Social Search in Action: Google’s Reaction to Some Unexpected NYC Fireworks

I was brushing my teeth the other night before bed and all of a sudden I heard loud unexpected explosions from the Westside Highway near Hell’s Kitchen; some sort of attack raced through my mind.

Reassuring myself that was unlikely, I brushed away, but the explosions kept coming, and coming, and coming.

Not native to these shores, my imagination got the better of me so I dropped my toothbrush and ran through to my living room (which is also my kitchen, hall and dining room, etc. – its NYC!) and looked out the windows – nothing.

With no identification of the source, I took to search to find answers.

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It’s been pretty hot here in New York City, and thought it’d be nice to help you cool off with some of our favorite summer songs.  We put together this playlist just for you, so we hope you enjoy it! We’ve also included the team member who submitted each song below, just in case you’re extra curious. May we present: “Beats for the Heat.”[[MORE]] Summertime by DJ Jazzy Jeff ft. The Fresh Prince – Matt Britton & Matt Rednor Book of Rules by The Heptones – Kaitlin Villanova Three Little Birds by Bob Marley & The Wailers – Eric Schoenberg Salon De Musique by Lemongrass – David Yarus Summer Nights by Rascal Flatts – Dave Forman Call It What You Want by Foster The People – Nick Fuller Call Me Maybe by Carly Rae Jepsen – Briel Zagarow & Ariel Feigenbaum Young Turks by Rod Stewart – Haley Ray Unfriend You by Greyson Chance – Allie Zwirn How We Do by Rita Ora – Ariel McMillan Wild Ones by Flo Rida ft. Sia – Lauren Jack We Found Love by Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris – Lily Ng Young Wild and Free by Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa – Laura Prangley Youth Without Youth by Metric – Hels Goodbye Horses by Q Lazzarus – Andrew Kay Time of the Season by The Zombies – Zachary Goren Slovin Gone by Kanye West – Maddy Varno Bombastic by Shaggy – Cheesang Sim Barefoot Blue Jean Night by Jake Owen – Molly Russell The Motto by Drake ft. Lil Wayne – Jackie Teller Looking Out My Backdoor by Creedence Clearwater Revival – Fred Seddon Say Aah by Trey Songz – Francesca Brucato Summer In The City by The Lovin’ Spoonful – Gino Di Bianco Lets Go by Calvin Harris ft. Ne-Yo – Samantha Wormser Bandelero by Slightly Stoopid – Alex Barz Summer Breeze by Jason Mraz – Adam Clark Slide by The Goo Goo Dolls – Megan Miller Feel Me Flow by Naughty By Nature – Sam DeBrule Doin’ Time by Sublime – Erin Finestone & Vinny Squillace Let’s Have a Kiki by Scissor Sisters – Jeff Melton Steal My Sunshine by Len – Sabina Beri Hits Me Like A Rock (Dillon Francis Remix) by CSS – Casey Isaacson Levels by Avicii – Ricki Maybruch Welcome to Jamrock by Damian Marley – Christina Ta Lights (Bassnectar Remix) by Ellie Goulding – Ash Jamo Summer of 69 by Bryan Adams – Tom Levitsky Taper Jean Girl by Kings of Leon – Greg Mooney Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini by Brian Hyland – Kabir Agarwal Lucky by Jason Mraz – Yaqi Zhao Everybody Talks by Neon Trees – William Miller Knee Deep by Zac Brown Band (ft. Jimmy Buffett) – Jaclyn Schillinger The House that Heaven Built by Japandroids – David Ellis Emmylou by First Aid Kit – Sofia Liljeblad Bon Bon by Pitbull – David Shaulov Good Day by Nappy Roots – Rachael Fogel Punching in a Dream by The Naked and Famous – Katrina Duke Take a Walk by Passion Pit – Kyle Dardashti Kings and Queens by 30 Seconds to Mars – Chad Riley Disparate Youth by Santigold – Melissa Lentz Summertime by Josh Rouse – Helene De Vries Written by David Yarus, playlist compiled by MRY employees, @DavidYarus, @MRY 

It’s been pretty hot here in New York City, and thought it’d be nice to help you cool off with some of our favorite summer songs.  We put together this playlist just for you, so we hope you enjoy it! We’ve also included the team member who submitted each song below, just in case you’re extra curious.

May we present: “Beats for the Heat.”

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New York City Marathon Goes Social

On November 6th, 2011, our city hosted one of the world’s greatest road races, the ING New York City Marathon. With over $600,000 in prize money, over 100,000 applicants and over two million spectators, this iconic event is one that tops the charts for many.

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New York – City of the [DIGITAL] Future

Mayor Bloomberg tweeted yesterday that the roadmap to make New York the number one digital city has been published. Called “Achieving New York City’s Digital Future” the report is over 60 pages of present situation, public feedback and data, and what’s in store for NYC.

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New York Fashion Week: Front Row For All!

It’s that time of year again in New York City. The trendy restaurants are booked solid, there are black Escalades everywhere and the white tents are up in Lincoln Center. It’s Fashion Week, and this year for the first time, fashionistas everywhere are given real-time access to the runway thanks to Maybelline New York, the official makeup sponsor of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week.

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Bloom and Zucker Socialize the City ‘berg to ‘berg

If 3,029,062 people “Like” Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook, could 18,976,457 people “Like” New York City? Rumor has it Mayor Michael Bloomberg just had a powwow with the world’s most popular dweeb to discuss pushing the Big Apple into the social realm (which is really the least Zuckerberg could do to redeem himself for that painful SNL cameo.)

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