How to edit Google Maps and local business listing data
September 22nd, 2010 | by Deanna | published in Google Earth
The world is a big place that’s constantly changing, so in digitally replicating it on Google Maps, you can imagine how much information we’re working with. We get data for Google Maps from a number of sources, including third party providers, busi…
Learn about using Sitelinks in a new online course
September 22nd, 2010 | by Inside AdWords crew | published in Google Adwords
Ad Sitelinks is an AdWords extension feature that allows you to extend the value of your existing AdWords ads by providing additional links to specific, relevant content deeper within your sitemap. Rather than sending all users to the same landing page…
September 22nd, 2010 | by Brian Shih | published in Google Reader
Posted by Brian Shih, Product Manager
As of September 30th, we’ll be turning off track changes in Reader. While this isn’t a widely used feature, we wanted to let you know in advance so you can set up a suitable alternative (such as http://page2rss.com). Your previous updates will not go away, but you will stop receiving new updates from any custom feeds you have set up.
We apologize for any inconvenience this causes — and as always, please feel free to visit our help forum if you have any questions.
Update: You can use the Page2RSS transition tool to convert your feeds here: http://grtransition.page2rss.com/
September 22nd, 2010 | by Brian Shih | published in Google Reader
As of September 30th, we’ll be turning off track changes in Reader. While this isn’t a widely used feature, we wanted to let you know in advance so you can set up a suitable alternative (such as http://page2rss.com). Your previous updates will not …
Fantastic Fest curates the YouTube homepage
September 22nd, 2010 | by pollack | published in Youtube
If you’ve ever been to the Alamo Drafthouse theaters in Texas (where you can order fried pickles and other delicacies directly to your seat!), you know the Alamo team has a unique knack for programming. In addition to bringing Texans major motion pictu…
One place to find everything new from Google
September 22nd, 2010 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
If it seems to you like every day Google releases a new product or feature, well, it seems like that to us too. The central place we tell you about most of these is through the official Google Blog Network, where you’ll find more than 100 blogs cover…
September 22nd, 2010 | by Maile Ohye | published in Google Webmaster Central
Webmaster Level: AllCross-posted from the Lat Long Blog.We’re sharing some news today that we hope webmasters will find exciting. As you know, we’re constantly working to organize the world’s information – be it textual, visual, geographic or an…
September 22nd, 2010 | by Deanna | published in Google Earth
We’re sharing some news today that we hope webmasters will find exciting. As you know, we’re constantly working to organize the world’s information — be it textual, visual, geographic or any other type of useful data. From a local search persp…
September 22nd, 2010 | by Inside Google Book Search | published in Google Books
Posted by Cheryl Pon, Books Online Team[Please note, some images in this post may not be available in full view to users outside of the United States.]As video games become ever more popular, I’ve begun to wonder how pre-video game generations kept the…
September 22nd, 2010 | by Alden DeSoto | published in Google Analytics
I have a friend who owns a store in my neighborhood. He decided to run a 50%-off special on a site that specializes in one-day promotions to its members. His goal was to get wider exposure for his store and gain some new customers. If you look at the g…
September 22nd, 2010 | by Jessica Lulovics | published in Google Student Blog
This post is cross-posted from The Official Google India Blog.Never judge a search engine by its interface. Behind that simple search window is one of the most complex technology infrastructures in the world, and it’s run by an equally diverse group …
SketchUp-to-Maxwell rendering tutorials
September 22nd, 2010 | by aidanchopra | published in Google SketchUp
I have a serious love/hate relationship with photo-realistic rendering. I’m completely intrigued by the drop-dead gorgeous images I come across every day, but I’m terrified by the prospect of ever having to produce any myself. Simply put, rendering see…
September 22nd, 2010 | by A Googler | published in Google News, Uncategorized
Posted by Krishna Bharat, founder and engineering head, and Chris Beckmann, product manager, Google News(Cross-posted on the Official Google Blog)Today we celebrate the eighth birthday of Google News. Not long after the tragic events of September 11, 2…
September 22nd, 2010 | by A Googler | published in Google News
Posted by Krishna Bharat, founder and engineering head, and Chris Beckmann, product manager, Google News(Cross-posted on the Official Google Blog)Today we celebrate the eighth birthday of Google News. Not long after the tragic events of September 11, 2…
What’s different about the new Google Docs: Conflict resolution
September 22nd, 2010 | by Google Docs | published in Google Docs
Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of three posts about the collaboration technology in Google Docs. Yesterday, we explained some of the technical challenges behind real time collaboration.Think of the history of a document as a series of …