Google is now highlighting authors and content creators next to web pages in search results, and it just started working for this blog. Here’s how to hook it up for your site. (Hint: u... Read more
That finding can be explained by differences in social sensitivity, which we found is also important to group performance. Many studies have shown that women tend to score higher on tests of... Read more
[Larry] Page seems to recognize that this project in some ways requires a different approach from the Google norm. One variation that users will notice comes in interface design — conspicu... Read more
After a half day of using Google+ with the limited number of people I know in the field test so far, I like it a lot. I will love Google+ when and if all my friends show up and stick around.... Read more
The video might be even better than the product concept. Takeout your data here. Read more
My mother was a New York City public school teacher for over 20 years. She loved it. She was great at it too, partially because she knew it was one of the most important jobs in the city. Bo... Read more
Today Google announces a new suite of social tools, Google+, which includes five products: Circles, Hangouts, Instant Upload, Sparks, and Huddle. Google+ is what we were calling “Googl... Read more
At the exchange rate the author got, I could have almost afforded 2 hummus plates with my 1 Bitcoin, at the time. Interesting worldwide experiment, indeed. (via) Read more
Thanks to Wave I’m gunshy about recommending unpopular Google products, but I’ll say it: I really like Google TV. True, it’s not the king of usability, but once you get it... Read more
Thanks to Nathan Willis for his thorough article on the current state of the Todo.txt apps universe. This may be just the nudge I need to put some time in moving those projects along—T... Read more
I was seven years old when this fascinating 1982 New York Times article published, reporting on a study which predicts the internet: A report commissioned by the National Science Foundation... Read more
TWiG’s heroic producer Eileen Rivera put together this fantastic compilation which includes some of our favorite guests to celebrate our 100th episode today. Thank you so much to Kevin... Read more
Tomorrow afternoon Leo, Jeff, and I will record the 100th episode of This Week in Google. 100 episodes! When we started the show almost two years ago, I had no idea it would be such an educa... Read more
Mitch responds to Why Not Tumblr and gets to the heart of our different attitudes about publishing web content. Is it “tears in rain” or “books on a shelf”? Both are... Read more
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