Create your own Google search story on Google

When Google ran this 60-second TV ad during the SuperBowl they probably didn’t imagine the incredible response it would have. People liked it so much that Google decided to implement a simple tool in YouTube with which to build your own ‘search story’.

Now, don’t expect anything like Premiere or Final Cut – this is just a simple online app to mix up a few Google searches, add a pre-made background music and put it all together to create a fun story, a greeting card or a cute message for that special one.

Here’s how the Google Search Stories Video Creator works:

1. Go to the YouTube SearchStories channel and click the big blue button to create your own.

2. Time to get creative! You need to enter up to six search terms that can make up a story, using different Google services – web search, images, maps, books, and so on. The page offers a few tips on how to write good stories, and even a tutorial to show you the basics. You can also preview the results as you enter the search terms

3. The next step is choosing the soundtrack. You can’t add your own music, but there are a few clips to choose from, divided into several categories such as drama, horror, family, romance… It all depends on the general tone of your movie. The page includes a built-in player to preview music.

4. After a short waiting time, you can preview the video and decide if it’s finished or not. If you don’t like something about it, simply go back and change it. If you’re fine with it, add a title and a description and you’re good to upload it to YouTube – for what you obviously need a YouTube account.

I created this search story. Care to share yours?

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