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New Drop-Down Menu for Google Search Results
Google now shows a green arrow icon next to search results URLs. Click the arrow and you'll get a drop-down menu with up to three options: cached, similar and share.Until now, Google only displayed the "share" link next to the results, while "cached" and "similar" were buried in the Instant Preview box. Show More Summary
Google Removes Related Searches Option
Back in 2009, Google added a sidebar with advanced search options like wonder wheel, timeline, sites with images, recent results and related searches (intially called "search suggestions"). Many of these features are no longer available, but there are some new features that have been added since then: verbatim, dictionary, visited pages. Show More Summary
Building Better Maps in Southeast Asia
Have you ever found yourself standing on the western bank of the Chao Phraya river in Bangkok, looking for a way to get across to the Grand Palace and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha? Or perhaps you’ve spent time scouring a map of Jakarta to find Indonesia’s famous National Monument. Show More Summary
YouTube's Homepage Carousel UI
When you're signed in, YouTube's homepage now has a carousel interface similar to the new design for channels. The "what to watch" section groups recent videos from your subscriptions, recommended videos and now also shows popular videos from some of your subscriptions. Show More Summary
A Bogus DMCA Takedown Request (Part 4)
This is the last article from the series. I've received a bogus DMCA complaint, filed a counter claim, which was rejected by Google. Then I've contacted a member of the band who sent the DMCA complaint, he admitted that it was sent by...Show More Summary
How Accurate Is Browser Market Share Data?
It's really hard to get accurate browser stats. Some companies report the number of active users, others report the total number of users and there are many web analytics companies that report conflicting market share data.Net Market...Show More Summary
Celebrating the 50th country on Street View
Whether you're planning a summer vacation to visit the Colosseum or exploring potential neighborhoods for your next move, Street View gives you instant access to the places you want to see -- even before you leave the house. We launched Street View in 2007 in five U.S. Show More Summary
A new kind of summer job: open source coding with Google Summer of Code
If you’re a university student with CS chops looking to earn real-world experience this summer, consider writing code for a cool open source project with the Google Summer of Code program. Over the past eight years more than 6,000 students have “graduated” from this global program, working with almost 400 different open source projects. Show More Summary
In support of a national STEM Teacher Corps
Last year, while hosting the White House Science Fair, President Obama said, “If you win the NCAA championship, you come to the White House. Well, if you're a young person and you produce the best experiment or design, the best hardware...Show More Summary
Following the lead of nature’s engineers
It’s no surprise that Google appreciates engineers. And this Earth Day, we’re looking at some of our favorite engineers from nature to see how they can teach us to treat the environment better. We’ve created a website where we can see the beauty and ingenuity of the natural world through photos from National Geographic. Show More Summary
Google Tests New Interface for Related Image Searches
Google Image Search tests a new interface for related searches. Instead of displaying a list of thumbnails when you mouse over the related searches, this experimental interface shows a small collage of images above the queries. Here's the standard interface: In other related news, search by subject no longer works. Hopefully, it's just a bug: { Thanks, Abdul. }
Happy birthday Campus London. You’ve grown up so fast.
Just over 12 months ago, Campus London opened its doors to the young, upcoming London tech startup community. I’d like to think we always knew it would succeed, but I don’t think any of us expected the level of engagement and enthusiasm...Show More Summary
Swipe Navigation in the Mobile Gmail Site
One month ago, Google updated the Gmail app for iOS and added a swipe gesture that lets you move between conversations without having to return to the inbox. At that time, the mobile Gmail site didn't have this feature, but now it'sShow More Summary
Outsourcing Blogger Comments to Google+
While Blogger's new commenting system has a lot of cool features, there's an important downside: Google+ Comments has nothing to do with Blogger.The old comments are available in the new interface, but the new comments are not available in the old commenting system, if you decide to switch back. Show More Summary
Google Now for Google's Homepage in Testing
It looks like Google Now won't be limited to Android, iOS and Chrome, it will also be added to Google's homepage. Some code from a page that's tested by Google offers more information about this feature."Get started with Google Now. Just the right information at just the right time." That's how Google introduces the new feature. Show More Summary
Add Google+ Comments to Any Web Page
Until Google launches an API for the Google+ Comments feature, you can use the code from Blogger. Browsing the Net found a way to embed Google+ Comments on any website or blog. Here's the code you could use: Replace [URL] with the address of your page. Show More Summary
Gapless Internet and Google Fiber
"A gapless album is a type of album in which some or all of the tracks are intended to be heard seamlessly without any pause. Instead of individual tracks being separated by a brief moment of silence, each transitions directly into the...Show More Summary
Google Now Is Not Google Voice Search
Here's something I don't understand: why do so many people confuse Google Now with Google Voice Search? There are a lot of articles that compare Google Now with Siri or claim that Google Now is a voice assistant. Google Now is a feature...Show More Summary
Anonymous Animals in Google Drive
Google found a funny way to show the anonymous persons who open a document in Google Drive. Instead of only using different colors for each person, Google Drive associates each person with an animal, so you'll see things like "anonymous...Show More Summary
Expanding options for companies to buy renewable energy
We’re always looking for ways to expand the use of renewable energy. To date we’ve committed more than $1 billion to renewable energy project investments, signed agreements to procure wind power near our data centers, and installed solar...Show More Summary
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