Google Helping Geeks Lose Poundage

In light of Google shedding Google Answers, it was with great interest I read about the multitude of projects Google has its tentacles in — including a small project called “The Google 15”.  Written by Brian Fitzpatrick (aka The Fitz), the Google 15 is a module that you can attach to your Google homepage, and its essentially a weight tracker.  Except it uses a moving average so that you won’t get discouraged with temporary weight gains.  The name “The Google 15” alludes to the never-confirmed-but-always-believed 15 lbs that Google Engineers gain when they get hired, because of all the free nosh that’s available in the office.

Click here to add it to your Google home page, but for more details head up to The Common Voice. 

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Tony Hung

Tony Hung is the editor of the BlogHerald. He is also a physician finishing his last year of residency in General Internal Medicine, and blogs at Deep Jive Interests , where he rants, occasionally, on new media topics.

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