Sacred Heart Univ. to host P.R.’s 1st ‘Google Digital Coaches’ event
January 14, 2019
The School of Professional Studies at Sacred Heart University will offer, for the first time in Puerto Rico, a lineup of Google Digital Coaches workshops on Jan. 16, 17 and 19, at the the Santurce campus. In these workshops, which will be divided into three sessions, participants will have the opportunity to learn about the […]
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Google launches new ‘Google Mi Negocio’ app in P.R.
November 15, 2018
Google has launched the Google Mi Negocio app, to offer an effective tool for small and medium businesses in Puerto Rico to keep their information current.
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Google, TripAdvisor, Skift execs to convene at ‘Destino Hack’ summit
September 19, 2018
Industry experts, entrepreneurs, government officials and students will come together to develop innovative solutions and apps that will help improve Puerto Rico’s destination experience.
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Discover Puerto Rico launches local Google content initiative
August 10, 2018
Discover Puerto Rico, the official destination marketing organization for Puerto Rico, is launching a new program helping tourism partners verify their business information within Google.
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Google.org announces $2M matching campaign for P.R. recovery
June 11, 2018
Google.org has launched a campaign focused on Puerto Rico’s economic recovery, committing to match up to $2 million in donations made June 8-20, 2018.
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Some 800 P.R. entrepreneurs participate in ‘Google for Small Businesses’ event
May 23, 2018
Some 800 Puerto Rico entrepreneurs took part in the government-sponsored “Google for Small Businesses” event, which aimed to contribute to the digital transformation of the island’s small and medium businesses.
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Google raises $2M in 24 hrs. for Hurricane Irma relief
September 15, 2017
Internet giant Google raised $2 million in less than 24 hours to help victims of Hurricane Irma, which tore through the Caribbean last week, leaving a trail of destruction and thousands of affected people who need urgent help.
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Google: In P.R. the next voters are online and informed
September 6, 2016
A recent study by technology giant Google showed that there are about 3 million Puerto Ricans who are online and are using the internet to learn more about their candidates for the upcoming November elections.
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Google rolls out ‘Street View’ feature in Puerto Rico
January 19, 2016
Internet giant Google announced Monday it has begun rolling out its “Street View” vehicles on Puerto Rican streets to record images of several towns that will be collected, processed and included in Google Maps.
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Experts: Puerto Rico on right track in use of tech tools
May 14, 2015
Puerto Rico’s current financial crisis might just be the opportunity for the government to stay on track with its strategy of collaborating with private-sector technology companies to find solutions to its problems and improve services to citizens.
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Google Inc. to roll out modular smartphone project in PR
January 15, 2015
Puerto Rico’s thriving and diverse mobile device user base and presence of international wireless carriers appears to have been the key factors to convincing one of the world’s largest technology developers, Google Inc., to launch a smartphone pilot program that could thrust the island into the international spotlight.
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Knight Center to offer course on web-based journalism
November 8, 2013
In an effort to promote the creation and development of sustainable and quality digital journalism projects in Spanish, the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas, with the support of Google, will offer this month the Massive Open Online Course (or MOOC) "Development of Journalistic Projects for the Web: an Introduction to Entrepreneurial Journalism."
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Google exec: Connected consumers expect relevant ads
September 3, 2013
Today’s generation lives in a multiscreen world, where people are connected all day, to the point that they are called “Generation-C,” due to their digital and participatory nature, their link to mobile devices and the type of relationships they develop through the Internet.
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Google Engage launches in Puerto Rico
November 23, 2012
Google Engage, a program created by Google to teach the ‘ins-and-outs’ of online advertising, is now available in Puerto Rico to give users the chance to train, learn and become certified in free tools like “Apps,” “AdWords” and “Analytics,” the company announced.
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Google: Puerto Rico searches peak as elections near
November 2, 2012
In the months leading up to the Nov. 6 elections, when Puerto Rico residents will decide this year’s heated race, Google searches on all matters related to the democratic process have been increasing by as much as 30 percent per week.
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