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Smitten Man Uses Google Glasses to Pop the Question

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 17:45:18 +0000

There’s nothing like popping the question and letting the whole world see it go down from your point of view. That’s exactly what happened for one man who decided to propose to his girlfriend while he wearing Google Glasses. Fortunately for the man, she accepted and the lucky guy posted the moment online, enabling their [...]

See All of Google's April Fool's Day Pranks

Emerald Catron — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 21:20:00 +0000

If you’re anything like us, you probably have no idea what day it is. Well, it’s Monday, April 1st. Yes, it’s April Fool’s Day, which means that Google is planning to pull the wool over our eyes all day long. Here are some of the pranks they’re pulling, in case you are super-gullible. Google Nose [...]

Keep Track of the 'Best of YouTube' Announcements

Emerald Catron — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 16:44:28 +0000

As part of their April Fool’s Day tradition, Google is running a pretty great prank on YouTube, right now. They are listing the nominees for the best of YouTube before it “shuts down.” Every video is nominated. They are listing every video on YouTube and reading their descriptions. We really hope they follow through and do this [...]

Non-Existent Island Pops Up On Google Maps

Jeremy Taylor — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 23:00:50 +0000

There are hundreds of thousands of uninhabited islands on our planet. The South Pacific island of Sandy isn’t one of them… That’s not because there are people secretly living on the sixty-square-mile land mass. It’s because Sandy, despite appearing on Google maps, doesn’t actually exist. Researchers from the University of Sydney became confused when Sandy popped up on Google [...]

Find Out How Old Google Thinks You Are

Emerald Catron — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 14:25:25 +0000

Good news, bad news. The bad news is that Google has been monitoring all your online activity and is using it for their own personal gain. The good news is at least it’s fun to see if they guessed your age, gender and interests correctly. That’s pretty good news … right? To find out what [...]

Google Staff Carves Giant Pumpkins For Halloween Google Doodle [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:04:52 +0000

Several Google employees recently swapped their laptops for carving knives and spent the day whittling six enormous pumpkins with the letters of the search engine’s name. The result? The Halloween Google Doodle, of course. In the timelapse video below, you’ll see the carvers cheered on by costumed co-workers and Pegman, Google’s Street View mascot. Sophia [...]

Florida Woman, Posing as Husband's Ex, Posts Racy Ad on Craigslist

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 20:35:45 +0000

A Florida woman may have taken the prize for nastiest prank ever.

Natasha Larson took out an ad on Craig’slist in which she invited men to come over for random sexual encounters — and then she signed it with the name and address of her husband’s ex.

Nevada Gives Thumbs-Up To Driverless Cars on the Road [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:30:08 +0000

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A bill has passed in Nevada that makes it legal for Google’s fleet of driverless cars to take to the state’s roads.

The hope is that in the future, these automated cars could avoid the crashes currently caused by distracted driving. Several companies are already hard at work creating the technology necessary to make it happen.

What Happens on the Internet Every Minute of Every Day? [INFOGRAPHIC]

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:00:17 +0000

The brains at web development and design company Go-Globe created a stunning infographic that breaks down the internet activity happening every minute of the day on sites like Twitter, Google, Facebook, and Skype. And it’s kind of amazing. Some of the stuff that goes on every 60 seconds: At least 168 million emails are sent 98,000 [...]

Lady Gaga Praises Rebecca Black, Says She'll Direct Next Music Video

Amory Gritta — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 11:30:13 +0000

She’s taken the Internet, music industry and world by storm, and on Tuesday, Lady Gaga sat down for an exclusive one-hour interview with Google, in which she talked about everything from new music to viral star Rebecca Black.

During the interview, Gaga — whose videos have been streamed over 1 b