January 24th, 2013 | by Stephanie Taylor | published in Google Open Source
XBMC is an open source software media player and entertainment hub available on Windows, OSX, Linux, and iOS, and available in beta form on Android and the Raspberry Pi.2012 was XBMC’s second year participating in Google Summer of Code, having previous…
January 24th, 2013 | by Google Apps Team | published in Google Enterprise, Google Maps
Posted by Tom Touchet, CEO, City 24/7(Cross-posted on the Google Geo Developers Blog) Editor’s note: Our guest blogger this week is from City 24/7, a non-traditional media company with a mission of providing “what you need to know, when and where it…
January 23rd, 2013 | by Jane Smith | published in Google Apps
Users now have the ability to create, view and edit presentations without an internet connection with Google Slides offline. This is automatically enabled for users who have already enabled offline editing of Docs and Sheets. Offline access to presenta…
January 23rd, 2013 | by Jane Smith | published in Google Apps
To make it easier for you to find coworkers, add them to Circles, and share things with them on Google+, we’re adding new domain labels. When you hover over someone’s name or photo, a window will show with more information. If that person is part of your organization, you’ll see a label below their name with your organization’s name. You’ll see this same label when you +mention a colleague in a post or comment.
Note: This feature is only visible for people in your company so you can make sure you’re connecting with the right person.
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Map of the Week: Cycling the Alps
January 23rd, 2013 | by Mano Marks | published in Google Maps
Map of the Week: Cycling the Alps (web) (Android) (Chrome Web Store)
Why we like it: Cycling the Alps has it all: Street View, Earth View, a website, an Android app, a Chrome App, terrain, satellite and street maps. Let’s start with the web. Using th…
Programmatic in the Future: How can advertisers and publishers work better together?
January 23rd, 2013 | by Yamini Gupta | published in Google DoubleClick
Join us
tomorrow, 1/24 at 1:30ET/10:30PT for the third edition of our ‘Programmatic in the future’ series, as
Joel Aranson, Vice President of Media Operations & Technology and AOD Liaison for Digitas, and
David Chiang, Vice President of Monetization at CBS Interactive talk about the ways in which they’re leveraging programmatic channels to buy and sell inventory, the challenges that they face and what excites them about the future. Log into your Google+ account and look for the Hangout on Air in the Think with Google +page stream. Hit the play button to tune in.
In our last edition, Mario Diez, CEO at QuadrantONE spoke with David Hertog, Product Marketing Manager at Google, about the transformative effect programmatic technologies are having on the industry even though they are still in their infancy.
In case you missed it, here’s what he had to say:
Direct sales teams are here to stay
Mario debunked the myth that direct sales teams and media planning teams are going to be replaced by programmatic channels. He emphasized that programmatic channels eliminate some of the procedural inefficiencies of traditional buying channels but reiterated that it’s not “plug and play” and businesses will continue to be driven by human relationships. He encourages publishers to align their organizational structures to take advantage of this new trend and also learn from it.
Advertiser goals will inform how they buy inventory
Programmatic has given publishers tools to work with different buying entities and expand their capability to meet an advertiser’s different goals. For example, publishers can work with advertisers directly, developing custom solutions, to drive impact and engagement for them, or offer exchange based transactions to help them optimize their buys. “It’s not a one size fit all, any more”, says Mario and he encourages publishers to talk to their advertisers to understand their goals and propose solutions, accordingly.
Publishers need to invest in data infrastructure
Today, Mario says, “micro-markets” sit between publishers and advertisers and are monetized by “audience data, verification, and so forth”. Publishers are sitting on a gold mine of audience data that can now serve as another revenue channel for them beyond their media assets. It’s important for publishers to aggregate that data in meaningful ways to drive ROI for buyers and increase the value for their inventory.
Posted by Yamini Gupta, Product Marketing Team
January 23rd, 2013 | by Google Analytics team | published in Google Analytics
This article describes the statistical engine behind Google Analytics Content Experiments. Google Analytics uses a multi-armed bandit approach to managing online experiments. A multi-armed bandit is a type of experiment where:The goal is to find the b…
January 23rd, 2013 | by Google Apps Team | published in Google Enterprise
Posted by Michael Frederick, Software Engineer, Google Slides(Cross-posted on the Google Drive blog.) Good news Slides lovers. You can now create, edit, comment and (perhaps most importantly) present without an internet connection — just like you ca…
Fireside Hangouts: Join Vice President Biden in a discussion about gun violence
January 23rd, 2013 | by Emily Wood | published in Google Blog
As President Obama and his cabinet begin their second term in the White House, they’re renewing a series of conversations on Google+ with top administration officials. These “Fireside Hangouts,” a 21st-century spin on FDR’s famous radio addresses…
Transparency Report: What it takes for governments to access personal information
January 23rd, 2013 | by Emily Wood | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Richard Salgado, Legal Director, Law Enforcement and Information Security Today we’re releasing new data for the Transparency Report, showing that the steady increase in government requests for our users’ data continued in the second hal…
Transparency Report: What it takes for governments to access personal information
January 23rd, 2013 | by Emily Wood | published in Google Blog
Today we’re releasing new data for the Transparency Report, showing that the steady increase in government requests for our users’ data continued in the second half of 2012, as usage of our services continued to grow. We’ve shared figures like th…
Google + Audi: Enhancing Navigation
January 22nd, 2013 | by Emily Wood | published in Google Earth, Google Maps
(Cross posted from the Google Enterprise Blog)
Editors Note: Our guest blogger is Anupam (Pom) Malhotra, Senior Manager, Connected Vehicle, Audi of America. With a company-wide focus on the latest in-car technologies, Pom talks about teaming up with Google to help drivers enhance the driving experience with Audi connect™.
“Progress through technology” is at the core of every Audi vehicle. For a driver, in-car technology brings several benefits, including safety, access to local map content and more efficient ways to reach a destination. When developing Audi connect™, we wanted to present our drivers with something that was functional, yet elegant. We were able to deliver this by enhancing our navigation system with Google Maps and Google Earth.
By integrating Google features, we are creating a familiar user experience for our drivers, who already use Google Maps on their computers, smartphones and tablets. As a result, Audi connect makes it easy for drivers to search for a local point of interest or verify a route from Google Earth or Street View. With real-life images, combined with Google local search and voice search, Audi connect allows drivers and their passengers to safely explore and discover local destinations.
The main thing drivers want to do, of course, is get to their destination. But with Audi connect now enhanced by Google Maps and Earth features, we think our drivers will enjoy the journey a whole lot more.
Posted by Anupam (Pom) Malhotra, Senior Manager, Connected Vehicle, Audi of America
Life at the Googleplex: Launching your career in Silicon Valley
January 22nd, 2013 | by Google Students | published in Google Student Blog
Start something global: Your career at Google.For the fourth time, Google has been selected as the #1 place to work in the US by Fortune Magazine and the Great Place to Work Institute (http://goo.gl/8dgyk). Tune in to this upcoming Hangout On Air&…
January 22nd, 2013 | by Google Apps Team | published in Google Earth, Google Enterprise, Google Maps
Posted by Anupam (Pom) Malhotra, Senior Manager, Connected Vehicle, Audi of America(Cross-posted on the Google LatLong Blog.) Editor’s Note: Our guest blogger is Anupam (Pom) Malhotra, Senior Manager, Connected Vehicle, Audi of America. With a compan…
January 22nd, 2013 | by The App Engine Team | published in Google App Engine
Today’s post introduces the Google Cloud Platform organization on GitHub, which includes samples and tools for App Engine developers.
You can now find Google Cloud Platform on GitHub! The GitHub organization for Google Cloud Platform is your destination for samples and tools relating to App Engine, BigQuery, Compute Engine, Cloud SQL, and Cloud Storage. Most existing open source tools will be migrated to the organization over time. You can quickly get your app running by forking any of our repositories and diving into the code.
Currently, the GitHub organization for Google Cloud Platform has 36 public repositories, some of which are currently undergoing their initial code reviews, which you can follow on the repo. The Google Cloud Platform Developer Relations Team will be using GitHub to maintain our starter projects, which show how to get started with our APIs using different stacks. We will continue to add repositories that illustrate solutions, such as the classic guest book app on Google App Engine. For good measure, you will also see some tools that will make your life easier, such as an OAuth 2.0 helper.
From getting started with Python on Google Cloud Storage to monitoring your Google Compute Engine instances with App Engine, our GitHub organization is home to it all.
Trick of the trade: to find samples relating to a specific platform, try filtering on the name in the “Find a Repository” text field.
We set up this organization not only to give you an easy way to find and follow our samples, but also to give you a way to get involved and start hacking alongside. We’ll be monitoring our repositories for any reported issues as well as for pull requests. If you’re interested in seeing what a code review looks like for Google’s open source code, you can follow along with the discussion happening right on the commits.
Let us know your suggestions for samples. We look forward to seeing what you create!
- Posted by Julia Ferraioli, Developer Advocate