Vancouver Lights at 2010 Winter Olympics
February 10th, 2010 | by Shawn | published in Google Maps
Opening ceremonies for the 2010 Winter Olympics are just days away and the city of Vancouver glitters in festivity. Its nightly sky has been adorned with 20 robotic searchlights thanks to Rafael Lozano-Hemmer at “Vectorial Elevation” powered by Go…
February 10th, 2010 | by Inside Google Book Search | published in Google Books
Posted by Ramsey Allington & Jodi Healy Pritchett, Partner ManagersSince we launched our partnership with the University of Texas at Austin in 2007, we have been working hard to make their unique Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection accessible t…
Better contextual matching
February 10th, 2010 | by Inside AdSense Team | published in Google Adsense
As an AdSense partner, you know that Google is continually making improvements to the way we match ads to your content so that users see even more relevant ads, which should help you make more money over time. A “referral URL” is one of many signals…
Building Maker in the land down under
February 10th, 2010 | by Tasha Danko | published in Google SketchUp
We’re excited to announce the appearance of a fourth continent in Google Building Maker: Australia. This doesn’t mean you have to eat Vegemite, know what a boomerang is or sing a Men at Work song to get started — just visit Building Maker and select t…
Save safely with new saving buttons
February 10th, 2010 | by Google Docs | published in Google Docs
Many of you have told us you’d like consistent and intuitive features across all the Google Docs editors, so today, we’re happy to launch a couple of improvements to the way saving works in all of Google Docs.Now it’s much easier to tell, at a glance…
Experimenting with new ways to make broadband better, faster, and more available
February 10th, 2010 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Richard Whitt, Washington Telecom and Media CounselGiven how important broadband capability is to economic growth and job creation, it’s no surprise that it’s become a major topic of discussion in Washington.The FCC is currently finalizing it…
Think big with a gig: Our experimental fiber network
February 10th, 2010 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
Imagine sitting in a rural health clinic, streaming three-dimensional medical imaging over the web and discussing a unique condition with a specialist in New York. Or downloading a high-definition, full-length feature film in less than five minutes. Or…
Safety Mode: giving you more control on YouTube
February 10th, 2010 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
(Cross-posted from the YouTube Blog)Diversity of content is one of the great things about YouTube. But we know that some of you want a more controlled experience. That’s why we’re announcing Safety Mode, an opt-in setting that helps screen out potentia…
The 33rd America’s Cup Live on YouTube
February 10th, 2010 | by Mia | published in Youtube
Today the 33rd staging of the America’s Cup Regatta – the oldest active trophy in international sport – gets underway in waters off Valencia, with the holders, the Société Nautique de Genève, taking on the Golden Gate Yacht Club. For the first t…
A Front Row Seat to Vancouver
February 9th, 2010 | by Picasa Team | published in Google Photos (Picasa)
Posted by Ping Chen, Software Engineer While thousands of lucky fans get to experience the excitement of the Games live and in person, most of us will only be able to watch from afar. This year, we’ve created a special Picasa Web Albums gallery so p…
Introducing Google Buzz
February 9th, 2010 | by miriam | published in Google Student Blog
If you haven’t yet read about Google Buzz, here’s some exciting news cross-posted from the Official Google Blog!We’ve blogged before about our thoughts on the social web, steps we’ve taken to add social features to our products, and efforts like OpenSo…
Introducing Google Buzz for mobile: See buzz around you and tag posts with your location
February 9th, 2010 | by Elaine Filadelfo | published in Google Earth
[Cross-posted with the Google Mobile Blog]Today we announced Google Buzz, a new product that integrates with your Gmail inbox and makes it easy to start rich conversations about the things you find interesting. Google Buzz lets you share web links, ph…
Go Mobile! Series: Optimize for mobile with Google Analytics
February 9th, 2010 | by Inside AdWords crew | published in Google Adwords
Understanding who visits your website is important when developing your AdWords campaigns. In this post, we’ll show you how you can use Google Analytics to analyze your website traffic and optimize your AdWords campaigns.Who’s coming to your site?More …
Testing in the Data Center (Manufacturing No More)
February 9th, 2010 | by James Whittaker | published in Google Testing
By James A. WhittakerW. Edwards Deming helped to revolutionize the process of manufacturing automobiles in the 1970s and a decade later the software industry ran with the manufacturing analogy and the result was nearly every waterfall, spiral or agile …
Who’s @ Google I/O: spotlight on Social Web (including Buzz!)
February 9th, 2010 | by Mike Marchak | published in Google Code
Following on the heels of today’s announcement on Buzz, we’re excited to bring you the latest on all things social at Google I/O, starting with a session on Buzz APIs and a new panel session!What’s the hubbub about Google Buzz APIs?Google Buzz is a new…