This animated video-doodle celebrates the opening of the first drive-in movie theater June 6th, 1933. Drive in, grab your spot, and have some popcorn!

google.com/ipv6 — Vint Cerf, Chief Internet Evangelist at Google, and a founding father of the Internet, discusses the next version of the Internet, IPv6, and why we need it.

When the Internet launched operationally in 1983, no one ever dreamed that there might be billions of devices and users trying to get online. But like a telephone network that is running out of phone numbers, the current Internet is running out of IP addresses, and if we don’t roll out Internet Protocol v6 (IPv6), we won’t have the room we need to grow and the Internet would become tangled, unsafe and unsustainable.

Google+ Local makes it easy to find great places recommended by Zagat and people you trust. We followed Eve 6 on their national tour to find out what local foodie spots they discovered with the help of Google+ Local.

Learn more: http://www.google.com/+/learnmore/local/

Music: “Curtain” by Eve 6. http://www.eve6.com

http://maps.google.com/android – Now you can get Zagat Scores and Google+ reviews from people you trust on Google Maps for Android. You may just find the perfect place!

Trial Version: http://goo.gl/i4onu

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!

We all know that geography is important; but what can you do with it? As students across the country prepare for the 2012 National Geographic Bee, we’ve explored how geography is used in the real world, from disaster response to military intelligence and even polar exploration. We wish all competitors good luck in this year’s competition!

Download Google Earth at http://earth.google.com.