Is there a green connection in the Facebook Scrabble/Scrabulous drama? One tech writer seems to think so and he brings up some good points...

Coding green for the future - InfoWorld

There's a huge difference, however, one that makes Scrabulous, in my view, a far greener application. The designers of Scrabble Beta decided to employ animation. Lots of animation. Pointless animation that brings nothing to the game-playing experience -- unless you count a longer wait as "something." Waiting for the game to load. Waiting for the board you're playing to spin and grow larger when you're ready to play a turn. Waiting for animation showing your points adding up.

Scrabulous, on the other hand, has little to no waiting. It's quick, efficient, and snappy. And it has an elegant UI that makes it exceedingly simple to use. It's no wonder the game has proven so popular -- and addicting: The learning curve is minute and the game play is quick and seamless.

AT&T Joins Green Grid - IT Business Edge

Yesterday, AT&T announced that its AT&T Services affiliate has joined the Green Grid, a non-profit group of nearly 200 members sharing information with the unified goal of improving data center efficiency.

Go Green (Really Green) With Your Hard Drive - Small Business Computing

The company built the drive housing out of bamboo and aluminum, materials that are, respectively, the most renewable wood and the most recycle-able metal in the world – according to Matt McRae, Fabrik's vice president of marketing.

"The bamboo is not a veneer. It's a solid, structural, functional element of the drive," he said. "Moreover, it's steam-pressed with water - without any glues – and it's grown local to our manufacturer in China, which reduces the cost and carbon footprint of shipping it over long distances."

Accenture Aims to Measure IT's Carbon Footprint - InternetNews

The suite has power information for a wide variety of enterprise IT hardware, like IBM and HP servers, cooling devices, switches and other equipment found in a datacenter. Each piece has a power rating, so as you shuffle gear and play what-if scenarios with the gear, you can find the sweet spot for both power and dollar efficiency.

"It really empowers you to say as an IT exec 'I need x amount of dollars, this is why I need it,' and say with confidence when you will be net cash flow positive because of these changes you will introduce," said Bonecutter. "It also lets you avoid chasing things down a rathole on implied savings. People think virtualization is automatic savings, but in some cases it's hard to quantify it."

Green IT finds favor among Indian firms - ZDNet Asia

India is facing a power shortage of 70,000 megawatt (MW). As a result, to maintain power supply, much of corporate India has had to rely on generators that run on diesel and cause pollution. And with the soaring crude price, Indian enterprises are faced with escalating energy bills.

Ravichandran said: "Although the desire to create a greener planet will drive some implementations, the primary driver for green IT adoption in Asia-Pacific is the cost savings provided by higher energy-efficiency."