Data Validation gives you more control over your spreadsheets
February 17th, 2009 | by Google Docs | published in Google Docs
Have you ever wanted to suggest or control what people enter in your spreadsheet? Now you can, using the new data validation feature in spreadsheets. Once a range of cells are selected, the feature can be accessed in Tools > Data Validation and lets y…
Improving Communication: Grantee Reference Sheet
February 17th, 2009 | by Google Grants Team Member | published in Google Grants
Looking for a nice, easy way to keep track of your Google Grants account information? Want to improve communication about your grant among staff and volunteers at your organization? Well, we’ve put together a handy reference document where you can st…
Today in History: The New Yorker and Paris Hilton Enter the World
February 17th, 2009 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
The New Yorker is founded by Harold Ross and Jane Grant in 1925. The most popular video on their YouTube channel, NewYorkerDotCom,accompanies a 2008 piece about a man getting caught in an elevator for 41 hours:Paris Hilton is born in 1981. itn asks her…
Google Advertising 101
February 16th, 2009 | by Jessica Bagley | published in Google Student Blog
Do your marketing professors keep using phrases like “SEM” (Search Engine Marketing) that have you befuddled? Are you looking to advertise your own business or website? Curious how Google makes its money? Well read on to learn more… Media consumpt…
Today in History: Fidel Comes to Power, LeVar Burton Is Born
February 16th, 2009 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
It’s Presidents’ Day in the U.S., and we thought we’d use this historical holiday to test out a new series in this blog: “Today in History.” Every day this week, we’ll serve you three videos from our partners highlighting something interesting that hap…
The YouTube Symphony Orchestra: Let the Voting Begin!
February 15th, 2009 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
You can now cast your votes for your favorite musicians auditioning for the YouTube Symphony Orchestra, the world’s first collaborative online orchestra and summit. Anyone can vote on the 200 semi-finalists through February 22, 2009.The YouTube Symphon…
Reports being updated
February 15th, 2009 | by Inside AdSense Team | published in Google Adsense
Yesterday, we experienced an issue which caused AdSense and Google Ad Manager reports to be delayed through the day. The issue began at 4am PST and lasted several hours, but has now been resolved. No stats from yesterday were lost, and our engineers ha…
With love, from me (the AdSense Crawler) to you
February 14th, 2009 | by Inside AdSense Team | published in Google Adsense
We recently caught up with our friend the AdSense Crawler, who wanted to share this poem with our publishers:Red roses are fine for showing your love,Kisses, jewelry, and chocolate, they’re okay.Yet my heart skips a beat from none of the above,Ask me…
Be our Valentine?
February 14th, 2009 | by Google Grants Team Member | published in Google Grants
We want to take this chance, struck by the Valentine’s Day spirit and the arrival of our one year blog-iversary, to tell you how inspired we are by the amazing work you do and how glad we are that you choose to join us here to find more ways to spread …
Judy’s classics continue to Bloom
February 14th, 2009 | by Inside Google Book Search | published in Google Books
Posted by Inbal Drukker, Online TeamMy bookshelves at my parents’ home are filled with children’s literature, and one of my favorite authors growing up was Judy Blume, who turned 71 yesterday. On a recent trip back home, I spent quite some time in my o…
Web App Wednesday, Mashup, Backup, and Decay
February 13th, 2009 | by The App Engine Team | published in Google App Engine
Posted by Jeff Scudder, App Engine TeamMichael Bernstein is doing something I find very interesting. Not only is he creating applications on App Engine, he creates a new one every Wednesday. His site, appropriately named Web App Wednesday, is where he …
February 13th, 2009 | by Sebastian Tonkin | published in Google Analytics
Today we’d like to showcase a new blog run by our colleagues in Europe, the Google Conversion Room. Visit the Conversion Room for more tips on boosting sales, leads and conversion performance on your website using Google tools.You can read about imple…
Software Construction Toolkit Released
February 13th, 2009 | by Leslie Hawthorn | published in Google Open Source
By Randall Spangler, Software Engineer – Client Tools TeamIf you’ve ever worked on a cross-platform software project, you know how often changes made on one platform break the build on other platforms. If you’re using native project files (Xcode on Ma…
Three new features added to Google Docs
February 13th, 2009 | by Google Apps Team | published in Google Apps, Google Docs
The following new features are available in Google Spreadsheets:– A mobile-friendly view with filtering, sorting and row-by-row editing– The ability to define attributes of a cell and require that input meets those data validation rules– A form s…
Green living at Google’s D.C. office
February 13th, 2009 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Dorothy Chou, Global Communications and Public AffairsGoogle offices around the world are known for their great food, colorful lava lamps, and foosball tables — but how do these buildings fit in with our commitment to “go green”? Eric Kuhn …