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Boston Googlers give back in 2011
Friday, December 30, 2011
In the spirit of giving, we wanted to take a moment to reflect upon some of the
good deeds
our Boston Googlers have done over this past year.
Held a bone marrow registration drive with the
Gift of Life
Hosted a charity drive to benefit
Japan earthquake and tsunami relief efforts
Designated a week to
GoogleServe
where Boston Googlers joined 8,000 Googlers company-wide to do good in our local communities
Provided national grants to
MIT’s OEOP MITES program
, to the
Boston Museum of Science
and to
Citizen Schools
Collected non-perishables, and donated time and money to the
Greater Boston Food Bank
Worked with
Bikes not Bombs
to promote the use of bicycle technology as an alternative to war and environmental destruction
Worked with the
Charles River Conservancy
to help keep the Charles River clean
Fed our veterans at the
New England Center for Homeless Veterans
Educated kids on the math behind the Rubik’s Cube at the
Cambridge Science Festival
Sponsored the
MIT KBPS
, a music and engineering student organization that restores, documents and maintains the musical installation/sculpture at the Kendall T stop
Raised funds to help care for local Boston women and children at
Rosie’s Place
Delivered meals to the critically ill and homebound through the annual Thanksgiving
Pie in the Sky fundraising event
Donated time and talents to
Citizen Schools
Launched Age Engage where Boston Googlers trained Boston seniors on Internet search and email. Watch the
Age Engage Google Ireland video
to learn more about this program
While this represents only a small portion of the charitable efforts made by Googlers around the world, we wanted to acknowledge the kind hearts and minds of our Boston-based team! You can find out more about
Google giving in 2011
on the Official Google Blog.
Posted by Sarah McManus, HR Business Partner
Looking for somewhere to go on New Years Eve?
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Looking for something fun and different to do this New Years Eve? Thinking about heading out of town, but not sure where to go or if you can afford it? Consider using Google’s
Flight Search
feature to help you plan your domestic trip in the U.S. with just a few clicks of the mouse.
Just enter your departure city, preferred dates and set your price limit. For example, let’s say you’d like to depart from Denver on December 30, returning January 1, and want to spend less than $350. Enter this information and the map will automatically update to show you where you can go. Solid blue dots represent the places you can visit for under $350 on the dates you’ve specified. Clear dots represent possible destinations available from Denver that exceed your $350 price.
Our team is working hard to make features like this that are fast and easy. For more tips on other ways you can search for flight information, check out the Exploring travel options video below or visit our
Inside Search blog
.
Posted by Noam Ben Haim, Senior Product Manager, Travel
Star Alliance FareFinder app now available across all mobile platforms
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
The Star Alliance FareFinder app can now be used on Android, BlackBerry and iPhone. The free flight search app, powered by ITA Software by Google, lets travelers search, find and shop for the best airfares for domestic and international trips across all 27
Star Alliance member airlines
. It can be used by frequent flyer members and non frequent flyer members. FareFinder enables you to quickly find the best flight and offers an option to book your preferred flight directly from your mobile device.
Find out more about
FareFinder
and how to download or access the app on the Star Alliance website.
Posted by David Peller, General Manager, EMEA/India/Asia-Pacific
Now Google Maps makes it easier to find your way through the airport
Wednesday, December 07, 2011
Many of us will travel hundreds of miles to visit family and friends this holiday season, and it’s likely we’ll find ourselves in an airport or two. We might even find ourselves stuck on a layover wondering where our gate is or trying to find our favorite coffee spot. The good news is
Google Maps 6.0 for Android
has a new feature that can help. Google Maps recently added floor plans and the ability to see where you are on the map when you’re indoors, for several U.S. airports, making it easier to find a gate or grab that cup of coffee.
For more information, watch this video and visit the
Lat Long blog
.
Posted by Scott Ciabattari, Strategic Partner Development Manager
See flight results right on Google.com
Thursday, December 01, 2011
(Cross-posted on the
Google Inside Search blog
)
Back in September, we launched
an early look at our Flight Search feature
, which was developed to help people find faster, more flexible, and more useful results for online travel searches.
Flight Search results have been available by clicking on “Flights” on the left-hand navigation bar on the search results page, or by going directly to
google.com/flights
. But we’ve heard from you that you’d like to see more options to find flights and prices even more easily and quickly.
Starting today, we’ll begin showing flight information right in your Google search results on certain flight related searches. For example, if you search for [flights from San Francisco to Las Vegas] you’ll see a table that shows available flights, including duration and prices. You can adjust dates on the page, or click any flight to be taken to Flight Search to further research and book your trip.
Over the next couple days, you’ll start to see the flight results appear for searches whose origins and destinations are currently supported by our Flight Search feature. In the short term, those results are limited to domestic US flights. The
flight schedule feature
will continue to provide information about nonstop routes around the world and across 11 languages.
Once you've booked your flight and are on your way, if you're traveling through one of the many U.S. airports whose floor plans we
recently added
to Google Maps for Android, you can easily see where you are and what's around you from the convenience of your mobile device.
Happy travels!
Posted by Emmet Connolly, UX Designer, Flight Search
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