Google Office versus Facebook Office

Which giant would you prefer to work for: Google or Facebook?

It might be a question of personal preference. You can’t help but love one company’s work more than another, which leads to desire to work for them. Aside from that, you could use some objective measurements in choosing between the two.

This might help you. We give you a chance to have a sneak view at the offices from both Google and Facebook. You’ll find that both are design great, to enhance the productivity of their workers. Absolutely no trace of standard office cubicles.

Google Office

About Google: (as if you needed this)

Google Inc. is an American public corporation specializing in Internet search. It also generates profits from advertising bought on its similarly free-to-user e-mail, online mapping, office productivity, social networking and video-sharing services. Advert-free versions are available via paid subscription. Google has more recently developed an open source web browser and a mobile phone operating system. Its headquarters, often referred to as the Googleplex, is located in Mountain View, California. As of March 31, 2009  the company had 19,786 full-time employees. It runs thousands of servers across the world, processing millions of search requests each day and about one petabyte of user-generated data each hour.

Facebook Office

About Facebook:

Facebook, Inc. is a company that operates and privately owns social networking website, Facebook. Users can add friends and send them messages, and update their personal profiles to notify friends about themselves. Additionally, users can join networks organized by city, workplace, school, and region. The website’s name stems from the colloquial name of books given at the start of the academic year by university administrations with the intention of helping students to get to know each other better.

Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook with his college roommates and fellow computer science students Eduardo Saverin, Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes while he was a student at Harvard University.  The website’s membership was initially limited to Harvard students, but was expanded to other colleges in the Boston area, the Ivy League, and Stanford University. It later expanded further to include any university student, then high school students, and, finally, to anyone aged 13 and over. The website currently has more than 350 million active users worldwide.

Top 10 Longest Rivers on Earth

 This following is a list of the ten longest rivers in the world, according to the Wikipedia List of rivers by length.

Nile 

Length (km)      -  6,650
Drainage area (km)    -  6,678,000
Outflow      -  Mediterranean Sea

Countries  in the drainage basin  - Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi,     Egypt, Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Nile is a major north-flowing river in Africa, generally regarded as the longest river in the world.The Nile ends in a large delta that empties into the Mediterranean Sea.

Amazon River

Length (km)      -  6,400
Drainage area (km)    -  6,915,000
Outflow      -  Atlantic Ocean

Countries  in the drainage basin  - Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Guyana

The Amazon River of South America is the largest river in the world with a total river flow greater than the next ten largest rivers combined. The Amazon, which has the largest drainage basin in the world, accounts for approximately one-fifth of the world's total river flow.

Yangtze (Chang Jiang)

Length (km)      -  6,300
Drainage area (km)    -  1,800,000
Outflow      -  East China Sea

Countries  in the drainage basin  - China

The Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang is the longest river in China and Asia, and the third-longest in the world. The river is about 6,300 kilometres (3,915 mi) and flows from its source in Qinghai Province, eastwards into the East China Sea at Shanghai.One of the dams on the river, the Three Gorges Dam, is the largest hydro-electric power station in the world.

Mississippi River

 Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River

Length (km)      -  6,275
Drainage area (km)    -  2,980,000
Outflow      - Gulf of Mexico

Countries  in the drainage basin  - United States (98.5%), Canada (1.5%)

The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America.About 2,320 miles (3,730 km) long, the river originates at Lake Itasca, Minnesota and flows slowly southwards in sweeping meanders, terminating 95 river miles below New Orleans, Louisiana.The current form of the Mississippi River basin was largely shaped by the Cordilleran Ice Sheet of the most recent Ice Age. The southernmost extent of this enormous glaciation extended well into the present-day United States and Mississippi basin.

Yenisei River

Length (km)      -  5,539
Drainage area (km)    -  2,580,000
Outflow      - Kara Sea

Countries  in the drainage basin  - Russia, Mongolia

Yenisei is the greatest river system flowing to the Arctic Ocean. Rising in Mongolia, it follows a northerly course to the Yenisei Gulf in the Kara Sea, draining a large part of central Siberia, the longest stream following the Yenisei-Angara-Selenga-Ider.

Yellow River

Length (km)      -  5,464
Drainage area (km)    -  745,000
Outflow      - Bohai Sea

Countries  in the drainage basin  - China

The Yellow River or Huang He / Hwang Ho is the second-longest river in China (after the Yangtze River) and the sixth-longest in the world at the estimated length of 5,464 kilometers (3,395 mi) Originating in the Bayan Har Mountains in Qinghai Province in western China, it flows through nine provinces of China and empties into the Bohai Sea.

Ob River

Length (km)      -  5,410
Drainage area (km)    -  2,990,000
Outflow      - Gulf of Ob

Countries  in the drainage basin  - Russia, Kazakhstan, P.R. China, Mongolia

The Ob River also Obi, is a major river in western Siberia, Russia. It is the country's fourth longest. The Ob River also has the longest estuary  in the world.The Ob is formed 16 miles (26 km) southwest of Biysk in Altai Krai by the confluence of the Biya  and Katun rivers.

Congo River

Length (km)      -  4,700
Drainage area (km)    -  3,680,000
Outflow      - Atlantic Ocean

Countries  in the drainage basin  - Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Angola, Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Cameroon, Zambia, Burundi, Rwanda

The Congo River also known as the Zaire River is the largest river  in Western Central Africa. Its overall length of 4,700 km (2,920 mi) makes it the second longest in Africa after the Nile.The river and its tributaries flow through the Congo rainforest, the second largest rain forest area in the world.The river also has the second-largest flow in the world, the second-largest drainage basin of any river and and is the deepest river in the world, at depths greater than 230 m (750 ft)

Amur River

Length (km)      -  4,444
Drainage area (km)    -  1,855,000
Outflow      -  Sea of Okhotsk

Countries  in the drainage basin - Russia, P.R. China, Mongolia

The Amur River is the world's ninth longest river, forming the border between the Russian Far East and Northeastern China.It rises in the hills of western Manchuria  at the confluence of its two major affluents, the Shilka River and the Argun River, at an elevation of 303 metres (994 ft)

Lena River

Length (km)      -  4,400
Drainage area (km)    -  2,490,000
Outflow      -  Laptev Sea

Countries  in the drainage basin - Russia

The Lena is the easternmost of the three great Siberian  rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean.It is the 10th longest river in the world and has the 9th largest watershed. It is the greatest Russian river with its watershed entirely within national ranges.Rising at the height of 1,640 metres (5,381 ft) at its source in the Baikal Mountains south of the Central Siberian Plateau, 7 kilometres (4 mi) west of Lake Baikal.

Inspirational Aweseom Office Interiors

We all know that in order to be productive at work, your workspace needs to be comfortable, relaxing, and even a little bit fun – but these offices take it to the next level. Does your office have a 3 storey high twisty slide, a full home theatre setup equipped with a PS3, a swimming pool, a fully equipped recreation room, or a full gourmet kitchen for when you get hungry?

If not, then check-out some of these ultra-cool offices that do have all of these sweet features. As a matter of fact, I wouldn’t mind living in some of these offices. Maybe you can use it to persuade your boss to make some changes around your boring, cubicle-laced office? You never know. At least then you’d have no problem logging-in some extra overtime hours at work!

 Mass Studios, Seoul

Mass Studios: There’s no doubt that integrating the outdoors with the inside of an office can have a sort of calming effect on the employees that work there, but some offices go above and beyond the ‘green’ theme. Mass Studios in Seoul, Korea is one of the only buildings on earth that needs to be landscaped both outside and inside the space.

ING Headquarters, Amsterdam

ING Headquarters: This extremely innovative office building in the Netherlands is not only cool on the inside but also the building itself is extraordinarily unique in its design. The 5,600 square meter building is built upon 16 steel legs, and it stands 10 storeys high. The inside of this building contains a total of six inner gardens, 250 seat auditorium, a restaurant, library and ‘flexible’ workspaces that allow employees to change the scenery whenever they fell that they need a change.

Pallotta TeamWorks Headquarters, Los Angeles

Pallotta TeamWorks Headquarters: This may be one of the weirdest offices ever created. The individual offices are located inside of shipping containers that are stacked on top of one another. Other areas of the office are located underneath tents that are anchored by the shipping containers / offices. This unique office is a one-of-a-kind creation that is truly a fine piece of design and architecture.

Red Bull Office, London

Red Bull Office: What do you get when you mix an unlimited supply of Red Bull and a 3 storey office filled with a group of fun-loving employees? You get one of the coolest offices on the planet. Talk about looking forward to coming to work each day, this place has got it all – recreation areas, cafe, comfortable lounge area, bar, floating staircases, slippery slides and much more.

TBWA/Chiat/Day Office, New York City

TBWA/Chiat/Day Office: TBWA is an ad agency with a very cool office in New York City. This innovative office features a huge wide-open floor plan, full-court basketball court, big-screen TV and even has trees growing inside of the building to give it a more ‘outdoorsy’, or fresh, feeling to the office.

FCB Worldwide, California

FCB Worldwide: This office is more like a work of art than anything else. This place is laced with sheep skin furniture, and the huge conference room features 150 custom surf boards suspended from the ceiling with steel cables – you won’t see that very often!

Disney Store Headquarters, Pasadena

Disney Store Headquarters: The magic of Disney can definitely be found at the Disney Store headquarters inside of a huge 85,000 square foot building that was redesigned back in 2007. The coolest part of this office is the conference room surrounded by large, colourful foam blocks, which when taken apart creates seating for up to 200 people during the larger company meetings.

DVF Studio, New York City

DVF Studio: This innovative building is headquarters of fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg, and it serves both as an office building and a 5,000 square foot showroom. One of the coolest parts of this building is the stairway which is a cross between a staircase and a chandelier, or ’stairdelier’, that collects natural light from outside and helps distribute it throughout the building.

Nike, London

Nike: The 1,500 square meter Nike building in London has won numerous awards for having the most innovative office interior in the world. The 3 floors of office space consists of many different meeting areas from small, intimate settings, to larger rooms with clean lines and even a large cafe for when the employees need a little pick-me-up during the work day.

Macromedia Headquarters, San Francisco

Macromedia Headquarters: This software giant’s home office is located inside of a registered Historic Landmark built back in 1905. The design of this office is centered on bringing the employees together to create and build upon ideas. In order to do this, huge open areas were created, as well as an auditorium, home theatre room, and a cafe area – it must be tough to go to work each day at Macromedia!

Car Repair Shop, Somewhere

Car Repair Shop: You don’t always have to be a big tech start-up company to be able to afford a cool office space. This small car repair shop is a great example of how you can create a cool office in a small space. The office chairs are actual seats from cars, and the office desk is made from the hood of a Mitsubishi Lancer – very creative.

Google’s Engineering Headquarters, Zurich

Google’s Engineering Headquarters: This may just be the ultimate office space. There’s a plethora of ‘relaxation’ rooms with a library, cafe, restaurant and much more. There’s even a huge twisty slide that can get you down to the bottom floor quicker than ever – and if a slide isn’t your thing, you can slide down the fireman poles. Just watch this video to see more of this awesome office.

Lego’s Development Department, Billund

Lego’s Development Department: This office is designed around the idea of relaxation, stimulation, bright colours – all of which helps to enhance the ability of the workers to think more clearly, and to develop new ideas. This is evident as soon as you walk in the doors of the office and step into the full-service cafe area. This place has a total of 13 meeting rooms, each with its own theme that is supposed to help the employees conjure-up ideas for the next big Lego innovation.

Googleplex, Mountain View

Googleplex: The Google headquarters is more like a 500,000 square foot city than an office. This eco-friendly building features huge, wide open spaces, windows and natural lighting everywhere, and a huge courtyard for employees to relax in when they get stressed out from playing around at the recreational facilities or pigging-out at the food court. It’s a tough life but someone has to do it!

Pixar Studios, Emeryville

Pixar Studios: The headquarters of the animation company Pixar is situated on a huge campus in California, which is far from your typical office. The offices here feature loads of creativity and various types of mood lighting, which helps the employees to get their creative juices flowing. It must be working given their recent successes.

Three RingsDesign Inc., San Francisco

Three RingsDesign Inc.: This 3,000 square foot office features what the employees call a ‘Victorian/Steam Punk’ design theme that is totally customised to fit the needs (and wants) of the employees at this startup video game company. The desks in this office are handmade works of art that each employee designed themselves. Aside from the office itself just looking cool, it also has a pool table, a video game room (of course), a full bar with built-in kegorator for those long nights at the office and even a secret door to the Captain’s Lounge if you need to relax or take a nap.

Ilse Media, Netherlands

Ilse Media: This office is truly one-of-a-kind – to say the least. Stepping into this place is like stepping into an old 8-bit video game, because there are pixels everywhere. The table, a lunch truck, coat rack, and even the food on the table cloths are all pixelised.