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Last week, the world spent 10.7 million hours playing with Les Paul's doodle
News.com.au ^
| June 16, 2011
| staff writers and wires
Posted on 06/16/2011 1:19:41 AM PDT by Daffynition
A GOOGLE homepage doodle posted last week honouring guitar legend Les Paul has cost the world $268 million, despite only setting the internet giant back a mere $15,000, Extreme Tech says.
Extreme Tech says the amount covers 10.7 million man-hours in lost productivity, assuming the average Google user earns $25 an hour.
"During the two days that the Les Paul doodle was online, those 740 million visitors, according to analytics from RescueTime, spent 26 seconds more on the Google home page than normal," it said.
"740 million times 26 seconds is 5,344,444 hours - and over two days, that's a total of almost 10.7 million man hours spent playing with the Les Paul Google Doodle.
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TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Business/Economy; Computers/Internet; Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: doodle; google; lespaul
To: BluesDuke
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posted on
06/16/2011 1:20:52 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
("Don't just live your life, but witness it also.")
To: Daffynition
Well since I refuse to give Google even a single click I have never seen the thing. What does it do.
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posted on
06/16/2011 1:24:46 AM PDT
by
Pontiac
(The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
To: Pontiac
4
posted on
06/16/2011 1:27:01 AM PDT
by
skr
(May God confound the enemy)
To: Pontiac
Play guitar notes, when you strum the strings with your cursor.
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posted on
06/16/2011 1:28:07 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
("Don't just live your life, but witness it also.")
To: Daffynition
Can ya play guitar boogie on it ?
What about “I am my own grampa” ?
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posted on
06/16/2011 1:52:22 AM PDT
by
Squantos
(Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet)
To: Squantos; Daffynition
>
Can ya play guitar boogie on it ? What about “I am my own grampa” ? Go to YouTube (http://www.youtube.com) and search on:
les paul google doodle
You'll find a lot of melodies people played and submitted, including the "Star Spangled Banner" and "Stairway to Heaven"....
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posted on
06/16/2011 2:52:53 AM PDT
by
dayglored
(Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
To: Daffynition
This must be why our plumber hasn’t returned our call.
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posted on
06/16/2011 4:52:33 AM PDT
by
Rocky
(REPEAL IT!)
To: dayglored
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posted on
06/16/2011 6:06:32 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
("Don't just live your life, but witness it also.")
To: Daffynition
That thing was pure evil. I couldn’t move the mouse without setting it off.
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posted on
06/16/2011 8:26:01 AM PDT
by
newzjunkey
(What does CA need with over 500 state agencies?)
To: Daffynition
Les Paul ping
*chuckle* I didn't have to play Les Paul's doodle. (Though I thought it was cute and amusing, and rather a nice tribute to the man.)
I play a Les Paul guitar.
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posted on
06/18/2011 3:03:22 PM PDT
by
BluesDuke
(Another brief interlude from the small apartment halfway up in the middle of nowhere in particular)
To: BluesDuke
S-W-E-E-T! You're so talented...*Slow One* more fits my mood tonight. :D
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posted on
06/18/2011 4:00:06 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
("Don't just live your life, but witness it also.")
To: Daffynition
Why, thank you, my dear, but did you
have to show me part of the (
barf alert) Ace Frehley signature Les Paul model?!? ;)
For the record, this is the one I happen to play . . .
;)
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posted on
06/18/2011 6:26:02 PM PDT
by
BluesDuke
(Another brief interlude from the small apartment halfway up in the middle of nowhere in particular)
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