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Viewing photos in Google Earth has long been a popular activity for avid virtual globe-trotters. It’s one of the best ways to “visit” places all over the world without paying for a plane ticket or getting jet lag. Today, the Google Earth photo viewin…

It probably comes as no surprise that we are huge fans of AdWords. It is such an effective marketing tool for our advertisers that it’s no wonder that we’d use it ourselves. In fact, Google uses AdWords for many of the same reasons that our advertisers…

This is one of a regular series of posts on search experience updates. Look for the label This week in search and subscribe to the series. – Ed.We’re always excited by the diversity of the search features and enhancements that we make in any given we…

Last week, we were informed of a data error regarding the border between Costa Rica and Nicaragua in Google Maps. We said we would update our data for this region. We have now updated the border data on Google Earth, and we are working on updating th…

Based on user feedback, we’ve simplified our pricing for Google Site Search, our hosted search offering for businesses and organizations that want Google-quality search on their sites without ads.To date, we’ve charged for Google Site Search based…

Earlier this week, we released improved versions of Google Apps Migration for Lotus Notes and Google Calendar Connector for Lotus Notes. The migration tool has more than 40 new features to make moving from your Lotus Notes environment to Google’s cloud…

This is part of a regular series of Google Apps updates that we post every couple of weeks. Look for the label “Google Apps highlights” and subscribe to the series. – Ed.In this installment, we’re bringing you a little more flair for your Gmail inb…

Google Analytics is not only a product but also a platform, supporting an ecosystem of developers, tools, users, and partners. The Google Analytics APIs are an important part of this ecosystem and platform. In fact, over 80 new applications have been a…

Earlier this year, we asked a global group of public health officials and influenza experts how we can make Google Flu Trends better. Their most common request was for visualizations that enable easy comparison of flu levels across regions, so that dif…

Editor’s note: Over 3 million businesses have adopted Google Apps. Today we’ll hear from PlayPlainIt.com and Medialcoate, two companies based in California. To learn more about other organizations that have gone Google and share your story, visit our…

This Saturday, our engineers will be performing routine site maintenance from 10am to 2pm PST. You’ll be unable to log in to your AdSense account during this time, but we’ll continue serving ads to your pages and tracking your clicks, impressions, and …

A good product is like your favorite pair of shoes – it sees quite a bit of use, takes a few scuffs, and sooner or later is due for a shine. Google Site Search is used by thousands of companies across the globe, and based on product use, customer fe…

By James WhittakerWhen to stop testing? It’s the age old testing question that many researchers have tried to quantify. In fact, the best answer requires no science whatsoever: never. Since testing is infinite, we can never really stop. A more practi…

On Saturday, November 13, the AdWords system will be unavailable from approximately 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. PDT due to our regularly scheduled system maintenance. While you won’t be able to log into your account during this time, your campaigns will continue…