published @ June 9, 2010 # No Comment Yet
(Cross-posted on the Webmaster Central Blog)Today, we're announcing the completion of a new web indexing system called Caffeine. Caffeine provides 50 percent fresher results for web searches than our last index, and it's the largest collection of web content we've offered. Whether it's a news story, a blog or a forum post, you can now [...]
published @ June 9, 2010 # No Comment Yet
Hopefully some of you have seen one or two of our Search Story videos. We’ve been blown away by the creativity and brilliance of everyone that shared their own search story using the Search Stories Video Creator. It’s been a pleasure to see how all kinds of people use search to tell tales—whether silly, [...]
published @ June 8, 2010 # No Comment Yet
Whether you’ll be in South Africa in person this month, or simply cheering your team on from back home, our new tools for football fans can help you soak up the atmosphere and follow your team wherever you are in the world.You can check out the brand new Street View imagery for South Africa [...]
published @ June 8, 2010 # No Comment Yet
When I was a history major at Haverford College, I spent countless hours with old documents at Magill Library. It was one of the best parts of the Haverford experience—studying and researching with a great collection of musty works. Little did I or any other student know at the time that as [...]
published @ June 7, 2010 # No Comment Yet
This is one of a regular series of posts on search experience updates. Look for the label This week in search and subscribe to the series. - Ed.We work hard to consistently develop new tools, features and algorithmic changes to help us better understand what you mean when you enter a query into the Google [...]
published @ June 3, 2010 # No Comment Yet
Although it feels like summer in many parts of the world, this week much of the North American sports community is focused squarely on ice hockey. That’s because the Stanley Cup Finals between the Chicago Blackhawks and Philadelphia Flyers kicked off over the weekend. Today, the series shifts to Philadelphia, and the [...]
published @ June 3, 2010 # No Comment Yet
From iGoogle’s debut in 2005 to our more recent launch of stars in search in March, we’ve enjoyed making your search experience more relevant, useful and fun through personalization. Today, we’re introducing a new feature that brings a whole new level of personalization to Google by letting you add a favorite photo or image [...]
published @ May 26, 2010 # No Comment Yet
Your millions of online votes helped us pick the winners of this year's Doodle 4 Google competition. Today, we're pleased to announce the results.Congratulations to Makenzie Melton, a third grader at El Dorado Springs R-2 Schools in El Dorado Springs, Missouri. Her winning design, entitled "Rainforest Habitat,” expressed her concern that "the rainforest is [...]
published @ May 25, 2010 # No Comment Yet
(Cross-posted to the Google Public Policy Blog)In 1978, people told Douglas Twiddy he was crazy when he started renting out vacation homes in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. More than 30 years later, his son Ross is using our AdWords advertising program to help attract prospective renters — and grow his small business, Twiddy. [...]
published @ May 24, 2010 # No Comment Yet
We've been overwhelmed — but not surprised :) — by the success of our 30th anniversary PAC-MAN doodle. Due to popular demand, we’re making the game permanently available at www.google.com/pacman.Thanks to NAMCO for helping to make this wonderful collaboration happen. Enjoy! Marissa Mayer, VP Search Products & User Experience
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published @ May 22, 2010 # No Comment Yet
As people spend more time on the Internet, they want greater control over who has access to their online communications. Many Internet services use what are known as Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) connections to encrypt information that travels between your computer and their service. Usually recognized by a web address starting with “https” or [...]
published @ May 22, 2010 # No Comment Yet
Today, the Federal Trade Commission cleared our acquisition of AdMob, a mobile advertising start up. We’re excited to work with Omar Hamoui and his talented team at AdMob to develop new mobile advertising solutions for marketers, mobile app developers and mobile publishers.The decision is great news for the mobile advertising ecosystem as a [...]
published @ May 21, 2010 # No Comment Yet
When I was growing up, my dad had the best job I could possibly imagine: he was an arcade game and pinball technician. For me, that meant summer trips through Poland’s coastal cities with their seasonal arcade parlors; peeking inside cabinets to learn programming and engineering secrets; and—of course—free games!One of my favorites was [...]
published @ May 18, 2010 # No Comment Yet
For the first time ever, as part of this year’s Doodle 4 Google competition, we’re heading straight to classrooms all across the United States. From Gig Harbor, WA to Niceville, FL, Googlers are visiting the schools of our top 40 Regional Finalists to celebrate art and technology with thousands of K-12 students and [...]
published @ May 15, 2010 # No Comment Yet
Nine days ago the data protection authority (DPA) in Hamburg, Germany asked to audit the WiFi data that our Street View cars collect for use in location-based products like Google Maps for mobile, which enables people to find local restaurants or get directions. His request prompted us to re-examine everything we have been collecting, [...]