CircleCount helps you better understand Google+

2013-05-21 16:43:15 (9 comments, 0 reshares, 9 +1s)

Content based photo search in G+

Wow.  This is incredibly cool.

Try a search like:
https://plus.google.com/photos/search/golden%20gate%20bridge

And see photos you took of the Golden Gate Bridge.  So cool.

(If you haven't taken any, try clicking the "More from your circles" and you'll probably find some)

2013-05-20 18:45:13 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 8 +1s)

+Dominik Käser put together this great video montage of his impressions #throughglass  of Google I/O and the Maps + Leap Motion + Oculus Rift demo.  Awesome!

Impressions from Google I/O and the Maps+Leap booth

2013-05-20 15:46:14 (14 comments, 2 reshares, 32 +1s)

Google I/O 2013 - Found in Translation: Going Global with the Translate API

The video from my talk from I/O is up!  Check it out!

#io13   #googletranslate  

2013-05-20 01:12:57 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 15 +1s)

#throughglass

2013-05-20 01:15:02 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 13 +1s)

#throughglass

2013-05-20 00:55:52 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

#throughglass

2013-05-19 04:51:57 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 13 +1s)

These videos will keep me busy a while... Even after going to I/O, there's a whole lot of stuff I missed that's worth watching. Check it out:

http://www.youtube.com/GoogleDevelopers/

#io13

2013-05-18 18:28:47 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 13 +1s)

Strong Work!

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57585143-93/google-translate-now-serves-200-million-people-daily

2013-05-17 23:45:22 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 26 +1s)

It's been fun #io13
#throughglass

2013-05-17 22:13:24 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 14 +1s)

More excitement   #throughglass

I posted about a month ago my collection of photos of people excited about and asking about Glass

https://plus.google.com/114892703028341590446/posts/ifkUPrafFj6

Here's a few more from during #io13  

2013-05-17 21:49:28 (4 comments, 1 reshares, 29 +1s)

#throughglass #io13 #android

2013-05-17 07:10:35 (2 comments, 2 reshares, 21 +1s)

Google Translate at I/O

I'm having an awesome time at I/O so far, and +Rohit Khare and I really enjoyed talking to all of you about Google Translate

More info (and give us feedback about the talk here):
http://goo.gl/Sa17x
(video should be available later)

Resources about Translate:
http://translate.google.com/
http://translate.google.com/about/
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.translate
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-translate/id414706506?mt=8

Resources about the Translate API
http://developers.google.com/translate
http://cloud.google.com/products/more-products


#io13 #techtalk #googlecloudplatform  
#translate   #googletranslate  

2013-05-17 00:50:02 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 12 +1s)

Line leading to "Voiding Your Warrenty: Hacking Google Glass" talk at #io13

#throughglass

2013-05-16 18:00:44 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

#facebook #onglass #throughglass  at #io13  

Really enjoyed +Timothy Jordan 's talk – especially highlighting the well done Glasswares that have already been released.

2013-05-16 17:02:08 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 26 +1s)

Excited to head back to #io13

But it's always hard to leave the house once my little guy is up

#throughglass

2013-05-16 17:48:21 (4 comments, 6 reshares, 20 +1s)

Google Translate at I/O

I'm having an awesome time at I/O so far, and +Rohit Khare and I really enjoyed talking to all of you about Google Translate

More info (and give us feedback about the talk here):
http://goo.gl/Sa17x
(video should be available later)

Resources about Translate:
http://translate.google.com/
http://translate.google.com/about/
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.translate
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-translate/id414706506?mt=8

Resources about the Translate API
http://developers.google.com/translate
http://cloud.google.com/products/more-products


#io13 #techtalk #googlecloudplatform  
#translate   #googletranslate  

2013-05-15 15:16:00 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 10 +1s)

#io13 #googletranslate

Excitedly awaiting the keynote?

Kill some time watching this video and learning more about Google Translate.

Then come learn even more at my talk later today (4:40, track 9)

2013-05-15 06:08:12 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 10 +1s)

Google Translate welcomes you to #io13  

Come learn more about Translate at my talk tomorrow at 4:40 (Track 9)
http://goo.gl/Sa17x

Can you spot your language below?

Welkom by die konferensie! Mirë se vini në konferencën! مرحبا بكم في المؤتمر! Բարի գալուստ համաժողովը. Konfransda xoş gəlmisiniz! Ongi etorri konferentzia! Сардэчна запрашаем на канферэнцыю! সম্মেলনে এ স্বাগতম! Dobrodošli na konferenciji! Добре дошли на конференцията! Benvinguts a la conferència! Welcome sa mga sa komperensya! 会议欢迎！ 會議歡迎！ Dobrodošli na konferenciji! Vítejte na konferenci! Velkommen til konferencen! Welkom op de conferentie! Bonvenon al la konferenco! Tere tulemastkonverentsile! Maligayang pagdating sa conference! Tervetuloa konferenssiin! Bienvenue à la conférence! Benvido á conferencia! კეთილი კო... more »

2013-05-15 04:55:59 (2 comments, 2 reshares, 44 +1s)

#io13 #throughglass

2013-05-14 20:17:29 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 18 +1s)

Google Translate @ Google I/O

Interested in Google Translate?
Attending Google I/O?
Come join me at my talk: http://goo.gl/Sa17x

I'll be talking about how we build the magic that is Google Translate.  And my partner in crime, +Rohit Khare, will tell you about some of the best ways to use the Google Translate API for your company or projects.

Found in Translation: Going Global with the Translate API

Hundreds of millions of users rely on Google Translate — what new markets your apps, sites, or analytics unlock with our Translate API on the Google Cloud Platform? We’ll explore the AI that Google uses to analyze billions of documents across 70+ languages. Understanding how statistical machine translation works can help identify appropriate commercial applications, such as user-generated content, news and reviews, andloca... more »

2013-05-09 19:14:39 (18 comments, 3 reshares, 34 +1s)

Google Translate – We've been busy

Hope none of you missed some of our recent launches over on Google Translate.

Two weeks ago we launched a new language, Khmer
This week we upped the ante and launched 5 new languages, Bosnian, Cebuano, Hmong, Javanese, and Marathi

Not only new languages, but new features too!

Our Phrasebook feature now syncs to Translate for Android, allowing you to save your favorite translations on desktop, edit them if you need to fix up a translation, and sync them to your phone for when you need them later.

Also, Translate by Camera input on Android has now been launched in 16 more languages.

Enjoy!

Read more below

Phrasebook sync
http://goo.gl/8kkLR

Bosnian, Cebuano, Hmong, Javanese, and Marathi
http://goo.gl/kGDFg

Khmermore »

2013-05-02 00:13:11 (1 comments, 3 reshares, 25 +1s)

Ellie's First Day #throughglass  

Hi - I am Ellie (short for Eleanor) and I was born today (5/1/2013) at 1:38 AM.  According to some sources, Eleanor means "light".

My proud daddy would love it if you would take a photo of the sunset tonight (or the sunrise tomorrow) from wherever you are in the world and post it using #elliesfirstday or email it to me at elliesfirstday@gmail.com along with your location (e.g., Atlanta, GA).

My daddy wants to make a book of sunsets and sunrises from all over the world on my first day of life.

2013-04-26 23:35:29 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 19 +1s)

Hangout in Air

Went to fly kites the other day. So naturally we put Glass on one and started a Hangout. We had +Lisa Patel and myself on the ground, +Amanda Rosenberg and +Steve Lee in the sky.

#throughglass   #hangouts

2013-04-19 20:10:55 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 23 +1s)

Yesterday we added Khmer to Google Translate—our 66th supported language. Khmer is a tricky language for translations systems in part because words in Khmer aren't traditionally separated by spaces; that means not only do we have to teach our system a new language, we also have to teach it to separate words. Khmer in Translate is is in alpha, so it will be useful in some situations but not all, but we're working on improving it. Read more about how you can help on the Translate blog: http://goo.gl/rsjk9

2013-04-19 17:11:46 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

សួស្ដី​ឆ្នាំ​ថ្មី
Anyone for a game of លាក់⁣កន្សែង?

Apparently it's a game about hiding a towel?
You can read more about it here: http://news.khmer79.com/?p=67686
But you probably need the help of Google Translate: http://goo.gl/U7msj

Lucky for you, we launched support for our 66th language, Khmer, today.

Read all about it:
googletranslate.blogspot.com/2013/04/google-translate-now-supports-khmer.html

#google   #translate   #googletranslate   #khmer   #cambodia #happynewyear

2013-04-18 03:16:13 (0 comments, 4 reshares, 10 +1s)

Ever wonder what some Googlers do in their spare time? +Tom Murphy VII  likes to create programs designed to learn how to play classic video games. Recently, during the 2013 ACH SIGBOVIK 2013 conference (http://sigbovik.org/2013/), Murphy (also known by his alias Tom 7) revealed his AI program designed to automatically play many old Nintendo Entertainment System games.  

In his paper “The First Level of Super Mario Bros. is Easy with Lexicographic Orderings and Time Travel … after that it gets a little tricky” (http://goo.gl/akUCf), Murphy details the process by which his programs deduce the right objective function by analyzing a human player’s inputs to a game. The assumption made is that successful progress, or “winning”, consists of the lexicographical ordering of certain memory locations (i.e. score, level, number of lives, character's x position on screen, etc.)increasing.  ... more »

2013-04-17 19:40:41 (27 comments, 49 reshares, 119 +1s)

Excitement through Glass

I've had the distinct pleasure of wearing Glass for a while now.

One of the most fun parts of that has been talking with people who see me wearing it and can't hold back their excitement.

A common interaction:
    "Is that Google Glass?"
      "It sure is."
    "Is it awesome?  What does it do?"
      "Absolutely.  Can I take your picture?"
    "Sure!"
      "Ok Glass.  Take a picture."

Below is a collection of some of those pictures.

I hope all the new Glass Explorers have as much fun wearing Glass in the coming weeks as I have so far.

#throughglass   #google   #glass  #glassexplorers

2013-04-01 18:29:42 (0 comments, 3 reshares, 9 +1s)

Amazing developments in Advanced Input Methods

When using Google Translate, we know that many of you rely on the terrific input tools we provide (http://goo.gl/HRYgj) for typing those languages that might be a bit more challenging for you to input.

Today, our colleagues in Japan are happy to announce some amazing new advancements in the state-of-the art input tools.

Check it out:
http://goo.gl/cnrDG (Japanese)  
http://goo.gl/8kQFQ (English translation)

Or watch the video (there are English captions if you need them)

2013-03-27 17:54:51 (9 comments, 73 reshares, 88 +1s)

The World's Languages in Your Pocket
Google Translate – offline – No internet required

Ever found yourself travelling far, far away and when you most need Google Translate, you realize you don't have an internet connection?

Fear no more.

Today we launch offline language packages for Google Translate on Android

Read more here:
http://goo.gl/4Q9YQ

While offline models are less comprehensive than their online equivalents, they are perfect for translating in those situations when you have poor connectivity, expensive data access, or no data access at all.

Get out there and explore, and with Google Translate in your pocket, you'll break through language barriers like never before.

#google  #translate #googletranslate #offline #nointernetrequired

2013-03-22 23:36:56 (26 comments, 4 reshares, 37 +1s)

+Project Glass emoticon

¡-)

#projectglass   #googleglass   #glass #google #emoticon  

Many thanks to my good friend +Aaron Weintraub who invented this emoticon.

2013-03-21 00:17:18 (11 comments, 30 reshares, 56 +1s)

+Project Glass emoticon

¡-)

#projectglass   #googleglass   #glass #google #emoticon  

Many thanks to my good friend +Aaron Weintraub who invented this emoticon.

2013-03-19 15:56:28 (20 comments, 1 reshares, 26 +1s)

Dropped my Nexus 4 yesterday :(
Glad the back cracked instead of the screen.

I thought about getting a case – but I've never liked wrapping a case around my phones.

So a nice Translate sticker seemed to do the trick.

#nexus4   #googletranslate  

2013-03-14 22:58:28 (18 comments, 31 reshares, 40 +1s)

Phrasebook for Google Translate

Ever wanted to keep track of your favorite translations?  I have.

Now you can.

Save your translations, come back and study them, make edits and improve them.

Read more here:
http://googletranslate.blogspot.com/2013/03/never-forget-useful-phrase-again.html

#google  #translate #googletranslate

2013-05-12 07:01:16 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 8 +1s)

Are all the mods enlightened?  

IT'S A TRAP!

2013-03-03 01:40:34 (24 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

New TV?
Recommendations?

Hey all you smart Google+ people.  My Mom is looking to buy a new TV.
What should she get?

Things she wants:
- 50-55"
- very thin TV
- very thin edge
- ability to watch Hulu Plus
- ability to use it for Google+ hangouts (probably by adding a camera)

Of course working for Google, I'm in favor of +Google TV, and the LG TVs with built in Google TV seem pretty nice.

It seems like a lot of TVs today are trying to up-sell folks with "smart" features and internet features, but from my past experience, the software on TVs and Blu-ray players and the like is often pretty terrible, and these features are rarely something usable.

The best approach for me has still been to hook a laptop up to my TV.

Thoughts?  Suggestions?  Things to look out for?

Thanks!

2013-03-02 17:03:41 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 11 +1s)

In March 1994, Pearl Jam first annouced their intention to keep ticket prices for its upcoming tour low, and started the infamous battle with Ticketmaster.

2013-05-11 18:58:26 (6 comments, 12 reshares, 32 +1s)

Project Glass: What it Does: Translate Your Voice.
http://www.google.com/glass/start/what-it-does/

2013-02-21 05:08:34 (5 comments, 1 reshares, 13 +1s)

http://youtu.be/v1uyQZNg2vE

2013-02-22 03:31:52 (12 comments, 1 reshares, 12 +1s)

I figure most people may have already seen this... But if you haven't, check out what's in store on Glass.

There's a bit of Google Translate in there.

#google #translate #googletranslate #glass #projectglass

2013-02-13 19:19:36 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

NYTimes Frugal Traveller, Seth Kugel on using Google Translate in China

I've always enjoyed Seth Kugel's Frugal Traveller column and I'm thrilled to have him cover Google Translate.

#google  #translate #googletranslate

2013-02-13 01:13:09 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

+Unbound MEDLINE  Search Strategy of the Week
This week I'd like to show how Unbound Medline can be used to deliver medical information in multiple languages.  Most medical research is published in English which may hinder the delivery of information to non-English speaking medical care providers. The +Unbound MEDLINE  android app allows you to share citations with +Google  translate, and in doing so helps to  break down language barriers.  Here's an example of how it can be used.

Worldwide, South Africa has the largest number of people living with HIV (est. 5 million).  It also has 11 official languages so sharing of  medical information can be a challenge.  Let's do the following:

1. Open the Unbound Medline app in android, click the "Clinical Search" tab and search: HIV

2. In the results you'll see:
A systematicreview e... more »

2013-02-07 20:11:41 (1 comments, 2 reshares, 18 +1s)

Google Translate
Introducing our New Input Tools

Considering the vast number of ways that users type in our 65 supported languages, we are pleased to announce the integration of Google’s new input tools in Google Translate. We have always allowed you to choose among alternative input methods, but your choice was limited. For example, only one of four popular input methods for Chinese was previously available. Our new input tools greatly expand the set of available input methods for many languages. 

Read more
http://googletranslate.blogspot.com/2013/02/introducing-our-new-input-tools.html

#google  #googletranslate #translate

2013-02-04 17:07:57 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 26 +1s)

+Project Glass, capturing special moments with +Zane Muir Estelle, high above San Francisco in Bernal Heights Park

2013-01-31 22:08:58 (9 comments, 8 reshares, 69 +1s)

All your Google belong to us

On Tuesday, Google's main campus became a fortress of Resistance.
On Wednesday, we did it again.
Today, L8 Resistance portals have been popping up across campus.

We are the Resistance.

2013-01-31 21:17:27 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 14 +1s)

San Francisco 2013 January – Ingress Status Report

Back in mid-December, I began monitoring the status of the power struggle back and forth between the Resistance and the Enlightened.  I shared what a week of battle looks like in SF: http://goo.gl/tn48T

With the coming of the New Year, things were looking bad for the Resistance. The city by the bay was being shaped more and more, day by day, and we worried Human-kind may have been lost to the Enlightenment.

But the Resistance fought on, fought strong, and has managed to turn the tide.

This time-lapse shows the entire month of January 2013, as the city progressively became more and more blue.  We know the Enlightenment will come back strong.  But we're proud to have pushed them back and slowed there progress here.

#ingress   #resistsf   #resistance   #timelapse  

2013-01-31 21:16:51 (8 comments, 23 reshares, 25 +1s)

San Francisco 2013 January – Ingress Status Report

Back in mid-December, I began monitoring the status of the power struggle back and forth between the Resistance and the Enlightened.  I shared what a week of battle looks like in SF: http://goo.gl/tn48T

With the coming of the New Year, things were looking bad for the Resistance. The city by the bay was being shaped more and more, day by day, and we worried Human-kind may have been lost to the Enlightenment.

But the Resistance fought on, fought strong, and has managed to turn the tide.

This time-lapse shows the entire month of January 2013, as the city progressively became more and more blue.  We know the Enlightenment will come back strong.  But we're proud to have pushed them back and slowed there progress here.

#ingress   #resistsf   #resistance   #timelapse  

2013-01-29 18:15:00 (24 comments, 0 reshares, 16 +1s)

I absolutely love this phone.  And now you can buy it again.

gogogogo while you still can. 

2013-01-29 18:13:22 (3 comments, 2 reshares, 4 +1s)

Very comprehensive and well written review of the Model S by a 3 month owner +Greg Badros 

2013-01-29 00:09:51 (6 comments, 3 reshares, 19 +1s)

Ingress is NP-hard
Traveling salesman, anyone? This shit just got NP Hard.

A few of us were just considering optimal linking strategies for an area of portals – to maximize AP gained.

I suggested that we need to consider the path of the agent walking between portals and optimize the AP vs. travel distance tradeoff.

To which +William Washco's choice reply, was:
"Traveling salesman, anyone? This shit just got NP Hard."

#ingress   #travelingsalesman   #nphard  

2013-01-29 00:09:27 (5 comments, 8 reshares, 19 +1s)

Ingress is NP-hard
Traveling salesman, anyone? This shit just got NP Hard.

A few of us were just considering optimal linking strategies for an area of portals – to maximize AP gained.

I suggested that we need to consider the path of the agent walking between portals and optimize the AP vs. travel distance tradeoff.

To which +William Washco's choice reply, was:
"Traveling salesman, anyone? This shit just got NP Hard."

#ingress   #travelingsalesman   #nphard