100 days until major v13 sunset
January 13th, 2010 | by AdWords API Team | published in Google Adwords API
In October of last year we launched the v200909 API and shared with you that the majority of v13 services would be turned off on April 22 of this year. This is a reminder to our developers that less than 100 days are left before most v13 services will …
Finding your way in 18 new countries
January 13th, 2010 | by Elaine Filadelfo | published in Google Earth
In certain parts of the world, getting around is a challenge. Not only are cities in emerging economies evolving rapidly, oftentimes there are no online services to help people navigate.One of the most requested features on Google Maps in Asia and East…
See recent models in Building Maker
January 13th, 2010 | by Tasha Danko | published in Google SketchUp
Today, we released an update to Google Building Maker that contains a few improvements we think you’ll like.When viewing one of the available locations in Building Maker, you’ll notice that a number of blue markers appear on the map. These markers are …
In Aftermath of Haiti Earthquake, Reports and Donation Appeals Flood YouTube
January 13th, 2010 | by Ramya | published in Youtube
As reports of unimaginable devastation continue to come out of Haiti in the wake of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck yesterday, footage of the disaster has been streaming onto YouTube, along with calls for help from nonprofit and aid organizati…
Default https access for Gmail
January 13th, 2010 | by The Gmail Team | published in Gmail (Google Mail)
Posted by Sam Schillace, Gmail Engineering DirectorIn 2008, we rolled out the option to always use https — encrypting your mail as it travels between your web browser and our servers. Using https helps protect data from being snooped by third par…
Keeping your data safe
January 12th, 2010 | by Ellen Petry Leanse | published in Google Apps, Google Enterprise
Many corporations and consumers regularly come under cyber attack, and Google is no exception. We recently detected a cyber attack targeting our infrastructure and that of at least 20 other publicly listed companies. This incident was particularly nota…
A new approach to China
January 12th, 2010 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
Like many other well-known organizations, we face cyber attacks of varying degrees on a regular basis. In mid-December, we detected a highly sophisticated and targeted attack on our corporate infrastructure originating from China that resulted in the t…
Documents List API: Upload any file and more
January 12th, 2010 | by Google Apps Team | published in Google Apps, Google Docs
You will soon be able to upload any type of file to Google Docs using the Documents List API as well as some other improvements. Upload any file type with the Documents List API:- Premier Edition only.- Individual file size limit of 250MB.- Ability to …
Policy adjustment for display URLs
January 12th, 2010 | by Inside AdWords crew | published in Google Adwords
The display URL (the URL that appears within the ad itself) shows potential visitors to a site where they’ll land when they click on an ad. For sites that sit on shared or hosted domains (such as blogspot.com), we’re adjusting our display URL policy to…
Upload any type of file to the cloud with Google Docs
January 12th, 2010 | by Google Apps Team | published in Google Apps, Google Docs
You will shortly have the ability to upload, store and organize any type of file in Google Docs.Main features:- Individual file size limit of 250MB.- Ability to upload files such as CAD, HTML, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, RAW photos, ZIP or RAR arc…
Google Flu Trends in 121 U.S. cities
January 12th, 2010 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
In contrast to the unusually early spike of flu activity we saw this October, Google Flu Trends is currently showing a low level of activity in the United States. Since the strain of influenza that is active (H1N1) is novel, no one knows exactly what w…
Spring Cleaning Comes Early to YouTube
January 12th, 2010 | by Mia | published in Youtube
Update: Reminder: Please enter feedback here, in our new Product Ideas page.+++The excitement of the new decade and our upcoming fifth anniversary has the YouTube team itching to make the site experience better than ever before. We have all kinds of id…
Putting Google Docs To Work For Non-Profits
January 12th, 2010 | by Google Grants Team Member | published in Google Grants
As regular readers of this blog and Google enthusiasts know, Google offers a non-profit version of Google Apps, a suite of communication, collaboration, and publishing tools. One valuable component of Google Apps is Google Docs; Google Docs gives your …
January 12th, 2010 | by Inside Google Book Search | published in Google Books
Posted by Ryan Sands, Google Books Online TeamIt may come as no surprise to the book nerds out there (you know who you are) that the annals of written history are full of visual gems.When you come across something interesting in a public domain title t…
January 12th, 2010 | by Tasha Danko | published in Google SketchUp
We just came across a great SketchUp podcast by a creative and talented, if rather unlikely, host. SketchUp: a 3D Toolbox is co-created and hosted by Cameron Harris, a 16-year old from the Bay Area. Here’s a little more about the show and host:Learn ho…