Tour 3D models in the new Ocean layer
February 12th, 2009 | by SketchUp Team | published in Google SketchUp
For the exciting release of Google Earth 5.0, the Google SketchUp team built a series of 3D models to highlight the new Ocean layer. Google Earth 5.0 now allows you to navigate under the surface of the sea and explore the ocean floor to see shipwrecks,…
Our new Help Forum, now in seven more languages
February 12th, 2009 | by Inside AdSense Team | published in Google Adsense
Back in October, we launched a brand new English Help Forum to make it easier for publishers to ask questions and share advice. Now, we’re happy to announce that this Help Forum platform is available for publishers in seven additional languages: French…
Google Exits Radio but Will Explore Online Streaming Audio
February 12th, 2009 | by Aly Makishima | published in Google TV Ads Blog
At Google we’ve never shied away from high-risk, high-reward projects. We believe that making big bets is not only in the best interests of our users and partners, but also important for our long term success. In 2006, we launched Google Audio Ads and…
Website Optimiser, Part 6: Understanding your results
February 12th, 2009 | by Google Grants Team Member | published in Google Grants
So you have come this far; you started a Google Website Optimiser account, you installed the JavaScript snippets (small bits of code) on the appropriate test pages and you launched your experiment. You then allocated a percentage of your website’s …
Track memory allocations
February 12th, 2009 | by Romain Guy | published in Google Android
Despite the impressive hardware of the first Android phones (T-Mobile G1 and ADP1) writing efficient mobile applications is not always straightforward. Android applications rely on automatic memory management handled by Dalvik’s garbage collector which…
Reaction to the FTC’s advertising privacy principles
February 12th, 2009 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Pablo Chavez, Senior Policy CounselFor the last year or so, the Federal Trade Commission has been looking at privacy questions surrounding online behavioral advertising. We’ve been pleased to be a part of that process, including testifying at…
Record your training routes with the My Tracks Android App
February 12th, 2009 | by Ryan Pollock | published in Google Maps, Google Mobile
Just a week ago we announced Google Latitude, a new feature of Google Maps for mobile that lets you see your friends’ locations. Today Dylan Casey, a former professional cyclist, announced another location-based service from Google. My Tracks is a new…
Happy trails with My Tracks
February 12th, 2009 | by elaine | published in Google Earth
Last week you heard about the new GPS track functionality in Google Earth 5.0. Well, you now have another way to record and visualize your outdoor activities with today’s launch of My Tracks. My Tracks is an application for Android-powered phones suc…
YouTube Goes Offline
February 12th, 2009 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
We are always looking for ways to make it easier for you to find, watch, and share videos. Many of you have told us that you wanted to take your favorite videos offline. So we’ve started working with a few partners who want their videos shared universa…
Safer social networking and self regulation
February 12th, 2009 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Luc Delany, European Policy AssociateAlthough there are European laws in place to protect online users (remember, if an act is illegal offline it’s illegal online also), legislative processes can be time consuming and have the potential to be…
Guru Challenge: Baked with Love
February 12th, 2009 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
In our latest Guru Challenge, Duff Goldman and his Ace of Cakes crew asked you, the YouTube community of bakers, to show off your best cake creations for Valentine’s Day. You baked countless cakes with love and the resulting videos blew us and the Foo…
"The most important single work in science"
February 12th, 2009 | by Inside Google Book Search | published in Google Books
Posted by Michael Williams, Bibliographic Evaluation Team Manager, University of OxfordFebruary 12th is the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth, and 2009 marks the 150th anniversary of the publication of his seminal work On the Origin of Spec…
Four new features added to Gmail contacts
February 11th, 2009 | by Google Apps Team | published in Google Apps
The following new features are available in Gmail contacts:– You can now combine multiple contacts into a single entry– The new ‘All Contacts’ group includes ‘My Contacts’ and other people you’ve corresponded with– You can remove contacts from ‘M…
Four changes to Gmail contacts
February 11th, 2009 | by The Gmail Team | published in Gmail (Google Mail)
Posted by Benjamin Grol, Product Manager, Google ContactsOver the past few days we’ve made a lot of small changes to Gmail’s contact manager which, combined, should make it easier to organize the contacts you want and get rid of some of the cruft. Here…
TubeLoc: An AS3 Player Wrapper Using LocalConnection
February 11th, 2009 | by Jeff Fisher | published in Youtube API
Posted by Jeff Fisher, YouTube APIs and Tools TeamWe know developers really like AS3, but sometimes they have difficulty getting our players to work correctly. To make this process easier for the Flashy/Flexy crowd, the awesome Ben Longoria has given u…