April 9, 2013 @ 6:12pm • Text Post • Tweet this • Share on Facebook

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Top Stories Today: 4.9.2013

April 8, 2013 @ 7:30pm • Text Post • Tweet this • Share on Facebook

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Top Stories Today: 4.8.2013

The top five stories on Statesman.com at 5 p.m.:

1. Fran’s Hamburgers on South Congress closing
   
   
2. Officials: District attorney investigator killed in Sunday crash: Sgt. Lorraine Kerlick, who had been an investigator with the Travis County district attorney’s office for 17 years, was killed in a motorcycle crash.
   
   
3. Landing Google Fiber network would be ‘great for Austin technology:‘ City officials and Google have set Tuesday morning for an official announcement but have declined to disclose — or confirm — any specifics of the project.
   
   
4. Longhorn receiver Kendall Sanders arrested: Sanders was arrested early Saturday on a charge of driving while intoxicated.
   
   
5. Trader Joe’s appears to be planning a third Austin store: The latest store would be located in North Austin. 

May 23, 2012 @ 11:28am • Photo Post • Tweet this • Share on Facebook

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austin360:

Today’s distraction: Google’s Doodle featuring a playable Moog

As if the Internet doesn’t provide enough distractions already (we’re looking at you, LOLCats), Google is featuring a doodle celebrating Robert Moog’s 78th birthday. His Moog synthesizer changed the way we hear music and brought electronic music to the masses, as Charles Carlini, a New York concert promoter, told the Associated Press.

So of course we had to make a song (not a very good one). We have a feeling you could do better. Send us a link to yours.

Not sure how to use the Doodle? Check out this video tutorial courtesy of the Goog.

June 9, 2011 @ 11:17am • Photo Post • Tweet this • Share on Facebook

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Google is doing something fun today in honor of Les Paul, the guitar inventor and musician, who would have turned 96 today (he died two years ago).

On Google.com, you can play and record your own song on a virtual guitar.

Here’s your chance at stardom. Record a song, and then add the finished link to a tweet with the hashtag #ATXGoogle. The tweets will be displayed on Austin360.com.

We’ll pick our three favorites at 3 p.m. today, and each will receive family four packs of tickets to the June 28 Round Rock Express game. Those chosen will have to pick up the tickets at our office at 305 S. Congress Avenue.

Your tweets will show up here