Optimizing your search box
July 8th, 2008 | by Inside AdSense Team | published in Google Adsense
Following on the five tips on AdSense for content optimization our Sydney team presented a couple weeks back, now let’s turn to AdSense for search. As you may know, we recently integrated Custom Search Engine into AdSense for search to provide addition…
July 8th, 2008 | by Kate Pacher | published in Google TV Ads Blog
If you haven’t heard of Google Audio Ads, tune in. Using the same online interface as your Google AdWords account, you can easily reach your target audience with relevant messaging on the radio.Audio Ads offers real-time reporting to provide you with…
AdWords Downtime: July 12, 10am-2pm PST
July 8th, 2008 | by AdWords API Team | published in Google Adwords API
We’ll be performing routine system maintenance on Saturday, July 12 from approximately 10:00am to 2:00pm PST. You won’t be able to access AdWords or the API during this time frame, but your ads will continue to run as normal.Cheers,-Jeffrey Posnick, Ad…
Upcoming traditional media webinars
July 8th, 2008 | by Inside AdWords crew | published in Google Adwords
In preparation for the upcoming back-to-school season, our Traditional Media team will host two free webinars specifically for retailers gearing up for the Fall shopping rush. During the sessions, we will provide some insight into who is shopping, and …
July 8th, 2008 | by Jon, Website Optimizer Blog Team | published in Google Website Optimizer
Posted by Tom Leung, Website Optimizer Blog TeamHope you all enjoyed today’s webinar put on by Google Webmaster Tools, Google Analytics, and Google Website Optimizer. We had record attendance, and it’s great to see thirst among website owners for the G…
Open Sourcing Browser Sync
July 8th, 2008 | by Leslie Hawthorn | published in Google Open Source
By Aaron Boodman, Software Engineering Team and Browser Sync DeveloperOpen Sourcing the Google Browser Sync client was something we’d always planned to do, and we’re pleased to say that the code for it is now yours for the taking. Given our recent dec…
Open Source Developers @ Google Speaker Series: Charles Chen & T.V. Raman
July 8th, 2008 | by Leslie Hawthorn | published in Google Open Source
By Leslie Hawthorn, Open Source TeamWant to learn more about creating accessible Web 2.0 applications from the creators of Fire Vox and Emacspeak? If you are nearby Google’s Mountain View, California, USA Headquarters on Monday, July 14th, please join …
July 8th, 2008 | by The Gmail Team | published in Gmail (Google Mail)
Posted by Brad Taylor, Software Engineer and Gmail Spam CzarPhishing messages are a form of spam that attempt to deceive recipients to gain access to their personal information. A classic one is a message that appears to come from PayPal and attempts t…
July 7th, 2008 | by Arne Roomann-Kurrik | published in Google Orkut
Posted by Jason Cooper, Developer ProgramsThe Orkut sandbox is back to normal.If you’re still experiencing problems, please post in the appropriate thread in the Orkut developer forum.Happy coding!
July 7th, 2008 | by Kristin Hall | published in Google Affiliate Network
We are pleased to unveil a refreshed ConnectCommerce user interface. We have made improvements to overall navigation and usability and have updated colors and styles to reflect the new Google Affiliate Network brand. This update should leave the interf…
July 7th, 2008 | by SketchUp Team | published in Google SketchUp
Posted by Aidan Chopra, SketchUp EvangelistWe here at World Headquarters think it’s high time that we did a better job of highlighting some of the terrific work that folks are doing with SketchUp. Plenty of people post the fruits of their 3D labors all…
Protocol Buffers: Google’s Data Interchange Format
July 7th, 2008 | by Leslie Hawthorn | published in Google Open Source
By Kenton Varda, Software Engineering TeamAt Google, our mission is organizing all of the world’s information. We use literally thousands of different data formats to represent networked messages between servers, index records in repositories, geospati…
Reminder: Trifecta Webinar Tomorrow
July 7th, 2008 | by Jeff Gillis | published in Google Analytics
Just a quick reminder about tomorrow’s free Google webinar, which we mentioned in more detail in a post last week. It’s not too late to sign up:TITLE: The Google Trifecta: Webmaster Tools, Analytics, Website OptimizerDATE: Tuesday, July 8th, 2008TIME: …
July 7th, 2008 | by Kathy Walrath [GD Team] | published in Google Desktop
Posted by Kathy Walrath, Technical Writer Name: Around the CoolerAuthor: GoogleDescription: Colorful characters chat around the watercooler about the latest news and eventsMore information | Download gadgetEach week this blog features a recently added …
Bad, bad server. No donut for you
July 7th, 2008 | by Arne Roomann-Kurrik | published in Google Orkut
Posted by Jason Cooper, Developer ProgramsThe sandbox is currently being updated, which is preventing all applications from loading (applications are continuing to load as expected on www.orkut.com). We expect things to return to normal fairly soon and…