May 19th, 2008 | by Natalie Schwartz | published in Google Orkut
Posted by Natalie Schwartz, orkut teamWe noticed the other day, after we added yet another link to the right-hand nav of our blog, that there is quite a lot going on over there. We thought it might be helpful to provide a short description for each it…
Introducing third-party ads on the Google content network
May 19th, 2008 | by Inside AdSense Team | published in Google Adsense
The Google content network now accepts display ads served from qualified third-party vendors. Third-party ad serving has been a longstanding request from top brand AdWords advertisers who use third parties to create and manage their online campaigns. I…
May 17th, 2008 | by DeWitt Clinton | published in Google Code
By Peter Chane, Sami Shalabi, Mussie ShoreWe figured you might be tracking the conversations about Google Friend Connect and Facebook. We want to help you understand a bit more about how it works on the Friend Connect side with respect to users’ infor…
May 17th, 2008 | by Dion Almaer | published in Google Code
By Dion Almaer, Google Developer ProgramsWith Google I/O around the corner on May 28-29th in San Francisco, you can feel excitement bubbling within the Google Developer Programs team and beyond.We had another Campfire One this week, and this time the t…
Pick Websites Like Mutual Funds
May 17th, 2008 | by Alden DeSoto | published in Google Website Optimizer
Posted by Tom Leung, Website Optimizer TeamWhen you think about it, websites are like mutual funds. You spend money buying them, and you expect them to bring in as much money as they can each year. But unfortunately, people seem to be more rational whe…
Responding to Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar (Burma) and Earthquake in China
May 16th, 2008 | by Katy Bacon | published in Google.org
Posted by Larry Brilliant, Executive Director, Google.orgWe’re extremely saddened by the loss of life in both Myanmar (Burma) and China. In the days since the cyclone in Myanmar (Burma), teams across Google have been working to contribute to relief ef…
May 16th, 2008 | by Ben Lisbakken | published in Google Ajax API
I wrote a non-Javascript version of Google Maps which is designed to show how easy it is to write an application on App Engine that makes use of two new APIs from Google: The Static Maps API and the Local Search API’s REST interface. It doesn’t have f…
Site maintenance on May 17 at 10am PDT
May 16th, 2008 | by Inside AdSense Team | published in Google Adsense
Tomorrow, May 17th, our engineers will be performing routine site maintenance beginning at 10am PDT. While you won’t be able to access your account for 4 hours, your ad serving will not be affected and we’ll continue to track your earnings as usual.We’…
Notes from the computer graveyard
May 16th, 2008 | by mrw | published in Google Docs
Posted by: Meredith Whittaker, Program ManagerI’m running late for work, the trains are packed. I arrive at the office a little winded, set down my coffee and open my laptop. Hello? Laptop? Try that again: close and open my laptop. No go. Shoot. I manu…
May 16th, 2008 | by dastels | published in Google Testing
It’s hard to test code that uses singletons. Typically, the code you want to test is coupled strongly with the singleton instance. You can’t control the creation of the singleton object because often it is created in a static initializer or static m…
Introducing the Google Marketer’s Playbook
May 15th, 2008 | by Inside AdWords crew | published in Google Adwords
Are you interested in reaching your target audience through offline advertising, while also driving online searches and boosting ROI? If so, you can get help from experts at the Google Marketer’s Playbook talks at upcoming ad:tech digital marketing con…
May 15th, 2008 | by Amanda Kleha | published in Google Apps, Google Enterprise
Posted by Dave Girouard, VP and General Manager, Google Enterprise Google is renowned for its innovative approach to business, ours and that of our users. We are our own best case study of a large enterprise operating in the cloud. And every day, more…
Responding to the crisis in Myanmar (Burma)
May 15th, 2008 | by Google News Blog | published in Google News
Posted by David Garnick, Product ManagerThe massively destructive cyclone that struck Myanmar (Burma) has caused an extensive loss of life. However, in the wake of the cyclone, there are new crises facing the population of the country. Getting aid to t…
May 15th, 2008 | by Niels Provos | published in Google Online Security
Posted by Niels ProvosWe’ve been protecting Google users from malicious web pages since 2006 by showing warning labels in Google’s search results and by publishing the data via the Safe Browsing API to client programs such as Firefox and Google Desktop…
Aliza’s chronicles, part 2: surviving the computer shuffle
May 15th, 2008 | by mrw | published in Google Docs
Posted by: Aliza Sherman, author, speaker, TV and radio producerIn my previous post, I talked about finally turning to Google Docs to save my bacon while working on a major client job with multiple players, several simultaneous projects and too many ve…