What happens when you send an email?

If you’ve ever wondered what happens to an email once you click the ‘Send’ button on your computer, Google has created a site just for you. Story of Send is an interactive site that uses a combination of photos, animation and video to explain the basics of email delivery. The site also gives a fascinating behind the scenes glimpse of Google’s operations and explains its efforts to reduce its energy consumption.

Published: May 31, 2012

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If you’ve ever wondered what happens to an email once you click the ‘Send’ button on your computer, Google has created a site just for you.

Story of Send is an interactive site that uses a combination of photos, animation and video to explain the basics of email delivery. The site also gives a fascinating behind the scenes glimpse of Google’s operations and explains its efforts to reduce its energy consumption.

Here’s a video to give you a taster of what the site contains:

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