Does your Spanish org want to be more Google Search-friendly?
September 16th, 2009 | by Google Grants Team Member | published in Google Grants
Attention all Spanish language NGOs: Would you like to receive advice about your website for Google Search? The Spanish Webmaster Blog is looking for websites that might be good candidates for participation in an upcoming Site Clinic. These sites will …
New Reporting Dashboard for Developers
September 16th, 2009 | by Kuan Yong | published in Youtube API
Getting your YouTube web or client application up and running is only half the battle. We know that you’ll also want to monitor your application to see how it’s performing. Our new Developer Dashboard shows you at a glance the number of API requests, p…
September 16th, 2009 | by Leslie Hawthorn | published in Google Open Source
Using CSS sprites makes web pages faster, but they can take hours to create. Neophytes to this advanced performance optimization technique face the daunting challenge of trying to grasp the logic needed to convert their existing web page’s background i…
September 16th, 2009 | by Misko | published in Google Testing
By Miško HeveryOnce upon a time Java created an experiment called checked-exceptions, you know, you have to declare exceptions or catch them. Since that time, no other language (I know of) has decided to copy this idea, but somehow the Java developers…
Don’t Rely on Conversion Rate Alone
September 16th, 2009 | by Brian O' Sullivan | published in Google Conversions
Most website owners focus a lot on conversion rate. This is understandable. They want to see how many visits they can convert into paying customers and try to improve this ratio over time. After all that is what this blog is all about. However focusing…
Teaching computers to read: Google acquires reCAPTCHA
September 16th, 2009 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
The image above is a CAPTCHA — you can read it, but computers have a harder time interpreting the letters. We tried to make it hard for computers to recognize because we wanted to give humans the scoop first, but we’re happy to announce to everybody …
September 16th, 2009 | by Inside AdWords crew | published in Google Adwords
For today’s Inside AdWords post we have a note from our Chief Economist at Google, Hal Varian. Hal and his team spend most of their time studying the AdWords auction and finding ways to make it more efficient. Today he’d like to share a new tutorial he…
What’s up with Measurement Lab
September 16th, 2009 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Sascha Meinrath and Robb Topolski, Open Technology Initiative (OTI), and Derek Slater, Policy Analyst, Google(Editor’s note: We’re pleased to welcome Sascha Meinrath and Robb Topolski of the Open Technology Initiative (OTI) as guest bloggers….
The Votes Are In: Fall TV’s Most Anticipated Show
September 16th, 2009 | by MarkDay | published in Youtube
YouTube users voted on over 100 Fall TV previews, and the most anticipated show of the season is…drumroll, please…Mythbusters. Congratulations to Jamie and Adam, who busted some viral video myths last season and whose popularity with our community …
Workshop Grantee Best Practices: DoSomething.org
September 15th, 2009 | by Google Grants Team Member | published in Google Grants
As you may have read in a previous post, we recently held a Google Grants Workshop on the Mountain View campus. At this 2-day event, several grantees spoke about their experiences using Google Grants and shared best practices for online advertising tha…
September 15th, 2009 | by Leslie Hawthorn | published in Google Open Source
Clearly designed as a conference to start but certainly not finish the conversation, last week’s Gov 2.0 Summit assembled an impressive cast of presenters and interviewers. Key White House decision makers, government innovators and industry enthusiasts…
Duplicate content and multiple site issues
September 15th, 2009 | by Greg Grothaus | published in Google Webmaster Central
Webmaster Level: AllLast month, I gave a talk at the Search Engine Strategies San Jose conference on Duplicate Content and Multiple Site Issues. For those who couldn’t make it to the conference or would like a recap, we’ve reproduced the talk on the Go…
Android 1.6 SDK is here
September 15th, 2009 | by Xavier Ducrohet, Android SDK Tech Lead | published in Google Android
I am happy to let you know that Android 1.6 SDK is available for download. Android 1.6, which is based on the donut branch from the Android Open Source Project, introduces a number of new features and technologies. With support for CDMA and additional …
Introducing Google for the Public Sector
September 15th, 2009 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
(Cross-posted with the Google Public Policy Blog)The 2008 elections demonstrated how technology can increase political participation, and now we’re beginning to see the power of Web 2.0 come to government.On the heels of last week’s Gov 2.0 Summit in W…
First Round of Democracy Definers Find Fame – Will You?
September 15th, 2009 | by Ramya | published in Youtube
Today is the International Day of Democracy and what better way to celebrate than to announce the second round of the Democracy Video Challenge, a partnership between YouTube, the State Department, and several public and private partners who want you t…