Today we’re kicking off the 2015 Doodle 4 Google art competition, where creative and curious students across the U.S. vie to take over the Google homepage for a day with their artwork. This year’s theme, “What makes me…me,” invites studentsRead more…
New Calendar illustrations in 30 languages
Posted by Stella Schieffer, Product Manager Your calendar is more than just a list of dates and times — it’s your life! That’s why Calendar adds illustrations to many of your favorite events automatically. Today we’re improving these illustrations inRead more…
Reaching users across Search, Play, YouTube and the Google Display Network with Universal App Campaigns — an easy way to promote your Android app
A couple of weeks ago we announced the global availability of Universal App Campaigns, a powerful way to reach potential app users across our entire network — Google Search, Google Play, YouTube, and the Google Display Network (GDN). We’re pleasedRead more…
Deprecating our AJAX crawling scheme
tl;dr: We are no longer recommending the AJAX crawling proposal we made back in 2009. In 2009, we made a proposal to make AJAX pages crawlable. Back then, our systems were not able to render and understand pages that useRead more…
Introducing the Accelerated Mobile Pages Project, for a faster, open mobile web
Smartphones and tablets have revolutionized the way we access information, and today people consume a tremendous amount of news on their phones. Publishers around the world use the mobile web to reach these readers, but the experience can often leaveRead more…
The space race is on: first Google Lunar XPRIZE team headed to the moon
For the last eight years, teams from around the world have been racing to win a global competition to land an unmanned spacecraft on the moon successfully. It’s called the Google Lunar XPRIZE, and it’s been going on in labsRead more…
An update on how we tackle hacked spam
Recently we have started rolling out a series of algorithmic changes that aim to tackle hacked spam in our search results. A huge amount of legitimate sites are hacked by spammers and used to engage in abusive behavior, such asRead more…
Shopping Assortment Report in Merchant Center gives retailers insight into demand for popular products they don’t stock
We know that retailers are always interested in new opportunities to meet online customer demand — especially during the busy holiday season. Today, we’re excited to introduce the Shopping Assortment Report in Google Merchant Center to help you plan yourRead more…
Get ready for the sweet taste of Android 6.0 Marshmallow
Today we’re starting to roll out Android 6.0 Marshmallow to Nexus users. Of course, the new Nexus 5X and 6P will ship with Android 6.0, straight from the factory. Android Marshmallow is the sweetest, smartest Android version yet: Now onRead more…
Get ready for Fall TV on Android TV
More apps for you to enjoy We can’t guarantee Carrie Mathison will capture Haqqani. We’re not sure what groundbreaking global issues VICE will cover. And we can’t tell you if Sheldon and Amy will get back together. What we doRead more…