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The offices of today’s leading internet companies
bandwidthblog.com — Charl's post showcases some really innovative workspaces at some of the hottest Internet companies today. These workspaces are generally informal and designed to bring people together rather than keep them locked away in their small, grey cubicles.
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- mentol, on 12/10/2007, -0/+7I like Songbird the most. Like those bricks.
Twitter is good, too ;) - z00pedup, on 12/10/2007, -1/+2Yea I said the same thing, the songbird offices are rad - check out the CDJay1000s...
- Foxinni, on 12/10/2007, -0/+2Makes it totally worth your while being in a kitted out office. I love any office with a table tennis table in. :) :)
- timdorr, on 12/11/2007, -1/+2Apparently IKEA props up the desks of Web 2.0 companies everywhere (including my own company, so I'm not complaining!)
- Yeigo, on 12/10/2007, -1/+1Awesome stuff!
- tonymotana, on 12/10/2007, -0/+6I go for Songbird too. It doesn't look like a regular office. It seems like a nice pub. Good job!
- ThePortlander, on 12/10/2007, -0/+4Mirror anyone anyone Got mirror
- Strongo, on 12/10/2007, -0/+4and its killed...
- troye, on 12/11/2007, -0/+1you diggers with your Firefox.
how about we all do network.http.pipelining = true and network.http.pipelining.maxrequests = 15 instead of network.http.pipelining.maxrequests = 30, and maybe these servers will last a wee bit longer
- troye, on 12/11/2007, -0/+1you diggers with your Firefox.
- IllBeBack, on 12/10/2007, -0/+5Aww, "Internal Server Error"
- msomers, on 12/10/2007, -0/+3Digg effect already?
- dolemite5005, on 12/10/2007, -0/+6I'm getting so sick of not being able to actually see half the stuff on the front page of Digg due to bandwidth issues.
- Homerr, on 12/10/2007, -0/+3Dead @ 11 Diggs. Fail.
- nepdogg, on 12/10/2007, -0/+2Mirror anyone?
- consoneo, on 12/10/2007, -0/+13Bandwidthblog without enough bandwidth... or processor power... whichever.
- singhalv, on 12/10/2007, -0/+1down already...this was fast.
- Hamerhead33, on 12/10/2007, -0/+11I just had to point out the irony of a url of bandwidthblog.com going down so quickly.
- seattle98104, on 12/10/2007, -1/+16Why does bandwidthblog have no bandwidth?
- serpentor, on 12/10/2007, -3/+13mirror
http://tinyurl.com/3728m3- coleki, on 12/10/2007, -4/+1that's down too
- mojaam, on 12/10/2007, -0/+2Thanks for the mirror, and here are more companies:
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lastfm/sets/721575941 ...
Digg: http://laughingsquid.com/diggs-digs/
- kevma, on 12/10/2007, -1/+6via bandwidthblog.com? If I wasn't afraid of the english-police I'd say that's ironic.
- geuis2, on 12/10/2007, -0/+1my thoughts exactly.
- i208khonsu, on 12/10/2007, -0/+2If I wasn't afraid of the english-police I'd say that you saying what you said despite you being afraid to say it is ironic.
- guarnibl, on 12/10/2007, -4/+2YOU FAIL.
- jcardinal, on 12/10/2007, -0/+2even the mirror (officesnapshots) can't put up with the digg effect!
- zachshmack, on 12/10/2007, -0/+4...and "Bandwidth Blog" is down. Maybe you should do less blogging and more bandwidthing.
- cbegin, on 12/10/2007, -2/+0How about the bandwidth of today's leading internet companies? http://www.duggmirror.com
- Yeigo, on 12/10/2007, -0/+1Here's a bunch of the images from Bandwidth Blogs post..
http://imod.co.za/2007/12/10/a-peak-into-the-offic ... - johnomaz, on 12/10/2007, -2/+0MMM...Heavy metal poisoning anyone? (yes, you can get heavy metal poisoning from gold)
- Campog, on 12/11/2007, -0/+3Are you sure you have the right topic? I think you want this post: http://digg.com/odd_stuff/Gold_Pill_makes_your_poo ...
- ScotchInBox, on 12/10/2007, -0/+2Apparently they don't do too much work - the offices are all empty...
- DigitAl56K, on 12/10/2007, -0/+1In the Stage6 office:
* Inflatable kangaroo
* RC helicopters
* A dozen large beanbags
* Comedy photoshops of the team
* A lot of people watching/removing porn.. :)- antdude, on 12/11/2007, -0/+1Photographs/Videos? :P
- VanD, on 12/10/2007, -1/+1I have the same monitors that they have a netvibes
- gadgetboy32, on 12/10/2007, -0/+3Those companies are leading internet companies btw. What a joke.Only one I see is Google. Where's Yahoo!, ebay. Amazon etc DUH.
- jozay, on 12/11/2007, -0/+1There's a bunch more here
http://www.officesnapshots.com/
- jozay, on 12/11/2007, -0/+1There's a bunch more here
- pseudoastronaut, on 12/10/2007, -0/+1so...Drew Carey's Neverending Story had it down?
- blackdude, on 12/10/2007, -0/+1digg is in ur server, stealin ur bandwidthhz
- MadEejit, on 12/11/2007, -0/+1They all look to be open floor plans (can't tell if Jaiku is from the pictures). I've never liked working in places like that because, at least where I've been, there have been too many distractions. But I can see how collaboration might be more difficult if everyone locked themselves away in their private offices all day (never had one myself, so just guessing). Anyone experience both and prefer the open floor plan?
- Yeigo, on 12/11/2007, -1/+0Summary of original article: http://imod.co.za/2007/12/10/a-peak-into-the-offic ...
- Yeigo, on 12/11/2007, -1/+0MadEejit4 - I know what you mean about distractions, but at the same time, it's wonderful to work with everyone along side..
- deGrumpySmurf, on 12/11/2007, -1/+1500 Internal Server Error
- Kazbaeden, on 12/11/2007, -0/+2At the CMU campus we have a google office in the collaborative innovation center. They have two rooms I can see from the street. In one there are about 6 work stations each with dual monitor setups. In the other there are colorful decorations on the wall, bean bag chairs, a pool table, and a pepsi fridge with drinks. It honestly looks like the coolest 3rd grade classroom on the planet.
Every single time I walk by that building, which is twice a day, that fun pool room is never empty. - Kenzan, on 12/11/2007, -0/+1You guys realize that this is set up to discourage goofing off, right?
Teamwork my ass! - BelieveItYo, on 12/11/2007, -0/+1They should get new hosting. (or a new domain )
- BambinosKrib, on 12/11/2007, -0/+1Being a Chemist is FTW!! - flexible work hours and most of the time is spent in the lab doing nice colorful experiments, being couped up in an office sux!
- z00pedup, on 12/11/2007, -0/+1thank you hostgator.com dedicated..
- antdude, on 12/11/2007, -0/+3I'd rather have a/an cubicle or office instead of open space. I can't pick my nose and stuff. ;)
- risotto, on 12/11/2007, -0/+4Twitter and blip.tv, definitively the lousiest office furnitures around. Looks like those desks come from IKEA.
- Yeigo, on 12/11/2007, -0/+0Hostgator :/ Seem this happen on one of my domains too :(
z00pedup - your article was awesome, Hostgator should pay!! - tl1fan, on 12/11/2007, -0/+1Unconventional work spaces often spark creativity, team work, and productive interaction.
- Wuss, on 12/11/2007, -0/+1I'd like to nominate my office (www.blueskyfactory.com)
It's a converted late 1800's/early 1900's theater, with all original architecture in tact. 2.5-3 stories high with dome sculpture ceiling and columns.
Yes, we do have separate offices, and I prefer it. Fart in peace, pick boogers, etc. Sitting at a desk in the middle of a kitchen doesn't appeal to me at all. And there isn't any more "synergy" because there isn't a wall between you and the next dood next to you. There's this cool little thing called instant messaging that takes care of that. And if you do need to look at someone, take 4 steps.
-We all got allowances to decorate our offices as we like.
-Looking forward to our office Wii which should be added shortly.
-free gym membership (which i rock at lunch hour
-dog friendly
-chinese gong? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZW9XlD45Hk&feature ...
and most importantly, in a hotbed of foodie/happy hour activity in historic federal hill/downtown Baltimore. Good for lunch, bad for gut. - pejrm, on 12/11/2007, -1/+1Oh wow, my humble little Digg submission hammered Charl's servers. Sorry about that dude! I haven't had the Digg effect myself so I can't really comment on preparedness. For all I know my blog would come crashing down too ... Anyone want to try? http://Wiredgecko.net (just a thought)
- KooLLaiD, on 12/11/2007, -0/+1We(Apple) used to have some pretty cool offices here in Austin, but we outgrew them and are now in your standard cookie cutter cube land :(
- growlands, on 12/14/2007, -0/+1Great inspirational look at these offices for all aspiring Internet entrepreneurs!
- lolo2007, on 01/27/2008, -0/+0I'm getting so sick of not being able to actually see half the stuff on the front page of Digg due to bandwidth issues. http://game.paramegsoft.com/
http://download.paramegsoft.com/ - adison, on 01/31/2008, -0/+0I love the open atmosphere of their new workspaces. I wish I had a bigger office to incorporate some of their ideas... - http://www.digg.com/movies/My_Career_Choices - My new digg
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