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| The power of Google Instant, now in your pocket Posted: 04 Nov 2010 01:03 PM PDT (Cross-posted on the Mobile Blog) In September we announced that we were working to bring Google Instant to mobile, and today we're making a beta version available to most iPhone and Android devices in the U.S. To try it out, go to google.com in your phone's browser and tap the Google Instant "Turn on" link beneath the search box (if you don't see the "Turn on" link, try waiting a moment and then refresh the page). Like the desktop version of Google Instant, when you type on your mobile device you'll see predictions of what you might be searching for. If you type [anse], for example, you should see [ansel adams] along with other predictions. Results for the first prediction appear automatically, and tapping on the other predictions will display those results. Pressing the enter key or the search button skips the predictions and will display results for exactly what you've typed. Check out our demo video: With Google Instant on mobile, we're pushing the limits of mobile browsers and wireless networks. You will probably notice a big improvement in speed when you search thanks to a new AJAX and HTML5 implementation for mobile that dynamically updates the page with new results and eliminates the need to load a new page for each query. Google Instant for mobile works best on 3G and WiFi networks, but since the quality of any wireless connection can fluctuate, we've made it easy to enable or disable Google Instant without ever leaving the page. Just tap the "Turn on" or "Turn off" link. We hope you'll enjoy using Google Instant for mobile as much as we enjoyed making it. It's currently available for Android 2.2 ("Froyo") devices and iPhones and iPods running iOS 4 in the U.S. in English. We're working to support additional countries and languages and more devices in the coming months, so stay tuned.      |
| YouTube highlights – 11/4/2010 Posted: 04 Nov 2010 12:16 PM PDT This is the latest in our series of YouTube highlights. Every couple of weeks, we bring you regular updates on new product features, interesting programs to watch, and tips you can use to grow your audience on YouTube. Just look for the label "YouTube Highlights" and subscribe to the series. – Ed. Below is our update from the last two weeks with news from the recent U.S. elections, product improvements, video contests for both viewers and partners and a couple milestones reached. Debating the issues on YouTube Leading up to the US midterm elections this past Tuesday, political campaigns, voters and interest groups came to YouTube to debate the issues. Who emerged on top of the YouTube elections heap? We took a look at all videos categorized as News & Politics on YouTube and found a mixture of official campaign videos, viewer-generated content and videos from interest groups. Here are the top 10 most-viewed videos—by the numbers. Celebrate the natural world If you enjoy nature or are passionate about environmental issues, a new program gives you the chance to create a video that brings your passion to life. The most innovative short film—judged by the YouTube community—will receive a National Geographic photography workshop and $1,000 gift card from The North Face. Get started at Planet Inspired. Release notes: improvements in 3D, new languages and easier bug reporting We've made several updates since our last product release in September. Try our new player for 3D videos, which is faster than the previous player. YouTube is also now available in Amharic and Swahili, and the virtual keyboard that appears on your computer or mobile screen is available in 26 languages. Finally, we've added a "report a bug" link at the bottom of any YouTube page.  Here's where you can turn on the virtual keyboard On the rise Many YouTube partners are hitting subscriber numbers in the 100,000s and even in the millions. To help more video makers get to those kind of subscriber numbers, we started a new feature on the YouTube Blog called "On the Rise," where your vote counts on who should be featured on the YouTube hompage. So far, emilynoel83 has received the most votes—check out an example of her work below. A billion subscribers and a half a billion Promoted Video views In 2006, we introduced an easy way for community members to keep track of each other's updates on YouTube: the yellow subscribe button. When you subscribe to a channel and sign in, new videos from that channel show up as "Subscriptions" on your personalized YouTube homepage. Today, the button that's been immortalized as a throw cushion hits an important landmark: it's been clicked more than 1 billion times. We also announced last week that Promoted Videos has hit half a billion views. Promoted Videos allow you to promote your video ad alongside search results and related videos on YouTube. The first Promoted Video campaign was "Penny Pranks" by Office Max in November 2008. And congratulations to Lady Gaga who has received more than 1 billion video views on her YouTube channel! Happy Halloween Finally, Halloween's already over, but we wanted to make sure you didn't miss the first-ever user-designed doodle, which was created by xperpetualmotion and spent last Sunday on our homepage.      |
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