CircleCount helps you better understand Google+

2013-06-19 15:26:27 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Good article by Alec Ross making the case for better wireless networks as a means to economic development.

2013-06-17 18:03:23 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

If you missed it at Sundance, you can see the SF premier this weekend of Pandora's Promise, a fact-based view on the merits of nuclear power.

2013-06-16 20:07:15 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Cool video demonstrating the visually amazing behavior of pendulums of different lengths.

2013-06-16 19:56:17 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have developed a low-cost, fast handheld malaria detector that could save millions of lives.

2013-06-16 19:50:51 (1 comments, 2 reshares, 6 +1s)

For 2 out of every 3 people on earth, a fast, affordable Internet connection is still out of reach.  Today we are unveiling our latest moonshot from Google [x] - Project Loon: balloon-powered internet access. Learn more: goo.gl/3VUHC

#ProjectLoon

2013-06-13 16:37:05 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

Want to declutter your life and win FREE stuff doing it?

Join our 7 Step Stuff Diet and you could win a free gift from Lifefactory. All you have to do to enter is comment or post a photo of how you've recently decluttered your life here: http://bit.ly/PassOnPlastic

2013-06-12 16:49:15 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 0 +1s)

Ironically, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) was signed into law by President Carter in 1978 as a response to President Richard Nixon’s usage of federal resources to spy on political and activist groups.  It has been amended multiple times since 9/11.

2013-06-11 20:38:20 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

We're calling for greater transparency--asking the government to let us publish in our Transparency Report aggregate numbers of national security requests, including their scope.  Here's our letter to the US government.  

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2013/06/asking-us-government-to-allow-google-to.html

2013-06-11 16:22:55 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Great study from the  Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory to help answer this question.

2013-06-10 20:32:27 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

Cool things coming out of Google, like Earth Engine using combining our global mapping capabilities with decades of historical satellite data.

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/06/how-google-built-a-108-terapixel-time-lapse-portrait-of-earth/

2013-06-10 16:03:27 (1 comments, 5 reshares, 6 +1s)

Google pays tribute to Maurice Sendak, author of "Where the Wild Things Are"  https://www.google.com/

2013-06-07 21:02:59 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 0 +1s)

Dear Google users—

You may be aware of press reports alleging that Internet companies have joined a secret U.S. government program called PRISM to give the National Security Agency direct access to our servers. As Google’s CEO and Chief Legal Officer, we wanted you to have the facts.

First, we have not joined any program that would give the U.S. government—or any other government—direct access to our servers. Indeed, the U.S. government does not have direct access or a “back door” to the information stored in our data centers. We had not heard of a program called PRISM until yesterday.

Second, we provide user data to governments only in accordance with the law. Our legal team reviews each and every request, and frequently pushes back when requests are overly broad or don’t follow the correct process. Press reports that suggest that Google is providingopen-ended ac... more »

2013-06-07 16:33:31 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Give $1 to the nonprofit project 'Saving our national forests' and I will match your donation. https://onetoday.google.com/project?match=lXecjA9J

2013-06-06 21:12:53 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

At the "How green is your internet" summit. Watch it live at How Green is the Internet? Summit.

2013-06-06 20:17:11 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Funny (and educational) video.

Join me and pledge to the campaign to fund a privately funded space-based telescope on KickStarter  http://kck.st/19ma7DQ

2013-06-06 16:12:47 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

Who want try?

2013-06-04 16:23:36 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 7 +1s)

Just completed my testimony to Congress on Google's Crisis Response efforts http://www.google.org/crisisresponse.

Hearing of the House Homeland Security Committee - Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications Subcommittee.

2013-06-03 14:26:57 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Tap dancing is still live (and kicking).  Thanks for sharing, Mike.

2013-06-02 22:03:57 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 5 +1s)

"How to be an Explorer of the World" from +Brain Pickings  #life  

1. always be looking
2. consider everything alive and animate.
3. everything is interesting.  look closer.
4. alter your course often.
5. observe for long (and short) durations.
6. notice the stories going on around you.
7. notice patterns. make connections.
8. document your findings in a variety of ways.
9. incorporate indeterminacy.
10. observe movement.
11. create a personal dialogue with your environment.  talk to it.
12. trace things back to their origins.
13. use all your senses in your investigations.

thanks +Maria Popova !

2013-06-01 02:53:15 (2 comments, 6 reshares, 11 +1s)

If you need inspiration, watch this video.  Thanks for sharing, Jacquelline.

2013-05-30 22:11:51 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 3 +1s)

Very cool visuals.  Thanks for sharing, Tammy.

2013-05-30 19:55:05 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Google investing in Africa renewables.

2013-05-30 19:52:46 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Congratulations, +Jennifer Pahlka.   Looking forward to what you can accomplish at the WhiteHouse!

2013-05-28 14:08:52 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

"Triple conjunction" of Jupiter, Venus, and Mercury over the pacific ocean at sunset this weekend.  +Justin A. Ragusa 

2013-05-27 22:01:04 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

On balance, the impact of technology on society is that "the good wins!"

2013-05-27 21:06:44 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Brunch yesterday featuring cinnamon french toast with strawberries at Cafe Golo in SF

2013-05-27 20:21:17 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Even better

2013-05-27 17:04:27 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

American Pie is a song dense in cultural references.

2013-05-26 16:28:20 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Give $1 to the nonprofit project 'Plant A Billion Trees' and I will match your donation.

https://onetoday.google.com/project?match=T5r7JbQh

2013-05-25 18:51:34 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

The Human Rights Channel is celebrating over a year on YouTube, with almost 2000 videos curated by Witness, organization founded by Peter Gabriel.  I recommend subscribing and staying engaged.

2013-05-25 16:18:57 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Give $1 to the nonprofit project 'Feed School Children in Bolivia' and I will match your donation.

https://onetoday.google.com/project?match=dwIfrQiE

2013-05-24 16:31:33 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 1 +1s)

Happy Birthday, Bob Dylan. 

2013-05-24 15:30:33 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Inspiration.  Best of luck Nay Aung!

2013-05-23 15:26:06 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Just moderated panel at Mayors innovation summit in Philadelphia. Great ideas coming out of cities like Louisville, Boston and Jacksonville!

2013-05-15 20:06:36 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Send Money to Friends with Gmail and Google Wallet

Paying a buddy back for lunch or paying your share of the rent has just gotten a whole lot easier. Starting today, we are rolling out the ability to use your Gmail and Google Wallet to quickly and securely send money to anyone in the U.S. over the age of 18. Read the blog post to learn more: http://goo.gl/vTTTE

2013-05-15 06:06:44 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

I'm looking forward to giving a 10 minute presentation at Google I/O tomorrow. My talk is part of the first-ever Women Techmaker session on Wednesday, May 15 from 5:30-6:45pm PT. 

Also presenting in the session are Megan Smith (VP at Google), Anna Patterson (VP at Google), Johanna Wright (VP at Google), Jean Wang (Hardware Lead/Project Glass at Google), Diane Greene (Co-founder of VMware and Google Board Member), and Kathy Kleiman (ENIAC   Programmers Project Founder  ).
If you won't be at Moscone tomorrow, you can watch the session via livestream here:   https://developers.google.com/events/io/sessions/364746894

2013-05-15 00:38:13 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

About 14 years ago, I got a bad cold, and my voice became hoarse.  At the time I didn’t think much about it.  But my voice never fully recovered.  So I went to a doctor and was diagnosed with left vocal cord paralysis.  This is a nerve problem that causes your left vocal cord to not move properly.  Despite extensive examination, the doctors never identified a cause — though there was speculation of virus-based damage from my cold.  It is quite common in cases like these that a definitive cause is not found.

While this condition never really affected me — other than having a slightly weaker voice than normal which some people think sounded a little funny — it naturally raised questions in my mind about my second vocal cord.  But I was told that sequential paralysis of one vocal cord following another is extremely rare.  

Fast forward to last summer, when the same patternrepeated itself... more »

2013-05-14 22:06:42 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

How did I miss this?  Too cool if you're an analog electronic music fan.  

2013-05-13 04:37:28 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

2013-05-11 23:05:37 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Pretty cool.  Would be better if it was silent.

2013-05-10 16:48:43 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Hard to see how the government can effectively control the propagation of 3D-printed guns.

2013-05-09 07:38:19 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Song of the Caged Bird - Lindsey Stirling

2013-05-08 15:26:10 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Last night in San Francisco I saw Kill Team, a documentary film about soldiers convicted of staging murders of civilians in Afghanistan.  It was a chilling and fantastic film, winner of the Tribeca Film Festival #TFF2013 .  

Congratulations to Lawrence Lerew, editor of the film.  It's a great accomplishment.

2013-05-08 05:27:13 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

2013-05-07 19:29:59 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Very creative if you have not seen this already

2013-05-07 05:17:10 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Not sure what is the point of the US explicitly accusing China of cyber attacks.  It seems to only highlight our inability to stop it.

2013-05-03 20:03:22 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

Very cool storm on Saturn.  Best part is the hexagon shape.  Thanks for sharing, +minnie ingersoll 

2013-05-03 13:22:31 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 10 +1s)

Sunrise over the East Bay.

2013-05-02 15:07:57 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

BebaPay launched in Kenya by Google to allow people to use their phones (or prepaid cards) to pay for bus fare.  Safer and more convenient solution rather than carrying cash.  One more example where Africa is leading the way.

2013-05-02 14:38:28 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 7 +1s)

Glowing sunset last night.