Blackle.com. No, it isn’t Google for black people (though wouldn’t that be fun to protest). Apparently someone made the following comment:
“If Google had a black screen, taking in account the huge number of page views, according to calculations, 750 mega watts/hour per year would be saved.”
In response Google created a black version of its search engine, called Blackle, with the exact same functions as the white version, but obviously with lower energy consumption:
Help spread the word… use http://www.blackle.com
kevjohn
Looks like “Blackie”.
November 30, 2007 at 4:38 pm
GIB
i’m all for the new switch. don’t love the results page (not as readable in my opinion), but worth it. small price for big change.
December 1, 2007 at 10:14 pm
aroundtheworldgirl
I’ve never heard of this. What a nice idea. (it does look like blackie though) How are they promoting this version of their search engine?
December 10, 2007 at 11:56 am
Jason
I prefer http://www.keepglobe.com over Blackle. They donate 50% of revenue to a green cause and it is hosted on a server that is powered by wind and sun energy. They also have an image search. Black search engines do not save energy as they claim and also my eyes twitch after seeing that black background.
March 2, 2008 at 10:32 pm