Following up on our video on how we make improvements to search, we wanted to share with you a short history of the evolution of search, highlighting some of the most important milestones from the past decade—and a taste of what’s coming next.

Our goal is to get you to the answer you’re looking for faster and faster, creating a nearly seamless connection between your questions and the information you seek. For those of you looking to deepen your understanding of how search has evolved, this video highlights some important trends like universal results, quick answers and the future of search.

For more information, go to www.google.com/insidesearch/

New ways of sharing the right things with the right people. Join at http://google.com/+

King Arthur Flour, a 220-year-old Vermont business, shares enthusiasm for the tradition of baking through the Web, and inspires bakers to discover new items, recipes and techniques.

Original TV ad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFLP7HD1s7k

The beginning of everything worth doing.

Whether it’s exploring a new city, checking out a friend’s movie recommendations, or just finding new activities for your weekends, Schemer lets you discover new things to do, share schemes with friends, and make the most of your day.

We started out as a scrappy team of Google engineers who wanted to help people do fun stuff in the real world. So we went ahead and built Schemer! We hope you like it.

Schemer is currently in beta but find us at http://www.schemer.com to learn more.

Search on Google+ helps you get advice from the people you know — sometimes when you least expect it. Check out some ways we’ve been rethinking real-life sharing for the web at plus.google.com.

John introduces Pages with a few thoughts on relationships with customers. Check out some ways we’ve been rethinking real-life sharing for the web at plus.google.com.

Enter the 2012 Google Model Your Town Competition and let the world view your city in 3D in Google Earth! Enter by March 1, 2012. Visit http://www.google.com/modelyourtown to learn more.