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1000 @Google Talks videos now on YouTube
March 21, 2011
Last week, the @Google Talks team uploaded its 1000th video to YouTube. If you’re not familiar with this series, we host talks by authors and commentators at Google, and post videos of their readings and talks on a
dedicated YouTube channel
.
Authors@Google began in the fall of 2005 when we noticed that some amazing people were passing through the Google hallways. A few scrappy Googlers galvanized to create a more consistent pipeline of requests and a formalized program that kicked off with Malcolm Gladwell and James Surowiecki. As Google and our technology grew, so did the program. “Authors@Google” has blossomed into @Google Talks, a full-fledged speaker series, expanded across distributed offices and found a home on
YouTube
, so that we can share these conversations outside of the Googleplex.
The @Google Talks series aims to capture the popular and intellectual zeitgeist, as well as ideas that deserve a deeper focus an expert can provide in more than a five-minute soundbite. From the
2008 U.S. presidential candidates
to
Alice Walker
to
Michael Pollan
to
Raphael Saadiq
, the program has grown to encompass not just authors, but musicians, innovators, notable women, chefs and more. The team that hosts these events is made up of dedicated and passionate volunteers from all across the company.
Our most viral video was of
Conan O'Brien
, who stopped by during his "Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television" tour for a hilarious hour involving bagpipes, Andy Richter and one lucky Googler who got to touch his hair. We've featured master and apprentice—from
Thomas Keller
of The French Laundry to Keller protege
Corey Lee
on the process of opening his new restaurant Benu—and varying viewpoints, exemplified by
Christopher Hitchens
on "God Is Not Great" and
Tim Keller
on "The Reason for God." And that’s just the beginning. Other popular visitors include Congressman
Ron Paul
, President
Barack Obama
, linguist and philosopher
Noam Chomsky
, presentation designer
Garr Reynolds
, author
Elizabeth Gilbert
,
Randall Munroe
of XKCD and U.S. Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton
.
We’re excited for what lies ahead, and we hope you'll tune in and join us.
Posted by Erika Choung, @Google Talks Volunteer
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