Look deep into our eyes, and we will hypnotize you. (And by eyes, I mean our Real Time map of where purchases are being made, and by hypnotize, I mean not allow you to get anything else done because you're staring at this map)

Here is what happened in the Zappos.com offices when our CEO Tony Hsieh sent out the real time purchases map.

At the 2009 SXSW Interactive Festival in Austin, TX, Zappos invited a number of influential and talented bloggers to let us film them opening their Zappos boxes and showing their excitement that came along with the Zappos Experience. And since then, we have invited you to do the same by recording your box break and uploading to Zappos.tv for a chance at a $100 Gift Certificate.
Today, we wanted to show you the excitement even in the corporate offices with every order that is delivered to employees.
Check it!
And Submit your Videos!

At Zappos, we are always trying to come up with ways in which to Do More With Less, which is one of our Core Values, and we feel that Space is a valuable commodity. So, we have come up with a new way to fit more people into the offices here in Las Vegas, NV – Bunk-Desks.

The actual idea came from our CEO, Tony Hsieh, while he was thinking about ways to improve our office space situation. We have grown at such a rapid pace, that it’s easy to fill up to capacity before you even know there is a problem. Tony commissioned Warren and Associate Builders, here in Henderson, to build this innovation aimed at maximizing the office space available. After seeing the finished product, Tony actually requested that he be allowed to move his spot in the office to the top bunk.

Alfred Lin, COO of Zappos, after seeing Tony’s new toy, requested that we have another built with a bed on top so he can just crash out right here in the office when he works too late.

Tony is considering mass producing the Zappos BunkDesk and providing much needed space to office buildings around the world. Comment below and let us know what you think!

Every year, Zappos puts out a book that publishes what our employees and partners think the Zappos culture means to them. It's already time for another edition, but this year we want to do something a little different...we want our customers to get in on the action too!

At Zappos, part of what we're all about is forming personal connections between our employees, partners and customers. So we thought we could use the Culture Book as one of the ways we'll get to know what you think about us.

Specifically, we're asking everyone (customers, employees, or partners!) to submit photos that relate to Zappos.
Things we'd like to see:

• What you think of when you hear "Zappos"
• Your favorite pair of shoes from Zappos
• Your favorite piece of apparel from Zappos
• Something fun and a little weird
• Something that will make us smile
• Something you're passionate about
• Your interpretation of one of our core values (http://about.zappos.com/our-unique-culture/zappos-core-values)

• Your bunions :)
• Anything inappropriate
• Anything excessively photo-edited or Photoshopped. Feel free to add informative titles, descriptions, your name and where you took the picture (in the email, not on the picture). If you're submitting a photo, you're giving us the right to use it in our book and you're verifying that it's your original photo (and not someone else's).

• RGB or JPG format only please
• It's going to be printed in a book, so the higher the resolution the better! 300 dpi 5" x 7" or higher.
• Files should be a minimum of 1200 x 1600 pixels. It'd be a shame if we love your picture but can't use it!
• You must own the full copyright
• No trademarks (e.g. logos, brands, entities with copyright or trademarked)

As some of you might have known, our Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh appeared on The Celebrity Apprentice on Sunday, where he challenged the two teams to create a Zappos Comic Book Character. Now, we'd love for you to have the chance to do the same!

Please do a video response to this post on Youtube or comment below with your idea for a Character that would best represent Zappos.com!

That's right, Tony and Aaron have been practicing their finger dancing skills for years now and well, they're pretty confident that they're the BEST finger dancers EVER!!!

If you think you can out finger dance Tony Hsieh, then post your video response on our YouTube channel.

Oh, that Tony Hsieh. He knows that no New Years would be complete without a limited edition Zappos.com "pencil holder" (as our legal department would say) or a "measuring glass" (as Grandma calls it), but this New Years gift really can be used for all types of things. I'm gonna try to put some liquid in it, just for kicks.

Thanks Tony for our New Years multi-purpose Zappos glasses! I'm sure we'll all put them to good use.

Happy New Year, One And All!

Our CEO, Tony Hsieh, appeared on Fox News to talk about Zappos.com's successful holiday season!

Fred M. and Tony H. spent the afternoon on Christmas Eve spreading some Christmas cheer throughout the office, as you can see below. They handed out candy canes to employees in both buildings. Thank you, T and F!

Our CFO/COO, Alfred L., was asked by UPS to spend a day doing the job of a UPS Delivery Worker, and he gladly obliged!

On the last Friday before Christmas, if you live in the Southern Highlands part of Las Vegas, and you had a package delivered by UPS, there is a good chance that Alfred was the one that dropped off your package.

And, since this was a long, hard day of work, Alfred decided to take a dip in a customer's pool at the end of the day to relax. But relaxing is hard when it's 40 degrees outside....don't try this at home, kids.

We captured it all on video...enjoy! Alfred, take it away..........

Happy Friday! Today started out very Happy as we started off the morning with a very special Happy Birthday Jingle to our CEO presented by our very own in house Trio, the Zappettes! This may have been their biggest gig yet! The Zappettes have been delivering sing-o-grams non-stop for all occasions. Not only are they talented and beautiful, but very humble and generous...all proceeds gained go to the Zappos charity of the month. What a way to start your special day, Have the best birthday ever, Tony!

Maybe you've worked in a retail situation before where you had to hear Christmas music on a loop for two months. Maybe you are a Christmas nut and listen to it in the shower, at work, in the car, lunchtime, bed time, nap time.....either way, we all have an opinion about the tunes that hop on the radio waves and the department store speakers the day after Thanksgiving, and we explored the opinions that fill the halls of Zappos.

For better or worse, here you go: )

Yep, you heard right. The world famous Oscar Meyer Weinermobile visited Zappos.com's Henderson office today to the delight of everyone!!!

This story begins two days ago, when Zappos CEO, Tony Hseih, was the keynote speaker at the Word of Mouth Marketing Summit and Research Symposium here in Las Vegas. The Weinermobile was actually on display, and Tony decided to began his speech inside the Weinermobile, and emerged to everyone's surprise!

After the address, Tony arranged for the Weinermobile to make a stop at the Zappos offices on Friday, and everyone freaked out and had a great time! Below is a video of how it went down!

Yes, that's right! The 2008 book Tribal Leadership made such an impact on us here at Zappos that we have decided that we will share an audiobook version of the book for the rest of the world.....FOR FREE.

Zappos.com has partnered with the authors of Tribal Leadership to bring you the audio version of the book, and we've included a special audio foreword featuring Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos.com, having a conversation with Dave Logan, co-author of Tribal Leadership.

Tribal Leadership is an exploration of how:

"Within every company there are tribes, often several, consisting of 20 to 150 people who know each other and work together. But while everyone tribes, the culture of each tribe is different, as is its effectiveness. Improving a tribe’s culture—and its chances for greater success—requires a tribal leader who not only understands the tribe but can leverage its collective assets to build a greater team."

This book is helping us to shape our culture, and we hope it can do the same for you! To download, click here!

Nevada Zappos.com employees got together to collect new kids shoes for the Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation. We collected 400 pairs of new shoes with the help of Nike, Zappos Outlets, and of course our amazing Zapponians. Below is a picture of the shoes with Jeff and Stephanie from the NCCF and Tony and Alfred. In addition to picking up the shoes the NCCF presented Zappos with a plaque thanking us for the donation. You can read more about Zappos’ community involvement here.