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- Explore our U.S. Presidents on a map
- YouTube Highlights 2/17/2011
- Designing award-winning video games with SketchUp
| Explore our U.S. Presidents on a map Posted: 18 Feb 2011 09:02 AM PST (Cross-posted from the Students Blog and Lat Long Blog) When I was in elementary school, I got two days off every February; one for George Washington and another for Abraham Lincoln. I remember classrooms were usually wallpapered with a potpourri of decorations left over from Valentine's Day and token silhouettes of these two Presidents thumb-tacked to the bulletin board. My teachers would talk about the significance of the holiday during class but with lack of visuals to pique my interest, it was always hard to retain (and fully enjoy!) the information. With that in mind, we're pleased to celebrate the President's Day holiday in the U.S. by letting you go back in time to learn more about our past presidents in a visually fun and interactive way. We've created a U.S. Presidents Showcase to map the birthplaces of all 44 presidents, and provide details about their presidential terms, using the Google Earth plug-in. You can also see the states that voted during each president's election by clicking on the tours in the left column of the showcase.  Whether you're a history buff or simply curious to learn more about U.S. presidents, we hope you enjoy exploring a little further using Google Earth. In addition to the U.S. Presidents map, educators can use some of our other resources in their classroom to explore more aspects of history. Here are a few ideas:
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| Posted: 17 Feb 2011 07:16 PM PST 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. A lot has happened since our last update, including protests in Egypt, a major U.S. sporting event, the launch of the Google Art project and the Grammy Music Awards—all portrayed in different ways by YouTube and our global community. Footage of protests in the Middle East on YouTube Thousands of videos of the protests in Egypt earlier this month were uploaded to YouTube, giving people access to raw footage shot by Egyptians on the ground. People around the world could access these videos by visiting CitizenTube, YouTube's news and politics channel, or watching live coverage on Al Jazeera's Arabic and English YouTube channels, as well as Fox News' and Arabic broadcaster Al-Arabiya's YouTube channels. We've also been working with news curation group Storyful to curate videos from the protest movements in Bahrain, Iran, Yemen, Algeria and Libya—you can check out highlights on CitizenTube. This week's trends on YouTube Each weekday, YouTube Trends takes a look at the most interesting videos and cultural phenomena on YouTube. Here's a sampling from the past two weeks:
2011 Nonprofit Video Awards For the second year in a row, we're working to help nonprofits succeed through the DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards, a celebration of the best nonprofit video on the site. Submit your nonprofit's video at www.youtube.com/nonprofitvideoawards. Prizes include $2,500 grants from the Case Foundation, Flip cams, free admission to the Nonprofit Technology Conference and a spotlight on the YouTube homepage. Showtime's "SHORT stories" recruits short filmmakers Showtime wants to feature cutting-edge web filmmakers through its "SHORT stories" series. If you're a filmmaker interested in the project, find out more from Showtime's Trevor Noren. The big game: find out which ads garnered the most views The halftime ads during the U.S.'s biggest sporting event, the Super Bowl, are notoriously popular—and this past game was no exception. YouTube Trends analyzed which ads were the most-searched commercials in the hours following the big game and compiled the top 10 most-viewed ads the day after. We also discovered some fun facts about the big game: Did you know that an estimated 69.6 million pounds of avocados were consumed on that Sunday? Or that this time was the first Super Bowl with no cheerleaders? Check out YouTube AdBlitz to watch any ads you may have missed. Events worth watching In case you missed them live, you can still catch up on some of the big happenings of the past few weeks on YouTube:
We'll update you again in a few weeks. In the meantime, visit the YouTube Blog for more on ongoing programs such as On the Rise and YouTube Trends.     |
| Designing award-winning video games with SketchUp Posted: 17 Feb 2011 01:40 PM PST Uncharted 2: Among Thieves was the biggest video game of 2009. It sold more than 3.5 million copies worldwide, was identified by Metacritic as the most critically acclaimed game of the year, racked up more than 50 Game of the Year awards and set a new bar for artistry and storytelling in a video game. I spent more Saturday nights than I care to admit playing this game, so I was pretty excited when I found out that Robh Ruppel, Art Director at Naughty Dog Studios, used Google SketchUp to help design the game's look and feel. We sat down with Robh to hear how he used SketchUp to visualize Uncharted 2's environments. To hear more of our conversation with Robh and see some of his work, check out the Google SketchUp blog.     |
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