Google Europe Blog: September 2016

Introducing YouTube Creators for Change

Thursday, September 22, 2016

At a time when the internet is criticized for fueling division and distrust, we want to help demonstrate the incredible power YouTube has to generate a positive social impact. That’s why today, we’re introducing a new global program called YouTube Creators for Change, as well as new resources and grants dedicated to social change work.
YouTube Creators for Change is a new initiative dedicated to amplifying the voices of role models who are tackling difficult social issues with their channels. From combating hate speech, to countering xenophobia and extremism, to simply making the case for greater tolerance and empathy toward others, these creators are helping generate positive social change with their global fan bases.
Our first six Creators for Change ambassadors are Natalie Tran (Australia), Abdel en Vrai (Belgium), Nilam Farooq (Germany), Omar Hussein (Saudi Arabia), Barış Özcan (Turkey), and Humza Arshad (United Kingdom).

We'll be introducing other ambassadors soon, and we will be sharing their stories — starting with Humza Arshad whose “Diary of a Badman” series is helping redefine what it means to be a young Muslim today in the U.K. Since video is such a powerful form of expression, watch and learn more about how Humza is using comedy to create change:

Over the next year, program ambassadors will drive greater awareness of social issues and foster productive dialogue around these topics through the videos they create. They’ll also help identify and empower emerging creators who also want to speak out on these crucial topics. To support and amplify these brave voices, we are committing $1M in equipment and production grants as part of the Creators for Change program. We’ll also welcome these creators at new programs at YouTube Spaces throughout the year, so stay tuned for more details soon.
Our efforts don’t stop here — we’ll also continue working with NGOs, schools, and media companies around the world to launch more local programs as part of Creators for Change. We recently introduced a program in France that brought together more than 700 participants who created 140 videos under the theme of fraternité. In Germany, YouTube creators joined forces under #NichtEgal, a movement dedicated to unite Germans in countering online hate.
We’re also pleased to announce that Google.org, our philanthropic arm, is establishing a $2M charitable fund to support nonprofits working on innovative solutions that promote inclusion and cross-cultural understanding.
We hope these new programs and resources will continue making YouTube a place where anyone can have a voice and where anyone can use the power of video to help generate positive social change.
Posted by Juniper Downs, Head of YouTube Public Policy

Announcing a Google.org grant for XperiBIRD.be, a project from the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

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STEM subjects are increasingly important for our economy — the number of technology-related jobs continues to grow. But these vacancies are proving difficult to fill, which is why we’re excited to support XperiBIRD.be in its entirety with a Google.org grant of over €650,000. Since it makes programming less abstract (and more fun), XperiBIRD.be is an ideal way to spark children’s interest in digital skills — an interest that might inspire them to become technologists and scientists. It’s one more way that we’re working to be a Growth Engine for digital skills, unlocking people’s digital potential through computer science programs.

Bringing education to refugees in Lebanon with the Clooney Foundation for Justice

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

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Discovering the resources of the Ideas Box in the Eleonas refugee camp, in Athens, Greece
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Juncker embraces creators -- and their concerns

Friday, September 16, 2016

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Danke, merci, thank you @jonas_ems @CorpsMaisonEspr @lukaszjakobiak @Isabelle_kumar for the interview! pic.twitter.com/v2JiVnwS9F

— Jean-Claude Juncker (@JunckerEU) September 15, 2016

What better way to end a brilliant hour than with a #selfie. Thanks to everyone who tuned in to #AskJuncker. pic.twitter.com/WFdjsMyAKa

— YouTube (@YouTube) 15 September 2016

We think it's safe to say that @lukaszjakobiak and @JunckerEU got along well. #AskJuncker #SOTEU pic.twitter.com/22SB9XKcnZ

— YouTube (@YouTube) September 15, 2016

Tour 10 Downing Street with Google Arts and Culture

Thursday, September 15, 2016

...until today. Visitors from anywhere in the world are now invited to experience one of the UK’s most important political buildings on Google Arts and Culture.

Walk through historic rooms and hallways and get up-close looks at more than 50 photographs and works of art. Take a peek into the cabinet room, where the Prime Minister has held weekly cabinet meetings since 1735, or look around Margaret Thatcher’s office. Stroll down the grand main staircase, stopping to study the carefully ordered portraits of the house’s previous residents. Once you’re ready for some fresh air, you can wander through the gardens, where Winston Churchill liked to nap.

There are also two brand new online exhibits. The first introduces two of Britain’s most iconic leaders, Winston Churchill and Harold Wilson. The second highlights three of the building’s most historic rooms: the Cabinet Room, the Study and the Grand Staircase.

And if you want the full immersive experience, be sure to try it out using a Google Cardboard virtual reality viewer, complete with the built-in audio tour, with the Google Arts and Culture app on Android and iOS.

Posted by Suhair Khan, Program Manager, Google Cultural Institute

European copyright: there's a better way

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

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Digital News Initiative: Introducing the YouTube Player for Publishers

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

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Better connecting audiences with news videos: The YouTube Player is available across 1000’s of devices, globally, optimised for the best possible user experience

Increasing control and maximising revenue: The new player gives publishers the option to control ad formats and ad load on their videos as well as giving priority sales rights across videos embedded in their own sites and applications.

Reducing complexity, enhancing control The Player helps publishers simplify video infrastructure and reduce cost. Over time, we’ll work to help publishers respond in an evolving landscape of user-generated content for news as well.

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#AskJuncker: YouTube creators to interview the European Commission President

Tuesday, September 13, 2016

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An extinct world brought back to life with Google Arts & Culture

Tuesday, September 13, 2016

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Turn back time by 4.6 billion years with the help of the Natural History Museum by scrolling through the history of life from the origins of the solar system, through the rise and the fall of prehistoric worlds.

See the giant sloth jaw that led Darwin to his groundbreaking theory of natural selection.

Explore the diversity of nature from the Lion fish to the Paradise Birdwing and learn from birds about the art of flirting.

View 3,000 species on display in one giant cabinet or find out how our own predecessors may have looked.

With Street View, walk around dinosaurs in New York, explore 30+ natural history museums from to Australia to Russia and even go underwater with turtles in Brazil.

Join YouTube’s Vsauce2 to discover the story of Martha, the last passenger pigeon.

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Posted by Amit Sood, Director of the Google Cultural Institute

Project Muze: Fashion inspired by you, designed by code

Friday, September 2, 2016

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Project Muze debuts this week in Berlin at the trend show Bread&Butter. Attendees will have the opportunity to test the experiment on both tablets and big screens. And designers from Zalando’s zLabels will showcase three Project Muze designs — inspired by fashion bloggers Wana Limar, Anthony Bogdan and Sofia Tsakiridou — that they’ve transformed into real-life clothes.

But you don’t have to visit Berlin to try it for yourself — just visit the Project Muze website, answer a few personality questions, do a little drawing and watch what happens.

Posted by Achim Rietze, Strategy Lead, Google ZOO

Come Play with us

Thursday, September 1, 2016

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Introducing YouTube Creators for Change

Announcing a Google.org grant for XperiBIRD.be, a project from the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences

Bringing education to refugees in Lebanon with the Clooney Foundation for Justice

Juncker embraces creators -- and their concerns

Tour 10 Downing Street with Google Arts and Culture

European copyright: there's a better way

Digital News Initiative: Introducing the YouTube Player for Publishers

#AskJuncker: YouTube creators to interview the European Commission President

An extinct world brought back to life with Google Arts & Culture

Project Muze: Fashion inspired by you, designed by code

Come Play with us

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