Grant recipients helping victims of Cyclone Nargis
May 6th, 2008 | by Google Grants Team Member | published in Google Grants
Posted by Jessica, Google Grants TeamMany of the non-profits in the Google Grants program are taking part in the relief efforts in the wake of Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar (Burma).We’d like to call attention to some of those organizations here so that you…
Public policy and the new mobile marketplace
May 6th, 2008 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Pablo Chavez, Senior Policy CounselAs mobile devices increasingly become the way that consumers access the web, what questions should policymakers be keeping in mind? The Federal Trade Commission today began a two-day town hall looking at t…
Introducing the Known Issues page…and a known issue
May 6th, 2008 | by Inside AdSense Team | published in Google Adsense
A number of you have informed us that your reports are substantially lower than usual today, or aren’t being updated. Our engineers are currently investigating the issue and working to resolve it as quickly as possible. Please be assured that your acco…
Can You Publish at Google?
May 6th, 2008 | by Research Admin | published in Google Research
Posted by Rich GossweilerAs part of the interview process at Google we try to describe what it is like to do research here. A common question I get is “How hard is it to publish at Google?” I want to dispel the myth that it is hard. It is easy to publi…
Additional TV Ads webinar now available for sign up
May 6th, 2008 | by Inside AdWords crew | published in Google Adwords
Due to overwhelming demand for the Google TV Ads webinar, we’ve added an additional session. If you’re interested in learning more about Google TV Ads, we’ll be hosting another free webinar next week.Our online webinars are led by AdWords and TV advert…
May 6th, 2008 | by Bruce Leban | published in Google Talk
New chatback badge style examples One line basic: Two line basic: Hyperlink and status icon: Chat with Itala We recently added the ability to create Google Talk chatback badges in several new styles. These options are available by cl…
May 6th, 2008 | by Natalie Schwartz | published in Google Orkut
Posted by Natalie Schwartz, orkut TeamSince photo sharing is one of the most popular ways to use orkut, we are constantly working to add more functionality to our photo albums. Last week we launched a feature that lets you rearrange your photos within …
Sitemaps offer better coverage for your Custom Search Engine
May 6th, 2008 | by Maile Ohye | published in Google Webmaster Central
Rajat Mukherjee, Group Product Manager, SearchIf you’re a webmaster or site owner, you realize the importance of providing high quality search on your site so that users easily find the right information.We just announced today that AdSense for Search …
An Open Source App: Rietveld Code Review Tool
May 6th, 2008 | by Pete Koomen | published in Google App Engine
Posted by Guido van Rossum, Software Engineer
My first project as a Google engineer was an internal web app for code review. According to Wikipedia, code review is “systematic examination (often as peer review) of computer source code intended to find…
Testing Best Practices from eMetrics
May 6th, 2008 | by Alden DeSoto | published in Google Website Optimizer
Posted by Tamara MicnerIt’s been an enlightening day at eMetrics San Francisco. Our Multivariate Testing Panel raised key points about the good, the bad and the ugly of website testing, with one we like to stress: before you start testing, get consensu…
Tips on converting last-minute Mother’s Day shoppers to customers
May 6th, 2008 | by Inside AdWords crew | published in Google Adwords
Mother’s Day is only 5 days away! And this holiday is surely no exception to the rule that many shoppers procrastinate. Below are some tips to capture a bigger share of the ‘late-shopper pie’ — both on Mother’s Day this year, and next!Create ad groups…
Breathe life into your models with Antics
May 6th, 2008 | by SketchUp Team | published in Google SketchUp
Posted by Steve Dapkus, Market Development GuyAntics is user-friendly 3D animation software for pre-visualization, machinima, education, simulation, training and a host of other things. It lets you create movies with models that you can animate to move…
The platform-agnostic cloud
May 6th, 2008 | by Google Apps Team | published in Google Apps, Google Enterprise
Posted by Jeremy Milo, Google Apps Marketing ManagerLately we’ve been hearing about more companies letting employees choose their own computers and operating systems, rather than having a one-computer-fits-all policy. Googlers also have this choice, a…
Thank you, teachers
May 6th, 2008 | by mrw | published in Google Docs
Posted by: Meredith Whittaker, Program Manager and Andrew Chang, Marketing Manager Happy National Teacher Day! To celebrate, we have some inspiration, and some instruction. Awhile back you may remember that we asked teachers to share…
May 6th, 2008 | by Custom Search Team | published in Google Custom Search
Posted by: Vrishali Wagle and Tom Duerig, Software EngineersSince the launch of Custom Search, we’ve seen more and more webmasters, publishers and organizations enable high-quality search engines on their web sites and blogs to help their users find wh…