February 29th, 2008 | by Lane LiaBraaten | published in Google Orkut
Posted by Lane LiaBraaten, Developer ProgramsThe Orkut sandbox is currently experiencing some issues rendering gadgets.Please stay tuned for further updates.
February 29th, 2008 | by Cat Allman | published in Google Open Source
Post by Cat Allman, Open Source TeamIf you’ve ever wanted to hear what we on the Open Source team have to say “live and in person”, you will get a chance next week at DrupalCon Boston ’08. This twice annual conclave of Drupal developers is being held …
February 29th, 2008 | by SketchUp Team | published in Google SketchUp
Posted by Bryce Stout, Product ManagerI am delighted to announce the (deep breath) 2008 SketchUp Sketchy-Edge Style Building Competition. We thought that challenging you to produce your own unique sketchy-edge Styles would be the best way to really pus…
February 29th, 2008 | by Elizabeth Yin | published in Google Orkut
Posted by Amar Gandhi, Group Product ManagerWe listen to your concerns and read your emails carefully. We have received a number of inquiries regarding this launch and would like to clarify what we’re trying to achieve. 1) Why the testing period? …
February 29th, 2008 | by Picasa Team | published in Google Photos (Picasa)
Posted by Todd Bogdan, Software EngineerIf you spend a lot of time in Picasa, here’s a keyboard shortcut that may come in handy: When you’re in Library View, move your mouse cursor over any picture thumbnail, hold down the ‘ctrl’ key, and then press ‘a…
February 29th, 2008 | by Google Grants Team Member | published in Google Grants
Posted by Jessica, Google Grants Team You’ll likely come across a lot of new terms and acronyms while managing your Google Grants AdWords account, and while you can always access the full AdWords glossary of terms, we wanted to explain a few of the mos…
February 29th, 2008 | by Paul McDonald | published in Google App Engine
Posted by Paul Mcdonald, Google Mashup Editor TeamGoogle Earth Outreach gives non-profits and public benefit organizations the knowledge and resources needed to reach the hearts and minds of charitable donors. To do this they ar…
February 29th, 2008 | by Paul McDonald | published in Google App Engine
Posted by Paul Mcdonald, Google Mashup Editor TeamGoogle Earth Outreach gives non-profits and public benefit organizations the knowledge and resources needed to reach the hearts and minds of charitable donors. To do this they ar…
February 29th, 2008 | by Sally Cole | published in Google DoubleClick
Congratulations to our very own David Fall, vice president of product management, search technology, for his second term on SEMPO’s Board of Directors! David will be serving as Treasurer and Co-Chair of the Metrics and Standards Committee this year, an…
February 29th, 2008 | by Elizabeth Yin | published in Google OpenSocial
Posted by Elizabeth Yin, Developer ProgramsOn Wednesday, March 5, the Google Technology User Group (not officially affiliated with Google Inc.) will be holding a gathering at the Googleplex in Mountain View from 6pm to 8:30pm. This gathering will be g…
February 28th, 2008 | by Google Apps Team | published in Google Apps
Google Sites lets users instantly create collaborative workspaces to share all kinds of information, including attachments and content from other Google applications.Editions impacted:Standard, Premier, Education, Team and Partner EditionsLanguages imp…
February 28th, 2008 | by Leslie Hawthorn | published in Google Open Source
By Leslie Hawthorn, Open Source TeamYou may remember that we featured the Drupal project’s runner ups for the Google Highly Open Participation Contest (GHOP) last week. This week, we’re delighted to showcase the accomplishments of some additional stud…
February 28th, 2008 | by SketchUp Team | published in Google SketchUp
Posted by Aidan Chopra, Product EvangelistLast week, I spent three days in Hot Springs, Arkansas, attending the annual conference of the EAST Initiative. EAST (Environment and Spatial Technology) is a non-profit organization that works with schools aro…
February 28th, 2008 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Liz Eraker, Policy AnalystLast week we welcomed another one of Silicon Valley’s representatives to the Googleplex, Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), for a fireside chat with our CEO Eric Schmidt. Covering the 16th district just south of ou…
February 28th, 2008 | by Inside AdSense Team | published in Google Adsense
When we talk about optimization in AdSense, we usually focus on testing different formats, colors, and locations for your ad units. But it’s just as important, if not more so, to optimize your site’s content to make it as user-friendly as possible. Whi…