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August 26th, 2014 | Published in Google Apps, Google Docs
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By Subir Jhanb, Google Cloud Messaging team
Developers from all segments are increasingly relying on Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) to handle their messaging needs and make sure that their apps stay battery-friendly. GCM has been experiencing incredible momentum, with more than 100,000 apps registered, 700,000 QPS, and 300% QPS growth over the past year.
At Google I/O we announced the general availability of several GCM capabilities, including the GCM Cloud Connection Server, User Notifications, and a new API called Delivery Receipt. This post highlights the new features and how you can use them in your apps. You can watch these and other GCM announcements at our I/O presentation.
XMPP-based Cloud Connection Server (CCS) provides a persistent, asynchronous, bidirectional connection to Google servers. You can use the connection to send and receive messages between your server and your users' GCM-connected devices. Apps can now send upstream messages using CCS, without needing to manage network connections. This helps keep battery and data usage to a minimum. You can establish up to 100 XMPP connections and have up to 100 outstanding messages per connection. CCS is available for both Android and Chrome.
Nowadays users have multiple devices and hence receive notifications multiple times. This can reduce notifications from being a useful feature to being an annoyance. Thankfully, the GCM User Notifications API provides a convenient way to reach all devices for a user and help you synchronise notifications including dismissals - when the user dismisses a notification on one device, the notification disappears automatically from all the other devices. User Notifications is available on both HTTP and XMPP.
When sending messages to a device, a common request from developers is to get more insight on the state of the message and to know if it was delivered. This is now available using CCS with the new Delivery Receipt API. A receipt is sent as soon as the message is sent to the endpoint, and you can also use upstream for app level delivery receipt.
If you’re already using GCM, you can take advantage of these new features right away. If you haven't used GCM yet, you’ll be surprised at how easy it is to set up — get started today! And remember, GCM is completely free no matter how big your messaging needs are.
To learn more about GCM and its new features — CCS, user notifications, and Delivery Receipt — take a look at the I/O Bytes video below and read our developer documentation.
August 25th, 2014 | Published in Google Enterprise
August 25th, 2014 | Published in Google Research
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August 25th, 2014 | Published in Google Student Blog
August 25th, 2014 | Published in Google DoubleClick
August 22nd, 2014 | Published in Google Blog
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August 21st, 2014 | Published in Google Open Source
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Every collection is a focused set of posts on a particular topic, providing an easy way for people using Google+ to organize their interests and focus areas. For Google Apps customers, collections could be used for communicating to a project team or organizing an event, allowing followers to easily access all relevant posts in one location.
Each collection can be shared publicly, privately, or with a custom set of people. Once you create your first collection, your profile will display a new tab where other people can find and follow your collections. Posts in collections you follow will appear in your Home stream, with a link to easily jump right into the collection so you can get to similar content from that author.
Collections is available on Android and the web starting today, with iOS coming later.
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Posted by Alex Gawley, Director of Product Management
With the proliferation of mobile phones and greater access to technology, it should be easy to get things done quickly and effortlessly. That’s why with tools like Gmail, Inbox, Calendar and Docs, we’ve built smart features to help you organize your life and take the work out of work—Inbox makes it easy to get started on your to-do list, Calendar automatically adds events from your Gmail, and Search gives you simple, concise answers about information that’s important to you.
But even as these tools have simplified our lives, we’re still inundated with too many updates, information and everyday tasks. And we still have to do a lot of logistical work ourselves—like deciding to what time exactly we should snooze that Reminder in order to get it done in time for Mom’s birthday, or figuring out when to work on that presentation so that it’s ready for next week’s sales pitch.
Today we’re excited to announce that Timeful, Inc. is joining the Google family to help make getting things done in your life even easier.
The Timeful team has built an impressive system that helps you organize your life by understanding your schedule, habits and needs. You can tell Timeful you want to exercise three times a week or that you need to call the bank by next Tuesday, and their system will make sure you get it done based on an understanding of both your schedule and your priorities. We’re excited about all the ways Timeful’s technology can be applied across products like Inbox, Calendar and beyond, so we can do more of the work for you and let you focus on being creative, having fun and spending time with the people you care about.
Welcome Timeful!
This week was a sobering one on search and worldwide, as people looked for news out of Nepal and read up on the demonstrations in Baltimore. But as we welcome the month of May, searchers are also gearing up for a weekend of superheroes—in the ring, on the track and on the big screen.
All eyes on Nepal and Baltimore
People around the world came to Google for information about the devastating earthquake that struck Nepal this week. The 7.8 quake killed more than 6,000 people, triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest and destroyed several historical sites, including Katmandu’s Durbar Square. As rescuers continue to look for survivors, searchers turned to Google for news about the relief efforts and to ask questions about how to help, including: “How do I volunteer in Nepal?” and “Where can I donate to Nepal?” See the scope of the world’s response to the tragedy in this visualization:
In the U.S., a crisis of a different kind erupted in Baltimore this week. Starting last Friday, people protested in the streets in response to the death of Freddie Gray, an African-American man who died on April 19 while in police custody. As demonstrations intensified on Monday and Tuesday, officials imposed a curfew and called in the National Guard. Searchers around the country turned to Google with their questions about the events, including: “Why is there a curfew in Baltimore?”, “What is the National Guard?” and “What happened to Freddie Gray?” And we saw big spikes in searches for topics like martial law, Baltimore Sun, Mondawmin Mall and the Baltimore Orioles.
The Sport of Kings and the Sweet Science
Tomorrow, 20 racehorses will line up for the 141st Kentucky Derby, but oddsmakers are insisting this is really a two-horse race between heavy favorites American Pharoah and Dortmund. Search interest in horse racing spiked 4X in the last week, with the Derby appearing in Hot Trends three out of the last four days. People are also turning to search to gear up for the festivities: interest in dress hats has spiked, and searches for [mint juleps] have spiked 4X.
A cast of characters
The blockbuster “Avengers 2: Age of Ultron” has finally hit theaters, and people are turning to Google to find information about their favorite superheroes and where to see them in theaters. There were more than 500,000 searches for the movie on Thursday, and early box office estimates suggest that fans are putting their money where their searches are. Take a look at the top searched characters from the movie:
Tip of the week
Donning a hat for Derby Day tomorrow? Make sure you’ve got a southern beverage to match. Just ask Google, “how do I make a mint julep?” and you’ll get directions for how to mix up a winner.
Posted by Emily Wood, Managing Editor, who searched this week for [email debt forgiveness day]
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World’s largest carrot,
H3+XG Ohakune, New Zealand. |
The big gumboot.
GV+8J Taihape, New Zealand. |
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The big trout.
2W+GW Gore, New Zealand. |
Kime Hut, in New Zealand’s Tararua Ranges.
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by Doug Rinckes, Travel team
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