June 22nd, 2009 | by Sebastian Tonkin | published in Google Analytics
Late last week we launched an updated version of the Google Analytics website. Some keen-eyed observers noticed that we updated our logo as well. This is consistent with a larger Google effort to update logos on all of our consumer and business produ…
All for Good: Bringing search, scale and openness to community service
June 22nd, 2009 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
While many organizations are doing great work to enable community service locally, it’s not simple to search across opportunities from a variety of places to find what’s right for you. We have some experience finding relevant information from among man…
June 22nd, 2009 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
Science fiction books and movies have long imagined that computers will someday be able to see and interpret the world. At Google, we think computer vision has tremendous potential benefits for consumers, which is why we’re dedicated to research in thi…
June 22nd, 2009 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
Have you ever wanted to volunteer but weren’t able to find an opportunity that felt right? Have you ever considered using your video-creating skills for a cause you care about but didn’t know exactly how to get started? Well, search no more. Starting t…
June 22nd, 2009 | by Evelyn O'Keeffe | published in Google Conversions
Have you ever wondered how good the return on investment is from your AdWords traffic? More importantly have you ever asked yourself how you can improve it? In today’s post we’re going to address these thoughts and go over how you can answer three s…
June 21st, 2009 | by Google News Blog | published in Google News
Posted by Nemanja Petrovic, Research EngineerThe Google News home page is a good place to go to find headlines from publications around the world. But what if you’re interested in the work of a specific journalist in addition to perspectives from diffe…
June 21st, 2009 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
Set aside the lame ties, bad aftershave and other dubious gift ideas and deliver what dear old Dad really wants — a laugh or two. On the homepage today we’re sporting a spotlight module dedicated to Father’s Day funnies. We’ve brought together comedia…
Creating and giving presentations has gotten easier
June 20th, 2009 | by Google Docs | published in Google Docs
If you haven’t created a presentation in Google Docs in a while, you should consider trying out these recent enhancements:Multi-shape formatting allows you select multiple shapes and/or text boxes, and format them all at once. To select multiple object…
Imagery update for Tehran
June 20th, 2009 | by elaine | published in Google Earth
Many of you have been letting us know through Tweets, emails, blog posts, message boards, and even an online petition that you’re very interested in seeing recent satellite imagery of Tehran. Well, we’ve heard your requests and over the past few days h…
June 19th, 2009 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
Since the new iPhone hit stores this morning, we’ve seen thousands of videos uploaded to YouTube from the new device. (If you didn’t know, now you can shoot and upload videos to YouTube directly from your iPhone.)To see just how easy it is to share you…
June 19th, 2009 | by elaine | published in Google Earth
On Google Maps, we try to label important places directly on the map tiles. But sometimes, it seems more helpful to just click on a point and ask “What’s here?”. Now you can do exactly that with an option we’ve added under the right-click menu. When yo…
June 19th, 2009 | by miriam | published in Google Student Blog
In the spirit of graduation season, we’re doing a series of posts every Friday throughout the summer that provide tips for graduating seniors, so stay tuned for more!It wasn’t too long ago that I was packing up my college dorm room and trying to line u…
June 19th, 2009 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
It has been one week since Iran’s contested presidential election, and YouTube has been flooded with footage from the streets of Tehran and other cities, documenting the civil unrest that is unfolding there. In the past few days, many Iranians have par…
June 19th, 2009 | by Sebastian Tonkin | published in Google Analytics
We’ve given the Google Analytics site a refresh! Drawing upon insights from conversations with the Google Analytics community — both online and in person, and from looking carefully at our own Analytics reports, we’ve reorganized the site to do a bett…
June 19th, 2009 | by Sally Cole | published in Google DoubleClick
Advertisers and agencies who work on display ad campaigns often wonder “How do I know if my display ad campaigns are doing well?” and “What credible benchmarks can I use to compare the results on my current campaign?”Some might rely on past campaign pe…