Helping America flip the digital TV switch
October 24th, 2008 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Johanna Shelton, Policy Counsel and Legislative StrategistIn less than four months, U.S. television broadcasting will switch from analog to digital, a more efficient and higher quality transmission system. At midnight on February 17, 2009, al…
Finding the next Fun, Fearless, Female Music Star through YouTube
October 24th, 2008 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
Patti Smith, Madonna, Chrissie Hynde, Sleater-Kinney: they’re fun, they’re female and they definitely rock – but first they had to be found, which is where you come in… Because while the talent listed above has inspired legions of women to pick up…
October 24th, 2008 | by Brandon Bilinski | published in Google Code
Posted by Jochen Hartmann, Google Data APIs TeamI am very happy to announce that three major features requests have been implemented in the Documents List Data API this week. These are:Update document content: You can now issue PUT requests to your doc…
October 24th, 2008 | by Dan Peterson, Product Manager | published in Google OpenSocial
The election for the OpenSocial Foundation’s community board representatives is now open. If you previously applied for membership, you should have received an email directing you to submit your ballot. The election will close at 11:59 PM PDT on Monday…
October 23rd, 2008 | by elaine | published in Google Earth
When I was younger, every Halloween I would pull out the paper map that came in our community directory and figure out the optimal route for trick-or-treating. I would trace routes with a pencil until I found one that allowed me to hit the most streets…
A picture is worth a thousand words
October 23rd, 2008 | by The Gmail Team | published in Gmail (Google Mail)
Posted by Darren Lewis, Gmail engineerHere on the Gmail team, we’re always thinking of ways to help you communicate. Back in the day, we put chat right inside Gmail. Then along came group chat and more emoticons. And when we realized that late night co…
Your data, on the web and at your fingertips
October 23rd, 2008 | by Scott Knaster | published in Google Mac Blog
By Greg Robbins, Google Mac TeamMore of Google’s web services are allowing you to manage your personal information. Since the freedom to access and control your data is one of our core principles, Google Data APIs are keeping up with the personalizatio…
Google App Engine Roadmap – Now Published
October 23rd, 2008 | by The App Engine Team | published in Google App Engine
Posted by the App Engine Team
Many of you have expressed interest in learning about what’s coming next for Google App Engine, and although we’ve often talked about features we plan on supporting, we’ve decided to publish this roadmap along with our doc…
Java Support for V2
October 23rd, 2008 | by Jeff Fisher | published in Youtube API
Posted by Jeff Fisher, YouTube APIs and Tools TeamThe Java Client Library has been updated to support V2 of the YouTube API in its latest release. The Migration Guide has been updated with guidance on how to update your Java code. Just check the “Java”…
October 23rd, 2008 | by Sang Ahn | published in Google SketchUp, Uncategorized
Posted by Sang Ahn, SketchUp Software EngineerA lot of you are already using the WebDialog of the SketchUp Ruby API to extend the user interface of SketchUp. Let’s say you want something with a more native-application feel to it. Thanks to Peter Ell…
October 23rd, 2008 | by Sang Ahn | published in Google SketchUp
Posted by Sang Ahn, SketchUp Software EngineerA lot of you are already using the WebDialog of the SketchUp Ruby API to extend the user interface of SketchUp. Let’s say you want something with a more native-application feel to it. Thanks to Peter Ell…
Gmail for mobile adds features and support for 40 interface languages
October 23rd, 2008 | by Google Apps Team | published in Google Apps
Users of J2ME-supported and BlackBerry phones can now check email across multiple accounts (including both Gmail and Google Apps email accounts), compose messages without a signal, return to the inbox while mail sends in the background, undo recent act…
Introducing the next version of Gmail for mobile
October 23rd, 2008 | by Google Apps Team | published in Google Apps, Google Enterprise
Posted by Shyam Sheth, Product Manager, Google mobile teamWe’re happy to announce some big improvements to Gmail for mobile for J2ME-supported and BlackBerry phones. Our focus for this version was to make the experience faster and more reliable. Alon…
Grants account tour: Conversion tracking
October 23rd, 2008 | by Google Grants Team Member | published in Google Grants
Now that Google Grants is directing users to your website, is there a specific action you’re looking for them to take? For example, is the purpose of your Grants campaign to collect donations? Or perhaps have them sign up for your newsletter? Whateve…
Google Print Ads Checks In for Results
October 23rd, 2008 | by Aly Makishima | published in Google TV Ads Blog
How do you generate awareness of new reasons to buy your product or service? Hotels.com, a resource for travelers looking for competitive hotel rates, wanted to drive awareness of customer reviews as a useful feature available on their website. The com…