In the following roundup of observations about Google's embrace of failures, both technical and user-created, notice how deliberately planning for failures can lead to new features rather than merely an obstacle.

1. Ever sent an email too hastily and forgotten to include an attachment?

I have. More often than I really would like to admit. It has happened so often, in fact, that at Terra Eclipse HQ "See Attached" qualifies as an Office Bingo square (stay tuned for more on office bingo).