June 9th, 2009 | by Aly Makishima | published in Google TV Ads Blog
While traditional television viewership is still growing, today’s consumer is spending more and more time online; 50% of Americans report that they view television programming online. Join us at our upcoming webinar where the Google TV Ads team will le…
Everybody’s talking: the Social track at Google I/O
June 9th, 2009 | by Mike Marchak | published in Google Code
I had a great time at Google I/O — meeting lots of developers from around the world who are interested in developing applications that use social data. In addition to building web applications for traditional social networks like orkut, MySpace and h…
Books Are Full of Visual Gems: Outer Space edition!
June 9th, 2009 | by Inside Google Book Search | published in Google Books
Posted by Ryan Sands, Google Books Online TeamIt may come as no surprise to the book nerds out there (you know who you are), but the annals of written history are full of visual gems.When you come across something amazing in a public domain title scann…
June 9th, 2009 | by Ellen Petry Leanse | published in Google Apps, Google Enterprise
Over the last year, we’ve had a razor sharp focus on making it as easy as possible for businesses to deploy Google Apps. In the last few months you’ve seen some of the results, from offline Gmail to user directory synchronization to full Blackberry® i…
June 9th, 2009 | by Kathy Walrath [GD Team] | published in Google Desktop
Google Reader has finally come to Google Desktop, as announced on the Google Reader blog. This gadget is a convenient way to check your subscriptions and fits right in with the Gmail, Calendar, and Docs gadgets. Please give it a try and tell us what yo…
June 9th, 2009 | by Kathy Walrath [GD Team] | published in Google Desktop
Google Reader has finally come to Google Desktop, as announced on the Google Reader blog. This gadget is a convenient way to check your subscriptions and fits right in with the Gmail, Calendar, and Docs gadgets. Please give it a try and tell us what yo…
June 9th, 2009 | by Ellen Petry Leanse | published in Google Apps, Google Docs, Google Enterprise
We’re usually very serious when we describe our take on cloud computing, but on Wednesday, June 24, we’ll be letting our hair down and having fun with computing in the cloud. We’ve teamed up with Virgin America to launch the Day in the Cloud Challenge …
June 9th, 2009 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
At Google, we consider translation a key part of making information universally accessible to everyone around the world. While we think Google Translate, our automatic translation system, is pretty neat, sometimes machine translation could use a human …
June 9th, 2009 | by Leslie Hawthorn | published in Google Open Source
Fresh on the heels from speaking at Google Developer Day in Beijing and Tokyo, Chris DiBona will be heading to the SouthEast LinuxFest. This new conference promises to provide a welcoming environment for novice users of Open Source software, with a lit…
June 9th, 2009 | by elaine | published in Google Earth
A couple of weeks ago, we were excited to announce one of the most intricate and extensive models ever made for Google Earth. Now anyone can see Disneyland Paris in 3D and explore its streets and buildings in tremendous detail. While the model was un…
June 9th, 2009 | by Brandon Bilinski | published in Google Code
A new version of the Contacts Data API has been made available. V3.0 of the API brings greatly expanded data schema, including support for structured name and postal address.We have vastly extended the data schema for contacts to allow faithful synchro…
June 9th, 2009 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
Last night, we had the honor of attending the 13th Annual Webby Awards in New York City, where YouTube stars like video DJ Mike Relm performed and YouTube staples like The Onion were recognized. But what happened on stage is only half the story.Starti…
I’m a Googler now
June 8th, 2009 | by James Whittaker | published in Google Testing
By James Whittaker Here I am. Thanks for all the inquiries. Why the change to Google? I’ve been asked that over and over again. As I reflect on the whole process, I have to admit that I like change. I like the challenge it brings, the creativity it s…
Back to Basics: Filtering out your own IP address
June 8th, 2009 | by Parkie | published in Google Analytics
If you have a team of people on your marketing team constantly checking the website you’re tracking with Google Analytics, filtering out specific IP addresses is one of the ways you can make sure you’re not tracking irrelevant visits to your site. Excl…
Webmaster Central YouTube update for June 1st – 5th
June 8th, 2009 | by Michael Wyszomierski | published in Google Webmaster Central
Want to know what’s new on the Webmaster Central YouTube channel? Here’s what we’ve uploaded in the past week:Matt Cutts answered a new question each day from the Grab Bag:Are shortened URLs treated differently than other redirects?How can I make sure …