A photo essay from Time Magazine shows the warm and fuzzy workers’ utopia of Google’s Mountain View headquarters in all its sun-drenched glory.
It looks like the deal between AOL and Google that kept the search advertising company locked in place on AOL websites has had the additional benefit of favorable coverage from Time Warner’s other unit, the magazine publishing arm.
Time has followed what might be generously called a “softball-tossing” interview with Google’s ruling triumvirate of Eric Schmidt, Larry Page, and Sergey Brin with another friendly bit of coverage.
Time’s high-quality photo essay depicts the whimsy and controlled chaos of Google’s inner sanctum. Googlers work and relax in an environment that focuses on one goal – keeping staffers on campus for as long as possible.
And who would want to telecommute anyway? With pool tables, volleyball courts, free food, and massages, the typical employee probably has a better standard of living at work than they do at home.
Google seems to be on Time’s good side. While Congress, human rights activists, and a number of media outlets have taken Google to task for its censorship practices in China, Time agonizes along with Google over its decision to launch Google.cn while excoriating Yahoo and Microsoft for their actions in China.
One might wonder if Google’s billion-dollar deal with Time Warner to remain AOL’s search and ad provider is having some impact here. If nothing else, Time Magazine has enjoyed some pretty exclusive access to Google’s decision makers and environs recently.
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David Utter is a staff writer for Murdok covering technology and business.
