The Blog of Tammy Camp, a Serial Entrepreneur, Lifehacker, Kiteboarder and Adventure Traveler.

Visiting the Googleplex – Google Headquarters in Mountain View, CA

Posted on 08. Feb, 2010 by Tammy Camp.

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I was in San Francisco last week. Making my rounds, I found myself at Google Global Headquarters in Mountain View, CA — known to “Googlers” as the Googleplex.

I must admit that being a tech geek, I was absolutely stoked to have an opportunity to tour the campus. I got to peek around at the different offices, eat lunch at the cafateria, and stroll though the Growing Connection Garden.

As I strolled through the gardens, I reminisced about opening my first Google Adwords account way back in 2002, long before Google went public. They’ve come a long way since then. *sniff-sniff*. It brought tears to eyes to see an infant grow into an adult. Wait, not even an adult…..hell, a giant!

Google Doodle

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5 Must-Have Free Social Apps for BlackBerry

Posted on 25. Jan, 2010 by Tammy Camp.

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BlackBerry, the enterprise phone, is often dismissed as the “other” brand within social media communities. But worldwide, BlackBerrys still outnumber iPhones — approx. 36 million to 21 million — and RIM has made major strides in recent years to become more social-friendly.

I use my BlackBerry not only for business, but for most of my social media. I’ve found it to be downright kickass at both, made even better by a full keyboard, and great global coverage.

There are many social media-related apps available for BlackBerry, and it can be tough to pick only the good ones. To cut through the others, here are my top-5 social apps for BlackBerry:

Please continue to read the full article on Mashable.com at the following URL:

http://mashable.com/2010/01/25/social-apps-blackberry/

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Palindrome of a Lost Generation

Posted on 24. Jan, 2010 by Tammy Camp.

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A palindrome reads the same backwards as forward. This video reads the exact opposite backwards as forward. Not only does it read the opposite, the meaning is the exact opposite. This is only a 1 minute, 44 second video and it is brilliant. Make sure you read as well as listen…forward and backward.

This is a video that was submitted in a contest by a 20-year old. The contest was titled “u @ 50″ by AARP. This video won second place. When they showed it, everyone in the room was awe-struck and broke into spontaneous applause. So simple and yet so brilliant. Take a minute and watch it.

Which segment defines your point of view? Part 1 or part 2?

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Dubai Unveils the World’s Tallest Tower – Burj Khalifa

Posted on 05. Jan, 2010 by Tammy Camp.

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It’s official, Burj Dubai is now “Burj Khalifa”, the world’s tallest tower. The height of the tower, kept top secret until now, was announced as 828 meters (2,716.5 ft).

The Burj Khalifa, developed by Emaar Properties, was unveiled on the evening of January 4th, 2010. Thousands of people present, and viewers around the world, were treated to an extravagant show of fireworks, lasers, and fountain displays.

Burj Khalifa is now the tallest building in the world, according to the three main criteria of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH). The CTBUH ranks the world’s tallest buildings based on ‘Height to Architectural Top,’ ‘Height to Highest Occupied Floor’ and ‘Height to Tip.’

At 828 metres (2,716.5ft), Burj Khalifa is 320 metres taller than Taipei 101, which stands at 508 metres (1,667 ft). Taipei 101 had held the record for the world’s tallest building measured to the architectural top since 2004, the year the project was announced.

Burj Khalifa also achieved the distinction of being the world’s tallest structure – surpassing the KVLY-TV mast (628.8 metres; 2,063 ft) in North Dakota, USA – 1,325 days after excavation work started in January 2004.

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Top 5 Places to Learn Kiteboarding in 2010

Posted on 28. Dec, 2009 by Tammy Camp.

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The extreme sport of kiteboarding is hot right now. Just ask actor Woody Harrelson, racecar driver Michael Schumacher, or entrepreneur Richard Branson (who apparently kiteboards with naked models).

The kiteboarding craze has even made its way to the San Francisco Bay area where Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page, Seesmic’s Loïc Le Meur (@Loic), Second Life’s Philip Rosedale, and venture capitalists Bill Tai (@KiteVC) of Charles River Ventures are all into it. Who knows, kiteboarding could even be the way to get your next venture capital deal.

Is it your resolution to learn how to kiteboard in 2010? Want a purpose for your travel destinations in 2010 and seek out crazy, exotic and windy places?