Real-time quotes for free

Posted by Katie Jacobs Stanton, Group Product Manager

At Google, we get excited about making all kinds of information accessible to everyone. The more up-to-date the information, the more valuable it is. This is particularly true in the world of finance; information, and timing of that information, is money. Today, real-time quotes are not freely and easily available on the web. Some websites offer one real-time quote at a time, but typically only after you have enrolled in a service and/or signed a complicated legal agreement. Other sites approach the problem differently and show you streaming delayed data, but that doesn't solve the problem either -- it masks it. What's really important is getting free, easy and fast access to real-time quotes so you know how the market or your company is doing now, not as of twenty minutes ago.

As a result, we've worked with the SEC, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and our D.C. trade association, NetCoalition, to find a way to bring stock data to Google users in a way that benefits users and is practical for all parties. We have encouraged the SEC to ensure that this data can be made available to our users at fair and reasonable rates, and applaud their recent efforts to review this issue. Today, the NYSE has moved the issue a great step forward with a proposal to the SEC which if approved, would allow you to see real-time, last-sale prices across all Google properties including Google Finance, Personalized Google, Mobile, and of course, Google.com. It won't matter if you're on Wall Street or Main Street -- you'll have free, easy and fast access to real-time prices from NYSE on Google.

So stay tuned on our progress with this. We're excited that financial data as we know it is about to change. In the meantime, set up your portfolio on Google Finance today.

Huang Shengyi

Huang Shengyi

On myspace.com: Beautiful Model Melissa Reign

Melissa Reign was born on 22 December. This 22 year old Filipino beauty currently resides in San Francisco, CA.

Melissa models anything from Import, Swimwear, Glamour, Hair, Makeup, Runway, Sport... anything. She was featured on the cover of Import Tuner and was voted Miss ImportFest 2006.

We made the list

Posted by Adam Redlich, Lead Recruiter, Engineering

I don't need a magazine to tell me I work for the best company around. They didn't stop by the Santa Monica office where I work, or they would have had a much easier time figuring it out. I could have told them all about working here over a gourmet lunch, in December, on our rooftop deck overlooking the Pacific Ocean - we're just 6 blocks away!



The Santa Monica office is a small but growing enclave with +200 Googlers. We're a close-knit bunch, enjoying company-sponsored happy hours every week at different Santa Monica hotspots plus several other non-work functions. What's great about working in Santa Monica is the opportunity to really make a big splash in the "sea of Google" with lots of visibility at all levels of the company. We work on projects ranging from customer-facing ad systems to Picasa to Google Video to the Google Search Appliance, and more.

OK, all for now. Back to the salt mines. Want to join me?

Super models wanted

Posted by John Hanke, Director, Google Earth & Maps

That’s right, Google is looking for the hottest models on the planet. They can come from any city in the world, and they can be any height, but they must be interesting to look at, well-made and lightweight.

Of course, by "lightweight" we mean that the file size should be reasonably small.

If you’re confused, you may not have heard about the recent updates of Google Earth, Google SketchUp, and the 3D Warehouse. With these launches, all the pieces are now in place for contributors to the 3D Warehouse to see their creations show up in Google Earth for all the world to see.

Here’s how it works:
1. Download Google SketchUp. Create a 3D model of something in your neighborhood, city or state -- your house, your business, your favorite restaurant, or the statue of Buckminster Fuller in the center of town. Be sure to geo-locate your model in Google Earth.

2. Upload your model to the 3D Warehouse. Don’t forget to put your name on it (if it shows up in Google Earth, you’ll want the credit).

3. Download the most recent version of Google Earth (a necessary step, as older versions don’t support super models). Launch Google Earth, go to the 3D Buildings folder under the Layers tab in the lefthand sidebar, and activate the “Best of 3D Warehouse.” Then fly to the location of the model you submitted. It might be there!

If you don’t find it, keep checking -- sometimes it takes several weeks for models to appear in Google Earth. In the meantime, visit “Best of 3D Warehouse” to see some that have made the cut. (Here are the guidelines for building "super" models.) Fly to Denver CO, Boulder CO, New York, NY and Calgary, Canada to start. Then investigate other cities to see if they contain 3D buildings yet.

In short, 3D modelers, Google Earth is your palette; Google SketchUp is your brush. Show the world what you've got!

Update: Added a short list of cities already featuring "best of" models.

ARACELY ARAMBULA

Nombre real: Aracely Arámbula Jaques
Cumpleaños: 6 de marzo
Signo zodiacal: Piscis
Lugar de Nacimiento: Chihuahua, México

Esta bellísima Mexicana apareció en el 2006 siendo asediada por los medios debido a su romance con el afamado Luis Miguel, son la pareja del momento, además de que esta pareja se encuentra celebrando el embarazo de Arámbula; aun no hay fotos que comprueben esto, por lo que ese embarazo se maneja a modo de especulación.
Fotos Aracely Arambula

Beautiful Japanese Gravure Idol Rei Toda

I was doing my research and I stumbled upon this stunning Japanese beauty. Her name is Rei Toda.

Rei Toda was born on 9 February 1987 in Tokyo, Japan. This 160cm gravure idol loves sports, shopping, cooking and playing tennis.

To-date, she made an appearance on several drama serials and shows on TBS. Also, this Japanese beauty has 3 movies and photobooks to her name.