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18 New Languages for Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Slides
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Google Drive lets you store and access your files anywhere -- on the web, your computer, your phone, or on the go. Whether you’re presenting slides in a boardroom in São Paulo or negotiating a Japanese contract in Tokyo, Google Drive speaks your language:
65 of them
, to be exact, with the addition of 18 new ones today:
Afrikaans, Amharic, Basque, Chinese (Hong Kong), Estonian, French (Canada), Galician, Icelandic, Khmer, Lao, Malaysian, Nepali, Persian, Sinhalese, Spanish (Latin America), Swahili, Urdu, Zulu
You can
switch
back and forth as often as you like, and many of these languages are also supported by Drive’s spellchecker.
Love to collaborate? No matter which Drive app you’re using –
Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms
– you can work in real time in any language you choose while your fellow collaborators use another language.
To try Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides in another language, you can switch by:
Clicking the
gear icon
in the upper right, then select
Settings
.
Under
General
, select a language from the drop-down menu in the
Language
section.
Click
Save.
You’re done! To change the language for Google Drive for mobile, go to your device’s language settings.
If you don’t yet have Drive for mobile, you can visit the
Google Play
or the
Apple App Store
to get the Google Drive app.
Posted by Ian Hill, Project Manager, Google Localization
Congratulations to Google Science Fair's Canadian Regional Finalists
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Last week
Google announced
the regional finalists for
Google Science Fair
. The Google Science Fair is the largest online science fair in the world, offering students the opportunity to pursue their interest in science and technology. All they need is an idea, and this year’s theme was “It’s your turn to change the world”. Congratulations to the Regional Finalists from Canada!
Anam Rizvi from Alberta and his idea:
Automating the Diagnosis of Heart Conditions
Ann Makosinski from British Columbia and her idea:
Hollow Flashlight
Amit Scheer from Ontario and his idea:
Overproduction of reactive oxygen species in Mitochondria: A principle cause of cancer
Maya Burhanpurkar from Ontario and her idea:
The first detection of the elusive time-integral of distance and its real-world applications
Young people across Canada have made significant contributions to solving some of today’s greatest challenges. Through the Google Science Fair we want to support and foster the next generation of scientists and engineers.
An extended congratulations to Ann Makosinski from British Columbia who was also shortlisted as a finalist for the
Science in Action Award
.
Posted by Wendy Bairos, Google Canada Communications Team
G(irls)20 Summit: The world’s highest potential resource is not what you think
Monday, June 17, 2013
When we talk about natural resources that fuel the world, the conversation usually turns to gas and minerals, or sun and wind.
But it’s hard to miss the highest potential resource all around us – the 3.5 billion girls and women around the world.
Today, in Moscow, Russia,
21 young women
are representing their G20 countries at the annual
G(irls)20 Summit
to tackle the economic challenges facing our global community around the themes of jobs, growth and investment.
Held in advance of the official
G20 Leaders Summit
, the Summit brings together these delegates over the next four days to discuss strategies for sustainability, youth employment, and achieving the full participation of women in the economy through the eradication of early forced marriage, alongside leading figures like
Arianna Huffington
,
Lauren Bush Lauren
and
Jennifer Buffett
.
Technology plays a big part in empowering young women across the globe – accelerating change, connecting communities, and providing new platforms for education and outreach. At Google, we’re proud to have been a partner of the G(irls)20 Summit over the past four years, and delighted this year to be hosting the Summit at
Google Moscow
, where for the first time, delegates to the Summit will be using Google Hangouts to connect with guest speakers from around the world.
But the conversation only begins around the table in Moscow – everyone can tune into the Summit livestream at
www.girls20summit.com
or on YouTube at
www.youtube.com/Girls20Summit/
.
Add your voice to the chorus of people and organizations who believe in the incredible potential of the 3.5 billion girls and women in our midst, and together, we can turn ideas into action.
Posted by Julia Solovieva, Country Director, Google Russia
Canada’s Open Data Future: A Hangout on Air with Hon. Tony Clement
Friday, June 14, 2013
As G8 countries at the
Leaders Summit
in Northern Ireland this week turn their attention to using open data in the public domain to
drive innovation and accountability
, it’s time to catch up with Canadian experts on eagerly-anticipated advances in Canada’s open data approach.
For a first-hand look at Canada’s latest achievements in open data and open government, on
Tuesday, June 18 at 2:00 PM EST
, join
Treasury Board President
Tony Clement
in conversation with
The Globe and Mail’s
Hannah Sung
for a Google Hangout with guests:
Hon. Jason Kenney
, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
Robert Herjavec,
entrepreneur and star of
Shark Tank
Chris O’Neill
, Managing Director, Google Canada
Ashley Casovan
, Information Technology Strategist, City of Edmonton
Here’s how you can participate on Tuesday:
Watch the hangout live
at
+globeandmail
or at
www.data.gc.ca
Send us your questions
on Google+ at
+GoogleCanada
#OpenData
Join the conversation
on Google+ and Twitter (
@googlecanada
) with the hashtags #OpenData #OpenGov #DataGC
Posted by Leslie Church, Google Canada
Experience 1,001 New Destinations with Street View
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Today we’re adding images from more than 1,000 locations around the world to Google Maps, making it more comprehensive and useful for you. From historical landmarks to sports stadiums, these panoramic photos available via Street View can help you ease into vacation mode with just a few simple clicks. Below are highlights from Asia, Europe, Latin America, the U.S. and Canada that you can use to preview a vacation spot, to plot your next hiking route or just to become an armchair explorer from wherever you may be:
Go from city life to wildlife park in Singapore:
Planning on stopping by Singapore this summer? You can now explore more of the island’s diverse landscapes right from Google Maps. To get a taste of modern city life in Singapore, simply search for
Marina Bay Waterfront Promenade
and
Fullerton Heritage Promenade
and use Street View to explore the city’s popular bay front and bay skyline. If you’re planning to travel with family or are simply an animal lover at heart, you can also now go on a virtual adventure to the
Singapore Zoo
.
Fullerton Heritage Promenade (
View Larger Map
)
Discover some of Europe’s riches:
While you’re basking in Seville’s sun and sampling its famous oranges, check out the stunning
Seville Cathedral
against the bright blue Spanish sky. It’s the largest Gothic cathedral (and third largest church) in the world and served as a trading hub and bastion of the city’s wealth in the years following the
Reconquista
in the 13th century. Or maybe take a virtual sightseeing trip down the
serene canals
of Copenhagen, Denmark this summer. From the boat you can see cultural landmarks like the Royal Opera and Theater Houses and even the
sculpture of The Little Mermaid
from Hans Christian Andersen’s famous fairytale.
The canals in Copenhagen (
Vizualizare hartă mărită
)
Take a pilgrimage to Latin America:
Take a virtual journey to Brazil’s
Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady Aparecida
, the most visited Marian shrine in the world. You can also visit Brazil’s
Vila Belmiro stadium
, home to Santos Soccer Club and of past and present phenoms, Pelé and Neymar. Experience
Bosque de Chapultepec
(Chapultepec Park), a natural oasis in the middle of Mexico City and one of the largest city parks in the Western Hemisphere. Or get ready for the slopes with a preview of
Valle Nevada Resort
, one Chile’s hottest ski resorts just a few miles outside of Santiago.
Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady Aparecida (
View Larger Map
)
Take a trip down memory lane in the US:
Visit some of the nation’s historic landmarks with a road trip down the East Coast. Stops include
The Mark Twain House
&
Museum
in Hartford, Connecticut where one of America’s greatest authors and his family lived from 1874 to 1891; the
Isaac Bell House
in Newport, Rhode Island built in 1883 for the famous cotton broker and investor; and the
Cape Henry Lighthouse
in Virginia, which has guarded the Chesapeake Bay since 1792. Finally, explore the historic
Vermont State House
where for over 150 years citizen legislators have gathered every winter to debate the laws of Vermont.
The Vermont State House (
View Larger Map
)
Canadian stages taking centre stage:
Just in time for summer theatre season, Street View users can virtually visit
The Shaw Festival Theatre
,
Edmonton's Citadel Theatre
,
Manitoba Centennial Concert Hall
,
Roy Thomson Hall
and the
Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts
, home of the Canadian Opera Company.
Roy Thomson Hall (
View Larger Map
)
Whether you’re hitting the slopes in South America or soaking up the summer sunshine north of the equator, we hope you enjoy exploring the world! To see this imagery and experience it through Street View, download the Google Maps app for
Android
or
iPhone
today.
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Posted by Deanna Yick, Street View Program Manager
Play Cube Slam face-to-face against your friends
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
My friends and I used to play videogames all the time, squashed together on the couch, engaged in structured intellectual discourse about exactly how badly we were going to destroy each other. Now that we live spread out around the world, it’s a bit harder to dance in each other’s faces and yell “booyah!” every time we win a game. Enter:
Cube Slam
.
Cube Slam
is a video game that you can play face-to-face against your friends. It’s a
Chrome Experiment
built using
WebRTC
, an open web technology that lets you video chat right in the browser without installing any plug-ins. That means you can quickly and easily play Cube Slam with your friends, no matter where they are in the world, just by sharing a link.
To win Cube Slam, hit the cube against your friend’s screen three times until the screen explodes. Shields, obstacles, and gravity fields change with every new level, and you can unlock power-ups including fireballs, lasers, multi-balls, mirrored controls, bulletproof shields, fog, ghost balls, time bombs, resized paddles, extra lives and death balls––though you might want to avoid the death balls. If none of your friends are online, you can always play against Bob the Bear and see what level you can reach. If you install the
Cube Slam app
, you can even play Bob when you’re offline.
<
Cube Slam’s graphics are rendered in
WebGL
and
CSS 3D
, and its custom soundtrack is delivered dynamically through
Web Audio
. WebRTC, which enables the two-person game, is available on desktop Chrome and Chrome OS, and will be available on mobile later this year. In the meantime, you can play Cube Slam against Bob the Bear on your phone or tablet. To learn more about what’s going on under the hood, see our
technology page
and Chromium blog post. Play a friend. Play a bear.
Have fun
!
Posted by Clem Wright, Google Creative Lab, Ursine Diversion Division
Hudson’s Bay Company proves search advertising leads to in-store sales
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
The
Hudson’s Bay Company
may be the oldest commercial corporation in North America, but when it comes to digital, its focus is on the future. Like many savvy retailers, HBC has realized that having an online presence has become more and more important to overall sales. As consumers increasingly shop across multiple channels, retailers need to adjust how they think about ROI to properly account for how and where consumers shop.
With 93% of Canadians using online search to research products and services, yet only 1% of retails sales occurring online in Canada, many consumers are using the Internet as a trusted research tool prior to purchasing goods in a store. HBC wanted to understand the impact of online search advertising dollars on in-store sales, and worked with Google to run the first online to store experiment in Canada
Today at the
Store Conference
, we presented the results of the experiment, which were among the strongest we have seen.
For every $1 spent in online search advertising, HBC realized $14.40 in in-store sales, representing a 2.6% lift in overall store sales
. By comparison, in the more than 50 online to store experiments we have run in the U.S., we have typically seen between a 1.6% - 2% overall store sales lift.
According to Christina Callas, HBC’s Senior Vice-President of eCommerce and Digital Marketing, “This further proves that Google paid search is not only an effective online acquisition vehicle, but also an important in-store driver.” She adds, “We need to be there where our customers are looking and researching the products we sell. As a marketer, paid search is one of the most qualified digital marketing buys you can make.”
For more information on how brands are using online digital to drive sales, visit
www.google.ca/think
.
Posted by Andrew Swartz, Google Canada
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