“Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.” -Special Olympics Athlete Oath Standing in Soldier Field in Chicago, 47 years ago, Eunice Shriver kicked off the first Special Olympics in history–1,000 people withRead more…
Neon prescription… or rather, New transcription for Google Voice
You may have been there before…open your voicemail transcriptions in Google Voice to find that at times they aren’t completely intelligible. Or, they are humorously intelligible. Either way, they might not have been the message the caller meant to leaveRead more…
Through the Google lens: Search trends July 10-16
It’s Friday, which means it’s time for a good, old-fashioned Search trends round up. Read on to see what the world wanted to know this week. To Pluto and BeyondIt may have lost its planetary title, but Pluto officially becameRead more…
Dive into Ocean Week at Camp Google
Today is the start of Camp Google—an online summer camp built to spark and satisfy kids’ curiosities, with four weeks of live adventures for students ages 7-10. This post comes to us from Sylvia Earle, marine biologist and Explorer-in-Residence atRead more…
Through the Google lens: Search trends July 3-9
This week people had the goal of searching for info on the U.S. victory in the Women’s World Cup, as well as a hat trick of technical difficulties at three major organizations. Let’s kick off the trending topics on GoogleRead more…
Google Earth turns 10 today
When Google Earth was first introduced 10 years ago, it immediately stole my heart. Beyond the freedom to fly anywhere in the world, I was captivated by the ability to paint and visualize geographic data on this incredible global canvas.Read more…
Through the Google lens: Search trends June 19-25
From eagerly-awaited U.S. Supreme Court rulings, to the ongoing debate over the Confederate flag, here’s a look at some of the topics that got people searching this week. #LoveWinsWhether the query was “marriage equality,” “fourteenth amendment,” or “love wins,” searchesRead more…
A power plant for the Internet: our newest data center in Alabama
Every time you check your Gmail, search on Google for a nearby restaurant, or watch a YouTube video, a server whirs to life in one of our data centers. Data centers are the engines of the Internet, bringing the powerRead more…
Vertical Street View of the world’s most iconic rock wall: Yosemite’s El Capitan
Today we’re launching our first-ever vertical Street View collection, giving you the opportunity to climb 3,000 feet up the world’s most famous rock wall: Yosemite’s El Capitan. To bring you this new imagery, we partnered with legendary climbers Lynn Hill,Read more…
Music for everything you do
Need some music right now to make whatever you’re doing better? Even if you’re not already a Google Play Music subscriber, we’ve got you covered. Google Play Music now has a free, ad-supported version in the U.S., giving you aRead more…