December 8th, 2010 | by A Googler | published in Youtube
This is a guest post by John Polson, the founder and director of the world’s largest short film festival, Tropfest. Entries are now open for Tropfest 2011, and for the first time it’s a truly global initiative – finalists will be flown from anywhe…
New in Google Docs: Connectors, hidden controls, and more upload options
December 8th, 2010 | by Google Apps Team | published in Google Apps, Google Docs
Connectors in drawings: All new lines can connect to shapes making it easier to create flowcharts and complex diagrams.Insert images directly from Picasa: If you’ve got images stored in your Picasa web albums, the image dialog will let you insert tho…
December 8th, 2010 | by Ryan Pollock | published in Google Mobile, Youtube
When you’re watching a video on YouTube, how often do you JUST watch the video? If you’re like me, you scroll down, maybe read the video description and glance over at the related videos to choose what you might watch next. Today the latest YouTube ap…
Now available with Google Apps: Google Checkout
December 8th, 2010 | by Jeremiah Dillon, Google Apps Marketing Manager | published in Google Apps, Google Enterprise
Editor’s note: We recently launched an improvement that makes over 60 additional Google services available to Google Apps users. This series showcases what’s new and how your organization can benefit.Welcome to Google CheckoutWith global online sal…
December 8th, 2010 | by Kate Rose | published in Youtube
Imagine a momentary glimpse into 80,000 perspectives from around the world. A goat farmer in the Ukraine heads to work in the morning. Three Angolan women sing a song as they beat corn into meal at lunchtime. A young man in the United States comes out …
December 8th, 2010 | by A Googler | published in Google Talk
Growing up, December was always a favorite month of mine. School would let out for two weeks, snowflakes would start falling and I’d write my letter to Santa to remind him that I’d been especially good that year (and ask if he’d mind bringing me a few Ninja Turtles). He never answered those letters—he’s a busy guy, after all—but what if he could pick up the phone and call me instead? What if Santa had Google Voice and could easily call all the kids on his list?
Well, this year he can—with your help. If you know a kid (of any age) who’d like to hear from Santa, create and send a personalized phone call from the jolly man in the red suit himself at sendacallfromsanta.com.
There are hundreds of options to choose from, so you can send unique, customized phone calls to anyone you know, from your nieces and nephews to old college friends, over the phone (to U.S. numbers only) or via email, Facebook or Twitter.
If you or your kids have a special request or message for Santa, you can leave him a message at his Google Voice number: 855-34-SANTA. Although he’s too busy to return messages himself, you can always create one on his behalf at the Send a Call From Santa site.
Ready to spread some holiday cheer? Listen to a sample message, and visit sendacallfromsanta.com to send a message of your own.
And don’t forget—if you want to keep up with Santa as he travels around the globe delivering presents on Christmas Eve, you can track his journey on Google Maps, on Google Earth with the plug-in and on your mobile phone, too.
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Santa’s calling (from his Google Voice number)
December 8th, 2010 | by Michael Bolognino | published in Google Talk
Growing up, December was always a favorite month of mine. School would let out for two weeks, snowflakes would start falling and I’d write my letter to Santa to remind him that I’d been especially good that year (and ask if he’d mind bringing me …
December 8th, 2010 | by Inside AdWords crew | published in Google Adwords
Today we’re announcing four new features in the Opportunities tab that we hope will improve the way that you optimize your AdWords account. First page CPC ideasFirst page CPC ideas help you adjust your bids so that your ads have a better chance of ap…
Santa’s calling (from his Google Voice number)
December 8th, 2010 | by Michael Bolognino | published in Google Voice, Uncategorized
Growing up, December was always a favorite month of mine. School would let out for two weeks, snowflakes would start falling and I’d write my letter to Santa to remind him that I’d been especially good that year (and ask if he’d mind bringing me …
December 8th, 2010 | by Research Admin | published in Google Research
Posted by Maggie Johnson, Director of Education and University RelationsWe’ve just completed the latest round of Google Research Awards, our program which identifies and supports faculty pursuing research in areas of mutual interest. We had a record nu…
December 8th, 2010 | by Google Apps Team | published in Google Apps
For Domains whose admins have enabled the ‘enable pre-release features’ checkbox in the Control Panel:Event timezones – You can now specify the time zone for a given event. You can also set up events which start in one time zone and end in another….
December 8th, 2010 | by Inside AdWords crew | published in Google Adwords
We want to thank you for all the feedback you’ve given us on the Keyword Tool. The first thing you told us is that you want more keywords that are better targeted to your account and searches, and we’ve made improvements in this area. We’ve also …
December 8th, 2010 | by Google Docs | published in Google Docs
Ever since we launched the Google drawings, the most requested feature has been shape connectors. Well today, they’re here.From now on, when you add a new line in a Google drawing, you can connect that line directly to a shape (old lines will need to…
December 8th, 2010 | by Deanna | published in Google Earth
Bram Stoker’s world famous novel Dracula was believed to have been inspired by fifteenth century Wallachian Prince, Vlad Dracul from Romania (better known to many as Vlad the Impaler). The legend of the vampire is still deeply rooted in Transylvanian…
December 8th, 2010 | by A Googler | published in Youtube
Are you Rihanna’s biggest fan? Do you just love Justin Bieber? Well now’s your chance to show these artists just how devoted you really are. The MyYouTube contest launches today and the participating music artists need your help to win.Over the nex…