January 14th, 2010 | by Michael Wyszomierski | published in Google Webmaster Central
Webmaster Level: All You asked and Matt Cutts answered. It’s time to answer the latest round of Grab Bag questions! Here’s the first answer, complete with Matt’s new hairstyle:We have a lot of videos ready to share, so we’re not currently taking new qu…
January 14th, 2010 | by Ryan Pollock | published in Google Mobile
If you have a BlackBerry and use the built-in Messages and Contacts apps, you can now search the email and contacts on your device using the new version of Google Mobile App.Just type (or speak) your query – perhaps the name of the person who sent you …
January 14th, 2010 | by Google Apps Team | published in Google Apps
Default https access for all Gmail accounts is currently being rolled out. This will only affect Google Apps domains that have not already forced SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) connections for their users in the Google Apps Control Panel.Editions included:…
Haiti imagery layer now available
January 13th, 2010 | by Elaine Filadelfo | published in Google Earth
We’ve worked closely with GeoEye throughout the afternoon to make their most recent satellite imagery of Haiti, taken at approximately 10:27am EST today, available as a KML overlay for Google Earth. You can download the KML here and open it in Google E…
January 13th, 2010 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Pablo Chavez, Managing Policy CounselWe have been heartbroken by the footage streaming onto YouTube of the devastation caused by yesterday’s 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti and inspired by the generosity people are showing toward relief eff…
January 13th, 2010 | by Rick Klau | published in Google Blogger Buzz
Like many of you, we watched in horror as news emerged from Haiti about yesterday’s disastrous earthquake. For those of you who publish your blog with Blogger, we built a couple of widgets that make it easy to invite your readers to contribute money to…
The Geo track returns to Google I/O 2010
January 13th, 2010 | by Thor Mitchell | published in Google Maps
We were thrilled by the overall positive feedback we received after last year’s I/O, but one thing we heard over and over again (in surveys and by word of mouth during the conference): developers wanted more Google Maps and Earth content. That’s why I…
Imagery & maps in the wake of the Haiti Earthquake
January 13th, 2010 | by Elaine Filadelfo | published in Google Earth
Update (7pm): The layer is now available — see more details in this post.Yesterday a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, causing significant destruction and devastation. Since then, we’ve received numerous requests from relief organizations and our…
Grants recipients helping earthquake victims in Haiti
January 13th, 2010 | by Google Grants Team Member | published in Google Grants
Many of the non-profits in the Google Grants program are taking part in the relief efforts for the earthquake in Haiti.We’d like to call attention to some of them so that you can get involved, offer support and learn more about the effects of the earth…
Computer Science Students & Faculty: Register for Google I/O
January 13th, 2010 | by miriam | published in Google Student Blog
We’re excited to let the Computer Science academic community know that registration for Google I/O is now open.In case you’re not familiar with the event, Google I/O is our annual developer conference, bringing together thousands of web, mobile, and en…
January 13th, 2010 | by Kristin Hall | published in Google Affiliate Network
The Google Affiliate Network team will join our fellow affiliate marketers at Affiliate Summit West January 17-19 in Las Vegas. We are hoping to see our valued advertisers, publishers and partners at the Meet Market on Sunday afternoon. If you atten…
A new year, a new SketchUp build
January 13th, 2010 | by Tasha Danko | published in Google SketchUp
To get the new year kicked off right, we’ve got a fresh new build of Google SketchUp (Free and Pro) for you to install. For this maintenance release, we focused on fixing some bugs and two security issues that we’ve had reported. This free upgrade is r…
AdSense for Domains Expands Use of Keyword Hints
January 13th, 2010 | by Inside AdSense Team | published in Google Adsense
You asked for it, you got it! AdSense for Domains, which launched a year ago to help publishers earn revenue through ads placed on undeveloped domains, now uses optional keyword hints more often. These keywords are suggestions supplied to Google by do…
Achieving a near zero-touch conversion process with Google Apps
January 13th, 2010 | by Ellen Petry Leanse | published in Google Apps, Google Enterprise
Editor’s note: Today’s guest blogger is Elliot Tally, Director of IT Collaboration and Automation for Sanmina-SCI, a leading Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) provider focused on delivering end-to-end manufacturing solutions for communications…
January 13th, 2010 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Mistique Cano, Public Policy Communications ManagerThis past Monday, our Washington office hosted a Google D.C. Talk on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, or ACTA. Panelists included Jonathan Band, Ryan Clough, James Love, and Steve Met…