March 8th, 2010 | by miriam | published in Google Student Blog
Spring is almost here – and that means time for March Madness, Spring Break, and of course..midterms! Are you looking for help with your CS courses or just want to explore new and exciting content? Check out Google Code University where you can find t…
March 8th, 2010 | by Faustina | published in Google Analytics, Google Conversions
Today we’re sharing the second in a series of posts showing you different ways to achieve a similar reporting structure for activities across multiple regions and languages for e-commerce websites.Method 2: Multiple profiles, multiple domains and a sin…
Another imagery update
March 8th, 2010 | by Elaine Filadelfo | published in Google Earth
We’ve just finished pushing out an imagery update for Google Earth and Google Maps, so check to see if any of your favorite places has gotten an update! You can view the updated areas highlighted in red below. Alternatively, you can download this KML, …
Statistics for a changing world: Google Public Data Explorer in Labs
March 8th, 2010 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
Last year, we released a public data search feature that enables people to quickly find useful statistics in search. More recently, we expanded this service to include information from the World Bank, such as population data for every region in the wor…
App Engine joins the Google over IPv6 Program
March 8th, 2010 | by The App Engine Team | published in Google App Engine
The Google over IPv6 program allows ISPs with good connectivity to request IPv6 access for most Google services. In about a week, we’ll be adding Google App Engine and the appspot.com domain to this program. This means that all App Engine apps will be…
This week in search 3/7/10
March 7th, 2010 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
This is part of a regular series of posts on search experience updates that runs weekly. Look for the label This week in search and subscribe to the series. – Ed.This week’s enhancements include:Stars in searchEvery day, we work to improve the four key…
Hosting a viewing party for the OSCARS®
March 6th, 2010 | by Google Docs | published in Google Docs
Last year, I planned an OSCARS® viewing party with my friends. To add some friendly competition and figure out who was coming, I collected people’s predictions for the winners and their RSVP information with a Google form ahead of time. I found the p…
March 6th, 2010 | by Patrick Copeland | published in Google Testing
I’ll be a presenting a paper at ICST 2010 in Paris April 6-10 about how Google tests and builds software. Here’s a pointer to the program if you are interested. Also here’s a link to the abstract of the talk itself. I’ll publish the paper after the tal…
Join Jeremy Piven’s “Video Volunteers” Entourage for Global Development
March 5th, 2010 | by Ramya | published in Youtube
Jeremy Piven is best known as the sharp-tongued Ari Gold on HBO’s Entourage, but today he’s taking a break from berating Vince and the boys to give the YouTube community a glimpse of his softer side by signing on as a Video Volunteers curator. This…
Make Contact with Google at SIGCSE 2010
March 5th, 2010 | by Ellen Ko | published in Google Open Source
Next week several Googlers will be attending and presenting at the 41st ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE 2010). From March 10-13, Leslie Hawthorn and Cat Allman from the Open Source Programs Office will be in Milwaukee, WI…
A new way to edit places on Google Maps
March 5th, 2010 | by Elaine Filadelfo | published in Google Earth
Back in 2008, we started opening Google Maps up to user edits. With the launch of Place Pages in September, we decided it’d be a lot easier if editing had its own page too. Today, we’re pleased to announce a new, easier way to edit places on Google Map…
March 5th, 2010 | by Mia | published in Youtube
Ever encounter an issue on YouTube and wonder whether you’re the onlyone experiencing it? There are two places you can go to find out moreabout the situation:1. If you see your issue on the Current Site Issues page, it means that the bug has been repor…
Google Docs welcomes DocVerse
March 5th, 2010 | by A Googler | published in Google Docs
(Cross-posted from the Google Enterprise Blog)The future of productivity applications is in the cloud. We’ve always believed the web is the best platform for creating and sharing information, and Google Docs has already helped millions of people becom…
Our Favorites: Geo Mobile Web Powered by Google Maps
March 5th, 2010 | by Shawn | published in Google Maps
Social networks came into existence thanks to our instinctive need for sharing. Facebook grew out of college campuses by allowing students to share photos or “faces”, while Twitter grew by enabling users to share short and quick “tweets” or status up…
March 5th, 2010 | by Alden DeSoto | published in Google Analytics
We’re really excited to see how companies can grow their businesses around the Google Analytics API. Today, we’re publishing a case study that illustrates how Shufflepoint, Inc. has used the Google Analytics API to build an innovative product offering …