Trololo! YouTube turned 9 this May. And what multitudes are contained in that vast near-decade of video? To call out just a few highlights in YouTube history, there are more than 120,000 videos inspired by "Let it Go"(based on videos posted with that title), half a million by "Gangnam Style," and a stunning 1.5 million videos by "Harlem Shake" (that's a lot of motorcycle helmets).
Nothing ruins the experience of watching a YouTube video like Magic of Rahat more than seeing the dreaded buffering wheel, which is why we're always working to make videos play smoothly in the best quality possible. And when you can't see what you want, when you want, it's important you know why.
Most of us now have laptops at work, smartphones in our pockets and great looking tablets at our disposal and they can all answer nearly any question instantly. To better understand how the multi-screen revolution is changing everyday life, Google commissioned three global studies, each covering more than 35 countries: " The Connected Consumer Study" and "Mobile Purchase Journey" with TNS, and " Our Mobile Planet " with Ipsos .
posted by Stephan Somogyi, Product Manager, Security and Privacy Your security online has always been a top priority for us, and we're constantly working to make sure your data is safe. For example, Gmail supported HTTPS when it first launched and now always uses an encrypted connection when you check or send email in your browser.
Editor's note: Today's guest blogger is Yakup Dogan, Assistant General Manager in charge of Alternative Distribution Channels at Yapı Kredi, one of the largest retail banks and the largest credit card issuing bank in Turkey. View their case study to learn more and see what other organizations that have gone Google have to say.
Earlier this month, Vivek Maheshwari was heading to the airport after a business trip in Denver when he received a public alert notification on his phone telling him there was a tornado heading his way. Luckily, the storm was still a few miles off, so he was able to find an alternate route to the airport and make it home safely.
Cross-posted on the Official Google Blog Your email is important to you, and making sure it stays safe and always available is important to us. As you go about your day reading, writing, and checking messages, there are tons of security measures running behind the scenes to keep your email safe, secure, and there whenever you need it.
Today's post will provide guidance on using time bid adjustments. It is the fourth post in a bidding best practices series. Previous posts covered optimization strategies for setting location and mobile bid adjustments as well as prioritization. In our constantly connected world, people are searching on multiple devices throughout the day for places to go, things to buy, and ways to stay entertained.
4/18/14 | 7:10:00 AM Google Trends is a helpful place to see what people are searching for around the world. You can keep up with hot searches in real time, or take a historical look at trends dating back to 2004.
Improved Column Sets: We're adding View Rate by default for all sets and are grouping sets of metrics by insight topic (like Views, Audience, Branding or Conversions). This lets you see a snapshot of your campaign based on key objectives, as well as evaluate your overall campaign performance based on View Rate before diving deeper into individual targeting groups.
Monday, September 9, 2013 | 11:14 AM When you create and share content online, you want people to know you're the author- no matter how far that content may travel. Not only do you get the credit, you can also grow your audience over time.
Few topics confuse and scare webmasters more than site moves. To help you avoid surprises, we've created an in-depth guide on how to handle site moves in a Googlebot-friendly way. So what, exactly, is a site move and how do you go about moving a site correctly?
5:00 AM If you took a quick snapshot of content available on the web, you might think that everyone around the world spoke English, Chinese, French or Spanish. But in fact, millions of people around the world speak an incredible array of languages that currently have a small presence across the web.
(cross-posted from the Google Commerce Blog) Want to spend less time worrying about your online purchases? With Orders, a new feature in the latest version of the Google Wallet app for both Android (v. 4.0+, US only) and iOS (v. 6.0+, US only), you can automatically track your online orders.
Google News launched on September 22, 2002-exactly a decade ago. Inspired by the widespread interest in news after the September 11 attacks, we invested in technology to help people search and browse news relevant to them.
When your life is moving fast, you need tools to keep up with your pace. Google Maps for mobile is the perfect travel companion for your daily commute, weekend errands, and (much-needed) vacations. Starting today, you now have even more ways to avoid life's everyday hiccups with Google Maps for Android and iPhone/iPad: Don't miss your next turn or exit.
Cross-posted on the Official Google Blog Every year, phones and tablets get better, and more of you are starting to use your mobile devices not just to view, but also to create and edit content.
Today's guest blog comes from Kalev H. Leetaru, a fellow and adjunct faculty in the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University in Washington DC. His award-winning work centers on the application of high performance computing and "big data" to grand challenge problems. The entire quarter-billion-record GDELT Event Database is now available as a public dataset in Google BigQuery.
Soccer, fútbol, football, jogo bonito -however you say it, there's a good chance you'll be tuning in to watch when the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ kicks off next week. But if you're not lucky enough to have a ticket to the matches in Brazil, you can enjoy the next best thing right in your living room with Chromecast.
Today's consumers move easily across many channels and devices on their journey to a purchase. Top marketers rely on the DoubleClick Digital Marketing platform to run the sophisticated cross-channel ad campaigns that can reach their customers every step of the way.
Monday, June 2, 2014 | 6:00 AM DoubleClick's annual digital advertising summit is just around the corner, streaming live on YouTube on Wednesday, June 4th. (Sign up here to watch.) We caught up with Neal Mohan, Google's Vice President of Display and Video Advertising Products, to hear what's on his mind as we get ready for the event.
