And The Trip to Sundance Goes To…
January 6th, 2009 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
From scores of submissions, the programming team at the Sundance Film Festival whittled down YouTube’s Project: Direct competition to 10 finalists, to be voted on by you, the YouTube community. At stake: a trip to the 2009 Sundance Film Festival to me…
Macworld Has Arrived
January 6th, 2009 | by Jason Toff | published in Google Mac Blog
By Jason Toff, Google Mac TeamAfter months of anticipation, Macworld is finally here! We put the finishing touches on our booth yesterday and look forward to visits from many of the expected 40,000+ attendees.More than 100 Googlers across several…
AdWords Downtime: January 10, 10am-2pm PST
January 6th, 2009 | by AdWords API Team | published in Google Adwords API
We’ll be performing routine system maintenance on Saturday, January 10 from approximately 10:00am to 2:00pm PST. You won’t be able to access AdWords or the API during this time frame, but your ads will continue to run as normal.Cheers,-Jeffrey Posnick,…
GAAC Attack: Year-End Fun for Google Analytics Pros
January 5th, 2009 | by Sebastian Tonkin | published in Google Analytics
2008 was an amazing year for the Google Analytics Authorized Consultants (GAACs). These guys are experts with Google Analytics, providing excellent service in areas such as installation, consultation and training. They’re located all across the US, whi…
Picasa’s Macworld Debut
January 5th, 2009 | by Jason Toff | published in Google Mac Blog
By Stuart Morgan, Software EngineerLast year we had a blast at Macworld demonstrating all our Mac products, but as Mac users, we also know that the best part of Macworld is new product announcements. This year, we’re getting in the spirit by&…
Start the year with learning: Two upcoming webinars
January 5th, 2009 | by Inside AdWords crew | published in Google Adwords
Welcome back! We hope you enjoyed the holidays. To start 2009 off right, we’d like to offer you two webinars: Shaping the Heart of Your Marketing Strategy: Valentine’s Day 2009 from the AdWords Retail team and Travel Shopping in Today’s Economy from th…
Announcing Picasa for Mac
January 5th, 2009 | by Picasa Team | published in Google Photos (Picasa)
Posted by Brian Axe, Product ManagerGiven that Picasa originally began as Windows PC software, you might be surprised at how many Macs you’ll find floating around our Santa Monica office (which is where Google’s photos-related work mostly takes place)….
Building a bridge in Google Earth
January 5th, 2009 | by elaine | published in Google Earth
More than 250,000 vehicles a day zip past the largest construction project in California history. That project – the new San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge – is now on Google Earth, the first time a construction project has been featured. You’ll b…
Google Earth: now you CAN take it with you
January 5th, 2009 | by Ellen Petry Leanse | published in Google Enterprise
When Lionel Barrymore (“Grandpa Martin Vanderhof”) told Jimmy Stewart (“Tony Kirby”) “You Can’t Take it With You,” he clearly wasn’t talking about Google Earth Enterprise. Starting immediately, you can take Google Earth Enterprise with you, thanks to a…
Can I use this Intent?
January 5th, 2009 | by Romain Guy | published in Google Android
Android offers a very powerful and yet easy to use tool called intents. An intent can be use to turn applications into high-level libraries and make code re-use something even better than before. The Android Home screen and AnyCut use intents extensive…
10 ways Google can help you in today’s economic climate
January 5th, 2009 | by Ruth Brennan | published in Google Conversions
Over the past few months, with house prices falling and car sales reaching record lows, the economic news has not been particularly easy to listen to. We all know whats happening, we just don’t know how long it will continue. What is certain, is that d…
Last Chance To Vote
January 2nd, 2009 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
While we’re all wishing for health, happiness and love in 2009, the 10 finalists in YouTube’s Project Direct short film competition are likely hoping the New Year will bring something entirely different: a chance to attend the 2009 Sundance Film Festiv…
Ring in the New Year with Bells and Whistles
January 1st, 2009 | by Lawrence Chang | published in Google Mobile
Happy New Year!One evening in Zurich, after a late night cake run, we decided that our iPhone app, Google Mobile App with Voice Search, could do with a little bling. The result of this is a few extra options hidden below the preferences on the Settings…
24 Hours, 24 Videos: Welcome to 2009
January 1st, 2009 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
So here it is: 2009. And after our 24-video marathon run through 2008’s memorable moments, hopefully you’re feeling suitably entertained and fired with enthusiasm for the year ahead. But before we move on into the unknown, let’s take closer look …