July 17th, 2008 | by Adam Borelli | published in Google RechargeIT
Posted by David Bercovich, Program Manager, Climate & Energy TeamGoogle welcomes the Solar Taxi today on its trip around the world. The solar-powered vehicle is two-thirds of the way through its trip which will encompass 50,000 kms (over 30,000 mil…
Practitioner Post: Adwords Auto-Tagging and URL Redirects
July 17th, 2008 | by Jeff Gillis | published in Google Analytics
Recently, I watched all 5 seasons of Angel on DVD, and now I’m watching all 7 seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. (I realize that I’m going backwards, but I just had to know Angel’s back story.) If you’ve watched the shows, you know that the character…
Tip: Embed an SQLite3 database
July 17th, 2008 | by Kathy Walrath [GD Team] | published in Google Desktop API
Posted by Benjamin Schirmer, Gadget DeveloperWhile saving into the options object is very easy, you sometimes need more power and storage. Here is a tip on how to use an SQLite3 database in a Windows-only gadget.The first thing you need is the SQLite3 …
Google Trifecta recording now available
July 17th, 2008 | by Michael Wyszomierski | published in Google Webmaster Central
Last Tuesday, Google hosted an online presentation about three free tools to help analyze and improve your sites. Dubbed “The Google Trifecta,” this presentation explains the key features of Google Webmaster Tools, Google Analytics, and Google Website …
July 17th, 2008 | by Paul McDonald | published in Google App Engine
Google Code Jam is a coding competition in which professional and student programmers are asked to solve complex algorithmic challenges in a limited amount of time. The contest is all-inclusive: Google Code Jam lets you program in the coding language a…
Google Products for Non-profits feature of Google Checkout
July 17th, 2008 | by Google Grants Team Member | published in Google Grants
One of the great things about working at Google is the opportunity to contribute to the company’s support of the non-profit community. As a member of the Google Checkout team, I’ve been able to make a contribution by helping launch Google Checkout for …
Use keywords and placements together on the content network
July 17th, 2008 | by Inside AdWords crew | published in Google Adwords
When you use keywords in your ad groups to contextually target your ads, we match them to relevant pages across the hundreds of thousands of sites on the Google content network. But have you ever wanted to bid more (or less) for a specific content…
Grand Prize Winners Visit the Googleplex
July 17th, 2008 | by Leslie Hawthorn | published in Google Open Source
Earlier this year, we announced our ten grand prize winners for GHOP, the Google Highly Open Participation Contest™ — our first initiative to get pre-university students involved in open source software development. The contest brought together mor…
July 17th, 2008 | by Sapna | published in Google Video
Posted by Sapna Mehta, Online Operations AssociateEver wish the sites you visit could present customized options catering to your tastes? Our Recommended Videos feature does just that. By logging in to your Google account and visiting Google Video, …
July 17th, 2008 | by Sapna | published in Google Video
Posted by Sapna Mehta, Online Operations AssociateEver wish the sites you visit could present customized options catering to your tastes? Our Recommended Videos feature does just that. By logging in to your Google account and visiting Google Video, …
Content network video series on the Google Business YouTube channel
July 17th, 2008 | by Inside AdWords crew | published in Google Adwords
Earlier this year, we launched the Google Business Channel, a YouTube channel that brings you the latest on AdWords and Google’s other business solutions, in video format.And as part of the Advertiser Education Series on the channel, we’ve just adde…
AdWords System Maintenance on July 19th
July 17th, 2008 | by Inside AdWords crew | published in Google Adwords
On Saturday, July 19th, 2008 the AdWords system will be unavailable from approximately 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. PDT, for maintenance. While you won’t be able to sign in to your accounts during this time, your campaigns will continue to run as usual.AdWords sy…
Wacky Wednesday: Change the background color of your map!
July 17th, 2008 | by Pamela Fox | published in Google Maps
Posted by Pamela Fox, Maps API Team
Sometimes, we fulfill feature requests that we never realized we had, and then wonder why it took us so long to discover that hidden desire in our heart. GMapOptions.backgroundColor, introduced in 2.119, is one of th…
July 16th, 2008 | by Lawrence Chang | published in Google Maps, Google Mobile
Last Saturday I had dinner at a hole-in-the-wall Vietnamese restaurant in San Francisco’s Richmond District. While it didn’t look like much from the outside, the inside displayed a variety of Southeast Asian antiques and the walls were adorned with tap…
Gmail adds ‘My Contacts’ and ‘Suggested Contacts’
July 16th, 2008 | by Google Apps Team | published in Google Apps
Gmail now adds people you email with to your contact list after several correspondences, rather than after you email someone for the first time. Contacts you add manually or through an import are also saved in ‘My Contacts’. People you haven’t had ma…