July 19th, 2011 | by Brian Hendricks | published in Google Maps, Google Mobile, Uncategorized
Last December, the release of Google Maps 5.0 for Android ushered in the next-generation of mobile maps where you can rotate, tilt, and zoom in and out of 3D maps. Whether you’re on the go or playing with a new phone, seeing a 3D skyline spring up in…
July 19th, 2011 | by The Gmail Team | published in Gmail (Google Mail)
Posted by David Yonge-Mallo, Software Engineer, GmailWith iGoogle, you can personalize your homepage with the information on the web that’s most useful and relevant to you. You can check email, watch videos, catch up on the latest news, check the wea…
July 19th, 2011 | by Inside AdWords crew | published in Google Adwords, Uncategorized
Call Metrics, a simple way to get more phone calls and detailed call reports with AdWords, is now available to all advertisers in the US and Canada. Availability was limited since the introduction in November 2010, so thanks for holding.Call Metrics wo…
July 19th, 2011 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy, Uncategorized
Posted by Meredith Whittaker, Program Manager, Google, and Nick Feamster, Associate Professor, Georgia TechOver the past two and a half years, more than 40 million consumers have accessed Measurement Lab tools to better understand their broadband perfo…
July 19th, 2011 | by Adam Swidler | published in Google Apps, Google Enterprise
Posted by Adam Swidler, Sr. Manager, Google Apps TeamLast week the Google Enterprise team participated in the 5th Annual Security Confab in Monterey, CA, from July 12-14. The Confab event brought together information security leaders from public and pr…
July 19th, 2011 | by Brian Hendricks | published in Google Earth, Google Maps
Hot on the heels of our new style for the Google Maps user interface, today we are pushing out some further improvements to our map design to match the updated look and feel and further improve the usability of our maps.Amongst the changes you will fin…
July 18th, 2011 | by Custom Search Team | published in Google Custom Search
We’ve been hard at work making improvements to the Google Custom Search Element that will enhance the look and feel of search results when users type into your custom search query box. You’ll see some of the fruits of these labors starting today. W…
July 18th, 2011 | by Aaron Lichtig | published in Google CPG
Post by Grace Dolan, Google Mobile AdsDuring the summer months, more users turn to mobile devices to shop. Summer is also when the Back to School shopping season begins. This is a perfect opportunity for marketers, especially in retail, consumer electr…
July 18th, 2011 | by A Googler | published in Google Research
Posted by Andrew W. Moore, Director, Google Commerce and Site Director, Pittsburgh On July 14 and 15, we held our seventh annual Faculty Summit for the Americas with our New York City offices hosting for the first time. Over the next few days, we will…
July 18th, 2011 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
In the world of URLs, bigger is not always better. In 2009, we helped shrink up long, unwieldy URLs by launching our public URL shortener, goo.gl. Today, we’re announcing a new URL shortcut that will link only to official Google products and services…
July 18th, 2011 | by The Gmail Team | published in Gmail (Google Mail)
Posted by Avner Aviad, Google Docs Viewer team(Cross posted from the Google Docs Blog)Downloading files that you only need to preview can create unnecessary clutter on your computer. While you can already use the Google Docs Viewer to view over 15 diff…
July 18th, 2011 | by Jeremy Milo, Google Apps Marketing Manager | published in Google Apps, Google Enterprise
Posted by Jeremy Milo, Google Apps Product Marketing ManagerGoogle Apps has come a long way since its introduction a few years ago, with continuous improvements every week rather than disruptive shifts every few years. It’s like watching your kids g…
July 18th, 2011 | by Jeremy Milo, Google Apps Marketing Manager | published in Google Apps, Google Enterprise, Uncategorized
Posted by Jeremy Milo, Google Apps Marketing ManagerGoogle Apps has come a long way since its introduction a few years ago, with continuous improvements every week rather than disruptive shifts every few years. It’s like watching your kids grow up; …
July 18th, 2011 | by Dana Nguyen | published in Google Enterprise
Posted by Ben Fohner, Product Marketing Manager, Chromebooks for Business and Education Curious how the new Chromebook can help your school bring the power of the web to students and teachers? Join the Chromebooks for Education team tomorrow, Tuesday, …
July 18th, 2011 | by Inside AdWords crew | published in Google Adwords, Uncategorized
If you write your ads in any language other than English, you may have wished that you could make your display URL consistent with the rest of your ad by showing your internationalized domain name. Today, we’re announcing that we now support non-ASCI…