Google's camp in LA

Performance specialist David Delgado demonstrates a rope exercise in the company gym which is open 24 hours at the Google campus near Venice Beach, in Los Angeles, California. Around 500 employees develop video advertising for YouTube, parts of the Google+ social network and the Chrome Web browser at the site. (Reuters/Lucy Nicholson)

Performance specialist David Delgado demonstrates a rope exercise in the company gym which is open 24 hours at the Google campus near Venice Beach, in Los Angeles, California. Around 500 employees develop video advertising for YouTube, parts of the Google+ social network and the Chrome Web browser at the site. (Reuters/Lucy Nicholson)

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1/18 Performance specialist David Delgado demonstrates a rope exercise in the company gym which is open 24 hours at the Google campus near Venice Beach, in Los Angeles, California. Around 500 employees develop video advertising for YouTube, parts of the Google+ social network and the Chrome Web browser at the site. (Reuters/Lucy Nicholson)

Surfboards for use by employees are lined up at the Google campus near Venice Beach, in Los Angeles, California. The 100,000 square-foot campus was designed by architect Frank Gehry, and includes an entrance through an iconic pair of giant binoculars designed by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen. (Reuters/Lucy Nicholson)

2/18 Surfboards for use by employees are lined up at the Google campus near Venice Beach, in Los Angeles, California. The 100,000 square-foot campus was designed by architect Frank Gehry, and includes an entrance through an iconic pair of giant binoculars designed by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen. (Reuters/Lucy Nicholson)

A t-shirt designed for company employees is seen at the Google campus near Venice Beach, in Los Angeles, California. (Reuters/Lucy Nicholson)

3/18 A t-shirt designed for company employees is seen at the Google campus near Venice Beach, in Los Angeles, California. (Reuters/Lucy Nicholson)

An employee works at the Google campus near Venice Beach, in Los Angeles, California. (Reuters/Lucy Nicholson)

4/18 An employee works at the Google campus near Venice Beach, in Los Angeles, California. (Reuters/Lucy Nicholson)

Software engineer Madhava Srinivasan (L) shoots hoops at the Google campus near Venice Beach, in Los Angeles, California. (Reuters/Lucy Nicholson)

5/18 Software engineer Madhava Srinivasan (L) shoots hoops at the Google campus near Venice Beach, in Los Angeles, California. (Reuters/Lucy Nicholson)

The 100,000 square-foot campus was designed by architect Frank Gehry, and includes an entrance through an iconic pair of giant binoculars designed by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen. Around 500 employees develop video advertising for YouTube, parts of the Google+ social network and the Chrome Web browser at the site. Reuters

6/18 The 100,000 square-foot campus was designed by architect Frank Gehry, and includes an entrance through an iconic pair of giant binoculars designed by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen. Around 500 employees develop video advertising for YouTube, parts of the Google+ social network and the Chrome Web browser at the site. Reuters

Bicycles for use by employees are lined up at the Google campus near Venice Beach, in Los Angeles, California. Reuters

7/18 Bicycles for use by employees are lined up at the Google campus near Venice Beach, in Los Angeles, California. Reuters

An employee plays pool at the Google campus near Venice Beach, in Los Angeles, California. Reuters

8/18 An employee plays pool at the Google campus near Venice Beach, in Los Angeles, California. Reuters

Katharine Ng zooms in to London on panoramic Google Maps screens at the Google campus near Venice Beach, in Los Angeles, California. Reuters

9/18 Katharine Ng zooms in to London on panoramic Google Maps screens at the Google campus near Venice Beach, in Los Angeles, California. Reuters

A massage chair and a shuffleboard table are seen in a corridor at the Google campus near Venice Beach, in Los Angeles, California. Reuters

10/18 A massage chair and a shuffleboard table are seen in a corridor at the Google campus near Venice Beach, in Los Angeles, California. Reuters

An Eames chair sits in the Eames meeting room, where no technology is allowed, at the Google campus near Venice Beach, in Los Angeles, California. Reuters

11/18 An Eames chair sits in the Eames meeting room, where no technology is allowed, at the Google campus near Venice Beach, in Los Angeles, California. Reuters

Women sit on the roof deck at the Google campus near Venice Beach, in Los Angeles, California. Reuters

12/18 Women sit on the roof deck at the Google campus near Venice Beach, in Los Angeles, California. Reuters

A man walks past a Google logo drawn with chalk on a wall at the Google campus near Venice Beach, in Los Angeles, California. Reuters

13/18 A man walks past a Google logo drawn with chalk on a wall at the Google campus near Venice Beach, in Los Angeles, California. Reuters

Systems Integrator Robert Scott, 32, (R) is photographed by his girlfriend Abby Pynes, 33, as he tries out the rock climbing wall at the Google campus near Venice Beach, in Los Angeles, California. Reuters

14/18 Systems Integrator Robert Scott, 32, (R) is photographed by his girlfriend Abby Pynes, 33, as he tries out the rock climbing wall at the Google campus near Venice Beach, in Los Angeles, California. Reuters

Employees sit in the 'Boardwalk' workspace at the Google campus near Venice Beach, in Los Angeles, California. Reuters

15/18 Employees sit in the 'Boardwalk' workspace at the Google campus near Venice Beach, in Los Angeles, California. Reuters

A woman walks past a tunnel of Google homepage logos at the Google campus near Venice Beach, in Los Angeles, California. Reuters

16/18 A woman walks past a tunnel of Google homepage logos at the Google campus near Venice Beach, in Los Angeles, California. Reuters

Data cables are seen above the main office floor at the Google campus near Venice Beach, in Los Angeles, California. Reuters

17/18 Data cables are seen above the main office floor at the Google campus near Venice Beach, in Los Angeles, California. Reuters

People eat in the cafeteria at the Google campus near Venice Beach, in Los Angeles, California. Reuters

18/18 People eat in the cafeteria at the Google campus near Venice Beach, in Los Angeles, California. Reuters