São Paulo Open Source Jam 2
August 6th, 2010 | by Ellen Ko | published in Google Open Source
On July 14th, Google Brazil hosted the 2nd Open Source Jam in São Paulo, Brazil. We had about 40 attendees and 10 talks! Here is a quick summary of the talks that were given.The jam began at about 19:00, and after Rodolpho Eckhardt welcomed our guest…
August 6th, 2010 | by Mia | published in Youtube
What’s new on YouTube since we last met? Let us count the things…”Playlist Bar” launch: Last week, we introduced the “Playlist Bar”: when you view a playlist, recommended videos (from the homepage), your subscriptions or your favorites, you’ll see a …
August 6th, 2010 | by Jamie Yood | published in Google.org
(Cross-posted from the LatLong blog)According to the UN, the recent floods in Pakistan have affected over 4 million individuals – and the human toll continues to grow. Disease is an ever-increasing risk as relief agencies rush to the aid of those who …
August 6th, 2010 | by Ashley Chandler | published in Google Apps, Google Enterprise
Today we’re happy to announce that The Maryland Education Enterprise Consortium (MEEC) will make Google Apps for Education available to 1.4 million students in the state. MEEC is comprised of the University System of Maryland, Maryland Higher Educati…
Optimization Best Practices: Negative Keywords
August 6th, 2010 | by Google Grants Team Member | published in Google Grants
Negative keywords play a significant role in your campaign’s success. Adding negative keywords to your ad groups or campaign means that your ads won’t show for searches containing that term. In other words, negative keywords filter out unwanted imp…
A new curve tool for drawings
August 6th, 2010 | by Google Docs | published in Google Docs
Sometimes scribbles just don’t cut it and you need more powerful curve tools in Google drawings. Well, we’ve just released a tool that does just that, based on cardinal splines.The new curves can be left open or closed, and can be filled or unfill…
August 6th, 2010 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
We’re excited to announce we’ve acquired Slide, a social technology company with an extensive history of building new ways for people to connect with others across numerous platforms online.For Google, the web is about people, and we’re working t…
YouTube Summer School, Session 4: History
August 6th, 2010 | by Mia | published in Youtube
While we enjoy looking ahead and thinking big, we also take to heart the famous quote from George Santayana: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” That’s why for this week’s session of YouTube Summer School, we’re takin…