetimes-spent-looking-at-it/#comment-1936013 Igor Carron Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:38:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/23/google-earth-1000-human-lifetimes-spent-looking-at-it/#comment-1936013 Just in time to mention the release of Make3d, a site that produces 3D view from single snapshots: http://make3d.stanford.edu/ One can imagine taking photos of building and making instant 3D models of entire towns. Enjoy, Igor. http://nuit-blanche.blogspot.com/2008/01/make3d-depth-information-from-single.html Just in time to mention the release of Make3d, a site that produces 3D view from single snapshots:

http://make3d.stanford.edu/

One can imagine taking photos of building and making instant 3D models of entire towns.

Enjoy,

Igor.
http://nuit-blanche.blogspot.c.....ingle.html

]]> By: Jason http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/23/google-earth-1000-human-lifetimes-spent-looking-at-it/#comment-1936008 Jason Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:36:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/23/google-earth-1000-human-lifetimes-spent-looking-at-it/#comment-1936008 I agree, that number is low. I agree, that number is low.

]]> By: James http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/23/google-earth-1000-human-lifetimes-spent-looking-at-it/#comment-1936000 James Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:24:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/23/google-earth-1000-human-lifetimes-spent-looking-at-it/#comment-1936000 Assuming worldwide average 50 years, 1000 people, 500m downloads (hundred of millions!) then that equates to around an hour of use a piece. Is that really impressive? I think not. Assuming worldwide average 50 years, 1000 people, 500m downloads (hundred of millions!) then that equates to around an hour of use a piece.

Is that really impressive? I think not.

]]> By: Bali http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/23/google-earth-1000-human-lifetimes-spent-looking-at-it/#comment-1935950 Bali Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:35:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/23/google-earth-1000-human-lifetimes-spent-looking-at-it/#comment-1935950 Google plane is real Google plane is real

]]> By: T-Systems http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/23/google-earth-1000-human-lifetimes-spent-looking-at-it/#comment-1935913 T-Systems Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:08:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/23/google-earth-1000-human-lifetimes-spent-looking-at-it/#comment-1935913 It seems you work hard earning your flight on the Google plane :D It seems you work hard earning your flight on the Google plane :D

]]> By: Kevin http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/23/google-earth-1000-human-lifetimes-spent-looking-at-it/#comment-1935905 Kevin Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:02:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/23/google-earth-1000-human-lifetimes-spent-looking-at-it/#comment-1935905 “Hundreds of millions of Google Earth downloads and activiations,” and the equivalent of “1,000 human lifetimes have been spent looking at Google Earth.” Do we need to teach her maths ??? “Hundreds of millions of Google Earth downloads and activiations,” and the equivalent of “1,000 human lifetimes have been spent looking at Google Earth.” Do we need to teach her maths ???

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