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Fortune magazine recently pointed to a typo on Eric Schmidt’s business card; gotta admit, makes you feel a whole lot better if you see a $144 billion company muck it up.

Possible reasons for the typo’s as suggested by Fortune:

“The name “Google” actually comes from “googol” – intentional misspellings are part of Google’s culture.”

“An upside down U.S flag is a distress signal.  Similarly, a business card with two letters reversed is code for “Help, I’m in trouble.”

“It’s rumored Google has been working on a form of communication called “Googlish,” …it has it’s own grammar, vocabulary and spelling rules, such as I before R except after A.”

But, what if……

What if the word “chari” is a descendent of the word “cari” etymologically speaking?

What if “cari” means “find” in Bahasa Malaysia (Malaysia’s national language)?

What if www.cari.com.my is Malaysia’s main search engine?

It would make Mr. Schmidt is the coolest Chariman of all.

The Googlegods have been given permission to fly their plane low (600m) over parts of Sydney on January 26, photographing our great land and want Australians to do whatever it takes to make themselves visible.

Usually Google Maps use images that are taken from way higher, so people appear as little dots; this time they want you to get out there – hold up signs – stand in groups – make up patterns – be bold and you will be seen.

As this is the first time Google is trying this, they don’t know what to expect, but figure it will be fun trying.  The experiment begins at 9 a.m. and is scheduled to end around 2.15 p.m.

A map with times of the flyover can be found here and you will be able to track the route live on January 26.

Check out Google Directory for more stuff happening in the Land Down Under on Australia Day.

According to a recent article in Infoworld, the name of Microsoft’s new digital music player “Zune”, “Sounds like a vulgarity, specifically the ‘f’ word in Hebrew.”

Thanks to Valleywag for pointing this out, as well as noting the FCUK branding wasn’t a bad move by French Connection.(Love the title Valleywag gave the story; I suspect it will catch on real quick)

Speaking of Microsoft…..who said their developers were not clever?

Check out Microgoog!