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Si Google tuviera una pantalla negra, teniendo en cuenta la gran cantidad de personas que lo usan, se calcula que se ahorrarian unos 750 megavatios/hora anualmente’

Como respuesta a esto, Google ha creado una version negra, llamada Blackle, con exactamente las mismas funciones que la version en blanco pero, obviamente, con un consumo de energia menor.

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Digo: que chistoso Mati! Un Black Google ? Entro y veo algo muy parecido al por todos conocido Google: Blackl

How is Blackle saving energy?

Blackle was created by Heap Media to remind us all of the need to take small steps in our everyday lives to save energy. Blackle searches are powered by Google Custom Search.

Blackle saves energy because the screen is predominantly black. “Image displayed is primarily a function of the user’s color settings and desktop graphics, as well as the color and size of open application windows; a given monitor requires more power to display a white (or light) screen than a black (or dark) screen.” Roberson et al, 2002

In January 2007 a blog post titled Black Google Would Save 750 Megawatt-hours a Year proposed the theory that a black version of the Google search engine would save a fair bit of energy due to the popularity of the search engine. Since then there has been skepticism about the significance of the energy savings that can be achieved and the cost in terms of readability of black web pages.

We believe that there is value in the concept because even if the energy savings are small, they all add up. Secondly we feel that seeing Blackle every time we load our web browser reminds us that we need to keep taking small steps to save energy.

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How can you help?

We encourage you to set Blackle as your home page. This way every time you load your Internet browser you will save a little bit of energy. Remember every bit counts! You will also be reminded about the need to save energy each time you see the Blackle page load.

Help us spread the word about Blackle by telling your friends and family to set it as their home page. If you have a blog then give us a mention. Or put the following text in your email signature: “Blackle.com - Saving energy one search at a time”.

Have a look at our energy saving tips page for ideas on steps you can take to save energy.

There are a lot of great web sites about saving energy and being more environmentally friendly. They are full of great tips covering the little things that we can all do to make a difference today. Try Blackling “energy saving tips” or visit treehugger.com a great blog dedicated to environmental awareness.

Viral? sí, seguro. Real? sí, calculo (algún científico que lo desmienta..?) Llenos estamos en la ciudad y en las empresas de campañas para ahorrar energía…se habrá enterado Moreno de esto?? No se exactamente en que fecha se lanzó, pero encima cae para el verano!!

Como Dell, un verdadero ejemplo de escuchar a la gente por parte de Google. Alberto no me lo llegó a contar, pero me pareció que algo tenían entre manos..je

Y un verdadero aplauso- congrats- para Mark Ontkush clap clap!