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The Offices of Today’s Leading Net Firms

written by John Chow on December 13th, 2007

Every wonder what the offices of some of today’s leading Web 2.0 companies looks like? Well, Charl Norman of Bandwidth Blog managed to snare office photos of ten leading Internet companies.

An office is the mirror of the company and what’s going on inside, the perfect way to communicate with your employees, customers and investors. Hence why so many say, your office is your face. Knowing it, we decided to make a list of the most known internet companies and see what they have to offer on the inside.

Some of the offices (like Tocquigny) looks very fancy, while others (like GigaOM) look pretty bare. It reminds me of my office. My favorite office is one from Songbird (see photos below). I need to get me an office like that!

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See the rest of the offices at Bandwidth Blog.

Nate K said on December 13th, 2007 at 8:03 pm

Awesome pics, looks like it could double for a cafe’!

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BuzzBop.com said on December 13th, 2007 at 8:40 pm

Nice, but all that brick just spells potential disaster here in California, where the ground can shake your socks off in a moment…

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Sascha said on December 14th, 2007 at 11:34 pm

believe me, bricks are ok…
even when you have earthquakes going on..
i used to live in Taipei for a while and they are having way more earthquakes than over here in cali

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mahdi yusuf said on December 14th, 2007 at 12:34 am

or maybe an internet cafe :eek:

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Etienne Teo said on December 14th, 2007 at 4:46 am

It’s a nice cosy messy office that i would not mind working for.

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enovator said on December 13th, 2007 at 8:12 pm

Cooooooooollllllll :oops: :roll: Looks more like a restaurant than an office. :mrgreen: :lol:

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Chris Jacobson said on December 13th, 2007 at 8:24 pm

Post a pic of your office John! :mrgreen:

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One Buck Wiki said on December 13th, 2007 at 11:24 pm

I thought I’ve seen his setup before…can’t seem to find the post though…

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Zac Johnson said on December 14th, 2007 at 12:28 pm

I love seeing offices where other people works. It’s funny how much money is produced out of some small one bedroom offices! :mrgreen:

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Affiliate Confession said on December 13th, 2007 at 8:38 pm

Liked Tocquigny, that is sweet. Love to work in an environment like that, that is if I weren’t working at home.

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Manik said on December 13th, 2007 at 8:49 pm

This ain’t that bad. When I started my career as a web developer I was placed in the small stock room, because I was working for a retail store located in Harvard University campus. Later when the business picked we had our office. And I am glad I have gone through all those steps, learning lot, to make six figure income now a days.

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Jack said on December 13th, 2007 at 8:51 pm

Those look pretty slick! Dual monitors and a beast of a Desktop are something that I’m working towards, not to mention landing a job at one of those firms!

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Anthony said on December 13th, 2007 at 9:06 pm

I’ll be honest. One of those swanky beautifully designed and feng shui’d offices is something I’ve wanted for years. The reality of it happening at the moment are slimmer than a sideways supermodel.

Thanks for the post John, I am now even greener with envy :mrgreen:

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Shanker Bakshi said on December 13th, 2007 at 9:10 pm

We are the kings of our own kingdom :-) I got an idea, let’s say on a fix date each one of us here display a picture of our office. Lets say on coming auspicious 25th December. What say?

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Shanker Bakshi said on December 13th, 2007 at 9:13 pm

on our respective blog off course.

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One Buck Wiki said on December 13th, 2007 at 11:25 pm

Hmmm… I am down… my office is 2 feet from my house. Lol…

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Start Blogging said on December 13th, 2007 at 9:10 pm

I’ve always wandered how some of these offices looked.

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Famous Quotes said on December 13th, 2007 at 9:26 pm

I am going to get myself a posh office. Let me check if my bank will lend me some money!

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Marco said on December 13th, 2007 at 9:45 pm

Looks pretty much like the place, I used to work in before my current job.

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blackyard.net said on December 13th, 2007 at 9:46 pm

Damn, that’s a really nice environment to work in. Really easy on the eyes.. :grin:

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Maher Saleh said on December 13th, 2007 at 9:47 pm

Pretty cool john it looks like a restaurant any way it is cool :lol:

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thewild1 said on December 13th, 2007 at 10:00 pm

that is an pretty tite setup they got there

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EarnBlogger said on December 13th, 2007 at 10:54 pm

Cool pictures. They looks informal. This is good for working :lol: Do post pics of your office! :wink:

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Mike Saf said on December 13th, 2007 at 10:59 pm

Really cool offices. I’m working towards a bad boy like that.

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MyBlogContest said on December 13th, 2007 at 11:01 pm

John, what is you office looks like?

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One Buck Wiki said on December 13th, 2007 at 11:20 pm

Lol… I rather stick to my apartment unless the office had an ocean view then it’d be worth working at an office. But I do like the sweet double monitor setups. I think I am getting tired of my 2 laptops.

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GradeMoney.com said on December 14th, 2007 at 12:33 am

Hey Cool! :roll: Seldom get to see desks arranged like that. And I love the brick walls.. Haha … I’m crazy… :lol:

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Contest Beat said on December 14th, 2007 at 12:58 am

Damn, some do look sweet!

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charl said on December 14th, 2007 at 1:44 am

Excellent thanks for the mention John!
Songbird was my pick as well :grin:

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U want to see said on December 14th, 2007 at 2:17 am

i wish i have my own office like the above shown in the future. :mrgreen:

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U want to see said on December 14th, 2007 at 2:19 am

i wish i have such a nice office in near future. :mrgreen:

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Monetize your Senses! said on December 14th, 2007 at 2:30 am

Awsome :mrgreen: Good post John :razz:

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hts said on December 14th, 2007 at 2:50 am

Nice places to work :). Oh well, “leading net firms” - it is something normal, methinks, to provide an optimal environment to their employers.

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Dom said on December 14th, 2007 at 4:20 am

I like the decor… looks a lot less clinical than most offices. But I’d rather have desks grouped together with people facing each other. That way you encourage direct communication and eye contact and end up with a much more social atmosphere.

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Etienne Teo said on December 14th, 2007 at 4:48 am

I really like the google office concept. but this concept seems great as well.

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Skiing at Home said on December 14th, 2007 at 5:15 am

I like the Mac sitting in the floor :mrgreen:
Hey John, thanks for stopping by Skiing at Home! I’m sure it’s because I registered for TTZ Ad’s, but I still appreciate it! I also would like to see a pic of the John Chow office.

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adie @ NetBusinessBlog.com said on December 14th, 2007 at 5:53 am

Twitter have the right attitude, always nice to have some plants in the office - I have Orchids, although I did use to sell them so I’m biased!

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Bathroom Hero said on December 14th, 2007 at 5:59 am

the cafe house style office looks inviting.

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SEO Optimization said on December 14th, 2007 at 6:39 am

I find the Tocquigny’s office way much prettier, seems like they applied that professional and serious look of a office to 100%, LinkedIn has some nice and colorful office too.

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David Savage said on December 14th, 2007 at 6:51 am

I like Linkedin and Skype’s offices, they look modern and spacey. NetVibes looks kinda crunched, i’d hate to see the full staff working in there :???:

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lionstarr said on December 14th, 2007 at 6:53 am

Sorry, have to bring in something off topic. Where did the batch-posts go? You know, this ones about I review John Chow, he puts 10 Links in one post… Cause I’m waiting for the post since June…

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Steven said on December 14th, 2007 at 8:57 am

a good idea for making a place of work comfortable is to add plants. The Ferrari factory has a forest in the middle. It makes people feel better. On my blog I’m growing a garden while i grow a blog. Cool combo! :cool:

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Mike Huang said on December 14th, 2007 at 9:14 am

The office looks pretty messy to me…but talk about how much traffic you sent bandwidthblog :evil:

-Mike

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Shanker Bakshi said on December 14th, 2007 at 11:17 pm

yeah. the office is preety messy, but they all like messing up with tech gadgets, Geek Freek Dude they are.

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Fat Man said on December 14th, 2007 at 9:38 am

nice offices. mine is my living room. lol.

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Zac Johnson said on December 14th, 2007 at 12:27 pm

I’ve been working on my own office redesign for the past few weeks. Stupid flooring guy is going on vacation for 2 weeks now!

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hts said on December 14th, 2007 at 4:48 pm

my “office” is my room currently…2 tables, one for the computer and another one for writing stuff. Well, the room is quite big, but still it looks messy. I’m quite neglecting order and stuff like that - I just throw things around (clothes, notebooks, books, etc)

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Handbag Girl said on December 15th, 2007 at 2:43 pm

I love their style a lot but it seems a little dark for me. But I love the way the save the enery by using natural light in their office.

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Reverse Funnel System said on December 15th, 2007 at 4:48 pm

Very high tech, 2 monitors in every desk, damn thats company must have loot of cash..

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Affiliate Marketing Podcast said on December 16th, 2007 at 1:26 pm

Hmmm, that SongBird one is quite nice. Nice and simple, but not plain.
~ Dave

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