Scheduled Release track features update 5/8/12
May 8th, 2012 | by Google Apps Team | published in Google Apps, Google Docs
The following features are now available to domains following the Scheduled Release track:- No new features to announceThe following features are intended for release to these domains on or around May 15th:- Sites: Keyboard shortcuts in Sites editor.- …
Map of the Week: University of Washington Campus Map
May 8th, 2012 | by Carlos Cuesta | published in Google Maps
Map of the Week: University of Washington Campus Map
Why we like it: A beautiful use of interactive custom tiles, custom info windows, and the Google Directions API for embedded walk/bike/drive directions. A great example of a highly customized Google …
Google Online Marketing Challenge: Learning Series recap
May 8th, 2012 | by Google Students | published in Google Student Blog
We just wrapped up a three part Learning Series for the Google Online Marketing Challenge, via Google+ Hangouts On Air. Each broadcast highlighted the fundamentals of setting up successful AdWords campaigns, how to use the data to optimize your market…
Looking for search? Find it on Google App Engine
May 8th, 2012 | by The App Engine Team | published in Google App Engine
For almost as long as we can remember, full text search has been one of the top feature requests for Google App Engine. Since our talk at Google I/O last year, we’ve been hard at work getting search ready for our developers, and today we’re happy t…
Accelerating diversity in entrepreneurship with NewME
May 8th, 2012 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
For the last three months, the NewMe Accelerator class of spring 2012 has been fully immersed in the entrepreneurial process. The NewMe “founders” have been busy working long days at The Hub in San Francisco and living together in a house nearby. T…
A better Google+ notification experience in email
May 8th, 2012 | by The Gmail Team | published in Gmail (Google Mail)
Posted by Zohair Hyder, Software EngineerNotification emails are a great way to keep up with what’s happening in the Google+ stream: whether someone mentions you, comments on your post, or shares with you directly. It’s not always enough to just read t…
Celebrating teachers on National Teacher Day
May 8th, 2012 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
One of the best parts of my job working on the Google Education team has been hearing inspiring stories time and again of great teachers who build strong relationships with and bring out the best in their students. We recognize that there are many fact…
Google Summer of Code 2012 by the Numbers: Part 1 of 2
May 8th, 2012 | by Stephanie Taylor | published in Google Open Source
Now that the mentoring organizations have made their selections, it’s time for the first of two posts breaking down the numbers about the students accepted into the 2012 instance of Google Summer of Code.This 8th year of Google Summer of Code is the …
Hello from Tunisia
May 8th, 2012 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Maha Abouelenein, Head of Communications, Middle East and North AfricaCross-posted from the Google European Public Policy BlogIt was a perfect way to celebrate the Arab Spring. UNESCO last week marked its World Press Day in Tunisia, the cou…
Mark your calendar to ‘Hangout on Air’ and learn how to build a mobile site in minutes
May 7th, 2012 | by Google Analytics team | published in Google Analytics
Did you know that 40% of mobile web users reported that they’ve turned to a competitor’s site after a bad mobile experience1? With about half of all Americans now owning a smartphone2, it’s time for businesses to meet user expectations by de…
May 7th, 2012 | by Inside AdWords crew | published in Google Adwords
Did you know that 40% of mobile web users reported that they’ve turned to a competitor’s site after a bad mobile experience1? With about half of all Americans now owning a smartphone2, it’s time for businesses to meet user expectations by deliver…
May 7th, 2012 | by Inside AdSense Team | published in Google Adsense
An important first step to attracting customers on-the-go is to create a mobile-friendly website which can sometimes be complicated and confusing. We’re happy to announce that GoMo and DudaMobile have joined forces to make it even easier for small bu…
May 7th, 2012 | by Research @ Google | published in Google Research
Posted by Prabhakar Raghavan, Vice President of Engineering More than forty members of Google’s technical staff gathered in Lyon, France in April to participate in the global dialogue around the state of the web at the World Wide Web conference (WWW…
Announcing the winners of the first Google SVA Scholarship for Student Veterans
May 7th, 2012 | by Google Students | published in Google Student Blog
As announced earlier this year, we launched the Google Student Veterans of America (SVA) Scholarship in partnership with SVA to support student veterans in their pursuit of a degree in computer science and related fields. Today, we are excited to annou…
Google+ Hangouts On Air: broadcast your conversation to the world
May 7th, 2012 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
Last year we introduced Hangouts On Air to a limited number of broadcasters, enabling them to go live with friends and fans, for all the world to see. Since then, this small community has grown the feature in lots of creative ways. And they’ve made o…