January 20th, 2011 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
When I joined Google in 2001 I never imagined—even in my wildest dreams—that we would get as far, as fast as we have today. Search has quite literally changed people’s lives—increasing the collective sum of the world’s knowledge and revolutio…
January 20th, 2011 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
This is the latest in our series of YouTube highlights. Every couple of weeks, we bring you regular updates on new product features, interesting programs to watch and tips you can use to grow your audience on YouTube. Just look for the label “YouTube…
January 19th, 2011 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
Cross-posted on the Google Student BlogToday, I’m pleased to announce the launch of the fourth annual Doodle 4 Google contest. Open to K-12 students in the U.S., Doodle 4 Google is an opportunity of a lifetime: design the Google.com homepage doodle f…
January 19th, 2011 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
During the protests that erupted in Iran following the disputed Presidential election in June 2009, the central government in Tehran deported all foreign journalists, shut down traditional media outlets, closed off print journalism and disrupted cell p…
January 14th, 2011 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
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.We’re back in action after a lovely holiday season, and this week we’ve made a f…
January 14th, 2011 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
After years of challenges, the news out of Detroit this week has automobile industry experts hopeful for a strong 2011. The 2011 North American International Auto Show in Detroit kicked off this week and as the world’s attention is on the Motor City,…
January 14th, 2011 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: What are you doing for others?”- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.Next Monday, January 17, marks the 25th anniversary of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. We join Americans in celebrating the life and …
January 12th, 2011 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog, Google.org
It’s been one year since the 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, and governments and NGOs are continuing to respond, many using high-resolution images of the area. To support these efforts, we’ve updated our aerial imagery in Google Earth of th…
January 12th, 2011 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
Today, Google and major websites are joining the Internet Society to announce World IPv6 Day, a 24-hour test flight of the next generation Internet protocol on June 8, 2011.The story begins in 1977, when Vint Cerf, the program manager for the ARPA Inte…
January 11th, 2011 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
(Cross-posted on the Google Docs Blog, Google Student Blog and Google LatLong Blog) Are you a student who loves science? Do you have a good idea for an experiment that you’d like to share with the world? In 1996, two young computer science students…
January 10th, 2011 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
(Cross-posted from the Google Mobile Blog)Today we’re launching a new version of Google Goggles that’s faster and smarter than ever before. The new Goggles 1.3 client for Android can scan barcodes almost instantly. All versions of Goggles can now r…
January 10th, 2011 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
Go Daddy, the world’s largest domain name registrar and top web hosting provider, has made it easy for website owners to integrate Google Custom Search into their websites through its WebSite Tonight product.WebSite Tonight is a do-it-yourself service …
January 7th, 2011 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
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.It’s a new year, and we have new reasons to celebrate what’s possible with G…
January 6th, 2011 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
This is the latest in our series of YouTube highlights. Every couple of weeks, we bring you regular updates on new product features, interesting programs to watch and tips you can use to grow your audience on YouTube. Just look for the label “YouTube…
December 31st, 2010 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
On the last day of 2010, it’s time for us to reflect on the past year of Google blogging. This year, we published 454 posts (including this one) on the Official Google Blog—7 percent more than 2009. Those posts had an astonishing number of readers:…