Google I/O 2009, Developer Conference
January 27th, 2009 | by Mike Marchak | published in Google Code
By Azhar Hashem, Google Developer ProgramsI’m excited to announce Google I/O 2009, our two-day developer event that will take place May 27-28, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Last year, over 3,000 developers participated in I/O and they attend…
Delete Your Own Video Comments
January 27th, 2009 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
We’re happy to announce the launch of a feature many of you have been asking for: you now have the ability to delete comments you’ve made on videos. We’ve all been there. Whether you misspelled “pwned”, back in the day when you were just a n00b to the …
The YouTube Homepage Goes HD
January 27th, 2009 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
You may have already noticed, but this past December we rolled out Hi-Definition-enabled video viewing here on YouTube. Just click the “watch in HD” option below any HD-enabled video, sit back and relax as the joy of YouTube comes to you sharper and mo…
Happy Republic Day in India!
January 26th, 2009 | by A Googler | published in Google Orkut
As many of you already know, today is the 60th annual celebration of Republic Day in India!For those of you who’ll be celebrating with your friends and families today, we wanted to make sure that you didn’t forget about the fun ways to enjoy the holida…
January 26th, 2009 | by Pamela Fox | published in Google Maps
Posted by Pamela Fox, Maps API Team
You know what’s awesome about open-source code written in one language? It’s fairly easy to port it over to a similar language, and suddenly it’s useful for a completely new audience. That’s what’s happening in our…
January 26th, 2009 | by Ellen Petry Leanse | published in Google Enterprise
Editor’s note: We’re pleased to welcome Steve Sullivan, Manager of Web Development at InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) as our guest blogger today. IHG uses Google Maps API Premier across its global network of branded sites to offer their customers a…
January 26th, 2009 | by Sebastian Tonkin | published in Google Analytics
We’re pleased to announce that a Google Analytics Seminar for Success is coming to Atlanta on Tuesday, February 17 and Wednesday, February 18. Seats are limited so be sure to register right away! Here’s the run-down:Day 1 – Business Insights: Delivered…
January 26th, 2009 | by Jenny Liu, Industry Marketing Manager, CPG | published in Google CPG
Posted by Susan Minniear, Senior Account Manager, CPG WestSometimes, upon hearing a Debbie Gibson song, I find myself transported to the eighties as a kid; fondly remembering puffy paint sweatshirts, “Family Ties” or when Bret Michaels was in a hit…
January 26th, 2009 | by Brandon Bilinski | published in Google Code
Posted by Monsur Hossain, Google Data APIs TeamBen Lisbakken of the Google AJAX APIs team just launched the AJAX API Playground, which offers an intuitive interface for playing around with JavaScript code and immediately seeing the results. The playgr…
January 26th, 2009 | by Miles Johnson | published in Google Orkut
We’re constantly looking for ways to help you create the best applications for orkut users. The success of OpenSocial applications on the orkut platform is often tied to how social they are. Recently, we were contacted by the folks at J2Play about a to…
J2Play– helping to make your applications more social
January 26th, 2009 | by A Googler | published in Google Orkut
We’re constantly looking for ways to help you create the best applications for orkut users. The success of OpenSocial applications on the orkut platform is often tied to how social they are. Recently, we were contacted by the folks at J2Play about a to…
January 26th, 2009 | by Ali Pasha | published in Google Code
By Nir Bar-Lev, Google Developer ProgramsWe all know that writing code based on existing code snippets is faster and quicker than starting from scratch. It’s also a great way to ramp up on new tools or APIs you may be less familiar with.That’s way we d…
January 26th, 2009 | by Google Data | published in Google Adsense Feeds
As many of you know, since becoming a part of Google in June of 2007, the FeedBurner team has been hard at work transforming FeedBurner into a service that uses the same underlying architecture as many other Google applications, running in the same hig…
January 26th, 2009 | by Amanda Kleha | published in Google Enterprise
[Ed. Note: The spam data cited in this post is drawn from the Postini Message Security network, which processes and culls spam from more than 2 billion enterprise email connections per day, giving Google strong insight into the state of the spam indust…
Happy Birthday, Virginia
January 25th, 2009 | by Inside Google Book Search | published in Google Books
Posted by Ellen Cano, Book Search Online Team“I was in a queer mood, thinking myself very old: but now I am a woman again – as I always am when I write.” – Virginia WoolfLately, I have reacquainted myself with many of the feminist writers of last…