Tip: Bring your own fonts
August 8th, 2007 | by Kathy Walrath [GD Team] | published in Google Desktop API
Posted by James Yum, Support Engineer (Google Desktop Team)Did you know you can supply custom fonts for use in your gadget? Say you have a font named “illegible” contained in “MyIllegibleFont.TTF”. To use the font in your gadget, first add it to gadget…
60 Years of Independence- Tell Us What You Think!
August 8th, 2007 | by Natalie Schwartz | published in Google Orkut
Posted by Manu Rekhi, orkut India Product ManagerAs I made plans to celebrate the day off with friends and family, I got thinking about Independence day. This year August 15th will be more exciting than last year, as India will celebrate the 60th anniv…
Upcoming change to the top ad placement formula
August 8th, 2007 | by Inside AdWords crew | published in Google Adwords
Advertisers often aim for top placement because they find that their ads perform the best when they appear above Google search results. Since these ads must meet or exceed a top placement quality threshold, our users receive high quality ad results whi…
August 8th, 2007 | by Gavin | published in Google Checkout
Posted by Shoaib Makani, Associate Product Marketing ManagerIt’s that time of year: the school year is quickly approaching and we’re all trying to squeeze in some last-minute summer fun. To help you get ready for school, a number of Google Checkout sto…
August 8th, 2007 | by Paul McDonald | published in Google App Engine
Posted by Paul McDonald, Google Mashup Editor TeamHere are a few cool mashups you should check out.Earthquake!Give the recent events in Indonesia, I wanted to point to a source of earthquake information built using the Google Mashup Editor. Earthquake!…
Cornell University becomes newest partner in Library Project
August 8th, 2007 | by Inside Google Book Search | published in Google Books
Posted by William Rucklidge, Software EngineerI would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study. –Ezra Cornell, 1865As a graduate student at Cornell University, I spent many hours in the library stacks. Cornell’s collecti…
Historical NTDOY
August 8th, 2007 | by Design Ninja | published in Google Finance
Posted by Matthew Simmons – Market Data GnomeMany of you have noticed that we had a gap in our NTDOY charts, as well as with some other ADRs. I’ve fixed NTDOY, and am working on fixing the others. Thanks for the heads up, and please do report data err…
August 8th, 2007 | by Googler | published in Google News
Posted by Dan Meredith and Andy Golding, Software Engineers, News TeamWe wanted to give you a heads-up on a new, experimental feature we’ll be trying out on the Google News home page. Starting this week, we’ll be displaying reader comments on stories i…
Crop your Profile Picture
August 8th, 2007 | by Natalie Schwartz | published in Google Orkut
Posted by Vlad Patryshev, Software EngineerDo I want a full-body shot or just a headshot? We know that having a great picture is important because it’s the first thing people see on your profile page. Needless to say, each of us cares a lot choosing j…
Google Apps Provisioning PHP Client Library
August 7th, 2007 | by Paul McDonald | published in Google Code
Posted by Trevor Johns, The Google data APIs teamThe Google Apps Provisioning API allows Google Apps domain administrators to manage users, their nicknames, and associated email lists. Now a new PHP client library for accessing version 2.0 of this API …
Optimisation data for HTML5 parser implementors
August 7th, 2007 | by Dion Almaer | published in Google Code
By Ian Hickson, editor of the HTML5 specificationLast month, just before I left on vacation, I posted three sets of data to help implementors of the HTML5 parser specification optimise their code. There are several implementations coming along, for exa…
Browse Profiles! Find new blogs to read!
August 7th, 2007 | by Tyrone | published in Google Blogger Buzz
Say you live in Albuquerque, count the Smashing Pumpkins among your favorite bands, and like sushi. Starting today, we’re making it easy for you to find other bloggers who share your interests.Now you can go to any Blogger profile page (start with yo…
August 7th, 2007 | by Google Apps Team | published in Google Apps
Administrators configuring and deploying Google Apps for their organizations can now access a comprehensive setup guide to smooth the transition from start to finish.Editions impacted:Standard, Premier, Education and Partner Editions.Languages impacted…
V9 Sunset Extended to September 10
August 7th, 2007 | by AdWords API Team | published in Google Adwords API
We plan to release V11 of the AdWords API during the week of August 20. This is the same week we were planning to sunset V9.Since we understand that some of you may prefer to upgrade directly from V9 to V11, we have decided to delay the v9 sunset by t…
August 7th, 2007 | by Inside AdWords crew | published in Google Adwords
On Saturday, August 11th, the AdWords system will be unavailable from approximately 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. PDT due to our regularly scheduled maintenance. While you won’t be able to log into your accounts during this time, your campaigns will continue to ru…