March 30th, 2010 | by Tasha Danko | published in Google SketchUp
Hello college basketball fans! It’s March and that means March Madness is in full swing. 65 teams were pitted against each other in this single elimination tournament to decide the 2010 NCAA Men’s College Basketball Championship. In getting into the …
March 30th, 2010 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
The year was 1986. A gallon of gas cost 89 cents, Paul Simon’s Graceland won the Grammy for album of the year, and the federal Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), which governs how law enforcement can access electronic data, was signed into…
March 30th, 2010 | by Ellen Ko | published in Google Open Source
The student application period for Google Summer of Code™ opened yesterday and many students are wondering if they should apply. We encourage students of all backgrounds to apply, as long as they meet our eligibility requirements, which state that i…
March 30th, 2010 | by Inside AdWords crew | published in Google Adwords
Did your smartphone suddenly start blinking and buzzing like crazy? No need to worry– it’s probably just getting excited about AdWords for mobile, our new mobile interface for Android, iPhone, and Palm Pre devices.We’ve heard that your smartphone…
March 30th, 2010 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
One way we love to help you make iGoogle your own is with our artist and designer themes — ranging from food and fashion to games and comics. Today, we’re excited to announce a set of new themes, tailored to the world traveler in all of us. These n…
March 29th, 2010 | by The App Engine Team | published in Google App Engine
Last week we announced the 1.3.2 release of the App Engine SDK. We’re particularly excited about two new datastore features: eventually consistent reads, and datastore deadlines.
Read Consistency Settings
You now have the option to specify eventually…
March 29th, 2010 | by Jessica Bagley | published in Google Student Blog
Interested in learning more about open source development? Looking for a great way to sharpen your programming skills? Look no further – student applications are now open for Google Summer of CodeTM 2010.Since its inception in 2005, the program has br…
March 29th, 2010 | by Zach | published in Google Code
Want to work on a cool open source project, hone your development skills with the help of a dedicated mentor, and get paid? Look no further – student applications are now open for Google Summer of Code™ 2010.Since its inception in 2005, the Googl…
March 29th, 2010 | by acd | published in Google Wave
One fact is very clear on the web: people love polls, and people love seeing poll results. That’s probably why the “Yes/No/Maybe” gadget, which is installed by default for all Google Wave users, is our most popular extension. People use it to find out …
March 29th, 2010 | by A Googler | published in Google Orkut
Have you ever wanted to quickly send a file to a friend who’s online? Now it’s easy! We’re excited to announce that you can now share pictures, documents, and other files with your friends while chatting in orkut and iGoogle. To give it a try you don’t need to install anything, simply start a conversation with a friend and click Send a file… in the ‘Actions’ menu:
This feature is also compatible with the file transfer functionality in the Google Talk downloadable software, so you can share files directly from the web with folks who use the desktop version.
File transfer is available in orkut and iGoogle only for now. We’re working on bringing it to Gmail as well, and we’ll keep you posted when that happens!
Posted by Lizhen Wang, software engineer
March 29th, 2010 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
Have you ever wanted to quickly send a file to a friend who’s online? Now you can share pictures, documents and other files directly with your friends while chatting in iGoogle and orkut, without having to switch to email to send the file as an attachm…
March 29th, 2010 | by Jason Toff | published in Google Talk
Have you ever wanted to quickly send a file to a friend whom you’re chatting with online? Starting today, you can share photos, documents, and other files while chatting in iGoogle and orkut. To give it a try, just click Send a file… in the Actions menu while chatting with a friend (no download required):
This feature is also compatible with the file transfer functionality in the Google Talk downloadable software, so you can share files directly from the web with folks who use the desktop version.
File transfer is available in orkut and iGoogle only for now. We’re working on bringing it to Gmail as well, and we’ll keep you posted when that happens!
Posted by Lizhen Wang, software engineer
March 29th, 2010 | by Jason Toff | published in Google Talk
Have you ever wanted to quickly send a file to a friend whom you’re chatting with online? Starting today, you can share photos, documents, and other files while chatting in iGoogle and orkut. To give it a try, just click Send a file……
March 29th, 2010 | by Inside AdWords crew | published in Google Adwords
Our previous post in the Content Network Optimization University series covered the basics of setting up and launching a good campaign on the Content Network.Today, we’ll cover more advanced optimization strategies. We’ve compiled these by observing be…
March 29th, 2010 | by lhawthorn | published in Google Open Source
Students, want to gain real world software engineering experience and get paid? We are now accepting applications for Google Summer of Code™ 2010, our global program to introduce students, ages 18 and over, to the wonderful world of Open Source devel…