Google - Year in Search 2014

In 2014 we searched trillions of times. What do these searches say about us? Explore the Year in Search http://www.google.com/2014 and follow the conversation on #YearInSearch

Google Zeitgeist | Here's to 2013

Zeitgeist 2013 http://www.google.com/zeitgeist #zeitgeist2013
Discover what the world searched for with Google's year in review.
Music: "Feels Like Coming Home" by Jetta http://goo.gl/O0atNn


Daft Punk's Random Access Memories available now on Google Play: http://goo.gl/w1MJyQ
The Rolling Stones are now on Google Play: http://goo.gl/PaJHEG
Breaking Bad available now on Google Play: http://goo.gl/qkPZa4
Despicable Me 2 available now on Google Play: http://goo.gl/np16NG
"1D: This is Us" available on Google Play http://goo.gl/3W1IwY © 2013 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Additional footage provided courtesy of Centro Televisivo Vaticano

Google Glass Gets Into The Music Game

As soon as it came out, the $1,500 futuristic eyewear known as Google Glass became something of a punchline. But the technology now has some music apps that go along with it, and those apps seem pretty fucking cool. Using voice-activated commands, you can now identify a song that you might hear, find that song, buy it, and even search out a place to find that song on vinyl. And in the promotional video below, Jay-Z sound engineer Young Guru does exactly that, hearing a song in a Mexican restaurant and then finding that exact same song on vinyl.

Later this month, Google Glass will get its own cusomized earbuds, and you can read more about the glasses’ music functions at Rolling Stone.

Google Zeitgeist 2012: Year In Review

See how the world searched with Google's 2012 Zeitgeist:
http://google.com/zeitgeist

Music: "All I Want" by Kodaline
Produced by Whirled Creative

Introducing Google Input Tools

http://google.com/inputtools

The power to communicate with friends or family in your language is now at your fingertips with Google Input Tools. Available for select Google services, Chrome, Android devices and Windows. Stay tuned for more languages on more platforms coming soon.

Google Maps 8-bit for NES

Google Maps is now available for 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment Systems (NES). Availability in Google Store is TBD but you can try it on your browser by going to http://maps.google.com and clicking "Quest" in the upper right hand corner of the map. Also...

Happy April Fools 2012!

Zeitgeist 2011: Year In Review

See how the World Searched with Google's 2011 Zeitgeist:
http://googlezeitgeist.com

Music: "Sooner or Later" by Mat Kearney
Produced by Whirled Creative with Director Scott Chan

"Soldier surprises mom" clip courtesy of the National Geographic Channel, Siskell/Jacobs Productions and Joseph Desira.

Introducing Google Music

There's another way to buy, share and listen to music. Try it now at http://music.google.com.

Google Launches Google Music
Features MP3 store, free cloud storage, sharing on Google+

More than six months after the launch of Music Beta by Google, the internet giant's Google Music has officially launched, featuring a new mp3 store linked to their cloud-based storage service. The company made the announcement at an event in L.A. yesterday that featured a performance by Drake.

The online shop, which is part of Android Market, functions like the iTunes store or Amazon. It allows users to share one free play of purchased songs with their friends on Google+, Google's social networking service. As The New York Times reports, Warner Music Group is the only major label that has not reached an agreement with Google Music to sell their catalog yet. As Billboard points out, Google Music also includes a service that allows independent artists to sell their music directly to customers.

Google Music allows users to store their music collections online, for free, and access them from any computer, as well as through Android devices, "without the hassle of wires or syncing." Users can upload 20,000 songs free of charge, in addition to Android Market purchases. Google Music will also offer personalized music recommendations as well as editorial content emphasizing music discovery.

Introducing Galaxy Nexus. Simple, beautiful, beyond smart

Galaxy Nexus is the next generation of Nexus devices co-developed by Samsung and Google. Nexus combines innovative hardware with the newest version of Android, 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich, and the latest Google mobile services.

Google Celebrates Freddie Mercury 65th Bday with Google Doodle

Google honors Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury on his what have been his 65th birthday with an animated Google Doodle. The YouTube video has Freddie navigating through a crazy world inspired by his own lyrics. In one scene that looks like a video game, Mercury bounces off clouds, flies on a tiger and shoots at aliens from a spaceship, all to his hit song “Don’t Stop Me Now.” The Google Blog features a guest post by Queen guitarist Brian May, “Happy Birthday, Freddie Mercury“.

The Freddie Mercury doodle was developed over three months at Google by a team led by Doodler Jennifer Hom.

Voice Search With Google Chrome

You can now talk instead of type to search on Google All you need is Google Chrome 11 or higher and a built-in or attached microphone. It makes searching words you're not sure how to spell quicker and easier. You can search long queries just by talking.

Introducing the Chromebook

Chromebooks are built and optimized for the web, so you get a faster, simpler and more secure experience without all the headaches of ordinary computers. Take a look: http://www.google.com/chromebook

ROME – “3 Dreams Of Black” (Dir. Chris Milk)

ROME: "WebGL: The Technology Behind '3 Dreams of Black'"

Remember Arcade Fire’s interactive video for “We Used to Wait”? Well, Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi took a similar approach for “3 Dreams of Black” from their collaborative album, Rome. The interactive video was directed by Chris Milk and created by the smarty pants at Google using Google Chrome’s WebGL technology. Consequently, you’ll need Google Chrome to view it… or navigate through the three dream worlds that color the clip.

As an issued press release explains, “The worlds are experienced as 2D drawings and animations, interspersed with interactive 3D sequences in which the viewer becomes an active participant, guiding their own journey through the unfolding narrative. Participants can even create their own virtual artifacts — the best of which will then be integrated into the experience and become a part of other users’ dreams.” In other words, click here and have fun.

Google Science Fair Experiment - Extended

Introducing the world's first online global science competition, the Google Science Fair! Google has partnered with CERN, LEGO, National Geographic and Scientific American to create a new kind of online science competition that is more global, open and inclusive than ever before. Students aged 13 - 18 from around the world are invited to enter and compete for awesome once-in-a-lifetime experiences, scholarships and real-life work opportunities. Sign up today at google.com/sciencefair.

Google Adwords - Thank You

AKQA San Francisco asked PostPanic to help create a unique 10th anniversary thank you film to more than 1 million Google AdWords clients worldwide. The agency's idea was to individually address each of the clients by incorporating their company name in the film visuals. PostPanic took on the challenge of creating the main film which would then be handed over complete to Google's customization agency for clients' name integration. Director Mischa Rozema developed AKQA's script to include a fictitious Google research department trying out ambitious experiments to feature each advertiser. A combination of live action and vfx, the footage was filmed by PostPanic in around Google HDQ in California, before being brought back for post in Amsterdam.

Gmail Mobile in Stop Motion

Making of a and original 30-second animation done in stop motion and Papercraft by Jess3 for Gmail Mobile

Smigly: Noise

The Power of Noise vs The Power of Now. Poor Smigly.. More here: http://smigly.tv/

The World In Pictures – “Google Streetview” + Breakdown

The World In Pictures – “Google Streetview” Directed By Mate Steinforth + Breakdown

Production Sehsucht Berlin GmbH & Co KG
Director: Mate Steinforth
Design: Helge Kiehl, Christian Zschunke, Mate Steinforth
Compositing: Helge Kiehl
3D: Hannes Weikert, Philipp Brömme, Alex Glawion
Stop Motion: Lucas Zanotto, Christian Zschunke, Helge Kiehl
Producer: Nadine Sklodowski, Julia Rudloff (PA)
Music & Sound Design: KAMP Music & Sound Design

Google Instant with Bob Dylan

http://google.com/instant | Search as fast as Bob Dylan sings with Google Instant.

Google Chrome and Arcade Fire I Used To Wait

Brilliant new song by Arcade Fire titled We Used To Wait, and a promo for Google Chrome, takes full advantage of HTML 5 combined with Google Chrome and Google resources, this website (http://thewildernessdowntown.com) allows you to input the address of the home you grew up in and make it a full interactive video clip.



http://thewildernessdowntown.com
Interactive music video for Arcade Fire - We Used To Wait, from their latest album The Suburbs.

Taking full advantage of HTML 5 combined with Google Chrome and Google resources, this website allows you to input the address of the home you grew up in and make it a full interactive video clip.

Credits & Description:
Agency: Google Creative Lab
Creative Director: Aaron Koblin; Chris Milk
Director: Chris Milk
Production: @radical.media USA
Interactive Production: B-Reel
Chris Milk and Aaron Koblin reunite to once again blow the traditional promo out the water with this interactive film for Arcade Fire track We Used To Wait.
The commercial titled We Used To Wait was done by Google Creative Lab advertising agency for GOOGLE MAPS in USA. It was released in the September 2010.