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The new A Google a Day on Google+ is here

Learn more: http://www.agoogleaday.com

Trivia with a twist. Search for answers, then challenge friends and climb the Google+ leaderboard. A Google A Day is the trivia game where searching for the answer on Google is not only allowed but encouraged. Play A Google a Day on Google+ by finding us in the Games section or by following the link from the original A Google a Day website.

New 3D imagery for Google Earth

Since 2006, we’ve had textured 3D buildings in Google Earth, and we’re excited to announce that we’ll begin adding 3D models to entire metropolitan areas to Google Earth in the near future.

Thanks to new imagery rendering techniques and computer vision, we’re able to create 3D cityscapes, complete with buildings, terrain and even landscaping, from 45-degree aerial imagery.

By the end of the year, we aim to have 3D coverage for metropolitan areas with a combined population of 300 million people.

http://earth.google.com

The new, larger version of the Internet: IPv6

google.com/ipv6 — Vint Cerf, Chief Internet Evangelist at Google, and a founding father of the Internet, discusses the next version of the Internet, IPv6, and why we need it.

When the Internet launched operationally in 1983, no one ever dreamed that there might be billions of devices and users trying to get online. But like a telephone network that is running out of phone numbers, the current Internet is running out of IP addresses, and if we don’t roll out Internet Protocol v6 (IPv6), we won’t have the room we need to grow and the Internet would become tangled, unsafe and unsustainable.

Google+ Local: Places you’ll love, from people you trust

Google+ Local makes it easy to find great places recommended by Zagat and people you trust. We followed Eve 6 on their national tour to find out what local foodie spots they discovered with the help of Google+ Local.

Learn more: http://www.google.com/+/learnmore/local/

Music: “Curtain” by Eve 6. http://www.eve6.com

Google+ Local: Review your favorite places

Learn more: http://google.com/+/learnmore/local

Love the food but hate the service? Love the chicken but hate the pasta? Google+ Local makes it easy to share your opinions and photos as expressively as you can in real life. Help your friends decide where to go by sharing your reviews on Google.