Fridaygram: faster web, stronger machines, prettier planet
January 27th, 2012 | by Scott Knaster | published in Google Code, Uncategorized
By Scott Knaster, Google Code Blog EditorEverybody likes a faster web, and that theme has been evident this week here on Google Code Blog. On Monday, Yuchung Cheng wrote about Google’s research into making TCP faster through various proposals and exp…
January 26th, 2012 | by Scott Knaster | published in Google Code
WillRobertoBy Roberto Peon and Will Chan, Software EngineersCross-posted with the Chromium BlogIn the two years since we announced SPDY, we’ve been working with the web community on evolving the spec and getting SPDY deployed on the Web. Chrome, Andr…
January 23rd, 2012 | by Scott Knaster | published in Google Code
By Yuchung Cheng, Make The Web Faster TeamTransmission Control Protocol (TCP), the workhorse of the Internet, is designed to deliver all the Web’s content and operate over a huge range of network types. To deliver content effectively, Web browsers ty…
Fridaygram: don’t censor the web, rediscovering Darwin, beautiful nebula
January 20th, 2012 | by Scott Knaster | published in Google Code, Uncategorized
By Scott Knaster, Google Code Blog EditorLast Wednesday, the web looked very different than it usually does. Dozens of popular sites went dark or were modified in some way. We censored the logo on our homepage. As you probably know by now, all this was…
January 19th, 2012 | by Scott Knaster | published in Google Code
By Nicolas Garnier, Developer Relations TeamCross-posted from the Google Apps Developer BlogTwo months ago we announced that a few of us from the Google Apps Developer Relations team would be going around EMEA to meet with developers and talk about Goo…
January 17th, 2012 | by Scott Knaster | published in Google Code
By Navneet Joneja, Product ManagerGoogle Cloud Storage is a robust, high-performance service that enables developers and businesses to use Google’s infrastructure to store and serve their data. Today, we’re announcing a new feature that gives you g…
January 13th, 2012 | by Scott Knaster | published in Google Code
By Scott Knaster, Google Code Blog EditorThis week we launched the 2012 Google Science Fair for students ages 13 to 18. For the Science Fair, young scientists are asked to pose a question, answer it through scientific inquiry, and report the results on…
January 10th, 2012 | by Scott Knaster | published in Google Code, Uncategorized
By Melina Mattos, Program Manager, Google AfricaCross-posted from the Google Africa Blog2011 was a busy year for the Google Africa team. The g|Day developer and business conference visited Senegal, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Uganda, Kenya, South Africa,…
January 9th, 2012 | by Scott Knaster | published in Google Code
By Raph Levien, Engineer, Google Web FontsOne of Google’s core principles is that “fast is better than slow”, and the Web Fonts team takes that to heart. We’re always looking for ways to make web fonts load faster, and that’s doubtless a key fact…
December 23rd, 2011 | by Scott Knaster | published in Google Apps, Google Code, Uncategorized
By Scott Knaster, Google Code Blog EditorThis is the last Fridaygram of 2011, and like most everybody else, we’re in a reflective mood. It’s also the 208th post on Google Code Blog this year, which means we’ve averaged more than one post every tw…
December 22nd, 2011 | by Scott Knaster | published in Google Code, Uncategorized
By Chukwuemeka Afigbo, Program Manager, Sub-Saharan AfricaCross-posted from the Google Africa BlogLast month, the five finalists of the Android Developer Challenge came together to share their experiences with the world via Google+ Hangouts.&…
December 22nd, 2011 | by Scott Knaster | published in Google Apps, Google Code
By Marc Cohen, Developer RelationsThis holiday season, the Google Prediction API Team is bringing you four presents and, thanks to the joys of cloud computing, no reindeer are required for delivery. Here’s what you’ve already received:Faster on-ram…
December 20th, 2011 | by Scott Knaster | published in Google Code
By Satish Kambala, Staff Software EngineerAt Google we believe that speed matters and a faster web is better for everyone. That’s why we started the Make The Web Faster initiative. To improve the speed of a website, we need to measure how fast web pa…
December 16th, 2011 | by Scott Knaster | published in Google Code
By Scott Knaster, Google Code Blog EditorEarlier this week, we launched a single Terms of Service for most of our APIs. You might know the Terms of Service (ToS) as those legal documents you click through quickly when you start using a new product, but…
December 16th, 2011 | by Scott Knaster | published in Google Apps, Google Code
By Silvano Luciani, Developer Programs Engineer, AdSense API TeamStarting today, the AdSense Management API is available as part of AdSense Services in Google Apps Script. This means that you’ll be able to automate your AdSense reporting across Googl…