This is part of a regular series of posts on search experience updates that runs on Fridays. Look for the label "This week in search" and subscribe to the series. - Ed.The week leading up to Halloween has brought a flood...
Sabtu, 31 Oktober 2009
Jumat, 30 Oktober 2009
A ghooooulish Googleween
When it comes to holidays, Halloween is one of our favorites. You get candy corn, creepy crawlies, ghosts and goblins, blustery weather and the goopy joys of pumpkin carving all crammed into one glorious fall fun-fest. It's...
Three contest winners making their way to television
(Cross-posted from the Google TV Ads Blog)Small businesses often think that television advertising is too expensive and cumbersome for them to use. They assume that they need a fancy, expensive commercial to use in their...
Rabu, 28 Oktober 2009
Making search more musical
Every day we get millions of search queries about music. You want to know more about your favorite artists, find that new album or iconic song or figure out the name of that tune stuck in your head. In fact, according to...
Growing the next generation of computer scientists and business leaders
(Cross-posted on the Google Student Blog)We had a busy summer here at Google interacting with students through a wide variety of scholarship, internship and networking opportunities across North America. Here's a look back...
Announcing Google Maps Navigation for Android 2.0
(Cross-posted with the Google Mobile Blog)Since 2005, millions of people have relied on Google Maps for mobile to get directions on the go. However, there's always been one problem: Once you're behind the wheel, a list of...
Selasa, 27 Oktober 2009
Similar Images graduates from Google Labs
Today, we're happy to announce that Similar Images is graduating from Google Labs and becoming a permanent feature in Google Images. You can try it out by clicking on "Find similar images" below the most popular images in...
Introducing the Google Earth heroes project
Hundreds of millions of people use Google Earth every day to discover, explore and learn more about the world around them. We're especially proud that Google Earth has also been used as a tool to help people change the world....
Sesame Street comes to Google: Improving our education system at the Breakthrough Learning forum
If you could reinvent the American education system, what would you do? It's a question we think about a lot here at Google. This week we're exploring possibilities with Breakthrough Learning in a Digital Age, a forum organized...
Senin, 26 Oktober 2009
Use Google Voice with your existing number
Up until now, if you wanted to use Google Voice, you needed to choose a new number (a "Google number"). Taking calls through your Google number allows us to offer features like call recording, call screening and getting...
Energy Secretary Chu visits Googleplex
Secretary of Energy Dr. Steven Chu joined us at the Google campus today to talk about how the U.S. can build a prosperous economy powered by clean energy.During a fireside chat with Googlers and our CEO Eric Schmidt, Secretary...
Contextual search within Wikipedia
We are excited to announce that we've built a Custom Search Wikipedia skin that makes it easier for you to complete your research on Wikipedia. Wikipedia allows users to register and personalize their Wikipedia environment...
Liberate your Google Docs with Convert, Zip and Download
This past September, you may have heard about the launch of our Data Liberation site, a central place on the web detailing how you can easily move your data into or away from Google's cloud. Today, we're adding another...
Introducing Google Social Search: I finally found my friend's New York blog!
Your friends and contacts are a key part of your life online. Most people on the web today make social connections and publish web content in many different ways, including blogs, status updates and tweets. This translates...
Minggu, 25 Oktober 2009
This week in search 10/24/09
This is part of a regular series of posts on search experience updates that runs on Fridays. Look for the label "This week in search" and subscribe to the series. - Ed.TwitterOn Wednesday, we announced our newly-formed partnership...
Jumat, 23 Oktober 2009
Celebrating free expression 20 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall
(Cross-posted from the YouTube Blog)In 1989, the fall of the Berlin Wall became a striking symbol for free expression far beyond the borders of Germany. Just 20 years later, Iranian citizens used online tools like YouTube...
Kamis, 22 Oktober 2009
Reading gets personal with Popular items and Personalized ranking
(Cross-posted from the Official Google Reader Blog)Today, we're launching two changes to Google Reader to help you discover more interesting content faster. Just as the launch of Personalized Search improved search results...
Art meets engineering with Google Chrome Artist Themes
A couple of weeks ago we introduced Artist Themes for Google Chrome. We asked leading designers, artists, illustrators and musicians to use the browser as their personal canvas for designing interesting themes.Since then,...
Rabu, 21 Oktober 2009
RT @google: Tweets and updates and search, oh my!
At Google, our goal is to create the most comprehensive, relevant and fast search in the world. In the past few years, an entirely new type of data has emerged — real-time updates like those on Twitter have appeared not...
Selasa, 20 Oktober 2009
More accessibility features in Android 1.6
From time to time, our own T.V. Raman shares his tips on how to use Google from his perspective as a technologist who cannot see — tips that sighted people, among others, may also find useful.The most recent release of Android...
Manage your tasks with Google
People use all kinds of tools to help them get stuff done — paper to-do lists, messages with a certain label or stars in Gmail, notes in Google Calendar, a couple different iGoogle gadgets and so on. Late last year, we added...
Self-improving results now in the Google Search Appliance
The Google Search Appliance (GSA) is getting an update today, with a bunch of new features aimed at making enterprise search easier for everyone inside a company. One of our favorites, the Self-learning Scorer, learns from...
Senin, 19 Oktober 2009
Flying in a WiFi wonderland: Free Internet from Google on Virgin America flights
We know the holiday season seems to come earlier every year (sorry, Halloween), but before you make your final travel plans, we're excited to let you know that we're partnering with Virgin America to provide free WiFi on...
"Going Google" with millions of businesses around the world
Each day, thousands of companies choose to "go Google" — that is, switch to Google Apps. Over two million business and 20 million users in over 100 countries and more than 40 languages have adopted Apps for their workplace,...
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