More from the Peak District...

If you've seen the +Peak District National Park Authority inspired   #GoogleDoodle  on google.co.uk today - then you may like this to see this artwork too.

Click on the #PeakDistrict  hashtag to see pictures, blogs and posts from the region, and click to visit #Doodle  designs from around the world here: http://goo.gl/G19yJG

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Watching movies just got better.

The +Google Play Movies app now lets you scroll through second-by-second thumbnails by just swiping your finger.

Swipe multiple times to move by 10-second increments.

You can also customise captions and switch accounts easily in the navigation menu. Have you tried it yet? http://goo.gl/6BWqN1

Play your heart out.

#GooglePlay   #Movies  

Discover the canals of England & Wales...

Take a moment today to walk along parts of a 200 year old network of canals and waterway towpaths that stretch across parts of the UK.

The Canal & River Trust  used a +Google Maps Trekker fitted with a 15-angle lens camera, taking 360 degree pictures every 2.5 seconds to capture footage of over 130 miles of waterways. 

#StreetView  imagery now available includes: Bingley 5-rise locks, one of the Seven Wonders of the Waterways, and the steepest lock flight on the network; Little Venice in central London; and the Grade I listed World Heritage Site around Pontcysyllte Aqueduct in North Wales.

Visit canalrivertrust.org.uk and click here to begin your journey:
http://goo.gl/URWhK7

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#Canals   #Waterways   #Boats  

Good luck to all of those taking part in today's +Virgin Money London Marathon

“In running, it doesn't matter whether you come in first, in the middle of the pack, or last. You can say, ‘I have finished.’ There is a lot of satisfaction in that.” Fred Lebow

Click on the #LondonMarathon  hashtag to get blogposts, pictures and stories from the event.

#VMLM2014  

Three things for the weekend.

1. Hangout with Football fans.

Henry Winter from +The Telegraph takes a look ahead to the weekend's Football fixtures in a Google+ Hangout. Hear what the fans and pundits have to say about +Arsenal, +Fulham Football Club and +Tottenham Hotspur. Watch it here: http://goo.gl/emttsZ

2. Play your music...loud.

Introducing +Google Play and +Sonos. Turn your room into a Play room. Here's what we mean: http://goo.gl/s8am7V

3. Take a trip to Edinburgh, London and Manchester.

This week +Google Local London was joined by +Google Local Manchester and +Google Local Edinburgh. The pages are dedicated to residents and visitors to help them find the best places to eat, relax and explore. Sign up to become a City Expert and write reviews for your favourite cafe, bar or restaurant: g.co/cityexperts 

Enjoy your weekend.

#HenryHangout   #3things  

Celebrating the Peak District

Today on google.co.uk we're celebrating the 63rd birthday of the Peak District National Park with a special #GoogleDoodle .

The Peak District, the oldest National park in the UK, spans northern Derbyshire, and covers parts of Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Staffordshire, and South and West Yorkshire.

Follow the +Peak District National Park Authority on Google+ to find photographs, videos and stories from the park.

#Doodles   #PeakDistrict

Find London on Google+

Explore the cafes, clubs and bars of the capital - or take a look back in time with archive images and memories from the past - all posted on the +Google Local London page.

Follow the page to find reviews and information from across the 32 boroughs and the City of London - seen here in this photograph taken by Jason Hawkes. 

Jason has been taking high quality aerial photographs since the early 1990s - you can see more of his work here: http://goo.gl/JMb0JV

If you're an expert on London, Manchester or Edinburgh visit here to find out how you can get involved: g.co/cityexperts



#London   #Photography   #UK  

Making art with code - which is your favourite proposal?

DevArt is proud to present the Top 10 Finalists in this year's competition.

The judges deliberated over proposals from creative coders all over the world, from Los Angeles and Columbia to Paris, Moscow and Tokyo.

Ten will soon become one - to be announced on or around April 17 - and the lucky winning creative coder will have their DevArt proposal realised as an interactive installation in the +Barbican Centre this summer.

Check out the DevArt gallery to see these inspiring art projects made with code including the shortlist of potential winners: http://goo.gl/G4ITVA


#DevArt   #Art   #Coding  

Share your weekend photographs...

Yesterday, at the +Virgin Money London Marathon spectator +Ken Liu took this #AutoAwesome  of the Elite Men's Runners.

Ken was stood right by the Rotherhithe Tunnel watching the #LondonMarathon  runners pass - were you on the route too?

Share your weekend #AutoAwesome  photographs on Google+, learn how here: http://goo.gl/SLJfXc

Congratulations to all who took part in the event.

An Easter Hare.

Just ahead of Easter, the +Google Cultural Institute has released a new gigapixel image of The Hare, by Duerer. 

The painting is extremely light sensitive - so much so that The Albertina museum in Austria can only show it to the public every few years.

Now, with Google technology, it will be accessible all the time in high resolution - take a look:  http://goo.gl/bBg6Vp

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