• Express
Yourself: Google and Blogger.com Link Up
• Now See Here: Google Wireless Image Search
• Frugal is as Froogle Does
• From Mountain View to Milan, Google is Growing
• Webmasters to Google: Keep it Up
• Awards and Accolades: Wired Raves, Apple Explores
• Quotable Quotes: Feeling Lucky?
• Broaden Your Horizons: Take the Google Tour
• Wearing Our Heart on Our Homepage
• Google Needs YOU: We're Hiring
Dear Google Friends,
Beneath its simple interface, Google is
growing and evolving, finding new ways to connect people
with the information they need. Here's a peek behind the
scenes at Google, along with a few things we've come up
with to make your search experience even better.
Express Yourself: Google and Blogger.com
Link Up
The latest sign of the Internet's power to democratize information
is the growing visibility of weblogs, the online journals
where millions of voices hold forth on every topic imaginable.
Among the pioneers of the blogger movement has been Pyra
Labs, whose Blogger self-publishing software now has more
than a million users. We're pleased to report that the folks
at Pyra are joining the Google team. We'll have more news
to share in the weeks to come.
http://www.blogger.com/
Now See Here: Google Wireless Image Search
Another sign that evolution is alive and well: Mobile search
isn't just for alphanumerics anymore. Google has given mobility
a new look by bringing Google Image Search to Sprint PCS
mobile phones. Besides being able to search more than 3
billion web pages, Sprint PCS phone customers can now search
and view nearly 425 million web images using Google. Looking
for a portrait of some R&B diva? Perusing your favorite
painter's greatest hits? Trying to ID the exotic frog that
just hopped into your waders? Google Wireless Image Search
lets you leave wires, walls, and workstations behind like
a lungfish leaving a tide pool. If that's not evolution,
what is?
http://www.google.com/press/images/samsung.jpg
Frugal is as Froogle Does
Froogle, our new product search service, carries Google's
emphasis on objective results into the realm of online shopping.
Google doesn't sell search results for a very simple reason:
We want users to know their search results are relevant,
not bought-and-paid-for. Much like Google search, Froogle
searches through millions of relevant websites to help users
quickly find whatever they're hankering for, pinpointing
sites that offer the specific product they seek. And for
all the same reasons that you trust Google search results,
you can trust the results you get from Froogle. The Froogle
beta is live right now. Check it out.
http://froogle.google.com/
From Mountain View to Milan, Google is Growing
Google life keeps getting livelier, with new Googlers joining
our crew each week. That growth isn't confined to our California
HQ. A few weeks ago, Google's latest international office
officially opened its doors in Milan. The new Google office
serves the growing Italian market for search-based advertising,
following the lead of established Euro-Googlers in London,
Paris, and Hamburg. Where will Google turn up next? Stay
tuned.
http://www.google.it/
Webmasters to Google: Keep it Up
We value the opinions of Google users. That's no less true
of those users who focus on the back end: the webmasters
and search gurus with a deep knowledge of what makes Google
tick. So we were delighted to learn of Google's multiple
first-place honors in the Search Engine Watch Awards for
2002. Besides being named Outstanding Search Service for
the third year in a row, Google won Best News Search, Best
Image Search, Best Design, Best Search Feature (Google Spell
Checking), Most Webmaster-Friendly Search Engine, and several
other first-place awards. Our thanks to all those who gave
their votes to Google. We'll keep working to deserve this
honor.
http://searchenginewatch.com/awards/2002-winners.html
Awards and Accolades: Wired Raves, Apple
Explores
Wired magazine split its Wired Rave Award for 2002 Businessperson
of the Year three ways, divvying up the glory among Google
founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin and Google Chairman
and CEO Eric Schmidt. This is the third Wired Rave Award
Google has captured in as many years, having been named
"Most Intelligent Agent" for 2000 and "Best Service Site"
for 2001.
http://www.raveawards.com/winners.html
Google
also won Brandchannel's Readers Choice Global Brand of the
Year award for 2002, ranking ahead of Apple, Coca-Cola,
Starbucks, and Ikea. Google ranked fourth on last year's
list.
http://www.brandchannel.com/start1.asp?id=143
Google
was named Best All-Round Search Site in the 2002 Pandia
Awards, given annually by a Norwegian site devoted entirely
to Internet search and search engine optimization.
http://www.pandia.com/post/016.html
And the Mac faithful will be pleased to note that Steve
Jobs' latest Macworld keynote showed off a new Apple browser
with Google built in. The browser, dubbed "Safari," puts
a Google search field right next to the web address.
http://www.apple.com/safari/
http://www.apple.com/safari/theater/google.html
Quotable Quotes: Feeling Lucky?
The Google Search Appliance (aka "Google in a Box"), our
enterprise search solution, was highlighted in two recent
articles in InformationWeek, something we're always glad
to see. But what really made these pieces stand out was
a quote from an IT manager at Kaiser Permanente, who said:
"They're gonna have to pry my cold hands off the keyboard
to take this off the site." We appreciate the enthusiasm.
http://www.informationweek.com/story/IWK20030117S0006
http://www.google.com/appliance/
Broaden Your Horizons: Take the Google Tour
Want to take your search a little further? The Google Tour
will step you through a whirlwind survey of Google search
features. From the always-at-hand convenience of the Google
Toolbar to the diverting practicality of Google Catalogs,
you'll find there's more to Google than our low-key homepage
might lead you to believe.
http://www.google.com/tour/services/index.html
Wearing Our Heart on Our Homepage
Our affection for Google users is well known. But in case
you missed Google's latest effort to make your search experience
sweeter, here's our Valentine's Day logo, as well as recent
custom logos celebrating the Chinese New Year and the Martin
Luther King Jr. holiday.
http://www.google.com/holidaylogos.html
Google Needs YOU: We're Hiring
The more we do at Google, the more we need people to help
us do it. If you'd like to share your love for search with
a broader public, consider joining the Google team. You'll
be making life better for millions of search users worldwide,
while receiving excellent benefits and enjoying a fast-paced,
stimulating work environment. Most of our departments are
hiring, notably our engineering crew. Don't just use Google,
be Google. Check out our jobs page and send us your resume.
Our current openings can be found at:
http://www.google.com/jobs/great-people-needed.html
These are exciting times at Google. Thanks for your interest
and support as we continue to grow. We look forward to sharing
news with you in the coming months and wish you the very
best.
The Google Team
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