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2014: Canada’s #YearInSearch
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
2014 was the year Canadians searched for gold in
Sochi
. We searched for scores in
Brazil
. We searched for answers on
Ebola
. We searched for our favourite movies starring
Robin Williams
. In 2014 the world searched Google two trillion times. And Google’s 14
th
annual Year In Search offers a revealing look at the people, places and events that sent Canadians searching for answers this past year.
Top Trending Canadian Searches of 2014
Robin Williams
World Cup
iPhone 6
Winter Olympics
Ebola
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Jennifer Lawrence
Joan Rivers
Jian Ghomeshi
ALS
View all of Canada’s Trending Lists here.
Year-In-Search uses data from multiple sources while filtering out spam and repeat queries, to build top-ten lists across pop culture, sports, music, politics, news, and more.
And make sure to
check out the interactive data visualization for Google’s global search trends - encompassing queries from over 70 countries!
Global and Local Conversations
The World Cup was the top trending search on mobile devices by Canadians in 2014, while the sudden passing of iconic funnyman
Robin Williams
in August dominated the year’s celebrity and entertainment searches. Closer to home, a scandal swirling around
Jian Ghomeshi
made the former radio host the top trending Canadian. Our nation also went online to honour Cpl.
Nathan Cirillo
and to mark the passing of a Habs legend. Meanwhile,
Eugenie Bouchard’s
incredible year on the professional tennis circuit made her the top searched Canadian athlete.
The Big Questions
‘
What is ALS
?’ Was Canada’s trending question of the year, proving that dumping cold water on a charity campaign can be a recipe for viral success. ‘
How to Vote’
was the top trending ‘How to’ search in Canada, reflecting a number of provincial and municipal elections across the country. And – spoiler alert! –
‘Who killed Joffrey?’
was Canada’s top trending
whodunnit
, as
Game of Thrones
fans went online searching for answers. While the Polar Vortex dominated Canadian searches in January, searches for
Frozen
the Movie (the top trending film of 2014) suggest that Elsa the Snow Queen
ruled the north in 2014
.
Canada Went Mobile in 2014
Eight out of ten of the top trending technology searches in Canada were related to mobile devices or wearable technology. The larger format
iPhone
6
and the
Nexus 6
were one and two on the list, and the
Moto 360
was a top trending gadget as Canadians went online to learn more about the next generation of wearable technologies.
As we set out to embark on another year of big global moments and national conversations, take a moment to pause and reflect back on 2014. From trending diets and recipes (Shepherd’s pie!) to the top musicians and federal politicians of 2014, enjoy a look back at the year that was through the lens of Google search.
Posted by Aaron Brindle, Google Canada
#YouTubeRewind 2014: Celebrating what you created, watched and shared
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
A rap parody from a pair of Canadian YouTubers. Some displeased celebrities. Americans eating poutine for the first time. An alternate ending to one of the biggest movies ever.
These were the moments that captured Canadians’ attention this year. As 2014 draws to a close, YouTube Canada is sharing the videos that shaped our year with the release of our annual Rewind list of the top trending videos that captured the spirit of the year.
This year's Canadian top trending list includes a fun spectrum of video hits that set the cultural trends from some of the most popular channels. To determine the top videos of the year, YouTube Rewind looked at the many ways people interact, share and like videos, to identify the ones that everybody was talking about in 2014.
Canada's own UnboxTherapy #4 with iPhone 6 Bend Test
Top Trending Videos in Canada
Emma Stone Lip Syncing
Celebrities Read Mean Tweets #7
Goku vs Superman. Epic Rap Battles of History Season 3.
iPhone 6 Plus Bend Test
Americans Try Canadian Snacks For First Time
Jimmy Fallon feat. will.i.am - Ew! (Official Music Video)
"Shapes Songs Collection Vol. 1" - 35 Mins of Baby, Toddler, Kindergarten Kids Learning Videos
How Frozen Should Have Ended
Top 10 Unsportsmanlike Moments in Pro Sports
#LEH - Superwoman & Humble The Poet (Official Video)
Top Trending Music Videos in Canada
Katy Perry - Dark Horse (Official) ft. Juicy J
Nicki Minaj - Anaconda
Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass
Taylor Swift - Shake It Off
#SELFIE (Official Music Video) - The Chainsmokers
Sia - Chandelier (Official Video)
Ariana Grande - Problem ft. Iggy Azalea
Shakira - Can't Remember to Forget You ft. Rihanna
Calvin Harris - Summer
Jason Derulo - "Wiggle" feat. Snoop Dogg (Official HD Music Video)
Four years ago, YouTube introduced the skip button to let consumers choose whether to watch ads… or not. Now, all ads are skippable. From
thankful ATMs
to
puppy love
, today we’re also releasing the list of ads that resonated the most with Canadians in 2014, See more of the year’s top ads on
Think With Google
.
Check back later today when we update the blog to include the top trending global list once its released, but in the meantime other fun trending videos in Canada are:
TOP TRENDING EDUCATION/FAMILY VIDEOS
"Shapes Songs Collection Vol. 1" - 35 Mins of Baby, Toddler, Kindergarten Kids Learning Videos
Wheels on the bus and other nursery rhymes
ABC Songs for Children
Nursery Rhyme singing time
Top 50 English Nursery Rhymes
Animated Surprise Easter Eggs for Learning Colours
TOP 5 TRENDING PRANK VIDEOS
Best Classroom April Fools Prank
Yoga Pants Prank
Mortal Kombat Elevator Prank
Spiderman in real life prank
Stealing People’s Gas Prank
TOP 10 FROZEN "LET IT GO" COVERS
Let it Go - Frozen - Alex Boya (Africanized Tribal Cover) ft. One Voice Children's Choir
Maddie and Zoe sing "Let It Go" from Disney's "Frozen
"
Let It Go (Disney's "Frozen") Vivaldi's Winter - ThePianoGuys
Let It Go/Let Her Go (Frozen/Passenger MASHUP) - Sam Tsui
Disney's FROZEN "Let It Go" Demi Lovato COVER by Steamfaerie
Disney's Frozen - Let it Go by Idina Menzel (Cover by Grace Lee)
Let It Go - Male Vocal Cover - Frozen (Soundtrack)
Let It Go - FROZEN (Idina Menzel) | 8 and 10 Year Old Sophia & Bella | Mugglesam
Sonnet Son - Let it go (Frozen OST Cover)
"Let It Go", from Frozen - Cover by CIMORELLI
Update showcasing Global top trending videos from
www.youtube.ca/rewind
Here is the list of top trending global videos - congratulations to Canada's own UnboxTherapy who took the #5 spot for his video testing the physical boundaries of the iPhone 6.
Mutant Giant Spider Dog
Nike Football: Winner Stays. ft. Ronaldo, Neymar Jr., Rooney, Ibrahimović, Iniesta & more
First Kiss
The Voice IT | Serie 2 | Blind 2 | Suor Cristina Scuccia - #TEAMJ-AX
iPhone 6 Plus Bend Test
Bars & Melody - Simon Cowell's Golden Buzzer act | Britain's Got Talent 2014
Budweiser Super Bowl XLVIII Commercial -- "Puppy Love"
Devil Baby Attack
Goku vs Superman. Epic Rap Battles of History Season 3.
10 Hours of Walking in NYC as a Woman
Posted by Dave Brown, YouTube Canada Team, Favourite Video of the year
Jimmy Fallon feat. will.i.am - Ew! (Official Music Video)
#PlayMusicCanada
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Canada. You rock. It's been less than a year since we brought Google Play Music to Canada and already it’s one of our top performing markets. As a bit of a thank you, this holiday season, the Google Play Music team will be bringing some of our favourite Canadian musicians ‘home for the holidays’ across three cities:
City and Colour
in Toronto December 4th,
New Pornographers
in Vancouver on December 11th and
Coeur de Pirate
in Montreal on December 18th.
Look for special invites and updates from the bands and local partners to learn how you can be one of the few lucky music fans to attend these exclusive shows.
We will update the blog with highlights and images from each of the shows in the coming weeks. Additionally, throughout the month of December we will be featuring great music and bands from each of the three cities in Google Play. Starting with Toronto, you can find special discount offers for select local artists and curated playlists, and check back for Vancouver and Montreal.
In a recent survey by Google Canada, nearly half of Canadians (46%) told us that streaming music has helped them discover more new artists, and over 30% cited that what they love most about streaming music is the an extensive library. So... if you are not familiar with Google Play Music yet, enjoy
60 days of unlimited music streaming
as a limited time offer during the weeks of our 'home for the holidays' events. Google Play Music is also the only platform with a locker feature that allows you to store your own collection of music for free along side our library of over 30 million songs.
#PlayMusicCanada Update - December 5th, 2014
Thanks City and Colour fans, for joining us at the Great Hall last night for his acoustic performance and for helping to make our first home for the holidays concert a really memorable event. If you haven't heard City and Colour's music before, take a listen at
Google Play Music
or take advantage of limited time discounted prices on albums from tons of great Toronto artists.
Vancouver, you're up next! We can't wait to bring The New Pornographers home for the holidays on December 11th!
#PlayMusicCanada - Update - December 16
A big thanks to the fans of The New Pornographers for hanging with us last week during their special performance at The Wise Hall and Lounge in Vancouver. The show is over, but keep the party goign with The New Pornographers' music on Google Play Music. You can stream or download your favourites today and stay tuned for updates and exclusive content from the show.
We are gearing up for Montreal later this week and we cannot wait to groove to Quebec's own Coeur de pirate.
#PlayMusicCanada - Montreal Update - December 19
Wow! Merci, Montreal. What a way to end our home for the holiday, Google Play Music campaign. The venue, the music, the fans could not have made for a more beautiful and festive conclusion. Looking forward to celebrating with you all again some time in the near future.
Don't forget, we were recording the live shows, and hope to have a special treat for you all at the Google Play Music store in 2015. Stay tuned.
Posted by Blaire Nichols, Music Partner Manager for Google Play,
recently listened to
"Hometown Toronto" Playlist
Ticats or Stamps in the 102nd Grey Cup comes down to this important question: Chili or Meatloaf?
Friday, November 28, 2014
Heading into Grey Cup weekend, Canadian searches on Google for the Stamps and Ticats are in a virtual dead-heat across Canada. Online searches for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats are highest in Ontario and the Yukon, while searches for the Calgary Stampeders are highest in Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Battle of the Bellies
And geography doesn’t just define allegiances... It may also hint at what food you might see at Grey Cup parties this weekend. Because if there’s meatloaf on your plate this Sunday, there’s a good chance you’re cheering on the Ticats! Searches for Chili recipes are on the rise in Alberta, while searches for meatloaf recipes are spiking in Ontario.
The Players
This week searches for Tiger-Cats semifinals hero Brandon Banks are outpacing his quarterback Zach Collaros by a margin of 3:1. And Canadians are searching 66 percent more frequently for Stampeders’ starting running back Jon Cornish than QB Bo Levi Mitchell.
Grey Cup ... Caribbean Edition
Internationally, searches for the Grey Cup are historically highest in the UK and the US. However, over the past seven days the largest international search volume for the Grey Cup is in Caribbean, with searches highest in the Turks and Caicos, Cayman Islands and Cuba - perhaps Canadians vacationing, or maybe scouting locations for an all-star game!?
Parade route planning?
Top trending terms associated with the Grey Cup include tickets, halftime show, pools and “Grey Cup weekend”. Despite this year’s Grey Cup taking place in climate-controlled BC Place, searches for “coldest Grey Cup” are also on the rise. Finally, it looks like some Canadian football fans are getting a little ahead of themselves: there’s an uptick in Grey Cup Parade searches.
Posted by Aaron Brindle, Google Canada
Walk in the footsteps of heroes in “A Journey Through Middle-earth”
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Editor's Note: This blog is cross-posted from the official
Chrome Blog
In time for the epic conclusion to the Hobbit trilogy we’ve updated the Chrome Experiment, “A Journey Through Middle-earth.” Whether you’re a hobbit, wizard or dwarf (oh yeah, humans too) you can now relive all of the epic Middle-earth adventures, from Frodo’s journey to Mount Doom in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring to Bilbo’s final battle in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, in theaters December 17th. This year's Chrome Experiment was developed by North Kingdom in collaboration with Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM).
Your adventure
starts
on a beautiful, interactive map of Middle-earth where you can explore all 27 locations from the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit film trilogies. This year’s map is rich with 3D animations highlighting the paths of eight key characters, including Bilbo, Gandalf and Bard.
Completely new for this year’s version is a
peer-to-peer battle game
where you can challenge your friends to a test of skill. The peer-to-peer gameplay experience was built primarily using the latest web technologies, including WebRTC and
WebGL
. It’s touch optimized for laptops, phones and tablets, bringing you a stunning interactive experience across all your devices.
Just go to
goo.gl/TheHobbit
on your laptop, phone or tablet to check out the latest
Chrome Experiment
, “
A Journey through Middle-earth.
” And for those of you who are more interested in geeking out about web development than exploring Middle-earth, check out our
technical case study
on HTML5Rocks.com.
Posted by Ian Ellison-Taylor, Chrome Product Manager and human defender of Minas Tirith
Small businesses go Online for the Holidays
Monday, November 17, 2014
This holiday seaso
n, shoppers will be savvier, more informed, and more connected than ever before. That’s because three
quarters of Canadians say they will be doing online research before buying holiday gifts this year.
But nearly two thirds of small and independent retailers in Canada don’t have an online presence.
An online presence helps shoppers find your small business whether they're down the street, across Canada, or around the world. At the same time, more than half of small business owners tell us that it is more difficult to be a small business today compared to 10 years ago.
More than a third
of SMB owners say that the
way customers shop has changed
More than a quarter
say that customers are doing more research before coming into stores
One in four
feel that its harder to reach customers today
That’s the inspiration behind
Retail Spark
, a new initiative that we’ve launched with
Retail Council of Canada
and
Shopify
, to help small and independent retailers connect with new customers and
grow their business during the crucial holiday season and beyond.
The response from the small business community has been tremendous - we’ve connected with more than 600 small business owners at
events in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver
, and thousands more online.
We heard from retail industry leaders - big and small - who shared how their businesses have prospered on the web. Event attendees learned how to have their stores found on Search and Maps, as well as how they can promote their businesses online. Small businesses also met with gurus from Shopify, who shared how to set up an eCommerce shop and start selling online.
Getting online can make a big difference for small businesses. Retailers that are interested in learning more about the digital tools available to them can download a free
Digital Starter Kit
. Success stories and videos from the events are also available at
retailspark.withgoogle.com
.
Thank you to the small and independent retailers everywhere that joined us on the road. See you on the web!
Posted by Jenn Kaiser, Communications, Google Canada
Music on YouTube that hits the right note
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
You didn’t just watch
All About That Bass
200+ million times on YouTube. You watched Meghan Trainor perform it live for the
first time ever
and later with
Jimmy Fallon and the Roots
. You used the song in tens of thousands of your videos, like
covering it
with an upright bass. Your views helped put the song at the top of the
Billboard Hot 100
for weeks. And that’s all just for one song.
You've watched, shared, remixed, invented, parodied and whatevered your favorite songs, making YouTube the ultimate place for artists and fans to connect. To celebrate all that music and unlock new ways to enjoy, we’re making it easier to find new music on YouTube and rock out to old favourites.
A new home just for music
Starting today, you’ll see a new home just for music on your YouTube app for Android, iOS and on YouTube.com that shows your favorite music videos, recommended music playlists based on what you’re into and playlists of trending music across YouTube. You can find a playlist to perfectly fit your mood, whether that’s a
morning motivators playlist
or
Boyce Avenue YouTube Mix
. Check out the newest songs from channels you subscribe to, like
FKA twigs
or
Childish Gambino
. Or quickly find the songs you’ve been playing over and over and over again.
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Posted by The YouTube Music Team
Introducing fun family games for Chromecast
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Editor's Note: Cross posted from the official
Chrome Blog
Over the past year
Chromecast
has added hundreds of your favorite apps, and brought anything on the web to the TV via Android mirroring and Chrome tab casting. Just in time for the holidays, we’re adding even more apps to the list. So whether you’re looking forward to a quiet evening watching your favorite holiday heartwarmer or a rousing game night with the gang, there’s something for everyone.
Family-friendly games for Chromecast
Chromecast uses your phone or tablet as the controller and your TV screen like a game or score board to let you play classic games like
Wheel of Fortune or Hasbro’s Monopoly Dash, Scrabble Blitz, Connect Four Quads and Simon Swipe
on your big screen.
If you prefer to dance around, check out
Just Dance Now
. Your smartphone can tell if you’re fist pumping high or shaking your hands down low, which earns you points. To show off your mental moves instead,
Big Web Quiz
and
Emoji Party
for Chromecast bring trivia to the TV. Astound your friends with your answers to questions like: How many goats tall is Taylor Swift? What does 'Queen of Hearts' look like in emoji? Big Web Quiz uses
Google Knowledge Graph
to create hundreds of questions, while Emoji Party uses your knowledge of emojis to guess movie titles based on the pictures.
There's no hassle or expense with extra controllers. Anyone with a phone or tablet can join in on any of these games, so download these apps from the Play Store or App Store so all your family and friends can shake it, show off their smarts or just play.
Easily explore and discover new things to cast
To make it easier for you to navigate through the many great apps available with Chromecast and find exactly what you’d like to cast, we’ve added category tabs to the chromecast.com/apps page. Choose from TV & Movies, Music & Audio, Games, Sports, Photos & Video, or More.
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Posted by Wendi Zhang, three-peat Scrabble champ
A more modern Gmail app for Android
Monday, November 3, 2014
Editor's Note: This blog post has been cross posted from the Official Gmail Blog.
Today, the Gmail app for Android is getting updated with a more modern style, sleeker transitions, and a few other handy improvements.
As part of the new design, there’s now a convenient reply button at the bottom of every message, making it quick and easy to continue a conversation when you’re on the go. And if you access the app on your Android tablet, you’ll notice it’s easier to switch between accounts and the different inbox categories.
Lastly, we know some of you have email addresses that aren’t Gmail (it’s okay to admit it). The updated Gmail app now supports all email providers, which means you can now set up a separate inbox for, say, your Yahoo Mail or Outlook.com addresses using POP/IMAP.
The updated Gmail app will support all Android 4.0+ devices, so look for it in
Google Play
over the next few days and let us know what you think!
Posted by Matthew Izatt, Product Manager
A new day for Google Calendar
Monday, November 3, 2014
Editor's Note: This blog post is crossed posted from the
Official Gmail Blog
Today we’re introducing a brand new Google Calendar app. It’s designed to be a helpful assistant, so you can spend less time managing your day, and more time enjoying it.
It takes a lot of work to stay on top of your schedule, after all. You have to manually enter that hotel or dinner reservation, then update it if your plans change. You have to hunt around for addresses and phone numbers, then add them to your events. And if you’re on a mobile device, you might just give up on these kinds of tasks entirely.
Calendars (like
email
) should do better—especially on phones and tablets—so we set out to build one that’s always at your service. Here are just some of the ways the new Calendar app can help.
Events from Gmail: now emails can turn into Calendar events automatically
Every time you book a flight, buy concert tickets, or make a hotel reservation, odds are you get an email with dates, times and other important details. But who has the time (or patience) to copy and paste all this into their calendar? In the new Calendar app these kinds of emails become events automatically, complete with things like flight numbers and check-in times. They’ll even stay updated in real time if your flight's delayed, or you receive another email update.
Assists: suggestions that save you time
Of course, not all event info arrives in your inbox. You often have to piece together phone numbers, addresses and attendees from lots of different sources, then add them to your calendar manually. With Assists, Calendar can suggest titles, people and places as you type, as well as adapt to your preferences over time. For example, if you often go running with Peter in Central Park, Calendar can quickly suggest that entire event when you type ‘r-u-n.’
Schedule View: easy to scan and lovely to look at
Your calendar is more than just a list of dates and times—it’s your life! So Calendar’s new Schedule view includes photos and maps of the places you’re going, cityscapes of travel destinations, and illustrations of everyday events like dinner, drinks and yoga. These images will bring a little extra beauty to your day, and make it easy to see what’s going on at a glance—perfect for when you’re checking in from your phone or tablet.
The new Google Calendar will work on all Android 4.1+ devices. It’s available today on all devices running Android 5.0 Lollipop, and you’ll be able to download the update from Google Play in the coming weeks. (And yes, we’re also working on a version for iPhone!) Learn more at g.co/calendar.
Posted by Ian Leader, Product Manager
Google’s North American Tech Hub Network expands to Montreal
Friday, October 24, 2014
Ten years ago this week, Google opened its doors in Montreal, drawn here by some very talented developers who didn’t want to leave their charming city – and the community they were a part of – in la belle province. In the decade since, Google’s office of engineers, developers and digital marketing experts has grown up right alongside the city’s vibrant tech and startup community.
As Montreal's tech community has grown, so has its entrepreneurial spirit and startup culture. Today, Montreal is home to some of the most promising startups in Canada. That’s why we’re excited to announce that working with
Notman House
– one of Canada’s leading startup incubators – the
Google for Entrepreneurs Tech Hub Network
is expanding to Montreal, making it the 9th city in the network, the
2nd in Canada
, and the 1st in a French-speaking community.
Tech hubs like Notman House have sprung up in cities across the globe, drawing on shared expertise and resources to help developers and entrepreneurs launch new ideas and turn them into thriving young companies. Google’s Tech Hub Network is the first formal network of its kind, and at a little over a year old, we are excited to link aspiring entrepreneurs and startup founders from across the continent to one another, and to open new doors to mentorship, investment and growth.
For startups working with Notman House, the Tech Hub Network puts new resources at their fingertips, including funding, training and mentorship opportunities, and access to Google programs and products throughout the network including:
An annual Demo Day where startups from the network come to Silicon Valley and pitch to investors;
Eligibility for the $100K
Google Cloud Platform for Startups
program; and
The Google for Entrepreneurs
Global Passport
, where entrepreneurs from each hub can work for free at spaces designated at any other hub in the network.
As a former startup ourselves, a passion for entrepreneurship and innovation is in our DNA. With Notman House and our
Google for Entrepreneurs
programs, we hope Montreal’s world-class startup community will grow that much faster, building transformative products and companies that will take the world by storm.
Posted by Shibl Mourad, Engineering Director for Google Montreal
An inbox that works for you
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Editor's Note: This blog has been cross posted from the
Gmail Blog
Today, we’re introducing something new. It’s called
Inbox
. Years in the making, Inbox is by the same people who brought you Gmail, but it’s not Gmail: it’s a completely different type of inbox, designed to focus on what really matters.
Email started simply as a way to send digital notes around the office. But fast-forward 30 years and with just the phone in your pocket, you can use email to contact virtually anyone in the world…from your best friend to the owner of that bagel shop you discovered last week.
With this evolution comes new challenges: we get more email now than ever, important information is buried inside messages, and our most important tasks can slip through the cracks—especially when we’re working on our phones. For many of us, dealing with email has become a daily chore that distracts from what we really need to do—rather than helping us get those things done.
If this all sounds familiar, then Inbox is for you. Or more accurately, Inbox works for you. Here are some of the ways Inbox is at your service:
Bundles: stay organized automatically
Inbox expands upon the categories we introduced in Gmail last year, making it easy to deal with similar types of mail all at once. For example, all your purchase receipts or bank statements are neatly grouped together so that you can quickly review and then swipe them out of the way. You can even teach Inbox to adapt to the way you work by choosing which emails you’d like to see grouped together.
Highlights: the important info at a glance
Inbox highlights the key information from important messages, such as flight itineraries, event information, and photos and documents emailed to you by friends and family. Inbox will even display useful information from the web that wasn’t in the original email, such as the real-time status of your flights and package deliveries. Highlights and Bundles work together to give you just the information you need at a glance.
Reminders, Assists, and Snooze: your to-do’s on your own terms
Inbox makes it easy to focus on your priorities by letting you add your own Reminders, from picking up the dry cleaning to giving your parents a call. No matter what you need to remember, your inbox becomes a centralized place to keep track of the things you need to get back to.
And speaking of to-do’s, Inbox helps you cross those off your list by providing Assists—handy pieces of information you may need to get the job done. For example, if you write a Reminder to call the hardware store, Inbox will supply the store’s phone number and tell you if it's open. Assists work for your email, too. If you make a restaurant reservation online, Inbox adds a map to your confirmation email. Book a flight online, and Inbox gives a link to check-in.
Of course, not everything needs to be done right now. Whether you’re in an inconvenient place or simply need to focus on something else first, Inbox lets you Snooze away emails and Reminders. You can set them to come back at another time or when you get to a specific location, like your home or your office.
Get started with Inbox
Starting today, we’re sending out the first round of invitations to give Inbox a try, and each new user will be able to invite their friends. If Inbox can’t arrive soon enough for you, you can email us at inbox@google.com to get an invitation as soon as more become available.
When you start using Inbox, you’ll quickly see that it doesn’t feel the same as Gmail—and that’s the point. Gmail’s still there for you, but Inbox is something new. It’s a better way to get back to what matters, and we can’t wait to share it with you.
Posted by Sundar Pichai, SVP, Android, Chrome & Apps
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