Saturday, August 6, 2011

Official Google Blog

Official Google Blog


We love Lucy

Posted: 05 Aug 2011 09:49 PM PDT


Lucille Ball may have been born 100 years ago today, but her jokes are timeless. Having grown up with the comedic genius of "I Love Lucy," it's hard to believe that Lucy, Desi, Fred, and Ethel wrapped up the initial series in 1957. Lucy's creativity, absurdity, and ever-changing facial expressions (especially when she was scarfing down candy, stomping on grapes or touting a new energy drink) have brought joy and laughter to generations of viewers.

We're incredibly happy to celebrate her birthday with a doodle to highlight her brilliant career as an actress and businesswoman. Through the old-timey TV live on the google.com homepage all day on August 6th, you can flip the six channels for a special Lucy broadcast.

Happy birthday, Lucy — we still love you!


Inside Google's search office

Posted: 05 Aug 2011 02:12 PM PDT

(Cross-posted on the Inside Search Blog)

I've been working with Matt Cutts and Ben Gomes in the same office for over 10 years. We work on search every day, and earlier this week, we took our office talk to the stage at an event hosted by the Churchill Club. Search Engine Land's Danny Sullivan moderated our in-depth discussion on search, how it works, and what's ahead for us in the future. We also reminisced about first joining Google, the time my car ran out of gas as Ben and I discussed a change to the algorithm, and other great memories over the years.

Come sit inside our office for a chat about Google Search:


  • To hear more about the principles that drive changes to the algorithm and how these changes are tested and implemented, go to 15:40
  • To hear the discussion on why we don't hand-pick results, start watching at 41:04
  • For more on my vision for the future of search, jump to 1:12:28
  • Guess who Danny thinks is the brains, looks, and brawn of this operation at 1:08 (hint: I'm the brains).

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