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Bradley Horowitz

VP Product, Google+

I oversee Product Management for the Google+ Project.  Previously at Google I've led the product teams for GMail, Google Voice, Google Talk, Orkut, Google Docs, etc.Before joining Google, I founded and led Yahoo's advanced development division, which developed new products such as Yahoo! Pipes, and I drove the acquisition of products such as Flickr and MyBlogLog. Previously, I was Co-Founder and CTO of Virage, where I oversaw the technical direction of the company from its founding through its IPO and eventual acquisition by Autonomy. I've got a bachelor's degree in computer science from the University of Michigan, and a master's degree from the MIT Media Lab and was pursuing my Ph.D. there when I co-founded Virage.
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About 12 weeks ago A Most Un-Peculiar Road Trip

A few weeks ago, we decided that we'd take advantage of the long weekend to drive down from the Bay Area to Los Angeles to see friends and family. The notion of driving down (v. flying) was made infinitely more appealing by the thought of taking our Tesla Model S.

In the intervening time, the +The New York Times +Elon Musk kerfuffle unfolded. I must say, it gave me a moment of pause about whether taking the Tesla was actually a good idea.  

But I've already got more than 3000 miles on the car, and have learned to trust it.  So off we went.  And I started out by resetting the trip odometer, staying acutely aware of my energy consumption, etc.  But as the trip progressed (with another adult and two kids), we settled into the usual road trip rhythm of songs, games, and "Are we there yet?  How much longer?!"  It became clear that the fact that this was an electric car was a non-issue.  And so I stopped any notions of meticulous loggin
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About 12 weeks ago Hot Wheels!

While on the theme of car related posts.. 

While in LA, we visited LACMA (lacma.org) and saw Chris Burden's Metropolis II exhibit.  (Which does not actually use Hot Wheels (tm) but specially manufactured toy cars.)  It is a spectacle to behold.  The noise is awesome.  You can see in the picture and video that it's somebody's job to stand there and help with "jams."

More:  http://www.lacma.org/art/exhibition/metropolis-ii





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About 13 weeks ago You gotta hand it to Beck...   He's got ambition.
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About 9 weeks ago Inventables

The inventables.com site has some pretty strange and esoteric industrial materials that might be fun for various maker projects.  Oh, and silly putty.

One of the coolest is this heat shielding gel.  

Start here:
https://www.inventables.com/categories/inspirational/inspirational-materials






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About 12 weeks ago The Chromebook Pixel Rocks!

I've been using the Chromebook Pixel for a few weeks now, and am totally impressed with the sheer beauty and usability of the device.  The display is staggering.  Obviously the attached picture (taken with my camera, seen on your display) cannot do justice to the experience.  Photos from your megapixel DSLR deserve this display.  The display is so beautiful you want to reach out and physically touch the image...

Oh!  And guess what?!  You can!  The touchscreen is incredible, intuitive and useful in ways that surprised me.  At first a novelty, it eventually becomes intuitive and self-evident.  Most screens should be touchscreens... of course.

Also - the Pixel literally "speaks photos."  No more cables, no more software, etc.  Just pop in your SD card and photos are seamlessly, effortlessly upload to G+.  Incredibly useful.  This an amazing device.  

Congrats to +Sundar Pichai, +Linus Upson, +Caesar Sengupta and the team of am
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About 4 weeks ago This launch pulled me out of my exotic vacation to say HOORAY to the team that made this happen. A very significant step.
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About 9 hours ago Standing under the noon-day sun in Barcelona, squinting...  Made my skin look a bit harsher than I wish it were.  I love the subtle improvements.
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About 8 weeks ago Feeling Optimistic... 

(Love the bass run in this song!)

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About 7 weeks ago Big improvements in the Android and iOS Google+ mobile apps this morning.  Please, as usual, share your feedback with us... (leave comments on +Amar Gandhi's post...)
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About 11 weeks ago Thrilled to be launching this. Going to be a great step forward for users and developers!