February 3rd, 2009 | by Custom Search Team | published in Google Custom Search
Posted by: Kevin Gollum Lim, Technical WriterMost people who need something just go to the store to get the item, but a number of people take the time and effort to handcraft their own stuff. They do that because they enjoy tinkering with things until …
New ways to label with "Move to" and auto-complete
February 3rd, 2009 | by The Gmail Team | published in Gmail (Google Mail)
Posted by Emil A Eklund, Gmail engineerOne of the features that makes Gmail different is its use of labels instead of folders. Sure, labels can serve pretty much the same purpose — they can help organize mail or flag messages for follow up. And unlike…
February 3rd, 2009 | by Google News Blog | published in Google News
Posted by Adam Feldman, Product ManagerToday we are launching a Google News-based element for the Google Search API. With this element, you can embed a news slideshow on your page, showing headlines and previews of Google News Search results based…
Adding Google News to Your Website
February 3rd, 2009 | by Adam Feldman | published in Google Ajax API
Today we are launching a new extension to the AJAX Search API, a Google News-based element. This element embeds a news slideshow on your site, letting your users see headlines and previews from Google News based on queries that you’ve selected. Here i…
Google Earth goes to Mars
February 3rd, 2009 | by elaine | published in Google Earth
Google Earth has done much to help humans understand their planet, opening the eyes of many to new views of places near and far. But for some time now, the Google Earth team has failed to prioritize the obvious needs of a very select but important pote…
Check out the improved Sites Help Forum
February 3rd, 2009 | by Google Data | published in Google Apps
We hope that by now you’ve found the Google Sites Help Forum to be the best place to ask questions and share tips with other Sites users. We’ve been listening to your feedback about features you’d like to see in the forum, and we’re excited to announce…
Project Hosting Upgraded to Subversion 1.5
February 3rd, 2009 | by Ben Collins-Sussman | published in Google Code
By Ben Collins-Sussman, Google Code Project HostingWe’re pleased to announce that the Subversion component of Google Code Project Hosting has been upgraded to version 1.5. What does this mean to users? If you’re using a Subversion 1.5 client, you can…
Key Performance Indicators Part 2
February 3rd, 2009 | by Brian O' Sullivan | published in Google Conversions
In my last post, I covered the importance of using key performance indicators and shared some ideas for building a KPI list. It’s good to think about what metrics you need to run your online business. The question remains though: how does this translat…
February 3rd, 2009 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Iarla Flynn, Public Policy Manager, IrelandWhat does privacy mean to you? We are helping to give you a chance to tell the world — through video.In honour of Data Privacy Day last week we’ve announced for the second consecutive year a video …
Google Announces Agreement with VCI Solutions
February 3rd, 2009 | by Aly Makishima | published in Google TV Ads Blog
The Google TV Ads team is pleased to announce an agreement with VCI Solutions, a leading traffic and billing system for managing television ad inventory. With this agreement, the two companies will integrate systems and enable VCI’s cable network and b…
Tasks now available for your phone
February 2nd, 2009 | by Lawrence Chang | published in Google Mobile
A couple months ago, Tasks launched in Gmail Labs. Tasks lets you easily create and manage to-do lists right in Gmail. Now, you can access and manage your task lists from your phone, too. Just go to gmail.com/tasks in your mobile browser and log in….
Underwater Geo Tag for Your Videos
February 2nd, 2009 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
***UPDATED with video tutorial and an invitation to explore the Ocean using Google Earth, narrated by Sylvia Earle, “Explorer in Residence” at National Geographic.Today, Google Earth 5.0 launched, and one of the most exciting features is Ocean, which y…
Google Earth, Open Standards, and libkml
February 2nd, 2009 | by Leslie Hawthorn | published in Google Open Source
By Michael Weiss-Malik, KML Product ManagerAs you may have heard, a new version of Google Earth was released today. As has been the case with many Google Earth releases, this new version required expansions to KML, Google Earth’s most important support…
February 2nd, 2009 | by Mano Marks | published in Google Maps
Posted by Mano Marks, Geo APIs team
You’ve probably already read about this week’s release of Google Earth 5.0 and its exciting new features, including Historical Imagery, Touring, Ocean, and Mars. As is usually the case for new features in Earth, we …
February 2nd, 2009 | by Sheila Parker | published in Google Affiliate Network
Update Your Google Affiliate Network Sign-in to a Google Account You can now update your Google Affiliate Network sign-in information to a Google Account. This will let you access all your Affiliate Network account and Google products with a single s…