Bloxes Bed

Bloxes Fireplace
More on bloxes and different creations that have been in the Google Chicago office.

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Dallas and I were out this weekend at Brownstone with Danny, Cousin and Kristin. Danny and Cousin were trying to figure out where something was so I text messaged 466453 (GOOGLE) and a few seconds later it texted me back with the address and phone number. This Google SMS service is always so impressive to [...]

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Google Bike To Work Day, River North, Chicago
Today was the Google bike to work day. I used to bike to work all the time last year, but hadn’t done it yet this year. It made for a brutal ride. Not bad, just tiring. I realized how out of shape I am compared to last year [...]

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I must have said that at least 10,000 times yesterday. I volunteered to help the Google Transit team spread the word yesterday about being able to get CTA directions on Google Maps. We gave out informational cards, Google Maps hats, talked to people and gave demos at kiosks. It was fun to interact with all [...]

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When I was at SXSW I saw Andrew playing with these odd cardboard boxes and building things with them. He told me they were Bloxes and that he was involved with the company and that they were local to Chicago. I thought they were neat, but couldn’t think of a use I’d have for them.. [...]

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