Today’s “Google doodle” celebrates the 80th birthday of the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge. And in an extra feature, clicking on the doodle activates a search for “history of the sydney harbour bridge“. The Sydney Harbour Bridge was opened on March 19th 1932 after six years of construction. It is the world’s largest steel arch bridge.
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What YouViewed on YouTube
December 21, 2011
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Google Australia today revealed the year’s most watched videos on YouTube. The list has been divided into the top 10 community videos and top 10 music videos. Posting on Google Australia’s blog, Communications and Public Affairs Manager Johnny Luu said: “The lists show that we were obsessed with Australian musician Gotye as his song became [...]
Read more Google Australia reveals top searches for 2011
December 8, 2011
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The iPhone 5, Charlie Sheen, Amy Winehouse and red velvet cupcakes were among Australia’s top search terms this year, Google Australia has revealed on its blog. The search giant has divided its top searches into 10 categories – fastest rising searches, top food searches, top celebrity death searches, fastest rising news searches, top searches for [...]
Read more Google eBooks in Australia
November 11, 2011
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THE arrival of Google’s eBooks service in Australia this week looks set to continue the nation’s transition from paper to digital. Bookworms among us can now find, purchase and download eBooks for a plethora of devices, including PCs, netbooks, e-readers and iOS and Android based tablets and smartphones. Posting in Google Australia’s blog, eBooks Partnerships [...]
Read more We ain’t seen nothing yet
August 8, 2011
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A NEW report prepared for Google Australia by Deloitte Access Economics predicts the internet will play an even greater role in both business and our daily lives in years to come. “The Connected Continent” looks at how the internet has transformed the Australian economy over the last 10 years and predicts its contribution to the [...]
Read more Google’s “+1”: Search becomes social
June 3, 2011
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Google’s new ‘+1’ button for websites is set to revolutionise the way we search the web, according to one of Australia’s foremost authorities on social media. The ‘+1’ button began operating in March on Google search results pages and advertising. The roll out to make it available for websites means Google will be now be [...]
Read more Google remembers fallen journalists
May 18, 2011
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Google has teamed up with the Washington, DC-based Newseum to launch the Journalists Memorial Channel. The purpose of the YouTube channel is to remember the journalists who have died in the last year while reporting news around the world. Writing on the Official Google Blog, Steve Grove from YouTube News and Politics said the channel [...]
Read more NBN will power apps of the future, says Google
May 16, 2011
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The controversial National Broadband Network (NBN) has picked up one fan that matters, Google Australia’s Engineering Director, Alan Noble. Noble has just returned from Google I/O, the internet giant’s annual conference for developers held in San Francisco. Writing on Google Australia’s blog, Noble said application developers often took it for granted that high-speed internet would [...]
Read more Googling the news
May 8, 2011
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Google last Friday revealed the 10 fastest rising search terms in Australia in the past week. Perhaps unsurprisingly the death of Osama bin Laden and the Royal Wedding dominated the list. Osama bin Laden accounted for five of the searches, the Royal Wedding three. Pippa Middleton pipped elder sister Kate, who was ninth, by coming in at number [...]
Read more Google Shopping hits Australia
May 3, 2011
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There is now a third player in the battle between traditional Australian retailers and overseas-based online stores, with Google today announcing the Australian launch of Google Shopping. Google’s latest service helps people find product information and compare prices from different online retailers, and then links to the websites of those retailers so customers can make [...]
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