Google Apps Standard Edition: still free
July 7th, 2009 | by Ellen Petry Leanse | published in Google Apps, Google Enterprise
We’ve heard some questions about why the link to Google Apps Standard Edition disappeared from the Enterprise Apps home page, so we wanted to share the answer. As we explored a few design changes to the page, the link to Standard Edition was inadverten…
July 7th, 2009 | by Eddy | published in Google Conversions
When you run an experiment with Website Optimiser, you’re testing new content to see whether it improves your conversion rate. We can often find big winners, but, of course, some of our variations are going to be losers in that they perform significant…
New themes and layouts and automatic navigation in Google Sites
July 7th, 2009 | by Google Apps Team | published in Google Apps
The following enhancements have been made to Google Sites: – 26 new themes have been added.– 7 new page layouts have been added, including a three column layout and layouts with page sidebars.– An automatic mode that auto-generates the navigation…
Removing the beta label
July 7th, 2009 | by Google Docs | published in Google Docs
If you look closely in the upper left hand corner of Google Docs later in the day, you’ll notice that we’ve removed the small grey word “beta” from our logo. We’re dropped our “beta” label today along with the other Google Apps (Gmail, Google Calendar …
Gmail leaves beta, launches "Back to Beta" Labs feature
July 7th, 2009 | by The Gmail Team | published in Gmail (Google Mail)
Posted by Keith Coleman, Gmail Product DirectorWe get asked all the time why Google keeps its products in beta for so long. And Gmail, five years after launch, is consistently a subject of this questioning, even of jokes.Some people thought that once w…
Google Apps is out of beta (yes, really)
July 7th, 2009 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
We’re often asked why so many Google applications seem to be perpetually in beta. For example, Gmail has worn the beta tag more than five years. We realize this situation puzzles some people, particularly those who subscribe to the traditional definiti…
Paving the road to Apps adoption in large enterprises
July 7th, 2009 | by Ellen Petry Leanse | published in Google Apps, Google Enterprise
Google Apps has always been a compelling offering for small and medium sized companies, and they’ve accounted for much of our growth to 1.75 million businesses. Large enterprises can also get great results with Apps, as Fairchild Semiconductor and the …
July 6th, 2009 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
Been a while since your last good scare? Then check out the new round of short horror films in The YouTube Screening Room, our destination for top independent films from the film festival circuit.This series of shorts, which have played at some of the …
Auto-disabling: experimentation auto-pilot
July 6th, 2009 | by Trevor Claiborne | published in Google Website Optimizer
When you run an experiment with Website Optimizer, you’re testing new content to see whether it improves your conversion rate. We can often find big winners, but, of course, some of our variations are going to be losers in that they perform significant…
July 6th, 2009 | by Misko | published in Google Testing
by Shyam SeshadriWe all have separation anxiety. Its a human tendency. We love inertia, and we don’t like change. But why should your code have separation anxiety ? Its not human (even though it might try and grow a brain of its own at times)!I bring…
July 6th, 2009 | by Inside AdWords crew | published in Google Adwords
If you’d like to expand your advertising to YouTube, consider using YouTube Promoted Videos. You can make a video about your business and then promote that video alongside relevant YouTube search results. Similar to AdWords, YouTube Promoted Videos le…
Improving real estate search on Google Maps
July 6th, 2009 | by elaine | published in Google Earth
The web is becoming increasingly indispensable to people looking for a new home to buy. For example, you can use Street View to check out the neighborhood before driving to an open home; use driving directions to find out exactly how to get there; an…
Google I/O Scavenger Hunt Winners
July 6th, 2009 | by Christine Songco | published in Google Code
The astute conference attendee would have noticed hidden QR codes around the conference, as well as the scannable QR codes on everyone’s badge. We wanted to find a fun way for people to bond with their new phones, as well as network with other attend…
Partner Profile: Lijit
July 6th, 2009 | by Rick Klau | published in Google Blogger Buzz
Periodically, we profile a Blogger partner that can add functionality to your blog. This week we’d like to spotlight Lijit, a company building “search powered web applications for publishers” (that’s you!). Lijit has made adding its “wijit” as easy as …
July 6th, 2009 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Adam Kovacevich, Senior Manager, Global Communications and Public AffairsAttention D.C.-area foodies: Alex Nicholson over at Brightest Young Things used the My Maps feature to make a Google Map of the area restaurants visited by the Obamas. …