Make beautiful renderings, win glamorous prizes
July 11th, 2007 | by Aidan Chopra | published in Google SketchUp
Posted by Tom Wyman, Market Development ManagerThe folks at Cadalog, who make a nifty photorealistic rendering plug-in for SketchUp called SU Podium, are having a contest. Basically, everyone starts with the same 3D model, and the people who make the n…
New Blog: Google Desktop APIs
July 11th, 2007 | by Omar Khan | published in Google Desktop
Posted by Omar Khan, Software EngineerMany Google Desktop users install gadgets and plug-ins to customize and improve their desktop experience. For example, you’ve likely seen the gadget gallery, which holds all kinds of interesting gadgets, from games…
July 11th, 2007 | by Eric | published in Google Blogger Buzz
FeedBurner users – we just added a feature for you. Matt’s post on the FeedBurner blog explains it more fully, but in short, you can now specify a URL to which Blogger will redirect your feed’s traffic. This means you’ll no longer have some subscribers…
July 11th, 2007 | by Kathy Walrath [GD Team] | published in Google Desktop API
Posted by Allen Edwards, Google Desktop Team This is the first of a series of tips we plan to publish. Do you have a tip you’d like to share? Send it to gd-developer AT google DOT com. Before you submit a gadget, double-check its manifest file…
July 11th, 2007 | by Eric | published in Google Blogger Buzz
As of today, the Polls feature has graduated from Blogger in Draft, and is now an official Page Element on www.blogger.com! Polls lets you add a poll to your blog’s sidebar, which your visitors can vote on and see results. This video shows how to creat…
July 11th, 2007 | by Leslie Hawthorn | published in Google Code
By Leslie Hawthorn, Open Source TeamGoogle recently hosted the Plone Documentation and E-Commerce Sprint, and more than forty stalwart sprinters got some amazing things accomplished in just five days. The documentation team completely revamped the proj…
July 11th, 2007 | by Christian | published in Google Analytics
It’s been about two months since we launched the new Google Analytics interface and the response has been overwhelmingly positive. And since then, we’ve updated the new Google Analytics with the most requested features. We’ll continue updating the new …
AdWords system maintenance on July 14
July 11th, 2007 | by Inside AdWords crew | published in Google Adwords
On Saturday, July 14th, the AdWords system will be unavailable from approximately 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. PDT due to our regularly scheduled system maintenance. While you won’t be able to log into your accounts during this time, your campaigns will continue …
Weekend Server Outage
July 11th, 2007 | by Alden DeSoto | published in Google Analytics
This weekend, many of you had trouble creating and logging into your new Google Analytics Account. This was due to a temporary server outage which has now been resolved. If your account was successfully created, you will be able to log in now. If you…
AdWords System Maintenance – July 14
July 11th, 2007 | by AdWords API Team | published in Google Adwords API
We will be performing routine AdWords system maintenance from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. PDT on Saturday, July 14, 2007. While all AdWords advertisements will continue to run as normal, you may not be able to perform API operations during this maintenance perio…
Coming Soon: The Exposure to Conversion Report
July 11th, 2007 | by Sally Cole | published in Google DoubleClick
It’s not just the last click – or is it?A number of studies have highlighted a growing concern that the logic of attributing conversions to only the last click just doesn’t always hold. With some claiming it’s not only the last click but the last…
Data retention: the right balance between privacy and security
July 11th, 2007 | by Adam | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Peter Fleischer, Global Privacy Counsel, Google Citizens should have a right to privacy online. And governments have an obligation to keep their citizens safe. Finding the right balance between privacy and security is a delicate balancing…
Wrapping an image around a cylinder
July 11th, 2007 | by Aidan Chopra | published in Google SketchUp
Posted by Aidan Chopra, Product EvangelistEarlier this week, I found myself answering an email question about how to apply an image to a cylinder. After I was done, it occurred to me that there were probably a lot of people who could use the tip.To wra…
July 11th, 2007 | by Andrew Bowers | published in Google Gears
Posted by Othman Laraki, Product ManagerIt’s been a little over a month since Gears launched. In these few weeks, we received great input from the community and been impressed by all the creative uses people have found for Gears. Now that Gears is publ…
Keio University Joins Google’s Library Project
July 10th, 2007 | by Inside Google Book Search | published in Google Books
Posted by Laura DeBonis, Director, Book Search Library PartnershipsLast week, Keio University became the latest partner to join Google Books Library Project, and our first library partner in Japan. The combined collections of the Keio University librar…