May 7th, 2010 | by Tasha Danko | published in Google SketchUp
The city of Lisbon, Portugal is the latest addition to the 3D Buildings layer in Google Earth. Over 14,000 models have been added to fill in around areas where many user-contributed models already existed.Sé de LisboaSince Google Building Maker added …
May 7th, 2010 | by The Gmail Team | published in Gmail (Google Mail)
Posted by Henry Wong, Software EngineerOne of the things people like best about Google Buzz is the ability to have conversations in the comments. But until now, if you were reading a post in an email client (like the native mail app on your phone or Ou…
Caitlin talks to an Associate Product Manager
May 7th, 2010 | by Jessica Lulovics | published in Google Student Blog
Hey everyone! If there’s one thing I’ve learned from talking to so many engineers, it’s that Google is a pretty cool place for the technically-inclined. But, what if you’re also super interested in marketing and project management? Turns out…
Happy Queima das Fitas! (Burning of the Ribbons Day)
May 7th, 2010 | by A Googler | published in Google Orkut
Ready for a parade packed with students wielding bright colored top hats and canes? Then you’re in luck, because Queima das Fitas (Burning of the Ribbons), one of the largest student celebrations in Europe, is now in full force.
Right now, students are filling the streets of Portugal in order to celebrate their recent graduations. Logically, students finishing their final years of university head up the parade, with their first year classmates bringing up the rear. Burning of the Ribbons is not just for students though, it actually attracts thousands of people from around the country and usually lasts for an entire day.
Never a group to miss out on a party, the orkut team decided to make a doodle to congratulate all the graduates out there (no matter where they’re from), and to celebrate this special date:
If you’d like to participate as well, look for someone who’s celebrating this year in the Portugal community. If you get really inspired, you could even plan a trip to join the party next year. Hope you enjoy the day!
Posted by Pedro Nunes, consumer operations
Google Apps Marketplace highlights – 5/7/2010
May 6th, 2010 | by Ellen Petry Leanse | published in Google Apps, Google Enterprise
Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of posts on new apps in the Google Apps Marketplace that have caught our eye here at Google. We’ll do this every couple weeks or so. Look for the label “marketplace highlights” and subscribe to the seri…
Chrome and browser speed tests: Potato gun, lightning, and sonic magic
May 6th, 2010 | by miriam | published in Google Student Blog
This past week, we released a new beta version of our web browser, Google Chrome. This beta release includes one of our biggest speed improvements to date and a handful of nifty new features. All the goodness of the new Chrome beta will be made more wi…
May 6th, 2010 | by Jessica Smallman | published in Google Checkout
We’re thrilled to announce a significant development in helping you get your business up and running faster with Google Checkout.Earlier today, we released a new feature in the Checkout API that makes it easier for sellers to integrate Google Chec…
AdWords system maintenance, cancelled
May 6th, 2010 | by Inside AdWords crew | published in Google Adwords
The AdWords system maintenance, previously scheduled for May 8th, has been cancelled. If you saw a message in your AdWords account alerting you about the scheduled maintenance, please disregard it.
Post Posted by Daniel Friedman, Inside …
Get ready to wave at Google I/O
May 6th, 2010 | by Amanda Surya | published in Google Code
Since unveiling Google Wave at I/O last year, we’ve seen a number of conferences (even entirely virtual ones) use Google Wave to facilitate discussions, note-taking, and conversations amongst the attendees. We want to bring this experience to Google I/…
Honoring those who give voice to the silenced
May 6th, 2010 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
It’s said that change comes through the concerted efforts of small groups of people who dream of better times ahead. And then do something about it.Today in Santiago, Chile, Google and the group Global Voices recognized three groups from around the wo…
SketchUp in a high school history class
May 6th, 2010 | by Tasha Danko | published in Google SketchUp
Pick a high school – any high school – and in the history class you might find some of the students doodling, yawning and pretending to stay awake. Replace that scene with an enthusiastic teacher and a healthy dose of SketchUp and you might see every s…
Upcoming free webinar: Uncovering opportunities with display advertising
May 6th, 2010 | by Inside AdWords crew | published in Google Adwords
Display advertising is changing rapidly with the emergence of audience data, engaging new ad formats, dynamic creatives, and new technologies. We’d like to invite you to a webinar about our recent innovations in display advertising and how marketers ar…
May 6th, 2010 | by Alden DeSoto | published in Google Analytics
Google Analytics helps marketers measure the performance of their ad campaigns. By linking Google Analytics and AdWords accounts, advertisers get a detailed picture of the performance of their ad creatives and keywords. Manually optimizing campaigns wo…
May 6th, 2010 | by Inside AdSense Team | published in Google Adsense
The AdSense team is hosting a new series of live online webinars this summer. These webinars will focus on AdSense for Search, important technical tips, and best practices for optimizing ad placements, formats and colors on your site. Our first webina…
May 6th, 2010 | by Jonathan Simon | published in Google Webmaster Central
Webmaster Level: AllSince we released the latest version of Top Search Queries in Webmaster Tools we’ve gotten a bunch of feedback, most of which was overwhelmingly positive. Today, we’re happy to bring even more improvements to Top Search Queries that…