What Boston Searched for in 2020, According to Google
Boston, you don’t need me to tell you that this year was bad. It was so bad! It was bad in the primary way we […]
The “Owner of the New York Jets” Is… Tom Brady, According to Google
Update 3:40 p.m.: Looks like Google has fixed whatever was going on behind the scenes, and the search results have once again begun indicating that the […]
Google Earth Update Makes It Look Like You’re Flying
Google has unleashed its latest piece of technology: You can now swoop through Google Earth like you’re some kind of human drone. The feature, which […]
Google Reveals What Boston Searched Most in 2016
It’s almost over now, but 2016 has sure been a wild ride. In case you’d like to look back at it, Google has neatly summed […]
Google Reportedly Selling off Boston Dynamics After Spooky Video
Google’s parent company, Alphabet, is reportedly selling off Boston Dynamics, a move viewed as a retreat from robotics for the tech giant. Alphabet executives concluded […]
Google Reveals 2015 Year in Search Lists
The end of the year is primetime for retrospection. (See: this year’s most-borrowed books at the Boston Public Library, worst people according to GQ, top-earning local […]
Google Maps Says Tuesday Is Boston’s Worst Day for Thanksgiving Travel
The folks at Google Maps have a present for the hoards of holiday travelers gearing up for car rides and turkey: data. After looking at […]
‘Pirate’ Is the Most Popular Halloween Costume in Boston, According to Google
Don’t be surprised if you spot a few pirates in your travels around the Hub this weekend. The humble buccaneer is the most popular costume […]
Google Traffic Shows How Racist Massachusetts Is (Or Isn’t)
Congrats, Massachusetts. According to Google search data, you’re less racist than average. What are the most racist places in America? Google knows. http://t.co/5qCQS7jE9S pic.twitter.com/qmjHcfg0JY — […]
Boston Marathon Google Map
Click to view in Google Maps. Note: A list version of these Boston Marathon route sights appeared in the April 2014 issue of Boston magazine, in […]
Google Maps Releases Virtual Tour of USS Constitution
If you’re like us, you were bummed to hear that starting in March, the USS Constitution will be dry docked for three years to undergo […]
Boston Artist Makes Martin Luther King Day Google Doodle
A local artist is receiving some national recognition today. That’s because Ekua Holmes, a Roxbury native, is today’s featured Google Doodle artist. Holmes’s Doodle, in honor of Martin […]
Google Reveals What Massachusetts Searched Most in 2014
The ultimate year in review, Google’s, is finally here. Each year, the search engine mines our queries and sums them up in one nostalgic video—formerly called […]
Google Barge Brought to Quincy Before It Disappeared Forever
The mysterious Google Barge that’s been floating from port-to-port, leaving people scratching their heads about what the search-engine giant is up to next, made its […]
Google Teamed Up With Environmentalists to Track Natural Gas Leaks
Google employees haven’t just been driving around in their Street View cars taking sometimes questionable snapshots of the city’s landscape to add to their Google […]