(Cross-posted from Blogger Buzz)As you may have heard, things are starting to look a little different across many Google products—and today, Blogger is the next product to get a makeover.It’s been a few years since we made...
Rabu, 31 Agustus 2011
Taking cars off the road with our transportation programs
This is the third in a short series of posts and videos spotlighting our efforts to make Google greener. In this post, we give you a glimpse at how our transportation programs help Googlers get to work while leaving their...
Using technology in crisis preparedness
(Cross-posted from the Google.org Blog)In many ways, the arrival of Hurricane Irene last week drove home the importance of National Preparedness Month, an effort from the FEMA Ready campaign to encourage Americans to take...
Selasa, 30 Agustus 2011
Free calls home from Gmail for all U.S. service members
(Cross-posted from the Gmail Blog)We understand that it’s not always easy or affordable for our troops serving overseas to call friends and family at home, so starting today we’re making it completely free for all uniformed...
Kamis, 25 Agustus 2011
YouTube Presents: Taylor Swift takes your questions
With her vocal talent and songwriting skills, Taylor Swift has won four Grammys, six CMT Music Awards, 13 Teen Choice Awards, the Academy of Country Music’s Entertainer of the Year award—and a tremendous following of loyal...
Another look under the hood of search
(Cross-posted on the Inside Search blog and the Public Policy blog)Over the past few years, we’ve released a series of blog posts to share the methodology and process behind our search ranking, evaluation and algorithmic...
Food for (green) thought
This is the second in a short series of posts and videos spotlighting our efforts to make Google greener. In this post, we give you a glimpse at our sustainable food programs. -Ed. When it comes to eating sustainably, it’s...
Rabu, 24 Agustus 2011
Doing more with the +1 button, more than 4 billion times a day
In June we launched the +1 button for websites, making it easier to recommend content across the web. In July, the +1 button crossed 2 billion daily views, and we also made it a lot faster. Today the +1 button appears on...
Panoramio Groups: Join a photo community to match your interests
(Cross-posted from the Lat Long Blog)I'm from Barcelona, and once a year I go to Costa Brava on the Mediterranean with my friends to enjoy good food and nice weather. I always carry my camera with me to capture the beach...
Jumat, 19 Agustus 2011
An accessibility survey for blind users
These days, we rely on the Internet to keep us informed and in touch, yet our experience of the web is filtered through the tools we use to access it. The devices and technologies we choose, and our decisions about when...
My BOLDest summer yet: A recap from the frontlines of a Google internship
Lie down and remember that dream you had about something that seemed impossible—now imagine waking up and looking around to realize you were never sleeping. From strawberry funnel cakes to five-story cruise ships and hangouts...
(More) Historically Black Colleges and Universities go Google
Across the United States, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) provide educational homes for hundreds of thousands of African-American students. Small and community-focused, usually with fewer than 5,000...
Kamis, 18 Agustus 2011
Rain or shine, see the weather in Google Maps
(Cross-posted on the LatLong blog)Whether you’re organizing a trip overseas or a picnic at a local park, knowing the weather forecast is a crucial part of the planning process. Today, we’re adding a weather layer on Google...
Rabu, 17 Agustus 2011
Magnifier: Taking a closer look at great music
Three months ago at Google I/O we launched Music Beta, a service that lets you upload your personal music collection to the cloud and listen to it on the web or your Android phone or tablet. Since the beginning, our goal...
Street View goes to the Amazon
With Google Street View, you can do amazing things such as hike around Stonehenge or even ski down Whistler’s slopes—all without leaving home. Soon, you’ll be able to float down the Amazon and Rio Negro Rivers of northwest...
Building a healthier, greener Google
(Cross-posted on the Green blog)This is the first in a short series of posts and videos spotlighting our efforts to make Google greener. In this post, we give you a glimpse at our green buildings. -Ed. When it comes to greening...
Selasa, 16 Agustus 2011
The evolution of sitelinks: expanded and improved
(Cross-posted on the Inside Search blog)When you’re searching, you often have a specific task in mind, like figuring out which exhibits are showing at a nearby museum. Despite this narrow goal, people often start with a...
Find more while you browse with Google Related
(Cross-posted on the Inside Search blog and the Chrome blog)Almost every time I go online, I come across some new topic or item that I’d like to learn more about. Sometimes it’s as simple as the latest buzz on the new shop...
Shop your favorite catalogs with Google Catalogs
(Cross-posted on the Commerce and Mobile blogs)For years, shoppers have enjoyed flipping through glossy print catalogs to be inspired, discover new trends and find great products. Today, mobile technologies can make catalog...
Senin, 15 Agustus 2011
Fast-tracking young web developers at CSSI
Every summer, we run a range of educational outreach programs designed to get students of all ages excited about technology. Our Computer Science Summer Institute (CSSI) is focused around incoming college freshmen who are...
Scholarships for aspiring journalists from Google, the AP and ONA
(Cross-posted on the Google Student Blog)Consider the following:Are you an undergraduate or graduate student in the U.S. with new ideas about news? Have you already created original journalistic content with computer...
Supercharging Android: Google to Acquire Motorola Mobility
Since its launch in November 2007, Android has not only dramatically increased consumer choice but also improved the entire mobile experience for users. Today, more than 150 million Android devices have been activated worldwide—with...
Jumat, 12 Agustus 2011
Google Apps highlights – 8/12/2011
This is part of a regular series of Google Apps updates that we post every couple of weeks. Look for the label “Google Apps highlights" and subscribe to the series. - Ed.This week we have news from the Gmail and Google Docs...
Faculty Institute brings faculty back to the drawing board
(Cross-posted on the Research Blog)School may still be out for summer, but teachers remain hard at work. This week, we hosted Google’s inaugural Faculty Institute at our Mountain View, Calif. headquarters. The three-day...
Messages for Japan at Tanabata in Sendai
A month after this spring’s devastating earthquake in Japan, we created a site where people from around the world could submit messages of hope in their own languages and have them automatically translated into Japanese....
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