Today was my second day at Google. It’s hard to believe it’s the end of my second day already. I’ve done so much, and yet there is so much I haven’t done. In particular, I think I should meet up with Hanah, who was my contact for the Google Ambassador Program. Also, I should meet…Continue Reading…
Here’s a summary of how I landed an internship with Google. I feel compelled to write this out for the first time because the vibe I got at Google is that people are really friendly, really honest, and one heck of a lot smarter than me. So the least I could do is be honest….Continue Reading…
I thought this day would never come, but it has. As of now, anyone can sign up for a free Gmail account. It is, quite simply, the best email in existence. Plus, Google’s put together a hilarious 4-act video series on why to use Gmail. Valentine’s Day is a fine holiday. It’s especially cool to…Continue Reading…
If you’re a webmaster, chances are good that you’ve tried using the link: operator in the Google search box, and found that it doesn’t return complete results. Well, you can now get a ton of really interesting and useful information about your site and how Google and Googlebot look at it. The Google Blog and…Continue Reading…
Google recently held the Google Gadget Awards as a way to stimulate developer interest in creating new and innovative gadgets. Although the gadget I personally submitted didn’t win an award, two USC students did win. Furthermore, USC was awarded “Top university for gadget submission,” which is really awesome. Since I’m the Google Ambassador for USC,…Continue Reading…
More commentary on the article mentioned previously. One upshot of which is that the companies of the future may be surprisingly small. I sometimes daydream about how big you could grow a company (in revenues) without ever having more than ten people. What would happen if you outsourced everything except product development? If you tried…Continue Reading…