Introducing AxsJAX — Access-Enabling AJAX
November 13th, 2007 | by Chris DiBona | published in Google Code
Posted by Charles L. Chen and T.V RamanAs the developer behind Fire Vox I’ve always wanted to make AJAX web applications truly usable for the blind and visually impaired. The challenge is that these users have to deal with a much higher learning curve …
November 13th, 2007 | by Elizabeth Yin | published in Google OpenSocial
Posted by: Elizabeth Yin, Developer ProgramsWe’re excited to see that hi5, Ning, and Plaxo have OpenSocial sandboxes up and running live, which means that an application can now run on multiple websites. For example, previously, Songs iLike could run …
November 13th, 2007 | by Quang Nguyen, Developer Advocate | published in Google Android
OK, you’ve downloaded the SDK and are now ready to build the next killer app for mobile (and maybe win some $$$ in the process
Activities? Intents? SimpleCursorAdapter? Huh? Hmm…how do I proceed?
Well, that depends on your style. Some will w…
Add your Picasa Web Photos to your Scrapbook!
November 13th, 2007 | by Natalie Schwartz | published in Google Orkut
Posted by Anisha Malhorta, Software EngineerA couple months ago, we announced that you could add HTML or links to your friends’ scrapbooks so that they could enjoy photos, videos or other rich content. We’ve seen you add photos of your friends, flyers …
Go Daddy and Google offer easy access to Webmaster Tools
November 12th, 2007 | by David Sha, Webmaster Tools Team | published in Google Webmaster Central
Written by David Sha, Webmaster Tools TeamWelcome Go Daddy webmasters to the Google Webmaster Tools family! Today, we’re announcing that Go Daddy, the world’s largest hostname provider in the web hosting space, is working with us as a pilot partner so …
November 12th, 2007 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Liz Eraker, Policy Analyst and Jen Marsh, Fellowship CoordinatorFascinated by the twists and turns of the upcoming FCC spectrum auction? Can’t get enough of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act? Passionate about online freedom of expression…
November 12th, 2007 | by Inside AdSense Team | published in Google Adsense
We wanted to let you know about two recent changes to our site targeting feature. As you may know, site targeting allows advertisers to select specific publisher sites on which to run their ads. Advertisers can target your site if they’ve determined a …
November 12th, 2007 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Adam Kovacevich, Manager, Global Communications and Public AffairsSince this blog was officially born back in June, we’ve seen a great response from both Google users and policymakers around the world. Now we’re giving you another way to kee…
November 12th, 2007 | by Inside Google Book Search | published in Google Books
Posted by Yana Ivey, Book Search Support TeamI usually don’t think of winter as a good time to travel, given that it’s snowy or rainy in many areas (Mountain View included!). So I was surprised to find out that many of my friends are going on trips i…
Android SDK, MSM7K kernel patches and blog now available
November 12th, 2007 | by Chris DiBona | published in Google Code
Posted by: Chris DiBona, Open Source Programs ManagerMany of those subscribed to this blog have heard our recent announcement about the Open Handset Alliance, and we thought we’d bring everyone up to date. Today, the team released an early look at the …
November 12th, 2007 | by A Googler | published in Google Android
Following last week’s announcement of the Open Handset Alliance, today we’re happy to offer an early look at the Android SDK. We’re eager to get feedback from lots of developers in our discussion group. We’re also providing developer documentation and…
Lighting the way for Diwali
November 10th, 2007 | by Natalie Schwartz | published in Google Orkut
Posted by Robin Norvell, orkut Operations TeamMany orkut users (and a number of our engineering and operations staff) are celebrating the festival of Diwali this week. Never one to miss an important occasion, orkut wanted to find a unique way to re…
November 9th, 2007 | by Katie Jacobs Stanton | published in Google Finance
Posted by Matthew Simmons, Market Data GnomeWe’re happy to let you know we’re now able to offer pricing data for Borsa Italiana listings. In addition to news and descriptive data (which we already offer for these listings), you’ll now see intra-day mar…
Min CPC, Max CPC and Avg CPC clarified
November 9th, 2007 | by Inside AdWords crew | published in Google Adwords
Recently we posted about a common misconception regarding Minimum CPC (cost-per-click) and how it is determined. Today we’d like to expand on the theme of CPC, and define the other CPC types that you’ll see in your AdWords account.Minimum CPC – also re…
Heath Row speaking at WOMMA’s Word of Mouth Research Symposium
November 9th, 2007 | by Sally Cole | published in Google DoubleClick
If you’re heading to Vegas next week for the Word of Mouth Marketing Association’s Word of Mouth Marketing Summit, be sure to check out Heath Row, DoubleClick’s research manager speaking at the Research Symposium on Tuesday about Influencing the Influe…