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Live: Google for Journalists
Journalists are invited to learn search secrets at Google Canada's HQ in Toronto. The Society of American Business Editors and Writers's second foray into Canada promises to make journalists smarter researchers and "get the most from the web." Also: free wine (The event is now sold out).
- Dana here, former JSource editor back for more journo insider liveblogging... I'm now working for Scribblelive, who I first met after they donated their live blog tools to JSource. Anyway, tonight: google for journalists at google Canada's hq in dundas square
- Sitting on google reception with giant fake plants. Why does my camera rake this moment to go on the fritz?
- Tweeters: use #g4j to join in

Welcome to google Canada hq

Parking is filling up fast

The previously mentioned fake plants

Crowd enjoying free snacks and chatting.. We're about to start
- If you want to send in comments, questions or photos send an email to 24261@scribblelive.com
- At #g4jby sashakalra via twitter 4/26/2011 10:40:02 PM
- Who else is at the google for journalists event? #g4jby danalacey via twitter 4/26/2011 10:40:48 PM

I feel like I'm back in school
- At the #Google for #journalists event with @meg_haynes. #G4Jby hannahyakobi via twitter 4/26/2011 10:49:01 PM

Andrew Swartz - Google Global Communications & Public Affairs in #toronto join conv #g4j #toronto yfrog.com
by GeorginaBencsik via twitter 4/26/2011 10:49:08 PM
Our speaker, google's Andrew Swartz
- And yes, I'm sitting in the front row like a keener. Bring on the google secrets (incidentally, I had to sign a waiver promising I wouldn't reveal any source code secrets )
- Google for Journalists at Google's Toronto offices. Yes, it feels googlish :) #g4jby maragulens via twitter 4/26/2011 10:52:23 PM
- Andrew Swartz notices that it is hot in the room. Well done lad. #g4jby sashakalra via twitter 4/26/2011 10:52:29 PM
- Hottest room ever at google for journalists... Creative foreshadowing of the topics? :) #g4jby clairaudience via twitter 4/26/2011 10:52:32 PM
- #g4j Google for journalists in session.by HelenHatzis via twitter 4/26/2011 10:52:39 PM
- #g4j is a training session Google offers to journalists across North Americaby jaclynlaw via twitter 4/26/2011 10:53:00 PM
- If you're interested, this "Google for Journalists" event is being live-tweeted at #g4jby heygaryc via twitter 4/26/2011 10:53:04 PM
- i've never tweeted from an event before. feels like i'm not listening... but this fills the gaps between the dull stuff #g4jby PaulWriterLima via twitter 4/26/2011 10:53:27 PM
- Curious to see how this #Google event can help do the research faster and more efficiently. #G4Jby hannahyakobi via twitter 4/26/2011 10:53:39 PM
- At #SABEW Google for journos Toronto event #g4jby AshleighPat via twitter 4/26/2011 10:54:04 PM
- At the Toronto Googleplex for "Google for Journalists" #g4jby jmcnally via twitter 4/26/2011 10:54:24 PM

Remember these? Fax modems. "we're the last generation that knows what this is"
- #g4j 70% of Google engineers still work on their search toolby jaclynlaw via twitter 4/26/2011 10:55:37 PM
- I feel like my Google-Fu is pretty good, but hope to learn some new moves at Toronto #g4j sessionby brianjjackson via twitter 4/26/2011 10:56:19 PM
- At #g4j Google for Journalists ... A stroll down memory lane with a 14.4K fax/modem. How did we function?! O.oby shtweet via twitter 4/26/2011 10:57:49 PM
- First search tip: capitalism doesn't matter
- That's not a direct quote, btw
- Second tip: use negative signs. Aka Boolean search.
- At Google event for journalists. What happened to Google "quotes" application? #g4jby citypeter via twitter 4/26/2011 10:59:10 PM
- Im part of that new generation that doesn't know what a fax modem is! #booyah #g4jby sashakalra via twitter 4/26/2011 11:00:16 PM
- Other things google can do: weather. Currency conversion, calculator, dictionary
- Although it can't replace the Canuck OED
- Oooh google recipe search. Mmm #g4jby meg_haynes via twitter 4/26/2011 11:04:07 PM
- #G4J didn't realize you could get airline info by just typing in flight # into google.by CreativeFusion via twitter 4/26/2011 11:04:55 PM
- Type in flight number for arrival times and name of food for recipes (recipes unrolled in us a month ago, canada tk) sort by time, calories, ingredients
- Google recipe search only available at Google.com not .ca #g4jby brianjjackson via twitter 4/26/2011 11:05:44 PM





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