DailyGood: Dirty Secret of Search Engines

If we live truly, we shall see truly. --Ralph Waldo Emerson Fact of the Day: Google serves up approximately 10 million search results every hour. How much does a web search cost? You don't pay up front, but there are non-monetary costs nevertheless. IT research firm Gartner estimates Google's data centres contain nearly a million servers, each drawing about 1 kilowatt of electricity. So every hour Google's engine burns through 1 million kilowatt-hours. Hence, it turns out that one search has the same energy cost as turning on a 100-watt light bulb for an hour. [ more ] Be The Change: Every time you do Google search, be mindful. :) Share A Reflection! tell a friend | archives | unsubscribe a service of CharityFocus 104799 subscribers Rate: