| Google.org, the search giant's
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| | implants, computerized tracking systems,
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| philanthropic arm, is managing a
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| | and mobile supply and distribution
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| commitment of roughly $1 billion to work
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| | centers operating on an as needed
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| on global issues such as poverty, energy
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| | basis.Further, it could try to connect
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| and the environment over the next 20
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| | and empower communities all over the
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| years.While that's a lot of clams, how
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| | world via virtual community centers that
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| much will $1 billion really buy you in
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| | offer self-organizing and
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| global social change--particularly if
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| | social-collaboration tools, including
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| spent over a 20-year time frame?It works
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| | real-time feedback mechanisms from
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| out to about $50 million a year, minus
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| | individual households on community needs
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| foundation administrative expenses.
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| | and the performance of elected and
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| Assuming that Google indeed allocates $1
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| | community officials.In other news:
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| billion to the foundation, and the
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| | Viiv--the name isn't the only mystery
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| foundation elects to spend it all down
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| | Republicans defeat Net neutrality plan
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| (foundations are only required to spend 5
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| | Social networks going wireless
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| percent of their assets each year), that
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| | LinuxWorld not just for Linux fans
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| would leave roughly $47.5 million a year
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| | anymore
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| for direct donations.Why not leverage the
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| | Extra: Google aims to track users with
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| power of Google's search engine to
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| | Wi-Fi
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| solicit ideas from Google users directly?
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| | Video: More juice than Blackberry?In
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| What will $47.5 million a year get you in
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| | addition, Google.org could choose to
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| today's dollars? According to economist
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| | innovate on the homefront immediately.
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| Jeffrey Sachs, director of the United
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| | Right on the Google campus they could
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| Nations Millennium project, a
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| | build an economically, environmentally,
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| contribution of $110 a person a year can
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| | and socially sustainable global village
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| lift a dirt-poor village out of poverty
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| | inhabited by people of all backgrounds,
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| in five years. That means a $47.5 million
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| | races, and belief systems (including
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| annual investment could move half a
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| | Google employees) to represent a positive
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| million people out of the world's 1
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| | and achievable vision for the future.The
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| billion desperately poor each year. And
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| | company could try to leverage in-house
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| if Sachs' five-year plan is correct, in
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| | technologies and R&D to create a separate
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| 20 years a $1 billion allocation could
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| | "technology for good" division within the
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| potentially raise close to 2 million
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| | company that produces products and
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| people out of poverty.Now that is an
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| | services specifically to address
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| achievement any socially responsible
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| | challenges in the social sector.Another
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| billionaire would be proud to own.But we
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| | idea: Issue all Google employees social
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| have to remember that Google has built
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| | credit cards that encourage each
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| its reputation on being the odd corporate
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| | individual to lend or borrow "social
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| duck, and the Google.org is likely to
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| | credit" with others in their local and
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| want to distinguish itself from the
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| | global neighborhoods in the form of
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| established do-gooder billionaire club.
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| | volunteer time or expertise. The 20
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| Google.org is competing with the likes of
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| | percent work time that Google employees
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| the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation,
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| | currently are granted for individual
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| currently valued at $28.8 billion, which
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| | projects could also be offered up as time
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| made well over $1 billion in global
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| | to work on socially significant efforts
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| health and education grants last year
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| | specifically.Finally, why not leverage
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| alone.Google co-founders Sergey Brin and
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| | the power of Google's search engine to
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| Larry Page have stated publicly that,
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| | solicit ideas from Google users directly?
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| beyond devoting significant resources,
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| | A simple question like "How should Google
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| they are also interested in "ambitiously
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| | spend a billion dollars to change the
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| applying innovation" to the largest of
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| | world for the better?" on Google's home
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| the world's problems. So, let's talk
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| | page would undoubtedly generate a lot of
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| innovative.How about leveraging the
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| | great ideas. That's putting a billion
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| Google billion and joining with other
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| | minds to work for you, and it wouldn't
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| billionaire philanthropists to do what
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| | cost a dime.There are lots of good ways
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| world governments have proven incapable
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| | to spend a billion dollars. But if
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| of doing? Why not establish a globally
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| | Google.org stays true to the vision of
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| operated "just in time" detection and
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| | Sergey and Larry--who suggest that Google
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| transport system that redirects surplus
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| | the foundation could eventually eclipse
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| food and supplies to everyone who needs
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| | Google the company in overall
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| them, when they need them.Google could
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| | impact--then maybe making a difference in
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| set up free, mobile medical monitoring
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| | the world will itself become the next big
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| and care units in underserved communities
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| | thing.
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| worldwide, utilizing electronic health
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