10 Investment Google unique and strange and smart
Quote: Maybe you've heard Google was able to purchase (acquisition) Youtube, Blogger, Picnik, etc. and also had intended to buy Twitter. This sounded reasonable because Google did seek to raise expansinya on the world wide web.
But do you know besides heavily expansion in the world of the Internet turns out Google is also investing in other business areas. Some are understandable and Google profitable, but there is also a strange and unique.
Here are 10 unique Google investment, and strange and smart: Quote:
Quote: 1. Investing to build power plants powered windmills
Quote: Google is committed to use clean energy sources and environmentally friendly, and Google is spending money of U.S. $ 38.8 million to build power plants powered windmills are built in North Dakota (169.5 MW) and Iowa (100 MW) by the energy companies NextEra. Yup sounds too expensive though, Google was very smart, but get friendly energy sources, on the other hand Google also will cut taxes because of the intensive use of environmentally friendly energy. Quote: 2. Investments for the sale of energy from power windmills
Quote: Google does the energy gain from the sale of generating windmill in his spot market by selling 114 megawatts of electricity. you must have wondered why Google sells electric energy belongs to them and not use it alone for the Google data center. This is because the power of Google's Windmills are located in the state of Iowa, while Google does not have data centers in the area. Quote: 3. Investing to build public housing and middle
Quote: August 2010, Google announced an investment of U.S. $ 86 million for community housing development medium. Allegedly this step is taken to lower the annual tax that must be paid to Google (in America will get tax breaks when doing charity work) Quote: 4. Employees employed beekeeper
Quote: This lack could be called an investment, because it is not expensive and can be called reasonable. Google turned out to hire an employee who served as a beekeeper who take care of four hives in the area of the Google office. Head chef Google reasonable supply of fresh honey is very important in the daily menu of employees. Quote: 5. Investment for transport-like monorail
Quote: Google investment that is difficult to understand / so crazy, Shweeb as a company that makes tools like monorail transportation which puts people inside a tube that will move when the person moves their legs like riding a bike. Google issued a U.S. $ 1 million to Shweeb only to investigate whether the tool can be used as a means of transportation in the area of the Google office. Quote: 6. Investing for a super fast network
Quote: Google to build super-fast Internet network (fiber optic) in the state of Kansas City. The reason? Google representatives said the investment was intended so that people can enjoy super-fast internet access. Quote: 7. Investsi to applications, content, and the headset in Clearwire.
Quote: Google invested U.S. $ 500 million in Clearwire (ISPs) a few years back. When Google argued that Clearwire will provide consumers with a choice of applications, content, and headset they want. Somehow this investment on opposite sides to the Google, that Google would never again invest their money into Clearwire. Quote: 8. Investment for the construction of prototype panels of sunlight (solar panels)
Quote: Google serious in the application of environmentally friendly energy sources, Google is rumored to invest U.S. $ 10 million for the construction of prototype panels of sunlight (solar panel) is expected to reduce the cost of solar energy by half. Quote: 9. Investment to finance the delivery robot to the moon
Quote: Google poured money of U.S. $ 30 million to finance the sending robots to the moon that will run 500 meters on the moon and mentramisikan pictures and video to Earth through their projects Google Lunar X Prize. This one is more of a personal ambition of Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page Quote: 10. Private investment to pay debt
Quote: Google was not much different with Indonesia in the culture of corruption. Google invested U.S. $ 3.9 million into 23andMe who is the wife of the founder of Google (Sergey Brin). The money is directly used by 23andMe, to pay a debt of U.S. $ 2.6 million which is a personal loan from Sergey Brin.
Quote: Maybe you've heard Google was able to purchase (acquisition) Youtube, Blogger, Picnik, etc. and also had intended to buy Twitter. This sounded reasonable because Google did seek to raise expansinya on the world wide web.
But do you know besides heavily expansion in the world of the Internet turns out Google is also investing in other business areas. Some are understandable and Google profitable, but there is also a strange and unique.
Here are 10 unique Google investment, and strange and smart: Quote:
Quote: 1. Investing to build power plants powered windmills
Quote: Google is committed to use clean energy sources and environmentally friendly, and Google is spending money of U.S. $ 38.8 million to build power plants powered windmills are built in North Dakota (169.5 MW) and Iowa (100 MW) by the energy companies NextEra. Yup sounds too expensive though, Google was very smart, but get friendly energy sources, on the other hand Google also will cut taxes because of the intensive use of environmentally friendly energy. Quote: 2. Investments for the sale of energy from power windmills
Quote: Google does the energy gain from the sale of generating windmill in his spot market by selling 114 megawatts of electricity. you must have wondered why Google sells electric energy belongs to them and not use it alone for the Google data center. This is because the power of Google's Windmills are located in the state of Iowa, while Google does not have data centers in the area. Quote: 3. Investing to build public housing and middle
Quote: August 2010, Google announced an investment of U.S. $ 86 million for community housing development medium. Allegedly this step is taken to lower the annual tax that must be paid to Google (in America will get tax breaks when doing charity work) Quote: 4. Employees employed beekeeper
Quote: This lack could be called an investment, because it is not expensive and can be called reasonable. Google turned out to hire an employee who served as a beekeeper who take care of four hives in the area of the Google office. Head chef Google reasonable supply of fresh honey is very important in the daily menu of employees. Quote: 5. Investment for transport-like monorail
Quote: Google investment that is difficult to understand / so crazy, Shweeb as a company that makes tools like monorail transportation which puts people inside a tube that will move when the person moves their legs like riding a bike. Google issued a U.S. $ 1 million to Shweeb only to investigate whether the tool can be used as a means of transportation in the area of the Google office. Quote: 6. Investing for a super fast network
Quote: Google to build super-fast Internet network (fiber optic) in the state of Kansas City. The reason? Google representatives said the investment was intended so that people can enjoy super-fast internet access. Quote: 7. Investsi to applications, content, and the headset in Clearwire.
Quote: Google invested U.S. $ 500 million in Clearwire (ISPs) a few years back. When Google argued that Clearwire will provide consumers with a choice of applications, content, and headset they want. Somehow this investment on opposite sides to the Google, that Google would never again invest their money into Clearwire. Quote: 8. Investment for the construction of prototype panels of sunlight (solar panels)
Quote: Google serious in the application of environmentally friendly energy sources, Google is rumored to invest U.S. $ 10 million for the construction of prototype panels of sunlight (solar panel) is expected to reduce the cost of solar energy by half. Quote: 9. Investment to finance the delivery robot to the moon
Quote: Google poured money of U.S. $ 30 million to finance the sending robots to the moon that will run 500 meters on the moon and mentramisikan pictures and video to Earth through their projects Google Lunar X Prize. This one is more of a personal ambition of Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page Quote: 10. Private investment to pay debt
Quote: Google was not much different with Indonesia in the culture of corruption. Google invested U.S. $ 3.9 million into 23andMe who is the wife of the founder of Google (Sergey Brin). The money is directly used by 23andMe, to pay a debt of U.S. $ 2.6 million which is a personal loan from Sergey Brin.
