Six months ago we started rolling out a new look and feel for Search, News, Maps, Translate, Gmail and a bunch of other products. Our goal was to create a beautifully simple and intuitive user experience across Google. We’re...
Selasa, 29 November 2011
A new frontier for Google Maps: mapping the indoors
“Where am I?” and “What’s around me?” are two questions that cartographers, and Google Maps, strive to answer. With Google Maps’ “My Location” feature, which shows your location as a blue dot, you can see where you are on...
Senin, 28 November 2011
Magic moments in Egypt’s parliamentary elections, thanks to the web
Today more than 50 million Egyptians started heading to the polls to cast their votes for an independent Parliament, many for the first time in their lives. The revolution in Egypt, which captured the attention of the world...
Five tips for stress-free holiday shopping
Today, on Cyber Monday—the biggest online shopping day of the year—digi-savvy shoppers will take to the web to get ahead on their holiday shopping. You’ve managed to avoid the Black Friday crowds, but are your online shopping...
Celebrating innovation in digital journalism
Journalism is changing fast as media businesses adapt and experiment with ways of gathering and reporting the news in the digital age. Here’s news of two contests we’re sponsoring to help stimulate innovation in digital...
The evolution of search in six minutes
This summer we posted a video that takes a peek under the hood of search, sharing the methodology behind search ranking and evaluation. Through this methodology, we make roughly 500 improvements to search in a typical year....
Jumat, 25 November 2011
DatenDialog - Big Tent goes to Berlin
In May, we held our first Big Tent conference near London, where we debated some of the hot issues relating to the Internet and society with policy-makers, academics and NGOs. The term "big tent” not only described the marquee...
Selasa, 22 November 2011
Lego robots and their young inventors come to Google
“He makes his way down the field, finds his target, aims—can he make it before time runs out?” Nope, we’re not at a sports game, but rather watching a robot, made of Legos, and built and programmed by a team of young students,...
More spring cleaning out of season
This is our third blog post in our off-season spring cleaning series. To recap, we’re in the process of shutting a number of products which haven’t had the impact we’d hoped for, integrating others as features into our broader...
Which came first, the turkey or the hand?
Creating hand turkeys remains one of my favorite elementary school memories—glue on the table, colorful feathers stuck to your sleeve and glitter everywhere. This year, you have the option to skip the actual mess involved...
Senin, 21 November 2011
Street View special collections: ski and snow edition
From the streets to the slopes, Street View in Google Maps recently updated its special collections to include a number of new ski resorts, so you can tour some of the world’s most beautiful ski terrain right from your browser....
‘Tis the season for Chromebooks
The Chrome team elves have been busy packing a few goodies into Chromebooks in time for the upcoming holiday season. A simple, streamlined user interfaceFrom the moment you hit the power button and watch your Chromebook...
Jumat, 18 November 2011
Google Apps highlights – 11/18/2011
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.The last few weeks have brought a fresh new look in...
Connect with your community on Google+
Did you know that every single major league baseball team has a Google+ page? Or that hundreds of professors across the country are using Google+ to hold virtual office hours? Or that every U.S. presidential primary candidate...
Kamis, 17 November 2011
Explore open source with the Google Code-in contest
Every time you send a text, check a webpage or post a status update, you are using open source software. The Internet is made of open source. But have you ever created any yourself? If you’re a pre-university student between...
Celebrating LEO, the world’s first business computer
This year marks the 60th anniversary of LEO, the world’s first business computer—built by J.Lyons & Co, a leading British food manufacturer at the time that also ran a famous chain of tea shops. Lyons management had...
Rabu, 16 November 2011
Google Music is open for business
Last May at Google I/O, we launched Music Beta by Google with a clear ambition: to help people access their music collections easily from any device. Music Beta enabled you to upload your personal music collection (up to...
Selasa, 15 November 2011
The Orabrush story: How a Utah man used YouTube to build a multi-million dollar business
From time to time, we post about how entrepreneurs have used Google tools to build successful businesses—both on and offline. In this post, you’ll read the story of how a Utah entrepreneur used YouTube to build a market...
Senin, 14 November 2011
Greater choice for wireless access point owners
From tagging a post with your location, to checking in to a restaurant, to simply finding out where you are, location-based services have become some of the most popular features of today’s Internet. One of the key ways...
Ten algorithm changes on Inside Search
We make roughly 500 changes to our search algorithm in a typical year. Our goal is to make search run so smoothly, you don't even notice the changes. That said, we like giving you insights into what we're doing behind the...
Jumat, 11 November 2011
Bringing the very best of what we do to the veteran community
We believe that technology can be a force for good; one that builds and binds community. As a Googler, my proudest moments are when we take that technology and put it in the hands of people who can use it to communicate,...
Kamis, 10 November 2011
Raising awareness for breast cancer through the Pink Pin Initiative in NYC and beyond
Every October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time when organizations and individuals around the world come together to raise awareness to support the fight against breast cancer. This year, Google joined in and partnered...
Supporting entrepreneurs around the world with Startup Weekend
We recognize the transformative power of startups and the entrepreneurs behind them that have the passion and courage to pursue a dream; the impact they can make on society can be significant. Google was once a startup...
Google Photography Prize: Looking for the photography stars of the future
Google+ is only a few months old, but the photography community is already thriving on it. Take a look at the profiles of Scott Jarvie, Thomas Hawk, Colby Brown or Claire Grigaut to see just a few of the inspiring photographers...
Rabu, 09 November 2011
Think Insights with Google is out of beta and packing a data punch
Quick pop quiz:Based on search history, consumer demand for pretzels peaks in what month of the year?How much (in $) does search add to the world’s GDP?In 2011, what percent of people dreamed and brainstormed about their...
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