19 February
Office photos – Google South Africa
Google has offices in South Africa headed up by Staford Masie. Their goal is to expand the search giant’s advertising reach in emerging markets like in SA. Their office is a colourful combination of iconic Google items such as bean bags and lava lamps. Not quite the Google campus everyone dreams of working at in Silicon Valley but it’s a start.
Props to Graeme for sending through the photos. View our office photos archive here
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February 19th, 2009 at 9:28 am
Digging the poofs.
February 19th, 2009 at 9:28 am
Not very impressive at all. Looks like a boring old corporate office with some colourful beanbags lying around.
Definitely not a shade on anything they have at Mountain View.
February 19th, 2009 at 10:11 am
I don’t see any nice doof doof systems…
February 19th, 2009 at 3:36 pm
Kindergarten flashbacks
February 19th, 2009 at 3:54 pm
Looks like a crèche, not like a Giant of the Internet.
February 19th, 2009 at 5:50 pm
I’m not convinced that I like it, it seems a little…what’s the word. Dull, even with the colour.
February 19th, 2009 at 6:36 pm
Holy C R A P
do these people have NO clue at all ? this has to rate as the most Gross office arrangement I have ever seen. Clearly Google are Totally DEVOID of anything coming 160 kms near taste.
February 19th, 2009 at 9:14 pm
Looks more like a place you’d go to pick up your kids.
February 20th, 2009 at 7:56 am
Shame, all hating on the offices! Respect to the pilates explorer on the green ball
. Reminds me of one of Google’s first offices: http://msnbcmedia2.msn.com/j/ap/8f56ec72-5425-4e08-b82c-c5ac97ab34e0.widec.jpg
February 20th, 2009 at 8:20 am
Nah that’s KAK!
Why are there Google pictures on almost every wall? Do they need to be reminded of who they work for?
Agree with all posts above…
February 21st, 2009 at 4:29 pm
And so you see the problem with high expectations…!
February 24th, 2009 at 3:32 pm
[...] the lack of qualified people to lead this revolution, the AAA School of Advertising and Google South Africa have joined forces to offer the first fully comprehensive training course on AdWords. The training [...]
March 5th, 2009 at 9:21 am
wow its your choice guys your the one hu’l be facing that cretche
March 11th, 2009 at 9:55 am
Hi,
I am making use of Google services now for several years and am grateful for there free email system however the past 6 months I found that there service is gradually deteriorating. Lately I almost constantly have to open my email in HTML especially in the mornings and late afternoon early evening. Since this morning I can’t open my emails at all. Google displays a pages stating the are sorry but they are experiencing technical difficulties and I must try again later.
Do anybody have any idea what is happening with Google email or who can be contacted to find out?
I thought it might be my connection but it is a 3G MTN connection and never had problems before. The Google search engine works perfect.
September 2nd, 2009 at 9:09 am
people people people
what is wrong with u??
i would give anything to work at google!
just for those who work….!look around in your offices,that is what you call lame and dull!
GOOGLE ROCKS
October 20th, 2009 at 7:16 pm
Can anybody tell me where in SA the Google offices are, they are impossible to find!!!!!!
October 28th, 2009 at 12:01 pm
[...] Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Pretoria, Port Elizabeth and East London, are accessible on Google Maps through any web browser or via Google Maps for Mobile on data enabled handsets. Although [...]
December 1st, 2009 at 3:53 pm
[...] has been a year of change in South Africa and Google has shown that people having been using Google Search to keep abreast of the most interesting news [...]
December 3rd, 2009 at 9:20 am
I need to find google’s telephone number …. Its like they dont exist on any telephone directory!!!
December 7th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
How do I erase personal information uploaded in goggle?
December 27th, 2009 at 9:18 pm
Hey guys – come on!!
I think it is real cool to have bright colours and fun furniture. Just cause the years have rolled on does not mean you have to be, or act, old! Where is your inner child!!!!!!!
I have worked in various environments and this one must be the most stimulating environments where it would not be a drag to get out of bed and go to work to. Nothing more depressing than dull old standard (by who-ever’s standards that turned out to be)either grey or cream or wallpaper. Yuck! All these “standard colours” does wonders for, is suppressing imaginative, creative ideas and productivity and create lack of oomph! or motivation.
And as for displaying the name all over – well, it pays to advertise. It got your attention, didn’t it.