Now displaying images in messages from your contacts
July 20th, 2009 | by The Gmail Team | published in Gmail (Google Mail)
Posted by David de Kloet, Software EngineerWhen an email references external images, Gmail usually doesn’t display them automatically. Instead we show placeholders and present you with the option to “Display images below” or “Always display images from…
40 years after Apollo 11
July 20th, 2009 | by miriam | published in Google Student Blog
As you might have heard, today marks the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing by Apollo 11. Not only did we honor this occasion with a special doodle…… but we also released Moon in Google Earth today! This will enable you to explore lunar ima…
July 20th, 2009 | by Inside Google Book Search | published in Google Books
Posted by Larissa Fontaine, New Business Development ManagerAt Google we’ve always believed in helping users discover more books, and that anyone, anywhere, anytime should have the tools to explore the great works of history and culture. Back in March…
Webmaster Tools gets a "Summer Shine"
July 20th, 2009 | by Sagar Kamdar | published in Google Webmaster Central
The Google Webmaster Tools team has code names for each update we release. Today’s update is aptly named “Summer Shine”.Here are a few highlights:Our site selector now lists all verified sites that you own, and allows you to search as you type.You can …
Dreaming Big in the YouTube Screening Room
July 20th, 2009 | by Nate Weinstein | published in Youtube
Filmmaking is all about dreaming big. From taking a flicker of an idea, fleshing it out into a script, getting it in the can, and shepherding it from the editing suite to the big screen; it’s a harrowing process often driven by a filmmaker’s vision and…
SketchUp goes to the Moon!
July 20th, 2009 | by SketchUp Team | published in Google SketchUp
With the launch of Moon in Google Earth today, you can now explore our nearest celestial neighbor from within Google Earth. Beginning in 1959, we began to send probes and landers to the lunar surface, and most of them remain there to this day.Many of t…
Apollo 11 mission’s 40th Anniversary: One large step for open source code…
July 20th, 2009 | by Christine Songco | published in Google Code
On this day 40 years ago, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the Moon. This was quite an achievement for mankind and a key milestone in world history.To commemorate this event the Command Module code (Comanche054) and Lun…
Picasa Web Albums Stats
July 20th, 2009 | by Picasa Team | published in Google Photos (Picasa)
Posted by Lei Wang, Software EngineerI took a vacation to Baja Sur a couple months ago, camera in tow. When I got back, I narrowed 500+ shots down to the 50 touched-up photos that I thought really spoke about the trip. I uploaded them to Picasa Web Alb…
Some Upcoming Events for Beginners and Experts
July 20th, 2009 | by Jeff Gillis | published in Google Analytics
Are you ready to get serious about Google Analytics and/or Website Optimizer and looking for some hands on training to take you to new levels? Have you seen a Google Analytics educational video and thought, “I’d love to talk about this stuff in person?…
July 20th, 2009 | by Leslie Hawthorn | published in Google Open Source
OSCON has returned to the San Francisco Bay Area for 2009, and Googlers will once again be out in force to spread the joy of all things Google and Open Source. Please make sure to join us on Tuesday, July 21st for the conference opening ceremonies, whe…
July 20th, 2009 | by Leslie Hawthorn | published in Google Open Source
The Gran Canaria Desktop Summit ended just a few days ago, and now everyone is back to work sun-tanned and/or sun-burnt, but loaded with new ideas. The idea behind this summit was to organize GUADEC and aKademy, the yearly GNOME and KDE conferences, on…
July 20th, 2009 | by Inside Google Book Search | published in Google Books
Guest post by Chris Anderson, AuthorMy new book, FREE: The Future of a Radical Price, is about a counterintuitive notion: that you can make money by giving things away. Actually, it’s pretty surprising that is still controversial, given that it’s t…
Fly yourself to the moon
July 20th, 2009 | by SketchUp Team | published in Google SketchUp
(Cross-posted from the Google Lat Long blog)On July 20, 1969, two human beings landed on the moon for the first time. Forty years later, that accomplishment still stands as an unmatched moment in the history of human exploration. It was a truly wondrou…
Explore the moon in Google Earth
July 20th, 2009 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
Posted by Anousheh Ansari, Trustee, X PRIZE Foundation, and first female private space explorer[From time to time we invite guests to blog about initiatives of interest, and are very pleased to have Anousheh Ansari join us here. – Ed.]Ever since I wa…
The 40th Anniversary of the First Moon Landing
July 20th, 2009 | by Mia | published in Youtube
Notice something different about the YouTube logo on the homepage today? It’s been made over to honor the 40th anniversary of Neil Armstrong’s small step into the history books, with Apollo 11’s landing on the moon. Four decades ago today, millions of …