(ex-googler here) google is pretty good about this. if you're a googler, you'll find out about most of the other things going on. there were a few exceptions

(ex-googler here) google is pretty good about this. if you're a googler, you'll find out about most of the other things going on. there were a few exceptions during my time there (Android, Wave), but the teams involved always came clean to Googlers before they told the world. The culture is definitely very open. my suggestion: join and find out :-)