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2013-05-24 19:46:22 (59 comments, 82 reshares, 842 +1s)

Our hearts go out to everyone affected by Oklahoma tornado tragedy. We're working with +Verizon Wireless and +Acer to set up Chromebook stations with free Internet around the area. Go to Red Cross stations at St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church and the Moore Community Center, as well as Walmart #277, 501 SW 19th St, Moore, Oklahoma. We hope people find this useful.

2013-05-23 22:37:39 (166 comments, 532 reshares, 2461 +1s)

You can now start to have a conversation with search on all your devices—including your desktop or laptop. We’re rolling out the new conversational search functionality over the next few days in +Google Chrome, so you can ask Google about “Italian restaurants in San Francisco” and continue the conversation with “how about Chinese." Or find out “who is the prime minister of Australia” then ask “how old is she”—and Google will give you a spoken answer. Just click the mic in the Google search bar and speak up.  Also, be sure to have the volume up on your computer to hear your answer loud and clear.

#googlesearch   #searchtips  

2013-05-23 22:10:38 (27 comments, 75 reshares, 806 +1s)

On google.ca today, a salute to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. 

2013-05-23 21:02:08 (16 comments, 49 reshares, 490 +1s)

You can now search emails, Google Drive files, Calendar invites and more as you type in Gmail.

2013-05-23 16:54:13 (19 comments, 54 reshares, 505 +1s)

Hear from the winner of this year's U.S. Doodle 4 Google competition on +TODAY: http://goo.gl/Hm7b1 Eighteen-year-old Sabrina Brady's heartfelt doodle illustrating her reunion with her dad upon his return from Iraq is on the homepage today for everyone to see. 

2013-05-23 16:24:04 (20 comments, 91 reshares, 626 +1s)

We teamed up with +Catlin Seaview Survey to collect #StreetView imagery of one of the most unique ecosystems in the world: The Galapagos Islands!

Learn about our adventures diving with sealions and trekking through active volcanos: http://goo.gl/Dloki

2013-05-22 20:39:26 (19 comments, 23 reshares, 300 +1s)

In +CNNMoney, a look back at the history of Google New York as we mark our 10th anniversary in the city.

2013-05-22 17:55:38 (76 comments, 140 reshares, 1334 +1s)

Today the Drive app for Android is getting several improvements to make creating and accessing your stuff on-the-go easier. Head over to our blog for what’s new: http://goo.gl/hvb3d

Be sure to get the app on Google Play now: http://goo.gl/TvyOl

2013-05-22 16:42:19 (110 comments, 245 reshares, 1404 +1s)

Congratulations to Sabrina Brady of Sparta, Wisc., the 2013 U.S. Doodle 4 Google winner! Sabrina's doodle, "Coming Home," tells the story of her reunion with her father as he returned from an 18-month deployment in Iraq, and will be displayed on the Google homepage in the U.S. tomorrow, May 23.

Internet votes also helped select the four National Finalists. Read more about Sabrina and all our talented finalists: http://g.co/pqcv and thanks to all of the creative young artists who submitted doodles this year!

2013-05-22 15:08:53 (21 comments, 108 reshares, 579 +1s)

Who’s the most searched basketball team on Google? What pop star is topping the charts in searches? Starting today, we’ve introduced Top Charts (http://g.co/gb46) in Google Trends to help you discover the most popular people, places and things in more than 40 categories, from movies to sports teams to tourist attractions. These lists are ranked by search interest and will be updated monthly. For example, the charts below showcase the 10 most-searched cities, movies and scientists in April. To see others, go to Google Trends and click "Top Charts" on the left-hand side.  

Today we've also added a new and vibrant way to see top trending searches as they happen. You'll see a new link on the Trends homepage where you can see the latest trending topics on Google appear in colorful visual display (http://g.co/h5pz).

2013-05-22 13:44:19 (17 comments, 96 reshares, 554 +1s)

Watch Google I/O Sessions
#gdl   #developers   #io13  

We’re done. All Google I/O sessions and Google Developers Live at I/O programming are now posted. 

Watch Google I/O technical sessions: developers.google.com/live/io
Watch GDL at I/O: http://goo.gl/Oapkq

From sessions to exclusive interviews to picture-taking blimps, we haven’t missed a beat to ensure that you get the full I/O experience. And, +GDL is here year-round, bringing you live, interactive developer programming from your favorite products with Google experts.

Subscribe to the GoogleDevelopers YT channel [http://www.youtube.com/googledevelopers] for episode updates and we’ll see you in the studio! developers.google.com/live

2013-05-21 23:18:05 (9 comments, 83 reshares, 481 +1s)

A couple weeks ago, Google Giving launched the Global Impact Challenge in the U.K., inviting British non-profits to tell us how they would change the world using technology. Today, the 10 finalists are in. Visit g.co/impactchallenge to see the finalists and help determine which non-profit will receive a £500,000 Fan Favorite Global Impact Award. Three additional nonprofits will be picked to receive Global Impact Awards on June 3 by a judging panel that includes Sir Richard Branson, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, Jilly Forster and our own Matt Brittin and Jacquelline Fuller.

#globalimpactawards

2013-05-21 22:37:58 (64 comments, 75 reshares, 599 +1s)

If you’re seeing local search results for a different place than where you're located, it’s easy to update your location by heading to google.com/preferences. For example, if you just moved from Seattle to San Francisco and you're still getting results for Pike Place when you search for farmers markets, update your location to be San Francisco. On the Search Settings page, click on Location and enter your current street address, zip code, city, state or country. Be sure to click Save! Try it here: http://g.co/xkzu

#searchtips   #googlesearch  

2013-05-21 19:05:18 (9 comments, 14 reshares, 205 +1s)

Congratulations to this year's Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholars! Find out more about this scholarship and the 30 Scholars on our blog: http://g.co/86b5

2013-05-21 15:05:30 (22 comments, 80 reshares, 532 +1s)

Today we're adding 1,000+ new high-resolution works to the +Google Art Project. From photography by Mario Testino to 16 new gigapixel paintings so you can zoom in on detailed brushwork to Street View of more galleries around the world, explore more at www.googleartproject.com. Details on all of today's updates: http://g.co/rbyg

2013-05-21 00:26:01 (42 comments, 311 reshares, 851 +1s)

For those impacted by the devastating tornado in Oklahoma today, Google Crisis Response has published a map with traffic, shelters, weather and other useful information: http://goo.gl/TewTv

#ok #okwx #moore

2013-05-20 17:58:08 (76 comments, 202 reshares, 975 +1s)

Happy birthday +YouTube! Today YouTube turns eight, and now more than 100 HOURS of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute: http://goo.gl/bq9DE. The Gregory Brothers mark the occasion and help kick off the first ever YouTube Comedy Week: 

2013-05-20 14:26:04 (52 comments, 73 reshares, 966 +1s)

In 1888, the King and Queen of Spain celebrated the opening of the Exposición Universal de Barcelona–the first international exhibition in Spain. Today we're celebrating the 125th anniversary of the exposition  with a majestic doodle.

2013-05-18 20:18:55 (85 comments, 502 reshares, 1953 +1s)

Quote of the week: "We should be building great things that don't exist."

Cap off your Friday with +Larry Page's speech and Q&A from the #io13  keynote: http://goo.gl/6PxXn

2013-05-17 21:23:23 (51 comments, 259 reshares, 907 +1s)

This week at  #io13  we talked about how technology is transforming education. Chromebooks are now used in 3,000+ schools worldwide, and we announced Google Play for Education, a new destination for schools to find great educational content in +Google Play: http://goo.gl/ybU9f

For another look at how Google products are making an impact in schools, watch our video about how the Malaysian government is bringing Google Apps and Chromebooks to their education system.

2013-05-17 20:59:26 (27 comments, 66 reshares, 637 +1s)

Alongside this week's new Google+ stream and new Google Maps preview, +The New Yorker talks with our design team about how the look and feel of Google has changed over the years. 

2013-05-17 18:57:52 (86 comments, 497 reshares, 2004 +1s)

A look back on the evolution of the web from +Google Chrome: 

2013-05-16 20:39:26 (61 comments, 118 reshares, 747 +1s)

There’s an easy way to narrow your results by country. Let’s say you want to search for [hockey] and only want results from Canada. Type [hockey] on Canada’s Google page (google.ca). On the search results page, just click on the Search tools button, click Web and select Pages from Canada. Pretty easy, eh?

#searchtips   #googlesearch  

2013-05-16 19:41:59 (9 comments, 34 reshares, 267 +1s)

Watch the MAKER profile of +Susan Wojcicki. After renting her garage to Larry and Sergey for Google's first headquarters, Susan joined the company as its 16th employee. Today she's our SVP of advertising and commerce. See her story:

2013-05-16 17:39:39 (18 comments, 68 reshares, 737 +1s)

In the Czech Republic today, a doodle for the 145th anniversary of the National Theatre in Prague. 

2013-05-16 03:37:55 (53 comments, 36 reshares, 742 +1s)

Billy Idol at #io13 After Hours

2013-05-16 00:00:12 (15 comments, 23 reshares, 397 +1s)

At 5:30pm today, Women Techmakers and +GDL are presenting a special "super sized" session featuring insights from seven women leaders in tech, including +Megan Smith and +Susan Wojcicki. Tune in live:

2013-05-15 23:36:55 (58 comments, 163 reshares, 1250 +1s)

A walk around the #io13  floor...

2013-05-15 21:51:38 (14 comments, 31 reshares, 392 +1s)

Take a quick break from #io13  to enjoy these two doodles, which ran today in Russia and the U.K. 

For Russian artist Viktor Vasnetsov, we have a tribute to one of his famous works, Alyonushka, showing a scene from a European fairy tale you may be familiar with—"Brother and Sister" (it's one the Brothers Grimm included in their collection).

Then in the U.K., something completely different for Frank Hornby, an inventor who created several popular engineering toys. He's perhaps best known for his Meccano construction sets (known as Erector Sets in the U.S.), which let you build working models of all kinds of things—trains, cranes and now doodles. :) 

2013-05-15 21:09:41 (38 comments, 114 reshares, 555 +1s)

Using Gmail and Google Wallet, you can quickly and securely send money to friends and family within the U.S. 

2013-05-15 21:29:28 (57 comments, 301 reshares, 1246 +1s)

Watch a quick video tour of the new +Google Maps and visit maps.google.com/preview to request an invitation.

#io13  

2013-05-15 19:40:33 (12 comments, 9 reshares, 170 +1s)

Stay tuned for the rest of the conference to our #io13  live stream for behind the scenes GDL sessions with +Louis Gray and +Daniel Sieberg, who will be speaking with people behind Google’s innovation and the events’ product announcements.

First up? Right now, tune in to hear Megan Smith, Vice President of Google[x], talk about moonshots and +Solve for X.

2013-05-15 19:37:50 (22 comments, 61 reshares, 327 +1s)

Whew! What a morning. Get a summary of all  #io13  keynote announcements on our blog: http://goo.gl/Cxn1j

2013-05-15 19:10:06 (23 comments, 84 reshares, 426 +1s)

We just revealed the new +Google Maps. Read more: http://goo.gl/ejS6o and preview here: http://maps.google.com/help/maps/helloworld/desktop/preview/

2013-05-16 09:41:13 (46 comments, 117 reshares, 843 +1s)

Read more about all of today's search announcements: conversational search coming to Chrome, new Google Now cards including reminders, and improvements to the Knowledge Graph: http://goo.gl/0BC3e

#io13  

2013-05-15 18:26:10 (20 comments, 156 reshares, 656 +1s)

More detail on all of today's Google+ announcements—Stream, Hangouts and Photos—here (including videos!): http://goo.gl/FQq4h

#io13  

2013-05-15 17:49:18 (53 comments, 74 reshares, 839 +1s)

Using the power of Google’s cloud, we’re redefining your online Google+ Photos experience with a set of features aimed at improving your photos automatically, based on your camera.

#io13   #keynote   #io13gplus  

2013-05-15 17:43:51 (116 comments, 108 reshares, 752 +1s)

New Hangouts bring your conversation to life with photos, emoji, and video calls.

Watch the  #io13   #keynote  live at goo.gl/tYWHk .

2013-05-15 17:36:05 (49 comments, 66 reshares, 564 +1s)

The Google+ Stream gets a refresh with modern design and more to explore across multiple devices.

#io13   #keynote   #io13gplus  

2013-05-15 17:19:40 (14 comments, 71 reshares, 267 +1s)

On the I/O keynote stage, we're demoing Racer, a multiplayer Chrome Experiment that uses #Chrome across up to 5 devices at once. Watch the livestream at google.com/io to see racers from the #io13 crowd join a 5-person race against Arnaud Weber, head of Chrome Mobile Engineering and former race car driver. You can start or join a race at g.co/racer.

2013-05-15 17:10:52 (10 comments, 40 reshares, 206 +1s)

Now demoing: "A Journey Through Middle-earth", a Chrome Experiment inspired by the upcoming movie +The Hobbit.

The experiment uses WebGL & the Web Audio API on Chrome for +Android to bring Middle-earth to life in the browser with 3D Trolls, interactive musical experiences, and more. Keep an eye out for the entire experience coming later this year. Watch the video for a sneak peek and visit thehobbit.com/middle-earth.

#io13 #keynote

2013-05-15 16:59:54 (15 comments, 32 reshares, 468 +1s)

Next up in the #io13 #keynote: Chrome updates.

We're humbled by the growth of Chrome since #io12. Thanks to developers and #Chromies like you, we've reached over 750 million active Chrome users worldwide.

2013-05-15 16:58:15 (20 comments, 20 reshares, 142 +1s)

Samsung Galaxy S4, with cutting edge hardware from Samsung with Google’s latest software and services – including the user experience that ships with our popular Nexus devices – exclusively on Google Play starting June 26.

#io13   #keynote   #io13android  

2013-05-15 16:53:51 (56 comments, 57 reshares, 375 +1s)

Introducing Google Play Music All Access, a new music subscription service that blends your music collection with ours.

#io13   #keynote   #io13android  

2013-05-15 16:14:30 (14 comments, 44 reshares, 279 +1s)

#io13 Android keynote stats: 900 million Android activations to date, and Google Play has delivered 48 billion application installs to date, and 2.5 billion in the last month alone.

2013-05-15 15:54:56 (10 comments, 25 reshares, 186 +1s)

#io13 keynote starts in 5 minutes! Watch live at developers.google.com/io!

2013-05-15 14:16:14 (38 comments, 40 reshares, 477 +1s)

The calm before the storm at #io13! We'll be sharing updates live from the conference. Tune in starting at 9am PT at http://goo.gl/xY0jV

2013-05-14 22:05:10 (9 comments, 36 reshares, 165 +1s)

Watch Doodle team lead +Ryan Germick's +TEDx talk to learn more about the philosophy behind our playful homepage art and how he ended up with one of the coolest jobs at Google (frog costumes and Hindu mythology may be involved). 

2013-05-14 21:02:14 (47 comments, 68 reshares, 576 +1s)

When running errands, there's nothing worse than arriving at a closed store. Before heading out the door, use the Google Search App to check store hours. Say that you're headed to Target. Just ask tap the microphone and ask, "Is Target open?" and you'll see store hours and a list of the Targets closest to you. Tap Directions for the store of your choice and using Google Maps, you'll be on your way in no time!

#searchtips   #googlesearch  

2013-05-14 19:59:07 (19 comments, 35 reshares, 308 +1s)

In Argentina today, we have a doodle for artist Antonio Berni, who is best known for his work depicting poverty in the slums of Buenos Aires through a character called "Juanito Laguna."