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valleywag.gawker.com - 12/22/2008

Google Hands Out 'Dogfood' as Christmas Bonus [Googlefreude]

— valleywag.gawker.com — Groans are issuing from the Googleplex over this year's holiday bonus. In the past, the search engine paid cash — as much as $20,000 or $30,000 per Googler, we hear. This year? A cell phone.... (more) Google Hands Out 'Dogfood' as Christmas Bonus [Googlefreude]

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gizmodo.com - 12/22/2008

Google to Employees: No Christmas Bonus, Here's a G1 Instead

— gizmodo.com — In holidays past, when money flowed like hot Santa tears and melted gum drops , Googlers looked forward to cash bonuses that topped $20,000. This year, they're getting $180 worth of "dogfood" a G1. Updated 1:05PM Yep, they're all getting G1s even ... (more) Google to Employees: No Christmas Bonus, Here's a G1 Instead

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ubergizmo.com - 12/24/2008

Google Skimps On Christmas Bonus

— ubergizmo.com — Google, the company that prints money as a hobby is certainly not spared from the current economic woes that plague the world. In fact, it won't be dishing out cold, hard cash as a bonus to its employees this year but will instead try something ... (more) Google Skimps On Christmas Bonus

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As Christmas Bonus, Google Hands Out "Dogfood"
Slashdot — theodp writes "You know times are tough when the best place to work in America replaces holiday bonuses with a request for unpaid labor. Blaming the economic crisis, Google management has canceled the traditional cash holiday bonus — reportedly as much as $20K-$30K per Googler — and substituted an unlocked Google Android cell phone, retail price $400. An accompanying email calls for employees to celebrate the 'chance for us to once again dogfood a product and make it even better!'" Update: 12/23 01:09 GMT by KD : A reader pointed out that comments to the article note a couple of inaccuracies: the Android phone being offered is an unlocked dev ...

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VentureBeat — Here’s the latest action: eMarketer explains bearish projections for social network ad revenue — Earlier this month, the firm significantly lowered its projections for year-end MySpace and Facebook 2008 revenue figures. A company post today goes into more detail as to why: It’s not just the recession, but a combination of filings, insider information and blog reports that point to weaker numbers. Citrix says it is developing a receiver for iPhone to bring it millions of Windows apps and developers — In a blog post, the company says that as part of the ...