Have you heard of a summer camp for the social web? Neither had we. So when Google was invited to join the Sweden Social Web Camp 2012, we couldn’t resist.
Sweden Social Web Camp started out as an online community where people with different backgrounds and experiences shared a passion for the web. After a couple of years they decided to meet face-to-face and ironically chose the most offline spot imaginable - the small island of Tjaro in the archipelago of southern Sweden.
This year's event brings together more than 500 Internet evangelists, opinion leaders, social media frontrunners, bloggers, journalists, entrepreneurs and general web lovers. It's all about sharing ideas and initiating discussions on topics ranging from the challenges of the web and the future media landscape to technical developments and hands-on engineering challenges. There are no big keynote speeches or stages. Instead, anyone can invite participants to a presentation, discussion, or creative workshop on any topic related to the web. The sessions take place from early morning by the breakfast in the barn until late night by the campfire.
Besides listening and learning from some great talks and discussions, we took the opportunity to present the latest features of Google+ and share some of our thoughts on the social web. We also brought the event to all of the people who were not lucky enough to be on site by broadcasting some of the sessions live via Hangouts On Air on the Sweden Social Web Camp website and Google+ Page. Thanks to everyone who joined in!
We hope Social Web Camps will spread across Europe - bringing the passion of online communities together in the real world!
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Big Tent expands to Google+
Our new G+ page already features some interesting entries. We’ve posted Kirby Ferguson’s intriguing “Everything is a Remix” video, news about a new art book with images combed from Street View and the story of a crowdsourced homicide reporting platform from Washington, DC.
Everything is a Remix Part 1 from Kirby Ferguson on Vimeo.
Google+ will help bring together different voices who might not be able to travel and participate in our regular events. Through the video Hangout tool, we’re planning a series of guest video posts from inspiring thinkers on some of the key issues facing the Internet and society.
Our Big Tent header is "Many points of view, one amazing Internet." Please check it out and consider circling the page and joining in on the conversation.
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Geeks gather for Campus Party in Berlin
Among geeks, the Campus Party is the equivalent of Woodstock, a festival celebrating innovators and entrepreneurs. Previous editions took place in Latin and North America. Now the Campus Party is coming for the first time to Europe, this week taking over the recently closed and abandoned Tempelhof Airport in Berlin.
Google is proud to support and participate. Our Google booth will present its new contest for founders, “Gruender-Garage,” as well as hosting a Startup Weekend where startup enthusiasts work on their ideas for 54 hours supported by coaches and experts.
From August 22 to 24, we will support a Chrome Hackathon, “Your Data, Your Rules!”, aimed at creating new extensions to increase user privacy. Prizes will be announced at the booth on August 24 at 8 pm. The winners will be invited to present their findings to our Munich-based Chrome team and present their innovations at the next edition of our Big Tent on Privacy.
Berlin is an appropriate setting for this spirited geek gathering. While the Economist recently described in vivid detail the German capital’s thriving startup culture, the magazine also pointed out the factors that continue to hold back German entrepreneurs, such as their difficulty raising risk capital, hiring top flight managers, and overcoming regulation. Simon Hampton, Google’s Director Public Policy for the European Unionm will discuss these issues on Thursday at the Campus Party on a panel titled the “GeekEconomy”.
Recent studies show that the Internet represents a giant opportunity for German business. A a Cologne-based research firm estimated that German entrepreneurs have founded 28,000 new businesses using online services from Google and other web companies. These new businesses have created nearly 100,000 new jobs and generated EUR8.6 billion in annual sales.
The Berlin Campus Party is set to attract thousands of ambitious digital pioneers for its talks, workshops, competitions and hackathons. We hope it will spark a new generation of European innovators.
Google is proud to support and participate. Our Google booth will present its new contest for founders, “Gruender-Garage,” as well as hosting a Startup Weekend where startup enthusiasts work on their ideas for 54 hours supported by coaches and experts.
From August 22 to 24, we will support a Chrome Hackathon, “Your Data, Your Rules!”, aimed at creating new extensions to increase user privacy. Prizes will be announced at the booth on August 24 at 8 pm. The winners will be invited to present their findings to our Munich-based Chrome team and present their innovations at the next edition of our Big Tent on Privacy.
Berlin is an appropriate setting for this spirited geek gathering. While the Economist recently described in vivid detail the German capital’s thriving startup culture, the magazine also pointed out the factors that continue to hold back German entrepreneurs, such as their difficulty raising risk capital, hiring top flight managers, and overcoming regulation. Simon Hampton, Google’s Director Public Policy for the European Unionm will discuss these issues on Thursday at the Campus Party on a panel titled the “GeekEconomy”.
Recent studies show that the Internet represents a giant opportunity for German business. A a Cologne-based research firm estimated that German entrepreneurs have founded 28,000 new businesses using online services from Google and other web companies. These new businesses have created nearly 100,000 new jobs and generated EUR8.6 billion in annual sales.
The Berlin Campus Party is set to attract thousands of ambitious digital pioneers for its talks, workshops, competitions and hackathons. We hope it will spark a new generation of European innovators.
Monday, August 20, 2012
Updating Google's voice in Europe
Today, this blog is making a small but significant change to its name. The Google European Public Policy Blog is becoming the Google Europe Blog.
When we first launched this blog four years ago, the idea was to focus on Brussels-based European Union policy issues. Our horizons and subject matter have since expanded. Instead of dealing just with policy we began blogging on the revival of Internet history projects, free expression, cultural and economic outreach, and other Google and YouTube activities.
We publish on average three posts weekly, with readership averaging around 60,000 a week. Initially, most of our readers came from the United States. Today we have fast-growing numbers of readers in the UK, France, Belgium and Germany.
Our goal has become become a one-shot destination of choice for Google in Europe. The new Google Europe Blog name reflects this ambition.
When we first launched this blog four years ago, the idea was to focus on Brussels-based European Union policy issues. Our horizons and subject matter have since expanded. Instead of dealing just with policy we began blogging on the revival of Internet history projects, free expression, cultural and economic outreach, and other Google and YouTube activities.
We publish on average three posts weekly, with readership averaging around 60,000 a week. Initially, most of our readers came from the United States. Today we have fast-growing numbers of readers in the UK, France, Belgium and Germany.
Our goal has become become a one-shot destination of choice for Google in Europe. The new Google Europe Blog name reflects this ambition.
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
The Best Android Music Application For You
TinyShark
TinyShark is a Grooveshark app for Android operating system. You can search for music, find out well-known music, line music, and make playlists. This simple app places the world of music at your disposal wherever you can accessibility the Internet.
AudioGalaxy
With AudioGalaxy you can flow songs from your pc to your Android operating system over the Online for free – and the good functions do not end there. You can make playlists both through the app and the web customer. When your existing playlist operates out of songs, the AudioGalaxy Genie can perform related songs.
TuneIn
TuneIn is your website to a large number of online programs globally. I use it to pay attention to my preferred place back in Germany to capture up on news from home every day. Apart from music, you can also track into activities in your area, talk reveals, and simply discover something new.
SoundHound
SoundHound is one of two significant songs identification applications for Android operating system. Individually, I choose it over Shazam due to its performance and features. Both do a great job at acknowledging songs. SoundHound, however, has the better interface, provides songs lines (if available), specialist trip schedules (if available), list of related YouTube video clips (access via browser) and similar performers. All of this information is offered inside the app, rather than having to open a web browser.
GigBeat
Do you really like concerts? Then you must put GigBeat onto your Android! The app tests the songs on your system or syncs performers from Last.FM or Songkick to demonstrate you when your preferred performers are on trip. You can perspective trip schedules depending on performers, activities, and place. You can also set to be informed of future activities or recently included trip schedules.
Improving Google Patents with the European Patent Office
At Google, we're constantly trying to make important collections of information more useful to the world. Since 2006, we’ve let people discover, search, and read United States patents online. Starting this week, you can do the same for the millions of ideas that have been submitted to the European Patent Office, such as this one.
Typically, patents are granted only if an invention is new and not obvious. To explain why an invention is new, inventors will usually cite prior art such as earlier patent applications or journal articles. Determining the novelty of a patent can be difficult, requiring a laborious search through many sources, and so we’ve built a Prior Art Finder to make this process easier. With a single click, it searches multiple sources for related content that existed at the time the patent was filed.
Patent pages now feature a “Find prior art” button that instantly pulls together information relevant to the patent application.
The Prior Art Finder identifies key phrases from the text of the patent, combines them into a search query, and displays relevant results from Google Patents, Google Scholar, Google Books, and the rest of the web. You’ll start to see the blue “Find prior art” button on individual patent pages starting today.
Our hope is that this tool will give patent searchers another way to discover information relevant to a patent application, supplementing the search techniques they use today. We’ll be refining and extending the Prior Art Finder as we develop a better understanding of how to analyze patent claims and how to integrate the results into the workflow of patent searchers.
These are small steps toward making this collection of important but complex documents better understood. Sometimes language can be a barrier to understanding, which is why earlier this year we released an update to Google Translate that incorporates the European Patent Office’s parallel patent texts, allowing the EPO to provide translation between English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Swedish, with more languages scheduled for the future. Details are here.
And with the help of the United States Patent & Trademark Office, we’ve continued to add to our repository of USPTO bulk data, making it easier for researchers and law firms to analyze the entire corpus of US patents. More to come!
And with the help of the United States Patent & Trademark Office, we’ve continued to add to our repository of USPTO bulk data, making it easier for researchers and law firms to analyze the entire corpus of US patents. More to come!
40 Amazing Android Application Interfaces and Icons (Part 4)
40 Amazing Android Application Interfaces and Icons (Part 4) - Provided here are 40 Android Operating system programs that feature some of the best individual connections and symbols. Although most of these programs ranking high on functionality and application, those are not the main requirements for choice in this list. What we were looking for — and hopefully won in choosing — were programs that provide stunning connections and similarly appropriate symbols.
1. SketchBook Mobile
With cellphone display styles in contact with over 4 inches wide, you do not need to saw off your disposal to be able to sketch on them any longer (sure, the take on a certain thoughts from a certain Mr. Jobs is intended). SketchBook Mobile is a small, touch-friendly edition of the hugely well-known Sketchbook Pro program from Autodesk and does a fairly nice job of providing the sketchbook experience to your Android operating system cellphone.
2. SoundCloud
Android operating system comes with a built-in audio producing unit program, but like with most inventory programs, it is quite barebones. Enter SoundCloud, a full-featured mp3, modifying and giving program which makes it very simple to history a audio around you and save it in the reasoning. It also comes with some general modifying functions and built-in public incorporation.
3. SoundHound
Enjoying a music you just need to have? Got a tune trapped in your head but can’t seem to place it? SoundHound features of the globe's quickest music identification engine that can identify music by simply hearing it. The interface, though simple, enables you to search for music, find lines and specialist info or even buy the determined music directly from the Amazon music store.
4. Songbird
Okay, last of the sound programs, now an free Mozilla venture. Songbird is still in Try out, but is already forming up to be a veritable foe to all the other professional programs out there. The function set is solid, the interface exclusive and useful, and the group assistance is increasing by the day. Observe out for this one in the times to come.
5. SpeedView
SpeedView is a high level speedometer application for your Android operating system phone that uses the cell phone's GPS to perfectly tell your current, highest possible, and average connections, as well as total range and time visited. The interface features a awesome set backdrop structure and a car dashboard-like UI.
6. Sports Track Live
Sports Track Live is the cellular associate for the SportsTrack web program, which allows you to log your health and fitness and health schedule on the go. All information gets synced with your consideration online. The program uses the cell phone's GPS to perfectly track your outside visits and provides immediate statistics to help evaluation your success then and there.
7. StayHIP
If you are looking for the best store resorts on the globe, the look for stops at StayHIP. The program allows you look through, assess and publication at some of the best resorts, all online and through a fittingly smooth interface that has ‘premium’ published all over it.
8. SwiftKey
Substitute Android operating system computer keyboard are a bit of an overkill available on the industry, and discovering one that performs best can be quite a process. Although the Swype key pad provides a exclusive and often better entering encounter, few key pad programs come near to the visible quality of the SiwftKey key pad. That it also has the best written text forecast website is frosting on the dessert.
9. Taazzago
There are very few India-focused programs on the Android operating system Market, despite the huge and growing users list in the country. Taazzago tries to complete that space with a wonderful local information application that provides information, weather, classified listings and offers, all in a lightweight user interface with amazing precision.
10. Tasker
Tasker is a multi-purpose automated program for your phone that can improve everything from configurations to images, and SMS to conversation. It performs by allowing you to implement activities to activates, with an frustrating number of options for each. The power of the program needs to be seen to be considered, although the interface creates establishing projects simple once you comprehend the fundamentals.
Read:
1. 40 Amazing Android Application Interfaces and Icons (Part 1)
2. 40 Amazing Android Application Interfaces and Icons (Part 2)
3. 40 Amazing Android Application Interfaces and Icons (Part 3)
Monday, August 13, 2012
Enjoy our summer of music on YouTube
Summer means music, particularly here in Europe, and that is especially true this summer on YouTube. Last weekend, YouTube hosted a livestream of Sziget 2012, winner of “Best European Major Festival award” from Budapest and this coming weekend Lowlands 2012 will be streamed live from the Netherlands, featuring acts like Bloc Party, The Black Keys and Two Door Cinema Club.
In addition to Sziget and Lowlands, music fans on YouTube have been able to watch some of the world’s best and biggest music festivals this summer, including Tomorrowland, San Miguel Primavera Sound, Sónar, Rock in Rio, EXIT, INmusic, Heineken Open’er Festival, Bonnaroo and Lollapalooza.
Music represents a key component of YouTube’s success. Musicians and bands are no longer restricted by the number of people they can get through the turnstiles, but can play to a global audience.
In tough economic times, many people can’t always afford to attend festivals in person. YouTube helps them experience the event - for free (and without queues or mud). We know viewers enjoy them -- festivals like Lollapalooza have seen viewers spend an average 44 minutes watching the show. Tomorrowland had over 600,000 comments posted on the channel through a custom conversation gadget, highlighting just how engaged fans were during the stream.
Much more is scheduled for the rest of the summer and beyond - so tune in and enjoy!
In addition to Sziget and Lowlands, music fans on YouTube have been able to watch some of the world’s best and biggest music festivals this summer, including Tomorrowland, San Miguel Primavera Sound, Sónar, Rock in Rio, EXIT, INmusic, Heineken Open’er Festival, Bonnaroo and Lollapalooza.
Music represents a key component of YouTube’s success. Musicians and bands are no longer restricted by the number of people they can get through the turnstiles, but can play to a global audience.
In tough economic times, many people can’t always afford to attend festivals in person. YouTube helps them experience the event - for free (and without queues or mud). We know viewers enjoy them -- festivals like Lollapalooza have seen viewers spend an average 44 minutes watching the show. Tomorrowland had over 600,000 comments posted on the channel through a custom conversation gadget, highlighting just how engaged fans were during the stream.
Much more is scheduled for the rest of the summer and beyond - so tune in and enjoy!
Monday, August 6, 2012
40 Amazing Android Application Interfaces and Icons (Part 3)
1. Mobisle Notes
A lot of specialist try to use the visible metaphor of a note pad, but few are able to claw it and hit a stability between effectiveness and visible excess. Mobisle Notices is one program that is successful at this. The interface is fairly yet simple, with a concentrate on getting in and writing factors down easily.
2. Out of Milk
Out of Milk combines together a record, kitchen record and to-do record in one small, user-friendly and easy-to-use package. The interface uses a real-life laptop computer metaphor for details, allowing you to create several details in each classification. An power is the ability to check out bar codes to instantly add items to your record without having to write everything down personally.
3. OvuView
This one is simply for the females, and everything about the application yells that. OvuView is an advanced libido tracking system that helps females track times, ovulation and libido. Although the lilac and rose interface clearly states its potential viewers, the information creation is worth a look for anyone interested in wonderful UI design.
4. Photoshop Express
When it comes to picture modifying, Adobe rules superior, with Photoshop being the master of the mountain on the pc. On the cellular foundation as well, the small edition of Photoshop sets itself apart with a nice, simple user interface and a just-right set of features for modifying images on the cell phone.
5. picplz
picplz tries to re-create the miracle of instagram (an iOS picture giving phenomenon) on the Android Operating system operating system foundation. The idea is to click on pictures, implement exciting results and discuss them with the world. The picplz program is simple, and functions as a simple customer to discuss pictures on their more full-featured web program.
6. Plume for Twitter
The official Twitter program for Android operating system is pretty full-featured now, but that does not stop other customers from providing even more. Plume is one such alternative with a wonderful and highly personalized interface. From colorizing your twitter flow to geotagging and inline discussions, it gives you a hefty amount of performance in a smooth design and with another adorable azure fowl for an symbol.
7. PowerAmp
PowerAmp is one of the better known substitute songs programs that go head-to-head with the inventory Android operating system music player. The smooth, skinnable program individual interface packages a lot of innovative functions together to an level that might experience a bit frustrating for a new individual. Once you get used to it, though, it is difficult to go returning.
8. Rdio
Rdio is a newish public songs registration assistance that allows you to look for for and perform from a large selection of songs, while also following other customers and signing up for what they are hearing. The little interface provides just the right stability of eye-candy and application, and creates finding new songs easy and fun.
9. RealPlayer
After a hopeless few years and a few questionable items, RealNetworks is making a return with a kick-ass songs program. The program allows you quickly arrange and perform your press selection, such as video clips (something a lot of other gamers do not do very well).
10. Retro Camera
Capturing pictures on the android photographic camera is fun, but what exactly is even more fun is making it look like a photographic camera of previous times (and I mean real long past). Retro camera transforms the stock photographic camera interface into one of five classic cameras, complete with antique viewfinders and related photo effects.
Read:
1. 40 Amazing Android Application Interfaces and Icons (Part 1)
2. 40 Amazing Android Application Interfaces and Icons (Part 2)
3. 40 Amazing Android Application Interfaces and Icons (Part 4)
Friday, August 3, 2012
RISE to the computer science education challenge
Our business at Google is rooted in STEM education - science, technology, engineering and math - so we’re passionate about encouraging organizations that are expanding access to these fields. The annual Google Roots in Science and Engineering (RISE) program supports organizations running innovative STEM and computer science enrichment programs for K-12 and university students around the world.
Applications for the 2013 Awards are now open.
RISE promotes primary and secondary school education initiatives. Winners receive grants ranging from $5,000 to $25,000 USD. When we say around the world, we mean it. RISE Awards are open to applicants in six continents and 243 countries. All eligible nations are listed here. This year’s honorees include a Danish IT camp for girls, a UK student team producing a robot, to after-school programs that have students configuring cluster computers in the United States.
We believe it is our duty to support students who have the uncanny ability to create the technology they consume. Last August, our executive chairman Eric Schmidt lamented the sorry state of computer science education in UK schools. In a recent follow-up speech at London’s Science Museum, he explained, “Put simply, technology breakthroughs can’t happen without the scientists and engineers to make them. The challenge that society faces is to equip enough people, with the right skills and mindset and to get them to work on the most important problems.”
Show us what you can do to get students excited about STEM and computer science. Submit your application before September 30th, 2012. Winners will be announced by January 2013.
Applications for the 2013 Awards are now open.
RISE promotes primary and secondary school education initiatives. Winners receive grants ranging from $5,000 to $25,000 USD. When we say around the world, we mean it. RISE Awards are open to applicants in six continents and 243 countries. All eligible nations are listed here. This year’s honorees include a Danish IT camp for girls, a UK student team producing a robot, to after-school programs that have students configuring cluster computers in the United States.
We believe it is our duty to support students who have the uncanny ability to create the technology they consume. Last August, our executive chairman Eric Schmidt lamented the sorry state of computer science education in UK schools. In a recent follow-up speech at London’s Science Museum, he explained, “Put simply, technology breakthroughs can’t happen without the scientists and engineers to make them. The challenge that society faces is to equip enough people, with the right skills and mindset and to get them to work on the most important problems.”
Show us what you can do to get students excited about STEM and computer science. Submit your application before September 30th, 2012. Winners will be announced by January 2013.
40 Amazing Android Application Interfaces and Icons (Part 2)
1. Glympse
Glympse is one of many programs for Android Operating system that let you discuss your place with friends. What places it apart is the fresh and simple interface, the excellent UI and an similarly amazing symbol. This is another one of very few wonderful Android Operating system program symbols available.
2. Go Launcher Ex
There are a ton of desltop launchers on the Operating system Android Market, each with a exclusive set of functions. Go Launcher is a latest entrant, but has already created a rush with an incredibly effective growth pattern, a nice mixture of functions and styles that actually look excellent out of the box.
3. Go SMS
Another wonderful program from the creators of Go Launcher. Go SMS changes the inventory Android operating system SMS program with a better interface, more features, a wonderful gadget and outstanding assistance for styles. There are already a lot of styles available in the market, with more coming out fairly consistently.
4. Google Maps
The Google Maps inventory program has been enhancing in a lot over the last year or so. The newest metamorphose with routing is a hard one to defeat on the foundation. With a new 3D compass perspective, GPS centered routing, locations and incorporation with Permission, the program is a awesome mixture of eye-candy and application.
5. Graphic.ly Comics
If you love comics, things don’t get better on the Android Operating system foundation than the recently launched Graphic.ly comic reader. The application brings together a huge collection of paid and free comics strips with a nice user interface that makes reading the comics strips a pleasure, even on smaller displays.
6. Grooveshark
The Grooveshark web app has been known for its nice style and convenience, and the formal Android Operating system program does that popularity no damage. The online loading ipod is just as wonderful and as useful, enabling you to quickly search for music, make playlists and pay attention to music on the go.
7. HotelPal
The HotelPal program provides ready access to over 100,000 resorts globally, enabling you to check out their features, see high-resolution images and make booking on the go. The symbol is pretty exclusive, in addition to a nice clean interface and good use of charts to help identify resorts around your specialized niche.
8. Kobo eBooks
You may have never observed of the Kobo eReader, which paths behind the Kindle and the Nook by quite a edge. Like its alternatives, the Kobo audience is also available for a variety of system systems, such as Android Operating system. And although it is not the most feature-packed of the programs, it is creatively one of the best.
9. LiveShare
In case you don’t know, the stock collection application on most Android Operating system mobile phones is operated by Cooliris. Liveshare, an formal Cooliris app, takes the next step by offering an stunning interface for not only watching your pics and vids, but also offering an easy and smooth way to share them with friends and family.
10. Mint
When it comes to handling your financial situation online, few programs come close to the functions and performance of great.com. The Android Operating system program allows you keep a record of and upgrade your financial situation on the go, and provides prepared entry to crucial financial information, finish with charts and signals.
Read:
1. 40 Amazing Android Application Interfaces and Icons (Part 1)
2. 40 Amazing Android Application Interfaces and Icons (Part 3)
3. 40 Amazing Android Application Interfaces and Icons (Part 4)
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Stimulating “garage-style” innovation in Germany
Germany has been home to many groundbreaking innovators -- Gottlieb Daimler, Werner von Siemens, and Heinz Nixdorf to name but a few. But those great entrepreneurs launched their business long before the Internet. As the Economist recently reported, Germany and the rest of Europe are struggling to breed digital entrepreneurs. “Most sources of capital will shun them,” the magazine wrote. “Regulations will shackle them. And when they fail, as most are sure to do, they will not be allowed just to dust themselves off and start all over again.”
Because we believe the Internet must help overcome these obstacles, we are launching a new competition for digital entrepreneurs. Its called the “Gruender-Garage.” Unlike many startup contests which focus exclusively on tech, Gruender Garage is aimed at early-stage entrepreneurs in any field. Having a great idea you can 'release early and iterate' will count for more than a polished business model when it comes to judging. Winners will be named in October, and Google will match successfully fundraised competition ideas until a prize pot of EUR 150,000 is depleted.
Our partners in this unique project include the Entrepreneurship Foundation and Indiegogo.
Berlin-based Entrepreneurship Foundation will run the contest’s initial learning phase. provide the online training materials. Its founder Professor Guenter Faltin is the author of the best-selling book “Head beats Capital” (Kopf schlägt Kapital), that gives advice to early-stage founders. He and his team organize an annual entrepreneurship summit in Berlin, where the winners of the Garage-contest will be announced.
After the learning phase, the contest will focus on funding. Candidates will seek their own capital through Indiegogo, the world's largest platform and pioneer in crowdfunding. Gruender-Garage represents Indiegogo's first localised platform developed for the European market.
Recession and the euro crisis means Germany and the rest of Europe need to encourage new business creation. As many big European companies shed staff, startups - born in a garage or somewhere else - can pick up much of the slack.
Because we believe the Internet must help overcome these obstacles, we are launching a new competition for digital entrepreneurs. Its called the “Gruender-Garage.” Unlike many startup contests which focus exclusively on tech, Gruender Garage is aimed at early-stage entrepreneurs in any field. Having a great idea you can 'release early and iterate' will count for more than a polished business model when it comes to judging. Winners will be named in October, and Google will match successfully fundraised competition ideas until a prize pot of EUR 150,000 is depleted.
Our partners in this unique project include the Entrepreneurship Foundation and Indiegogo.
Berlin-based Entrepreneurship Foundation will run the contest’s initial learning phase. provide the online training materials. Its founder Professor Guenter Faltin is the author of the best-selling book “Head beats Capital” (Kopf schlägt Kapital), that gives advice to early-stage founders. He and his team organize an annual entrepreneurship summit in Berlin, where the winners of the Garage-contest will be announced.
After the learning phase, the contest will focus on funding. Candidates will seek their own capital through Indiegogo, the world's largest platform and pioneer in crowdfunding. Gruender-Garage represents Indiegogo's first localised platform developed for the European market.
Recession and the euro crisis means Germany and the rest of Europe need to encourage new business creation. As many big European companies shed staff, startups - born in a garage or somewhere else - can pick up much of the slack.
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Journey to Venice: finalists named for YouTube contest
Today, we are one step closer to finding the world’s next great storyteller. Ten finalists remain from more than 15,000 filmmakers who entered Your Film Festival. Each hopes to win $500,000 to produce new content with actor Michael Fassbender and director Ridley Scott.
During the past month, three million people watched, shared and voted for their favorite film on Your Film Festival. Among the ten finalists is Spain's David Victori Blaya for his short "The Guilt."
Two finalists come from the Middle East, Ramy El-Gabry's "The Time" and Lebanon's Niam's Itani's "Super.Full."
Find all the finalists below:
88:88, Joey Ciccoline & Sean Wilson (USA)
Bat Eyes, Damien Power (Australia)
Cine Rincao, Fernando Grostein Andrade & Fernanda Fernandes (Brazil)
The Drought, Kevin Slack (USA)
El General, Diego Pino Zamora (Bolivia)
The Guilt, David Victori Blaya (Spain)
North Atlantic, Bernardo Nascimento (United Kingdom)
Super.Full., Niam Itani (Lebanon)
Scruples, Adrian Powers (Australia)
This Time, Ramy EL-Gabry (Egypt)
The finalists will soon travel to Italy where to screen their short films at the historic Venice Film Festival. A jury led by director Scott and actor Fassbinder will pick the grand prize winner at a special ceremony on September 2. He or she will be able to pitch a new project idea to Scott’s production team. As part of their journey to Venice, Emirates has invited the filmmakers to stopover in Dubai for a series of events celebrating their achievement.
Join these filmmakers as they travel to Venice and stay tuned to the Your Film Festival channel where we’ll take you behind the scenes, tell you more about the finalists, provide special edition movie posters, and of course, unveil the winner.
During the past month, three million people watched, shared and voted for their favorite film on Your Film Festival. Among the ten finalists is Spain's David Victori Blaya for his short "The Guilt."
Two finalists come from the Middle East, Ramy El-Gabry's "The Time" and Lebanon's Niam's Itani's "Super.Full."
Find all the finalists below:
88:88, Joey Ciccoline & Sean Wilson (USA)
Bat Eyes, Damien Power (Australia)
Cine Rincao, Fernando Grostein Andrade & Fernanda Fernandes (Brazil)
The Drought, Kevin Slack (USA)
El General, Diego Pino Zamora (Bolivia)
The Guilt, David Victori Blaya (Spain)
North Atlantic, Bernardo Nascimento (United Kingdom)
Super.Full., Niam Itani (Lebanon)
Scruples, Adrian Powers (Australia)
This Time, Ramy EL-Gabry (Egypt)
The finalists will soon travel to Italy where to screen their short films at the historic Venice Film Festival. A jury led by director Scott and actor Fassbinder will pick the grand prize winner at a special ceremony on September 2. He or she will be able to pitch a new project idea to Scott’s production team. As part of their journey to Venice, Emirates has invited the filmmakers to stopover in Dubai for a series of events celebrating their achievement.
Join these filmmakers as they travel to Venice and stay tuned to the Your Film Festival channel where we’ll take you behind the scenes, tell you more about the finalists, provide special edition movie posters, and of course, unveil the winner.
Androidify Review, Video and Download
Get willing to create Android Operating system your own.
Androidify yourself by modifying the little natural Android Operating system as yourself, your household, your buddies, anyone! Expand it , get smaller it, add a hoody, design its locks, toss on some colors, or even provide it with a bird and a buccaneer hat. Arrrgh!
Once you have customized your Android Operating system, discuss it with your buddies, set it as images in your get in touch with publication, or use it in some innovative way we have not believed of yet. Have fun, and we cannot delay to see what you come up with!
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