May 22nd, 2012 | by A Googler | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Larry Page, CEO Cross-posted from the Official Google BlogThe phones in our pockets have become supercomputers that are changing the way we live. It’s now possible to do things we used to think were magic, or only possible on Star Trek–l…
May 17th, 2012 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Bob Boorstin, Director of Public Policy Next week, 300+ Internet activists, policy makers, academics and NGO leaders from more than 30 countries will gather in Washington, D.C. to discuss the future of free speech online. The event is ca…
May 8th, 2012 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Maha Abouelenein, Head of Communications, Middle East and North AfricaCross-posted from the Google European Public Policy BlogIt was a perfect way to celebrate the Arab Spring. UNESCO last week marked its World Press Day in Tunisia, the cou…
April 20th, 2012 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by David W. Baker, Director of Engineering, AdvertisingCross-posted from the Official Google Blog. This is the first in a series of posts that will provide greater transparency about how we make our ads safer by detecting and removing scam ads….
April 19th, 2012 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Pablo Chavez, Director of Public Policy We’re excited to announce the 2012 class of Google Policy Fellows, and we’re expecting great things from the 15 students selected for the fifth summer of the Google Policy Fellowship. Our host organ…
April 19th, 2012 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy, Uncategorized
Posted by Bob Boorstin, Director, Public Policy and Lewis Segall, Senior Ethics and Compliance CounselNo matter who or what you are, opening up to outside scrutiny isn’t an easy or comfortable process. But that’s what we agreed to do a few years ago …
April 3rd, 2012 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Piotr Adamczyk, Google Art Project Team The last known photo portrait of Abraham Lincoln. A masterpiece made up of thousands of tiny painted dots. Scenes of the American West that will leave you breathless. Some of our nation’s greatest tr…
March 28th, 2012 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Andreas Tuerk, Product Manager (Cross-posted from the Official Google Blog)Every day we aim to make technology so simple and intuitive that you stop thinking about it—we want Google to work so well, it just blends into your life. But somet…
March 27th, 2012 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy, Uncategorized
Posted by Mark Yoshitake, Product Manager, Google’s Cultural Institute(Cross-posted from the Google Africa Blog) Last year we announced a $1.25 million grant to the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory to help preserve and digitize thousands of archival d…
March 15th, 2012 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy, Uncategorized
Posted by Pablo Chavez, Director of Public Policy As we highlighted in a recent post on Google’s Policy by the Numbers blog, entrepreneurs need access to capital to make grow their ideas into successful companies. We are excited to see members of Con…
March 14th, 2012 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy, Uncategorized
Posted by Sridhar Ramaswamy, SVP, EngineeringCross-posted from the Official Google Blog We believe that ads are useful and relevant information that can help you find what you’re looking for online—whether you’re comparing digital cameras or rese…
March 14th, 2012 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy, Uncategorized
Posted by William Echikson, Head of Free Expression, Europe, Middle East and AfricaCross-posted from the European Public Policy Blog Earlier this week, Reporters Without Borders awarded the Netizen Prize to Syrian citizen journalists at a ceremony in P…
February 23rd, 2012 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy, Uncategorized
Posted by Susan Wojcicki, SVP, Advertising There’s been a lot of debate over the last few years about personalization on the web. We believe that tailoring your web experience — for example by showing you more relevant, interest-based ads, or makin…
February 14th, 2012 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy, Uncategorized
Posted by Winter Casey, Senior Policy Analyst In the Stone Age, as humans struggled to survive and build, they traded for food and tools. In the Age of Discovery, as explorers traversed the seas, they traded spices. And now in the Information Age, as …
February 7th, 2012 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Katharine Wang, Policy Analyst As more of our life happens online, Internet skills are crucial to living responsibly. So what are the skills needed to navigate today’s Internet society? To answer this question and help adapt to digital s…