Fridaygram: Netizen of the Year, amazing ants, mesmerizing math

By Scott Knaster, Google Developers Blog EditorEach year Reporters Without Borders presents the Netizen of the Year Award to someone who makes a notable contribution in defense of online freedom of expression. This sort of activism is vital, and can be hazardous: bloggers and others are sometimes jailed for what they write online. This year, Internet users (that’s us) get to vote for the winner

Fridaygram: I/O registration, SpaceX launch, calendar history

By Ashleigh Rentz, Google Developers Blog Editor Emerita As Spring draws nearer in the northern hemisphere, so too does this year’s Google I/O. Earlier today, we announced that registration for this year’s event will open on March 13th at 7:00 AM PDT. Tickets are in high demand, so be sure to mark your calendar!  Of course, we’ll continue to offer live streaming and recordings of many sessions as

Fridaygram: commerce analytics, fixing the kilogram, big prime number

By Scott Knaster, Google Developers Blog EditorWe all live together in one big blue world, but we do lots of things differently: like pay for our purchases in different currencies around the world, for example. That’s very important if you’re doing commerce on the web, because people like to pay for things in their local currencies. For e-commerce developers, Google Analytics just launched a

Fridaygram: online safety, asteroid close call, spectacular glacier

By Scott Knaster, Google Developers Blog EditorYou’re reading a blog for developers, so chances are you’re probably pretty savvy about how things work online, and that includes safety and security. Of course, just because we know how to be secure doesn’t mean we always do what we should. And there are all our less-technical friends and family members who often turn to us for guidance. To help

Fridaygram: flu season, 40 year old engines, evenings with tech influencers

By Ashleigh Rentz, Google Developers Blog Editor Emerita It’s hard to overlook: flu season is upon us with a vengeance this winter, particularly in the United States and Japan. Once again, Google.org’s Flu Trends tabulates the numbers that paint the map deep red and puts the historical data at your fingertips to prove that yes, this is worse than you remember it being last year. Take care of your

Fridaygram: women Googlers speak, star-guided beetles, live video hacks

By Scott Knaster, Google Developers Blog EditorTo build the future of technology, we need people from every community to join in, which is why we have programs like Women Techmakers. To help get more girls interested in technology careers, Women Techmakers and the Computer Science on Air programs have started a series of hangouts with women engineers at Google.We think it’s cool and incredibly

Fridaygram: student doodlers, wrinkled fingers, space station tour

By Scott Knaster, Google Developers Blog EditorEach year the Doodle 4 Google competition gives K - 12 students in the U.S. a chance to win a place for their work on the Google homepage, along with some nice prizes. Submissions are open from now until March 22, and you can see all the rules and other information on the competition site.This is the sixth year for Doodle 4 Google. If you’re a grade

Fridaygram: renewable energy, grabbing an asteroid, driverless car

By Scott Knaster, Google Developers Blog EditorRunning Google takes power, so we’ve long been interested in efficient and responsible power creation. This goes not just for energy we use, but also energy used by others. By investing in renewable energy, we hope to have positive effects on the environment as well as help further good business opportunities. This week we announced our investment in