Tour Brazil and prehispanic Mexican cities with more Street View imagery in Google Maps
August 17th, 2012 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
Our ongoing effort to build great maps—ones that are accurate, easy to navigate and cover every corner of the world—continues to progress. Over the last few months, Google Maps has taken people everywhere from the Amazon to Antarctica, and we’re …
Tour Brazil and prehispanic Mexican cities with more Street View imagery in Google Maps
August 17th, 2012 | by Lat Long Blog | published in Google Earth
Our ongoing effort to build great maps—ones that are accurate, easy to navigate and cover every corner of the world—continues to progress. Over the last few months, Google Maps has taken people everywhere from the Amazon to Antarctica, and we’re …
Voice Search arrives in 13 new languages
August 17th, 2012 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
“Norwegian restaurants in New York City.” I can type that phrase fast, but I can say it even faster—and when I’m on the go, speed is what I’m looking for. With Voice Search, you can speak into your phone to get search results quickly and easi…
August 16th, 2012 | by Blog | published in Google Orkut
Hi all,We hope you are enjoying the cool new features we launched last week. However, we know it can be difficult to keep 2 social products updated at the same time. If only there was a way to post to Orkut and Google+ at the same time.Well, there is!W…
August 16th, 2012 | by Android Developers | published in Google Android
Posted by Satoshi Kataoka and Ken Wakasa of the Android text input engineering team
The Spelling Checker framework improves the text-input experience on Android by helping the user quickly identify and correct spelling errors. When an app uses the spe…
Follow our AdSense +page and catch our upcoming Hangouts On Air
August 16th, 2012 | by Inside AdSense Team | published in Google Adsense
We started our AdSense +page a few months ago to connect with you and regularly share information. Since the launch of the +page, you’ve provided great feedback and made it clear that you’re constantly yearning to learn more. Over the next couple o…
Google Apps domain registration has gone global
August 16th, 2012 | by Julia | published in Google Apps, Google Enterprise
Posted by Hugues Vincent, Google Apps teamA country code top-level domain (ccTLD) such as .com.es or .jp helps companies build a local footprint on the web, and ccTLD support is one of the most-requested features for Google Apps. We’re delighted to a…
Accelerate: A deeper look at attribution
August 16th, 2012 | by Erica Sievert | published in Google Affiliate Network
Today, we’re kicking off an educational series about accelerating your affiliate marketing business. We’ll be sharing insights that emerged from the Google Affiliate Network Client Summit, an annual event in July that brings together affiliate advert…
Announcing AdWords Hangouts on Air series – tips and best practices from AdWords specialists
August 15th, 2012 | by Katie Miller | published in Google Adwords
Join us for a new Hangouts on Air series for our valued small and medium-sized business advertisers hosted by your friends on the AdWords support team (1-866-2-GOOGLE). Starting tomorrow, August 16 at 11 AM PST and continuing every other week at the sa…
Launched: Switch between your preferred currency and timezone
August 15th, 2012 | by Erica Sievert | published in Google Affiliate Network
With our international launch earlier this year, we enabled you to set your preferred currency and timezone. We’re pleased to announce that if you changed your settings, you can now switch between your preferred settings and the default currency (USD…
Google Maps now has schedules for more than one million public transit stops worldwide
August 15th, 2012 | by Lat Long Blog | published in Google Earth
(Cross-posted from the Official Google Blog)Since 2005, we’ve collaborated with hundreds of transit authorities around the world to make a comprehensive resource for millions of riders to find out which bus, train, subway or tram can take them t…
Google Maps now has schedules for more than one million public transit stops worldwide
August 15th, 2012 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
Since 2005, we’ve collaborated with hundreds of transit authorities around the world to make a comprehensive resource for millions of riders to find out which bus, train, subway or tram can take them to their next destination. Today, Google Maps has …
August 15th, 2012 | by Adam Swidler | published in Google Enterprise
Posted by Adam Dawes, Product Manager – Google AppsFor many of our business customers, maintaining stringent security standards is critical. This is something we’re deeply committed to, and we have invested lots of time and resources into consistentl…
Scheduled Release track features update 8/14/12
August 14th, 2012 | by Google Apps Team | published in Google Apps
Calendar: Users have had the ability to change the colors of calendars from a default color palette. Users can now choose a custom color if the default palette does not meet their needs.The following features are intended for release to these domains o…
London calling: some reflections on the digital games
August 14th, 2012 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
The stats are in, and one clear winner from this year’s summer sports has emerged: digital media. Here’s a quick look behind the “screens” at how the web blew records away around the world, at the most wired Games ever.Searches set a new paceMi…