Someone Somewhere had a vision: empower indigenous women in Mexico and help them transform the skills they have into a reliable income. The clothing company uses Google My Business to help these women reach new customers and sell their art to people up through Baja California. Let’s take a look at what they’ve accomplished.... Read More
Science & Technology
Nat & Friends: Music Experiments Sneak Peek
Music is a fun way to explore technologies, like coding, VR and machine learning. In this sneak peek, Nat & Friends show off some music experiments you can play online, including the A.I. experiment Infinite Drum Machine. Full video here → https://goo.gl/sVqFXa... Read More
How have Latino cultures influenced American life? Behind the scenes with Google Arts & Culture
Get inspired by the stories of Latino activists, athletes and leaders, discover the beauty of Latino art in the smallest detail. Experience latinidad on https://g.co/uslatinocultures #HispanicHeritageMonth #HHM... Read More
Chasing Totality: A Solar Eclipse VR Experience
On August 21, 2017, a total eclipse stretched across the United States for the first time in almost 100 years. The Google Daydream team traveled to Wyoming to capture the experience of totality in virtual reality. Go ahead, take a look around! ... Read More
Google Home: Supports multiple users
This is Google Home. It knows the difference between your voice and other people’s voices. So it can play *your* music, add stuff to *your* calendar and call *your* friends. Learn more at https://goo.gl/83uhXc... Read More
Chasing Totality: Making the 2017 Eclipse Megamovie
On August 21, 2017 – a total eclipse stretched across the United States for the first time in almost 100 years. Google partnered with UC Berkeley and The Astronomical Society of the Pacific to document it by creating the first-ever Megamovie. Over 1,300 citizen scientists spread out across the path of totality with their cameras ready to photograph the sun’s corona during the few minutes that it would be visible, creating an open-source dataset that can be studied by scientists for years to come. Learn about their efforts, and catch a glimpse of totality, in this video. Spoiler alert: for about two minutes, it gets pretty dark out. ... Read More
Using Tilt Brush to Bring Kids’ Ideas to Life
After winning an Impact Challenge Award from Google.org, the San Francisco literacy nonprofit 826 Valencia collaborated with a team at Google to bring their students’ writing to life—virtually. See how an artist used Tilt Brush, a VR tool that lets you paint with 3-D brushstrokes, to bring the students’ writing to life.... Read More
A Planet Ruled by Love
Second and third grade students from the San Francisco literacy nonprofit 826 Valencia recently wrote a story about a planet ruled by love. In this 360-degree film, check out the world the students imagined, illustrated through Tilt Brush and turned into an immersive experience.... Read More
826 Valencia and Google
What happens when you bring together the limitless potential of kids’ imaginations and the power of technology? When literacy nonprofit 826 Valencia and Google are involved, students’ ideas transform from words on a page to an immersive experience. Check out this journey from the heart of San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood to an undiscovered—and very colorful—universe.... Read More