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Google Makes Youtube Website Do the Harlem Shake in Funny Web "Easter Egg"

Nick Cooper — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:24:27 +0000

In an effort to jump on the viral bandwagon, the coding nerds at Google decided to make their Youtube site do something a little bizarre. By searching a specific phrase in Youtube, viewers can watch the website itself bust loose on a “Harlem Shake” dance of its own. Of course, this doesn’t compare to MIX [...]

Non-Existent Island Pops Up On Google Maps

Jeremy Taylor — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 23:00:50 +0000

There are hundreds of thousands of uninhabited islands on our planet. The South Pacific island of Sandy isn’t one of them… That’s not because there are people secretly living on the sixty-square-mile land mass. It’s because Sandy, despite appearing on Google maps, doesn’t actually exist. Researchers from the University of Sydney became confused when Sandy popped up on Google [...]

Find Out How Old Google Thinks You Are

Emerald Catron — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 19:25:25 +0000

Good news, bad news. The bad news is that Google has been monitoring all your online activity and is using it for their own personal gain. The good news is at least it’s fun to see if they guessed your age, gender and interests correctly. That’s pretty good news … right? To find out what [...]

Google Maps Takes Street View Under the Ocean [VIDEO + MAP]

Tony Hart — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 18:50:38 +0000

Google is taking their popular mapping service underwater and allowing you to use the popular Street View feature to explore some pretty amazing aquatic destinations around globe. Google teamed up with The Catlin Seaview Survey to capture six “of the world’s most incredible underwater spots, including coral reefs (and their inhabitants) in Australia, the Philippines [...]

'Send a Call from Santa' to Keep Kids in Line… or to Have a Little Holiday Fun

Shauna Wright — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:30:50 +0000

Parents have been using the threat of Santa’s “naughty or nice” list for so long now that it may be losing its strength, so the nice folks at Google stepped in to help.

Enter a little information at Send a Call from Santa and your little one will get a from the North Pole denizen himself. You can customize it to be as personal as you like, including details like the child’s name, gender and what’s on his or her holiday wish list.

Rebecca Black is Google's Top Search Term for 2011 — We So Excited!

Bob Sassone — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:32:23 +0000

In what may be the perfect summation of the crazy year that was, Rebecca Black, the internet sensation who sang the notorious song ‘Friday,’ was the top Google search term for 2011. Granted, Google doesn’t take into account searches that were made ironically and/or while inebriated.

Google Reports 70 Percent Increase in Takedown Requests by US Government

Kathy Landin — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 21:30:10 +0000

In an effort to highlight global censorship campaigns, Google’s biannual transparency report revealed a 70 percent increase in takedown requests by the US government and law enforcement agencies. New figures showed that Google faced demands from US law enforcement agencies earlier this year to take down YouTube videos allegedly showing incidents of police brutality. The [...]

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Says "Something Awesome" is Coming Next Week

Tony Hart — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 18:27:11 +0000

According to Time.com when meeting with reporters in the Facebook Seattle office, CEO Mark Zuckerberg mentioned that the social giant would "launch something awesome" in the next week. Unfortunately no other details were given, but insiders have their guesses.

The Google+ Project Takes Aim at Facebook [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 22:14:19 +0000

After several prior failed attempts to challenge social media behemoth Facebook, Google introduced a new service on Tuesday that it hopes will finally do the trick.

Called the Google+ project, it’s currently only available to a select group of Google users — they’ll soon be able to invite others — and it will let people share and discuss status updates, photos and links, just like they do on Facebook.

But there’s one key difference: Google+ allows you to share with select groups — like co-workers, friends or the moms in your child’s playgroup — instead of with everyone. It features what it calls “circles,” which are small groups of friends based on how you know them. Google+ also offers group text messaging and video chat.