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Google, meet the World Bank. World Bank data, meet Google search results

Jeff McCoy's picture

Today, we’re excited to announce a new initiative with Google that brings 17 of the World Development Indicators to a special public data feature in Google search results.  One year ago, we launched the World Bank API which allows developers to build applications using an assortment of World Bank data, and we couldn’t help but dream of an opportunity like this with Google.

Preliminary thoughts from Web 2.0 Summit

Sameer Vasta's picture

I've been here in San Francisco for the past few days, and when I haven't been stuffing my face with burritos and Blue Bottle coffee, I've been spending time at the Web 2.0 Summit.

I'll jot down some more coherent and cohesive thoughts about the Summit during my red-eye back to DC later tonight, but for now, I wanted to share a few presentations, issues, and ideas that have jumped out at me during the session so far.

And we're back...

Sameer Vasta's picture

Things have been quiet here for a while because a bunch of us have been out in Istanbul for the World Bank and IMF Annual Meetings. Expect more posts in the next few days, there's a lot going on over the next little while.

A quick glimpse of what to expect over the next week or so:

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