December 4th, 2009 | by John Mueller | published in Google Webmaster Central
Webmaster level: IntermediateLet’s take a quick look at the individual sections in the Google Webmaster Tools’ Site Performance feature:Performance overviewThe performance overview shows a graph of the aggregated speed numbers for the website, based on…
SES Chicago Next Week
December 4th, 2009 | by Jeff Gillis | published in Google Analytics
Come to the windy city next week and catch Google Analytics’ fearless Senior Product Manager Phil Mui in action at the Search Engine Strategies Chicago conference. Phil will be presenting at two sessions on Monday at SES: MUST SEE: What’s New and Exci…
Connect with AdSense via online webinars
December 4th, 2009 | by Inside AdSense Team | published in Google Adsense
We often hear publishers ask for more information about using AdSense most effectively, and so in response, we’ve initiated a number of free, online webinars. If you haven’t yet participated in a webinar, they focus on specific topics such as increasin…
When sources disagree: borders and place names in Google Earth and Maps
December 4th, 2009 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Bob Boorstin, Director, Public Policy TeamCollecting and sharing the most accurate information about place names and borders is a tough task that every map maker faces. The first sources are the nations themselves, but when neighboring countr…
Automatic Captioning in YouTube
December 4th, 2009 | by Research Admin | published in Google Research
Posted by Christopher Alberti and Michiel Bacchiani, Google ResearchOn November 19, we launched our new automatic captioning and automatic alignment feature for YouTube. These features significantly reduce the effort it takes to create captions for vid…
Connecting Google Apps Education Edition with Blackboard
December 4th, 2009 | by Ellen Petry Leanse | published in Google Apps, Google Enterprise
Editor’s note: George Kroner is a Developer Relations Engineer for Blackboard, a company that focuses on transforming and improving the educational experience at over 5,000 institutions worldwide. Through the work of Blackboard’s community of over 1,…
Now on Google Finance: streaming news
December 4th, 2009 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
Ever since we launched real-time and streaming quotes on Google Finance last year, we’ve heard from users how vital that up-to-date information has been. Especially in today’s volatile financial environment, current information can be the difference be…
"If you were a brand new QA manager …" (cont)
December 4th, 2009 | by James Whittaker | published in Google Testing
By James A. WhittakerMore thoughts:Understand your orgs release process and prioritiesLate cycle pre-release testing is the most nerve racking part of the entire development cycle. Test managers have to strike a balance between doing the right testing …
December 4th, 2009 | by Nate Weinstein | published in Youtube
This month, we’re proud to present eight of the best short films we’ve ever seen (ever!) in the Screening Room, our destination for top films from the film festival circuit. While we often program the Screening Room around specific themes (perhaps …
AdWords & Analytics Sessions at SES Chicago
December 3rd, 2009 | by Inside AdWords crew | published in Google Adwords
Next week on December 7th and 8th, you can catch presentations by the Google AdWords team at SES Chicago. We’ll be offering practical tips on how to quickly improve your search and display ads performance in the following sessions:What’s New and Exciti…
Benvenuti a Milano
December 3rd, 2009 | by SketchUp Team | published in Google SketchUp
Milan, Italy in 3D is now live on Google Earth! You can take a virtual stroll in via Montenapoleone or watch the city from the top of the Duomo di Milano, walk on the ramparts of the Castello Sforzesco and check out the Stazione Centrale. You can exp…
Searching the global web just got a little easier
December 3rd, 2009 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
Today, we’re excited to introduce a new “Translated search” tool in the Search Options panel that makes finding and reading content written in other languages easier. Translated search is great because it helps you find information from sites written…
December 3rd, 2009 | by Aaron Stein | published in Google Earth
We just launched new imagery for Google Earth and Google Maps. Check to see if any of your favorite places have gotten an update! You can view the updated areas highlighted in red below. Alternatively, you can download this KML, for viewing in Google E…
Joomla! Google Summer of Code™ 2009: Lots to Shout About
December 3rd, 2009 | by Cat Allman | published in Google Open Source
The Joomla! project was thrilled to sponsor 18 Google Summer of Code students for 2009, and we are pleased to report that 16 (89%) successfully completed their projects. Most of the projects were based on ideas generated by the Joomla! community, and o…
December 3rd, 2009 | by The App Engine Team | published in Google App Engine
The App Engine team has been hard at work tackling our the issues on our tracker, tweaking APIs and closing bugs. In addition to a ton of bug fixes, 1.2.8 also includes:
Enhanced Admin Console – Users will notice new tools for managing tasks and queu…