September 17th, 2007 | by Niels Provos | published in Google Online Security
Posted by Will Drewry, Security TeamSecurity testing of applications is regularly performed using fuzz testing. As previously discussed on this blog, Srinath’s Lemon uses a form of smart fuzzing. Lemon is aware of classes of web application threats a…
September 17th, 2007 | by Adam | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Pablo Chavez, Policy CounselOnline advertising is still a relatively new industry, and the recent flurry of acquisitions in this space – by Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, AOL, and other companies – has drawn even more attention to the issues i…
September 14th, 2007 | by Liza Ma | published in Google Webmaster Central
Posted by Liza Ma, Webmaster Tools Team We’re unrolling some exciting new features in Webmaster Tools.First of all, subscriber stats are now available. Webmaster Tools now show feed publishers the number of aggregated subscribers you have from Google s…
September 14th, 2007 | by Adam | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Andrew McLaughlin, Director of Global Public Policy and Government AffairsAmong the many excellent things about Australia (think: kangaroos, koalas, wombats, emus, kookaburras, the Great Barrier Reef, the Sydney Opera House, the Go-Betweens, …
September 14th, 2007 | by Patrick Copeland | published in Google Testing
Posted by George Pirocanac, Test Engineering ManagerEarlier Blog entries described the strategy and methodology for testing the functionality of various kinds of applications. The basic approach is to isolate the logic of the application from the exter…
Sell digital content using Google Checkout for mobile
September 14th, 2007 | by A Googler | published in Google Checkout
Posted by Holly Thai, Google Checkout TeamGreat news: you can now sell and deliver digital content with Google Checkout for mobile!In the first release of Checkout for mobile, we provided people with an existing Checkout desktop account the ability to …
Open source SDK samples
September 14th, 2007 | by Kathy Walrath [GD Team] | published in Google Desktop API
Posted by James Yum, Developer Programs Engineer (Google Desktop Team)The sample gadgets in the Google Desktop SDK have been open sourced under Apache License 2.0. We’ve also set up a project over at code.google.com, so feel free to report issues or pr…
September 14th, 2007 | by Pete | published in Google Blogger Buzz
Today we’re pleased to launch Blogger Play, a neat little toy we’ve cooked up to show you photos and blog posts as you’ve never seen them before.Image credit: kiwiswedenShortly after Blogger launched photo uploading two years ago, one of our engi…
Linux Kernel-Userland Interface Design, Testing, and Documentation: An Update from LinuxConf EU, and the 2007 Linux Kernel Summit
September 14th, 2007 | by Leslie Hawthorn | published in Google Code
By Michael Kerrisk, Software Engineering TeamAs you may know,Google allows its engineers to spend 20% of their time on projects independent of their regular day to day job. For my 20% time, I chose to continue and expand my work on maintaining the Lin…
EFT available in Mexico
September 14th, 2007 | by Inside AdSense Team | published in Google Adsense
We’re happy to let you know that Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) is now supported in Mexico.Signing up for EFT to receive your future payments directly in your bank account is simple. Just follow these steps to set up your bank account — you’ll then …
New edition of the AdWords Retail Newsletter
September 14th, 2007 | by Inside AdWords crew | published in Google Adwords
To help you prepare for the fall season, the Retail team has put together the latest edition of the AdWords Retail Newsletter.In this issue, you’ll find tips on how to optimize your AdWords campaigns for fall and Halloween. These tips, along with inf…
September 14th, 2007 | by Googler | published in Google News
Posted by Greta Ghizzo Van Everen, News Support TeamA few weeks ago we blogged about how Google News personalization works. Now let’s take a look at getting the most out of Google News feeds.For one thing, you can get articles from your favorite news s…
Google welcomes ISO decision on OOXML
September 14th, 2007 | by Zaheda | published in Google Code
By Zaheda Bhorat, Open Source TeamGoogle welcomes the ISO decision to not approve the fast track of Office Open XML (OOXML) proposed standard DIS 29500 (ECMA 376).Our engineers conducted an independent analysis of the OOXML specification and found se…
More New Stuff: 9/14 Feature Release
September 14th, 2007 | by Paul McDonald | published in Google App Engine
Posted by Paul McDonald, Google Mashup Editor TeamWe’ve just completed a new feature release for the Google Mashup Editor containing several new features and enhancements as well as a number of bug fixes.New Features:”Edit your own entries” permission …
September 14th, 2007 | by Adam | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Peter Fleischer, Global Privacy CounselAs I’ve noted before, everyone has a right to privacy online — and governments have an obligation to keep their citizens safe. Yet despite the international scope of even the most ordinary Internet act…