October 5th, 2009 | by Jenny Liu, Industry Marketing Manager, CPG | published in Google CPG
As consumers become more and more technologically savvy, businesses and marketers have worked quickly to keep up. As a result, many companies are left questioning what they aren’t doing that they should be, or what they should do next to stay in front …
October 5th, 2009 | by The App Engine Team | published in Google App Engine
We hope you’ve been enjoying the new XMPP API we shipped in App Engine release 1.2.5. We’re always impressed with the cool scenarios our developers create!
A couple of Google engineers found the time to create cool App Engine demos using the XMPP API a…
October 5th, 2009 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
High-end mobile phones, like iPhone, Android-powered devices and the Palm Pre , continue to grow — Gartner estimates that global sales of smartphones will soar by 27% in 2009, to 177 million units. Naturally, as a result more and more people are brow…
October 5th, 2009 | by Inside AdSense Team | published in Google Adsense
With the growth in popularity of high-end mobile phones with full (HTML) Internet browsers, like the iPhone and phones running Android, advertisers are increasingly extending their campaigns to mobile devices. Because these devices offer a rich content…
October 5th, 2009 | by Evelyn O'Keeffe | published in Google Conversions
In August, we posted a Conversion Optimiser case study and Patrick left a comment asking how to manage campaigns effectively once you have enabled Conversion Optimiser. So today we are responding with tips on how to manage your bids to find the most …
October 5th, 2009 | by Christopher Semturs | published in Google Testing
by Zhanyong G. Mock Wan in Google KirklandIn the previous episode, we showed how Google C++ Mocking Framework matchers can make both your test code and your test output readable. What if you cannot find the right matcher for the task?Don’t settle for a…
Teaming up with Adobe and the Open Screen Project
October 5th, 2009 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
At Google, we’ve been working closely with the folks at Adobe for years. Some of our most exciting projects such as YouTube, Android, Google Site Search, Google Chrome and even Google web search require close integration with Adobe’s technologies. Our …
October 2nd, 2009 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
Last weekend, Tropical Storm Ketsana (local name “Ondoy”) pounded Manila and nearby areas of the Philippines with a month’s worth of rain in just a few hours, resulting in floods that covered 80% of the city with as much as 20 feet of water. The typhoo…
October 2nd, 2009 | by elaine | published in Google Earth
Here are this week’s highlights from Twitter – remember, you can follow us at twitter.com/googlemaps. You’ll find some fun links and announcements you may have missed:Impressive global mashup showing where iconic music album cover photos were taken – o…
October 2nd, 2009 | by The App Engine Team | published in Google App Engine
This week, Google App Engine and Twilio challenge you to build voice or voice-enhanced applications hosted on App Engine that use Twilio’s voice application API to make and receive phone calls. Submit your app by October 4th to win a Dell Netbook from…
October 2nd, 2009 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
This is part of a regular series of posts on search experience updates that runs on Fridays. Look for the label “This week in search” and subscribe to the series. – Ed.At Google, we’re completely committed to the needs of our users. This is one reason …
October 2nd, 2009 | by SketchUp Team | published in Google SketchUp
Many products have an aesthetic value on their own, but only really come to life when you see them placed in context. The folks over at KraftMaid Cabinetry have done an extraordinary job of not only uploading individual cabinets into the Google 3D Ware…
October 2nd, 2009 | by Neel Kshetramade | published in Google Code
At Google we’re excited about new web technologies like HTML 5, CSS 3, Web Fonts, SVG, faster JavaScript, and more. It’s an exciting time to be a web developer, especially with the major advancements made in modern browsers like Firefox, Safari, Opera,…
October 2nd, 2009 | by Jonathan Simon | published in Google Webmaster Central
Until today, you had to upload a file to your website to activate Google Friend Connect features and gadgets. Today, we’re dramatically simplifying the Friend Connect setup process. To get started with Friend Connect features, all you have to do is sub…
October 2nd, 2009 | by Google Apps Team | published in Google Apps, Google Docs
You can now use functions in spreadsheets that can automatically detect and translate languages.Editions included:Standard, Premier, Education, Team and Partner EditionsLanguages included:All languages supported by Google SpreadsheetsHow to access what…