December 31st, 2009 | by Mia | published in Youtube
Following the tradition of our Google brethren,we’d like to share our blog highlights and thank you, our loyal blog readers, for making this the most successful year ever for the YouTube blog.This is our 284th post of the year, which is 13% more than i…
December 31st, 2009 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
It’s time again for our annual wrap-up of blogging at Google. You may have noticed 2009 marked our fifth year here on the Official Google Blog — our first post was in April 2004 — and it was our busiest year yet. This is our 423rd post of 2009 — …
December 31st, 2009 | by Mia | published in Youtube
Didyou know that we released more features in 2009 than in 2007 and 2008combined? This made it the busiest year on record for the YouTubeproduct and engineering teams. Some of these launches, like support for1080p, made sizable splashes, while others, …
December 31st, 2009 | by Jeff Gillis | published in Google Analytics
2009 was a fun year for us, and we hope, for you too. Here’s a month by month breakdown of new features and significant launches from 2009, with links to the blog posts announcing or explaining them. And if you haven’t yet, take a look at the Google An…
December 30th, 2009 | by Lane LiaBraaten | published in Google OpenSocial
As one of the leading social networking sites in China, renren has always been a close partner of OpenSocial, following all the product and technology progress of OpenSocial. After one month of intensive development and testing, the renren Open Platfo…
December 30th, 2009 | by Google Grants Team Member | published in Google Grants
When I sat here at this time last year, writing a post like this one to close the books on another year full of changes and advancements, there were only a small number of folks joining me on the blog. Now, as we get ready to say farewell to 2009, I am…
December 29th, 2009 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
(Cross-posted from Citizentube and the YouTube Blog)The images are grainy, often jerky and hard to follow (like most footage shot using hand-held cameras and cellphones), but the message is unmistakable: in the months since the disputed Iranian preside…
December 28th, 2009 | by Olivia | published in Youtube
Is there one issue facing the world today that you feel passionate about? Have you always wanted to take your cause directly to people who have the power to do something about it, but lacked access to have your voice heard? Now is your chance to make y…
December 28th, 2009 | by elaine | published in Google Earth
Why should trip planning be any more complicated than opening your browser and entering the name of your favourite city? Six months ago we launched City Tours on Google Labs with the goal of making vacation planning as easy as searching the web. After …
December 28th, 2009 | by Inside AdWords crew | published in Google Adwords
We kicked off the Think2010 blog series 14 weeks ago with the idea of helping you prepare for the coming year by devoting one post each week to big-picture, forward-looking themes supported by actionable tips. Over the course of the series we’ve covere…
December 28th, 2009 | by SketchUp Team | published in Google SketchUp
As you probably know, working with LayOut (included with SketchUp Pro) is an excellent way to prepare printed documents and screen presentations with 3D models. What you might not know, is that it’s also a great way to prepare images of SketchUp models…
December 27th, 2009 | by Ramya | published in Youtube
From the Iran protests to the uprising of monks in Burma, YouTube has become a place where citizens can expose human rights violations and promote free expression. This month, we were excited to see many of you help the organizations that regularly com…
December 25th, 2009 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
This is part of a regular series of posts on search experience updates that runs on Fridays. Look for the label This week in search and subscribe to the series. – Ed.Googlers are all about the holidays, and we’re always delighted to bring some extra ho…
December 24th, 2009 | by John Mueller | published in Google Webmaster Central
You have to have some kind of super-powers to keep up with all of the issues posted in our Webmaster Help Forum—that’s why we call our Top Contributors the “Bionic Posters.” They’re able to leap through tall questions in a single bound, providing hel…
December 24th, 2009 | by Google Docs | published in Google Docs
Once you’ve bought all your gifts and wrapped them, the last step is to label them. The holiday gift tag (string of lights theme) and holiday gift tag (snowflake theme) templates are perfect for adding that final touch. Simply customize the labels an…