Google turns 18, launches YouTube Go and Google Station
Q. Which is the world’s second largest Internet market?- Published on 28 Sep 16a. India
b. Taiwan
c. Japan
d. China
ANSWER: India
As it turned 18 on 27th Sept, 2016, Google announced many products such as YouTube and Google Station specially designed for India.
- India is currently the world’s second largest internet market
- “Every second, three more Indians come online for the first time — that’s over 10,000 people every hour,” Google Vice-President (Next Billion Users) Caesar Sengupta said.
- Google is coming up with products and services that transcend networks, languages and devices for India
- The firm announced extending its initiative to provide Wi-Fi at 400 railway stations in India in partnership with RailTel to include public places such as bus stops and malls.
- ‘Google Station’ would give partners an easy set of tools to roll-out Wi-Fi hotspots in public places.
- It will provide software and guidance on hardware to turn fibre connections into fast, reliable and safe Wi-Fi zones.
- The firm introduced a more efficient version of YouTube Go, that will enable both viewing and sharing videos offline.
