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Saving Magic Cat Academy from catastrophe!
October 31, 2016
Hi, I’m Momo, a student at the illustrious Magic Cat Academy. Heading to class this morning, I thought it would be just like any other day: learn a few new spells, drink some milk, and hang out with my awesome animal and vegetable pals. To my Halloween horror, hundreds of angry ghosts have invaded the halls of my beloved school — fur real! And now, I ask you to join me to try your hand (or paw!) at fending off these ghastly ghosts with today’s Halloween Google Doodle.
With a swipe of your paw (or should I say wave of your wand), you can help turn these Halloween tricks into a real treat. But be warned, your spell casting must be quick and precise. To send these ghouls into a tailspin, you must draw the symbols that appear above the ghosts’ heads on your screen.
Wow!
Meow!
That’s not all: show your friends who’s the real expurrrrrt at casting spells by sharing your score after your sorcery is complete. After all, Halloween festivities are always more fun with your full litter!
Posted by Momo, First year Feline at Magic Cat Academy, Feline and companion to Google Doodler, Juliana Chen
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Abbi Tatton
First year feline at Magic Cat Academy
Google Doodle Team
“Stranger Things” are happening in Google Allo
October 28, 2016
Mind Control
.
Demogorgons
.
Barb
. This Halloween, there’s no question we’ll see people out in costume as characters from this summer’s addictive Netflix original series, “
Stranger Things
.” To help bring you back into the ‘80s supernatural mindset, we’re partnering with Netflix to bring the
Upside Down
right to your chats in
Google Allo
, our smart messaging app for
Android
and
iOS
.
A new “Stranger Things” sticker pack is now available for download in Google Allo, featuring exclusive artwork inspired by the show. So whether you’re researching how to create a DIY
Eleven
costume with friends or debating whether Barb will reappear in season two, we got you covered.
These stickers aren’t the only new thing in Google Allo this week. You can now reply to messages directly from your notifications on Android and iOS. So if you’re cooking up a
French Onion Barb
, you don’t have to stop what you’re doing to reply back to friends.
We’ve also added support for Android N so you can take advantage of its features. With split-screen mode you can now chat with friends and rewatch season one at the same time. App shortcuts help you quickly start a new conversation from the home screen. And for iOS users, we’ve brought the ability to doodle on your photos to iOS, so you can craft a masterpiece before sharing in Google Allo.
Beware the flickering lights, and have a safe and happy Halloween!
P.S. Google Allo will help you unlock your powers today in New York City. Stay tuned to Google on
Twitter
for a hint on where the drop-off from Hawkins National Laboratories will take place.
Posted by Amit Fulay, Group Product Manager
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Amit Fulay
Group Product Manager
Google
Live the Day of the Dead
October 28, 2016
Mexican poet Octavio Paz once wrote, "Our cult of death is also our cult of life." Those words capture the spirit with which Mexicans celebrate Día de Muertos. On November 1 and 2, families in Mexico honor those who have departed, setting up colorful altars at home and in public places with the images of loved ones. These ancestors are greeted with their favorite foods, drinks, sugar skulls, colored paper, marigold flowers, candles and incense. It’s a true celebration of culture and family — and has even been declared
“Intangible Cultural Heritage” by UNESCO
.
Today, we want to invite everyone to experience Mexico’s tradition of paying tribute to life, through the Day of the Dead exhibition on Google Arts & Culture. The content is curated by 10 cultural organizations from Mexico, Peru and the United States and explores the Pre-Columbian roots of this festivity, its many transformations through history and its contemporary manifestations as told by pieces of archaeology, folk art, prints, paintings, sculptures, street art and many other artforms. The collection includes over 500 artworks and artifacts, 20 exhibits, 11 Street View virtual tours through cemeteries and museums and two guided tours that users can experience with a Cardboard viewer. A Google Expedition also allows teachers around the world to take their classes on a virtual field trip through the history of the Day of the Dead.
Without Hope (1945)
by Frida Kahlo at Museo Dolores Olmedo
Colossal Skulls from James Bond movie (2015)
by Colectivo Última Hora at Museo de Arte Popular
Catrina (2015)
by D*Face at All City Canvas
Cráneo
by Vicente Barroco Reyes at Museo de Arte Popular
La Catrina (1910/1913)
by José Guadalupe Posada at the Smithsonian Latino Center
Besitos a mamá (2011)
by Felipe Mendiola Velázques at Museo Mexicano del Diseño
Start the exhibition online at
g.co/diademuertos
or download the Google Arts & Culture app for iOS or Android to dive into the ancient roots of the Day of the Dead through
codices and sculptures
. You can explore the different representations of death in
folk art pieces
from all over the country; savor the paintings of
Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo
, and
learn about Jose Guadalupe Posada
, Mexico's most famous illustrator and father of
the iconic Catrina
.
If you’re new to this tradition, get to know the elements that make up an
Offering
; enjoy the calaveras crafted
by the legendary family Linares
, visit
the colossal skulls made by Mexican artisans for the 2015 James Bond movie, Spectre
and even take a stroll through the
San Andrés Mixquic’s cemetery during Día de Muertos
.
Whichever route you choose, we invite you to explore death as a celebration of life.
Posted by Lucy Schwartz, Program Manager, Google Cultural Institute
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Lucy Schwartz
Program Manager
Google Cultural Institute
Supporting women in tech at GHC 16
October 19, 2016
The 2016 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing (GHC) begins today, and we’re thrilled to join the 15,000 women and allies convening in Houston for three days of learning, inspiration and community building. Thousands of women at Google are building tools and products that organize the world’s information, help businesses get online and prosper, and forge connections across a growing digital community of 3.5 billion people. So it only makes sense that Google would be part of the world's largest gathering of women technologists. We see GHC as a critical way to connect women in tech and help clear hurdles to their professional development.
We know that there’s much more work to do to help level the playing field — and that’s why the mission of the Grace Hopper Celebration is so important. Just yesterday we reported new U.S. research from Gallup and Google that suggests girls are less likely than boys to be told by parents and teachers that they would be good at computer science. We also found that girls are less likely than boys to be aware of computer science learning opportunities outside of school.
We’ve worked hard to recruit and support amazing women leaders since the very beginning of Google, but we also want to support efforts to improve women’s representation across the entire tech ecosystem. That's why we've been part of of GHC since 2004. For the past 12 years, we’ve also worked with the Anita Borg Institute (ABI), which produces GHC, to bring more women into computer science careers. Google’s Alan Eustace is a founding member of the ABI Board of Trustees, and his friendship with Anita Borg herself gave rise to the Women Techmakers Scholars Program (formerly known as the Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship Program). To date, the program has awarded more than 1,000 scholarships globally, and we've been very happy to hire many of them to come work here.
If you’re planning to attend the conference, don’t be a stranger. If you see one of us sporting a Google T-shirt, we’d love to meet you. Stop by our booth (#1730), or come to one of our 25 presentations. Some of the highlights include our VP of Engineering and Machine Learning Anna Patterson, who will deliver a keynote on entrepreneurism and receive the 2016 ABI Excellence Award; and Captain of Moonshots Astro Teller, who will discuss how to embrace failure in the name of breakthrough. Follow us on Twitter for updates from the show floor and definitely visit our Careers site to find your place with us.
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Making travel planning less stressful this holiday season
October 17, 2016
Whether you’re heading home for the holidays or escaping to some exotic destination, one of the most time-consuming and stressful parts of travel planning is finding the right flight and hotel. Sixty-nine percent of U.S. leisure travelers worry that they're not finding the best price or making the best decision while booking a trip — making this kind of purchase more worrisome than financial investments, home improvements or electronics purchases.*
This holiday season we’re making travel planning less stressful by updating you when flights are likely to increase in price, helping you find good hotel deals, and making travel planning easier on mobile.
Making it easier than ever to choose the right flight
Google Flights can now help you be more confident that you’re booking your flight at the right time to get the best price. We now show you when prices are expected to increase for some specific flights and routes you’re interested in.
After selecting a specific flight, a notification may appear letting you know when the current fare is expected to expire and how much you can save if you book now. For example, this flight to San Diego is likely to cost more in eight hours — and you would likely save $87 if you book before then.
If you’re looking at a certain route like New York to San Diego, but haven’t selected a specific flight yet, you may see a notification bar with multiple tips showing how to find the best price for this route. Tips can include things like recommendations for alternate airports or dates. You may also see a new tip telling you about an expected price jump based on historic prices for that route. When you tap on the card, you’ll see more details like how much the price is likely to increase and when.
If you’re not ready to book yet, you can choose to track your flight or route and receive notifications via email letting you know when prices are expected to change. Fare expiration and expected price jump notifications will be rolling out over the coming weeks everywhere Google Flights is available. You’ll also continue to receive updates when prices actually do increase or decrease significantly for tracked flights.
Tracked flights on mobile and email notification of price change.
We’re also making it easier to find flights on the go. Next time you visit Google Flights, you’ll be able to track and manage saved flights seamlessly on your phone.
If you’re still looking for inspiration on where to travel, tap on Explore to find ideas on destinations to visit based on the type of vacation you’re looking for. For example, you can look for destinations in the Caribbean with direct flights only.
Providing more ways to uncover deals in hotel search
We’re also making it easier to immediately recognize and find more deals when searching on Google for hotels in the location of your choice, like “hotels in new york”. We already label deals when a hotel’s price is lower than usual compared to historical pricing, or if there are discounts to the normal rate for those dates. Now if you want to only look at hotel deals — say, to ring in the new year in Paris — just tap in the upper left to filter for Deals and voilà!
We’ll also notify you when savings are available to loyalty members on a hotel’s website.
Don’t let travel planning stress you out this holiday season. Google Flights and hotel search on Google can help save you time and money so you can spend more time with the people you love. Wishing you safe and happy holiday travels!
* Google/Phocuswright, leisure traveler study, base: U.S. leisure travelers, n=930, Oct. 2015.
Posted by Nabil Naghdy, Product Manager, Google Flights
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Nabil Naghdy
Product Manager
Google Flights
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
October 14, 2016
As the daughter of a Mexican immigrant, sharing Latino culture with my wider community is a daily part of life. From practicing Mexican folk dances with classmates to introducing neighbors to our favorite traditional foods, my family is always grateful to share our experiences as Latinos in the U.S. That's why I've been excited to help with Google's celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month — a time to reflect on and celebrate the contributions Latinos make to our company and our country.
Latino Heritage and Cultures collection
To kick off Hispanic Heritage Month, Google Arts & Culture published a dedicated
collection
of artifacts, archives and stories of Latino Heritage and Cultures from across the Americas. You can explore influences of Latino art and expression from ancient civilizations like the Aztec and the Inca from today’s modern street art in Puerto Rico, Argentina, and the United States. In total, the collection includes
55 institutions
from 11 countries,
14K artifacts and artworks
,
117 expertly curated exhibits
, and
180+ virtual tours of heritage and cultural sites
. See some highlights in our video:
HOLA celebrations at Google
We also celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month across Google’s campuses, where members and allies of
HOLA, the Hispanic Googler Network
, promoted Latino culture, leadership and civic engagement. On September 16, 50 Googlers from across the globe gathered in Washington, D.C., for a three-day Leadership Summit. There, we met with organizations like
Voto Latino
, brainstorming ideas on how to get out the vote; advised local organizations like the
Latin American Youth Career Center
and the
Hispanic Heritage Foundation
using digital tools in the classroom; and mentored students from the
Georgetown Scholarship Program
pursuing careers in technology.
HOLA members continued the HHM festivities in their home offices. Googlers in Mountain View hosted the rock band Maná, who spoke about their interest in social good and music. And just earlier this week, we welcomed Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez, who discussed the importance of access to Latino mentors, the value of immigrants in the American workforce, and the necessity of technology for 21st century careers. You can meet
some
of
our HOLA
members on our Instagram account.
Members of HOLA host Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month
Support for Latino students and families
At Google, we understand that diverse and inclusive environments are essential to building products and solutions that work for everyone. That’s why we invest in increasing educational opportunities for students of all backgrounds to pursue futures in technology. This month Google.org is committing $1 million to local Silicon Valley organizations to help close these gaps in educational success for Latino students and families.
Across the U.S., Latino students aren’t being adequately prepared for college experiences or college level math. In our own backyard, Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District,
73 percent of Hispanic high school juniors
do not meet math standards — compared to 34 percent overall. So we’re providing
Silicon Valley Education Foundation (SVEF)
$750,000 to support its work narrowing the achievement gap through its student-focused programs, school district policy support, and collaborations with business communities to bring innovation into the classroom. Googlers are already active volunteers with SVEF’s summer intervention program,
Elevate Math
.
Google.org has also committed $250,000 to the
Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley (HFSV)
, which aims to increase high school and college graduation rates for Latino students. Over the course of the next two years, HFSV will conduct Spanish-speaking Parent Education Academies that will reach parents of low-income, Latino students who are at-risk of falling off track. These workshops will ensure Latino parents are knowledgeable about the local education system and how best to support their children to achieve academic results and fulfilling careers.
As Hispanic Heritage Month 2016 comes to a close, we look forward to continuing our support of the Latino community — at Google and beyond!
Posted by Suzanna Bobadilla, Social Impact Team
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Suzanna Bobadillan
Google
Get polling place and ballot information quickly and easily
October 13, 2016
Voting matters — and history proves it. In 1839, the
Massachusetts gubernatorial election
was decided by just two votes out of 102,066. The same was the case in a 1974
New Hampshire Senate race
— out of 233,363 votes, only two made the difference. And in 2008, an
Alaskan State House race
was decided by a single vote.
With Election Day just 25 days away, it’s time to make your vote count. Throughout the summer, we’ve helped voters find information about
how to register
and
how to vote
, in both
English and Spanish
. Now, as you prepare to head to the polls, we want to make sure you know where to vote and who’s on your ballot when you get there.
From President and Vice President, to Congressperson and County Commissioner, a simple search for “
who’s on my ballot
” will help you find info on the candidates, as well as detailed information on your state’s referenda. You can tap on a candidate’s name from your ballot to find information about them, including their party and website.
The final step: showing up! With various polling places popping up across your hometown, we want to make sure you find the info you need from state to state. Starting today and as we continue to add data from each state over the next couple of weeks, whether you’re planning to vote early or in person on November 8, just search “
where to vote
” and Google will display a polling place location finder as well as voting ID requirements.
While people can find this crucial information right in Google Search, we’re also opening this data up to other organizations for free. From technology companies like
Uber
,
Twitter
,
Expedia
and
Hotels.com
to nonprofits like
Pew Charitable Trusts’ The Voting Information Project
, and Democracy Works’
TurboVote Challenge
, organizations of all shapes and sizes can use our products and the
Google Civic Information API
to create tools that get this information into the hands of as many voters possible.
We hope these features will help you get the information you need, when you need it. Your vote matters, so make it count.
Posted by Jacob Schonberg, Product Manager and Kate Sokolov, Program Manager, Politics & Elections
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Jacob Schonberg
Product Manager
Google
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