Clean energy’s "Valley of Death"
May 8th, 2009 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Dan Reicher, Google.org Director of Climate Change & Energy InitiativesThe so-called “Valley of Death” is a scary place. It’s where so many promising clean energy technologies die because they can’t attract the significant capital to move…
Rob Campbell: Debugging and Testing the Web with Firebug
May 8th, 2009 | by Mike Marchak | published in Google Code
The sixth Web Exponents tech talk features Rob Campbell’s presentation on Firebug. Rob works at Mozilla. He’s one of the developers that Mozilla dedicated to the Firebug effort last July. Rob is one of the main drivers of the Firebug project, starting …
May 8th, 2009 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
We recently announced the winners of the Climate Savers Computing Initiative (CSCI) Power Down for the Planet video contest. In March, we challenged you to create videos to educate, entertain, and inform others about the importance of energy efficient …
Champion the 3D Web using COLLADA Contest
May 8th, 2009 | by SketchUp Team | published in Google SketchUp
(Cross-posted from the SketchUp API Blog)Our friends over at the Khronos group are holding a Champion the 3D Web using COLLADA Contest. They’re looking for the best 3D models, avatars, worlds, or simulations created using COLLADA. Prizes include cash a…
Who, What, Why… Where 2.0!
May 8th, 2009 | by Aaron Stein | published in Google Earth
May is finally upon us and that can only mean it’s time once again for the Where 2.0 Conference! The event will be held this year in San Jose from May 19-21. The geo team here at Google looks forward to this event each year for the chance it gives us…
New Google Analytics features coming soon
May 8th, 2009 | by Evelyn O'Keeffe | published in Google Analytics, Google Conversions
This week we announced some feature updates that are coming soon to Google Analytics. These features are currently in beta but will be available in all accounts in the coming weeks. Our new features will provide advanced users of Google Analytics eve…
Google’s approach to competition
May 8th, 2009 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Adam Kovacevich, Senior Manager, Global Communications and Public AffairsAs Google has grown, the company has naturally faced more scrutiny about our business principles and practices. We believe that Google promotes competition and openness…
Seeing Red on YouTube
May 8th, 2009 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
Today is World Red Cross Day and the commemoration marks over 60 years of the Red Cross preparing communities for emergencies and providing disaster relief to those in need. Over the past few years, the organization has been using YouTube to help achie…
Who’s @ Google I/O – spotlight on the Open Web
May 7th, 2009 | by Mike Marchak | published in Google Code
Web developers face many limitations when trying to develop web applications that match the functionality of desktop applications. Many people are working on removing these limitations and helping make the open web an even more powerful platform. Brows…
May 7th, 2009 | by Inside AdWords crew | published in Google Adwords
In this edition of New Interface Thursdays we’ll be talking about the Networks tab. The Networks tab replaces the Placements tab from the previous interface, and gives you more insight into where your ads are running. In the Networks tab, you can see y…
May 7th, 2009 | by Kathy Walrath [GD Team] | published in Google Desktop API
What makes a quality gadget?
Posted by Stefan Van Damme, Gadget Developer
May 7th, 2009 | by Kathy Walrath [GD Team] | published in Google Desktop API
What makes a quality gadget? Platform specification: If you create a gadget only for Windows, make sure that the gadget is not installable on Mac or Linux:
May 7th, 2009 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
Site owners often tell us that to build strong communities on the web, they have to be a jack-of-all-trades. With Google Friend Connect, we want to empower any website to awaken their community, even if the site owner doesn’t have the technical backgro…
Senator Dorgan Addresses Your Ideas About Solar Energy and "Vampire Devices"
May 7th, 2009 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
Last week on the Senate Hub, Senator of the Week Byron Dorgan (D-ND) asked for your ideas on energy policy, noting the fact that the Senate is currently in the process of drafting new energy legislation.Using Google Moderator, you submitted a number of…
May 7th, 2009 | by Sebastian Tonkin | published in Google Analytics
Last year, Justin Cutroni of EpikOne published a four-part tutorial on how to use Ecommerce Tracking in Google Analytics. We’ve seen a lot of interest in this topic, so we thought we’d republish the first part of the series here on the Analytics blog….