December 24th, 2010 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
Nothing brings out holiday spirit like caroling around town or sharing a good time with friends. But when you combine both of those fun activities with Google technology, Weezer, Greyson Chance, and Demo Slam, you get Battle of the Demos: Musical Holi…
December 22nd, 2010 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
Google New York started in a Starbucks on 86th Street with one person in 2000—a scrappy, highly-caffeinated sales “team.” After moving to a larger office in Times Square, in 2006 we relocated to our current home in Chelsea, at 111 Eighth Avenue
December 21st, 2010 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
Earlier this month, a team from Google and YouTube went to Pakistan to explore business and content opportunities, following up on Google’s Clinton Global Initiative commitment to Pakistan and to sponsor and participate in Pakistan’s first Internat…
December 21st, 2010 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
Last week, I sent a note to my team with some of my favorite tips and apps for Nexus S, which features Android 2.3, Gingerbread. A lot of Googlers liked it, so we thought some of you might enjoy it as well. (Note: Many of the tips are specific to Andro…
December 21st, 2010 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
Over the last couple of weeks, lots of apps have debuted on Google Labs, a laboratory where our more adventurous users can try our experimental products and offer feedback directly to the engineers who developed them. Teams at Google are gearing up to …
December 20th, 2010 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
‘Twas the last week of shopping, and all through the landAll the shoppers were shopping, on foot and by hand;Their lists were made, as usual, with care,In hopes that great gift-giving soon would be there.Oh Ship! To family! To friends and to beaus!On…
This week in search 12/17/10
December 17th, 2010 | 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.One of the things we think about often are new and better ways to interact with the …
December 17th, 2010 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
How many tabs have you opened in your browser today? We know many of you probably open tens or even hundreds of tabs in a day—now, you can put all those tabs toward serving a good cause.Earlier this week, we invited the Chrome user community to parti…
Spreading holiday cheer with charitable donations
December 17th, 2010 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
The past couple of years have been a challenging stretch for charitable organizations as giving tends to decline during economic downturns when the need is highest. Charitable giving was down 3.6% in 2009, only the second year there’s been a drop sin…
December 17th, 2010 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
The beauty of the Internet is that it’s not controlled by any one group. Its governance is bottoms-up—with academics, non-profits, companies and governments all working to improve this technological wonder of the modern world. This model has not on…
December 16th, 2010 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
This is the latest in our series of YouTube highlights. Every couple of weeks, we bring you an update 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 High…
December 16th, 2010 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
These days, you probably know the city of Chicago as the home of great comedy, amazing parks, soaring skyscrapers, championship hockey and—no matter what our colleagues at Google NYC say—the greatest pizza in the world. But you might not know that…
Find out what’s in a word, or five, with the Google Books Ngram Viewer
December 16th, 2010 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
Scholars interested in topics such as philosophy, religion, politics, art and language have employed qualitative approaches such as literary and critical analysis with great success. As more of the world’s literature becomes available online, it’s…
December 16th, 2010 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
(Cross-posted on the Lat Long Blog)For me, celebrating the holidays is about spending time with family and friends. Along with sharing delicious meals and building snowmen in the backyard, getting into the season often means traveling to places both fa…
December 15th, 2010 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
(Cross-posted from the Small Business Blog)Two weeks ago, the Small Business Marketing team asked about your aspirations for the coming year. You told us the biggest wish for your business, and the wish for expanding your business’ online presence. T…