Android SDK Updates
December 3rd, 2009 | by Xavier Ducrohet, Android SDK Tech Lead | published in Google Android
Today we are releasing updates to multiple components of the Android SDK:Android 2.0.1, revision 1Android 1.6, revision 2SDK Tools, revision 4Android 2.0.1 is a minor update to Android 2.0. This update includes several bug fixes and behavior changes, s…
A deeper look at channels: Targetable channels (Part III of III)
December 3rd, 2009 | by Inside AdSense Team | published in Google Adsense
During the past 2 weeks, we walked you through the basics of URL and custom channels. In the final episode, Laurence Moore talks about the two ways in which advertisers can target your website: contextual and placement targeting. You’ll also learn how …
Webinar Recap: Intro to Google Grants
December 3rd, 2009 | by Google Grants Team Member | published in Google Grants
Earlier this month, I had the pleasure of leading an introductory session about the Google Grants program with our friends at NTEN, the Nonprofit Technology Network, and many non-profits interested in the program. During this 90-minute webinar, I cover…
December 3rd, 2009 | by Google Chrome Blog | published in Google Chrome
We’re always happy to hear that you’re enjoying Google Chrome’s speed, and we’ve often been asked what makes Google Chrome so fast — from its snappy start-up time, and fast page-loading, to the ability to run complex web applications quickly.For those…
New Building Maker cities
December 3rd, 2009 | by SketchUp Team | published in Google SketchUp
Today we added six new cities that can be used to model with Building Maker. They are: Stockholm, Sweden Nuremberg, Germany Hiroshima, Japan Saitama, Japan Miami Beach, FL USA Orlando, FL USATip: There are two methods to identify av…
Connect with world leaders on the climate debate
December 3rd, 2009 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
(Cross-posted from the Official YouTube Blog)Next week 192 countries will participate in the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen — the first step in setting new international commitments for carbon reduction. We want to be sure your voice is incl…
Have you gotten invites to the new orkut?
December 3rd, 2009 | by A Googler | published in Google Orkut
While you’re staying busy on orkut, we wanted to give you an update on how to smoothly get into the new orkut. If you’re not yet using the new orkut, the best thing to do is ask a friend who’s already using it to share an invite. If you visit your friend’s profile page and see this icon next to their name, they probably have an invitation to share — so be bold, and ask for one!
Another way to get invites is to join the official community. Remember that these are the only two ways of getting invites currently, so beware of fake links, spreadsheets, scripts (“copy and paste a code to your browser”) and other phishing activities.
And if you see a special button on the top of your orkut homepage, that means you’ve already been invited to the new orkut. Just click this button to get started:
Everyone who’s on the new orkut will eventually receive invitations to share with friends. When you receive yours, you’ll see a counter on your homepage, below the friends box, indicating how many invitations you have to share. To invite friends, simply click “invite your friends” and choose who you want to invite. Only friends who aren’t yet using the new orkut will appear on the list. As you invite friends, your counter will reflect your remaining number of invitations.
We enjoy reading your comments and reactions to the new orkut. So far, we’ve heard that you “liked the ability to comment on… updates,” loved “the fast photo uploads” and the “faster interface.” But we’re also interested in the stuff you’re not so excited about, or want to see that hasn’t shown up yet. Our users are our inspiration, so keep your comments coming. Make sure you tell us what’s on your mind through the orkut Help Forum or the official community polls.
As we close, here’s a video we hope you’ll enjoy about the new orkut:
Posted by Poppy, orkut operations team
December 3rd, 2009 | by Mia | published in Youtube
One of our priorities is ensuring that videos always load and playback quickly. However, a consequence of rolling out higher quality video, HD and, more recently, 1080p, is that playbacks might suffer if bandwidth or computer processing power is low. T…
December 3rd, 2009 | by elaine | published in Google Earth
If like me you’re an avid traveller (of the virtual or standard variety) you’ll probably know that in the last few months the Street View team has been working with tourist agencies, the public and partners from across the world to bring a new kind of …
Introducing Google Public DNS
December 3rd, 2009 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
When you type www.wikipedia.org into your browser’s address bar, you expect nothing less than to be taken to Wikipedia. Chances are you’re not giving much thought to the work being done in the background by the Domain Name System, or DNS.Today, as part…
Introducing Google Public DNS: A new DNS resolver from Google
December 3rd, 2009 | by Mike Marchak | published in Google Code
Today, as part of our efforts to make the web faster, we are announcing Google Public DNS, a new experimental public DNS resolver. The DNS protocol is an important part of the web’s infrastructure, serving as the Internet’s “phone book”. Every time you…
December 2nd, 2009 | by Google Data | published in Google Merchant
During this holiday season, you may be looking for new ways to reach users searching for products on Google.com. If you’re an AdWords advertiser, you may be interested in a new feature called product extensions that allows you to highlight your Mercha…
Collaborating with Google Apps and Socialwok
December 2nd, 2009 | by Ellen Petry Leanse | published in Google Apps, Google Enterprise
Editor’s Note: Ming Yong is co-founder of Socialwok, a a feed-based group collaboration application for enterprises that integrates with Google Apps. With Socialwok, Google Apps users can create their own private social network to share Google Docs, Ca…
Webinar: Google Analytics’ Newest Features
December 2nd, 2009 | by Jeff Gillis | published in Google Analytics
As of this week, all the new Google Analytics features we recently announced should be available in all accounts! (And just yesterday, we announced one more – a new, asynchronous tracking code snippet.)If you missed the announcements or are curious abo…
Deeper integration for Friend Connect and Twitter
December 2nd, 2009 | by Mike Marchak | published in Google Code
Did you hear that Friend Connect and Twitter are more closely integrated than ever? To learn more, check out our post on the Social Web Blog.By James Reilly, Google Friend Connect Team