September 30th, 2008 | by Katy Bacon | published in Google.org
On August 29, 2005, millions of Americans watched in horror as the wind, rain and flood waters wiped away the homes, businesses and livelihood of citizens along the Gulf Coast of the US. In the days that followed, a record number of volunteers flooded …
September 30th, 2008 | by Leslie Hawthorn | published in Google Open Source
By Tim Hockin and Aaron Durbin, Platforms Software TeamOne of the most difficult and tedious things we do here in the Platforms Team is figure out what is going wrong with a new piece of hardware. Generally that means we need to examine a bunch of hard…
September 30th, 2008 | by Amanda Kleha | published in Google Enterprise
In their recently released Magic Quadrant for Email Security Boundaries (published September 11, 2008), Gartner Inc., an information technology research and advisory company, placed Google in the “Leaders Quadrant.” Quadrant leaders, as Gartner defines…
September 30th, 2008 | by elaine | published in Google Earth
[Cross-posted from the Official Google Australia Blog]Australia is home to many geographical treasures, and the Great Barrier Reef has to be one of my favourites. There’s a magnitude, a depth, and a diversity of marine life that just leaves me in awe o…
September 30th, 2008 | by Stephanie Liu | published in Youtube API
Posted by Jochen Hartmann, YouTube APIs and Tools TeamBefore coming to Google, I spent a good amount of time working with Drupal, the popular, open-source content management platform written in PHP. So when I heard that Brad Bowman of aten design group…
September 30th, 2008 | by Inside AdSense Team | published in Google Adsense
Late last year we welcomed Thai to our AdSense for search family, and we’re now excited to let you know about the launch of AdSense for content in Thai. If you’re a publisher with a Thai website, you’ll now be able to earn money for valid clicks and im…
September 30th, 2008 | by Kathy Walrath [GD Team] | published in Google Desktop
This week, we’re excited to release the Slideshow for Facebook gadget.Designed for Facebook users, this gadget connects to your Facebook account and finds a wide variety of photos from your friends’ collections. These photos then appear, one-at-a-time,…
September 30th, 2008 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
YouTube Insight has helped you learn more about your YouTube videos, enabling you to establish when and where your videos prove popular. But what if you could learn not just which of your videos are hot on the site, but which specific parts of those vi…
September 30th, 2008 | by Kate Pacher | published in Google TV Ads Blog
Before you create a new television campaign and get your commercial running on the Google TV Ads system, it’s important to make sure your ad meets our technical specifications, so that you can upload it without complication. Advertisers that have alrea…
September 30th, 2008 | by Dan Peterson, Product Manager | published in Google OpenSocial
To complete the ramp up of the OpenSocial Foundation, we need your input: the OpenSocial Foundation has two board seats that are to be filled by individuals representing the community. If you have someone in mind for the board:Apply to become a member …
September 30th, 2008 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Ginny Hunt, Google Elections TeamAs election day approaches on November 4, Google is working with state and local election officials across the country to make voter information as widely available and as accurate as possible. Today, we anno…
September 30th, 2008 | by John Mueller | published in Google Webmaster Central
Running a website can be complicated—so we’ve provided Google Webmaster Tools to help webmasters to recognize potential issues before they become real problems. Some of the issues that you can spot there are relatively small (such as having duplicate…
September 30th, 2008 | by Google Grants Team Member | published in Google Grants
In recent posts we’ve called attention to Grants recipients providing relief during times of crisis around the world. Our goal for these posts is to bring awareness to organizations uniquely suited to provide support when disaster strikes and give you …
September 30th, 2008 | by Janelle | published in Google RechargeIT
Posted by Rolf Schreiber, RechargeIT EngineerCurrent concerns about climate change, energy security and record high oil prices have generated a lot of enthusiasm for plug-in vehicles — both plug-in hybrids and pure battery electric vehicles. Widesprea…
September 30th, 2008 | by Janelle | published in Google RechargeIT
Posted by Rolf Schreiber, RechargeIT EngineerCurrent concerns about climate change, energy security and record high oil prices have generated a lot of enthusiasm for plug-in vehicles — both plug-in hybrids and pure battery electric vehicles. Widesprea…