Why Instagram Hopes You Won’t Mind The Ads
They’ll be so good, you won’t even know they’re ads.
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The Design Rebellion We’ve All Been Waiting For
And it’s right under our fingertips. Against the tyranny of the feed.
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Google Accidentally Savages Itself In Strange Ad
More than a little awkward.
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The Year In You
The real year-end review for 2012 is a review of ourselves. And auto-nostalgia has its limits.
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Why The New YouTube Design Will Drive You Insane
It makes it extremely hard to see into the past. And isn’t that a big part of what YouTube is for?
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There Is No Product That Google+ Will Not Eat
With Communities, Google’s rebuilding the whole experience of forums, right on top of Google+. Which it now says “is the fastest-growing network thingy ever. “
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Why Mobile Maps Are Actually Getting Worse
It’s the one part of your phone that might not be getting better. Why every major mobile company is re-creating reality from scratch.
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Someone Invented A $400 Million Google Deal — And May Have Made Money From It
For a couple hours, Google’s ICOA purchase seemed real. Now the “acquired” company is saying it was a hoax that “originated from Aruba” — but stock charts suggest someone made a killing.
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Google Hangs A Tiny Little Sign In New York City
Just in case people didn’t already know that Google owns the historic Port Authority building. You know, and your soul.
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Google’s Reality-Warping New Game
A new game from Google takes place in the real world. And there’s something weird about that. (via)
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Why Google, Not Facebook, Knows Your Darkest Secrets
The quiet terror of Dark Search.
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Time For The Republican Party To Discover The Internet
Google is not a social network, and other elementary errors.
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What Apple’s Spending Says About The Rest Of The Tech Industry
It’s perhaps a look at the shape of things to come.
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Yep, Google Looks Different Now
The search results page just got a little cleaner.
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Exclusive: Lady Gaga Cuts Video For Marriage Equality Vote
The video from The Four 2012 backs marriage initiatives on the ballot in four states this year. “No one speaks more to young people than Lady Gaga,” says Ellner.
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Inside Tech Companies’ Private Bus System
Tech shuttle buses have taken over San Francisco’s streets, creating a transportation caste system. I wanted to know what it was like inside. So I got on.
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The Facebookification Of Gmail
Soon, new e-mails will open in a chat-like window, mimicking Facebook’s private-message-through-chat interface. One more step in Google’s attempt to transform into a social network.
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All The New Google Stuff You Missed Because Of Sandy
Google had an event planned for tonight in NYC to launch its new Nexus phone and tablet, along with a new version of Android. It got cancelled because of Sandy, but here’s what it would’ve been like.
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Google’s Hurricane Sandy Crisis Map
A totally customizable map of all the relevant hurricane data.
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Google: More Search For Obama Than Romney
Romney sees faster growth on YouTube after debates
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How Google Street-Viewed The Grand Canyon
Nerdily.
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Google: Obama Won Final Debate
Lots of interest in Romney’s Secret Service flag pin.
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The Ultimate 3-Step Social Media Cleanse
Do you use Google? Facebook? Twitter? Then there are three things you need to do right now.
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Why Google Could Be In Serious Trouble
The company’s leaked earnings have sent its stock tumbling — shares have even been halted. Google isn’t losing money yet, but it is losing its main moneymaker. A dire outlook for one of the tech greats.
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What Happens When You Google NBA Guard CJ Miles?
You should try it, but probably not if you’re at work.
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Google: Obama Won The Debate
And everyone’s searching for “binders full of women.”
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Google’s Blood And Guts
It’s a literal series of tubes. Google gave us a new look inside their data centers this morning, and they’re surprisingly low-tech. In fact, they kind of just look like factories. Could this have something to do with that long, angry Times piece a few weeks back? Nah, probably not.
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Google: America Wants To See Paul Ryan Shirtless
The searches of the vice presidential debate.
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This Is What Happens When You Google Image Search "Completely Wrong"
We did not make this up. Romney’s apology for his 47% comments makes for an unfortunate juxtaposition.
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Where Googlers Get Sassy
Where Googlers hate on their own kind — and pay respect to Steve Jobs. An exclusive look at more images from Google’s secret mockery machine.
