January 26th, 2012 | by aidanchopra | published in Google SketchUp
The process of extruding one 2D profile such that it ends in another, different 2D profile is often called lofting. There’s no easy way to do this in plain ol’ SketchUp, but there are plenty of plugins that make it possible. The one I’ve been obses…
Google Earth 6.2: It’s a beautiful world
January 26th, 2012 | by Mark Harrison | published in Google SketchUp
[Crossposted from the Google Lat Long blog] We’re taking bird’s eye view to a whole new level with the latest version of Google Earth, released today. With Google Earth 6.2, we’re bringing you the most beautiful Google Earth yet, with more seamless i…
PBS saves time with automated reports
January 26th, 2012 | by Pete Frisella | published in Google Analytics
For most companies using Google Analytics, reporting on website traffic and performance for a few web properties is a straightforward task. However, if your company manages hundreds of web properties, delivering useful and timely reports can become a s…
Google Earth 6.2: It’s a beautiful world
January 26th, 2012 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog, Uncategorized
We’re taking bird’s eye view to a whole new level with the latest version of Google Earth, released today. With Google Earth 6.2, we’re bringing you the most beautiful Google Earth yet, with more seamless imagery and a new search interface. Additiona…
Google Earth 6.2: It’s a beautiful world
January 26th, 2012 | by Lat Long Blog | published in Google Earth, Uncategorized
(Cross-posted on the Official Google and SketchUp blogs)We’re taking bird’s eye view to a whole new level with the latest version of Google Earth, released today. With Google Earth 6.2, we’re bringing you the most beautiful Google Earth yet, with mor…
January 26th, 2012 | by Blog | published in Google Orkut, Uncategorized
We are excited with the feedback from our users about the new themes we have released lately. Because of this and following some suggestions from our users we now present another two new themes! For those who enjoy electronic music we have a great new …
January 26th, 2012 | by Inside AdWords crew | published in Google Adwords, Uncategorized
More and more people are falling in love with Valentine’s Day. According to a recent survey by ORC International, Valentine’s Day is now the number two gift giving holiday, right behind Christmas, with 88% of Americans saying they plan on giving a …
New Biking Directions Legend
January 26th, 2012 | by Lat Long Blog | published in Google Earth, Google Maps, Uncategorized
If you’re looking for new ways to get around for fun or to work, or might be trying to live a greener lifestyle in 2012, why not try biking? In March 2010 we introduced biking directions and since then Google Maps has been sharing biking directions w…
January 25th, 2012 | by Aaron Lichtig | published in Google CPG
(Cross-posted on Google Retail Blog)
Well, it’s been just over a week since we wrapped up another exciting CES with some very innovative new product displays. From the world’s thinnest tablet (and a concept tablet…and a waterproof tablet!), to a range of smart tvs, to a surge in ultrabook designs, and of course who could leave out the sleek new smartphones, this year’s show had many talked about products.
But what will have consumers buzzing the remainder of the year, as many of these products gear up for their official releases? While it’s tough to predict that, we did want to take a quick look at what happened after CES last year, to glean insights into some trends we can look for this year.
Insight #1: CES week search volume could be a good indicator of launch week popularity
Insight #2: CES 2012’s Top 5 Products had 50% more Google Searches than CES 2011’s Top 5
ASUS Transformer Prime looks like a potential big winner based on Google search volume, and its volume was even greater than two of last year’s hottest products, the HTC Thunderbolt and Motorola Atrix.
Insight #3: Samsung made a much bigger splash this year with 3 of top 5 mobile searches, while in 2011, HTC had 2 of the top 5 products. Top products are determined based on query volume.
Insight #4: Among top launches, the Nokia Lumia was the most frequent 2012 product searched in a single session on Google.com and heavily searched on YouTube. The ASUS Eee Pad and Transformer Prime were cross-researched on Google.com most often with the Lumia. User activity on Youtube showed top term Nokia Lumia with 1.3 million video views for the Nokia LumiaTV ad.The ASUS Eee Pad had ~400K video views for review and there were about ~540K views for “Ipads2 vs ASUS”.Consumers are searching primarily for products and product reviews on Google.com & YouTube to learn more about new launches during CES.
Nina Thatcher and Amy Liu, The Google Tech Team
Update to Search Engine Optimization reports
January 25th, 2012 | by Google Analytics team | published in Google Analytics
In October, we made Google Webmaster Tools available to all users in Google Analytics, allowing everyone to surface Google search data in new Search Engine Optimization reports. Starting today, Webmaster Tools will update how they calculate data to mak…
New features coming to DFA Report Builder in January
January 25th, 2012 | by Pamela Eng | published in Google DoubleClick, Uncategorized
When we introduced the new DFA Reporting system back in the fall, we received great feedback from users saying things like, “I love Report Builder. You have no idea how much time you have saved me!” This month we’re adding some new features to Re…
January 25th, 2012 | by Josh Pyle | published in Google Affiliate Network, Uncategorized
Last week, we made some updates to give users quick access to comprehensive and interactive help within the Google Affiliate Network interface. In the lower left of each page in your account, you’ll see a new and improved help widget that displays re…
Bringing Chromebooks to every classroom
January 25th, 2012 | by Google Chrome Blog | published in Google Chrome
Cross-posted from the Google Enterprise Blog.Editor’s note: We’re posting this electronic communication from sunny Orlando, where we’re chatting with schools at the annual FETC ed-tech conference. We wanted to share highlights from our keynote this…
January 25th, 2012 | by Lat Long Blog | published in Google Earth, Google Maps, Uncategorized
(Cross posted from the Google.org Blog)Today marks the launch of a new Google Crisis Response project: Google Public Alerts, a platform designed to bring you relevant emergency alerts when and where you’re searching for them. If a major weather event…
January 25th, 2012 | by Kevin Gough | published in Google Enterprise, Uncategorized
Posted by Rajen Sheth, Group Product Manager for Chromebooks(Cross-posted from the Google Chrome Blog.)Editor’s note: We’re posting from sunny Orlando, where we’re chatting with schools at the annual FETC ed-tech conference. We wanted to share high…