December 6th, 2010 | by Inside AdWords crew | published in Google Adwords
In early November, we invited you to help us celebrate AdWords’ 10th birthday by telling the story of your own business. Today we’re sharing your stories with the world on a global map we’re featuring on the AdWords 10th Birthday website. We hop…
Ponoko 3D Printing Challenge: Two weeks left
December 6th, 2010 | by aidanchopra | published in Google SketchUp
It’s Monday — time for my weekly reminder about entering the Ponoko 3D Printing Challenge before it’s too late. You have two more weeks to put together an Instructable about using SketchUp and Ponoko together. Fabulous prizes await you if you win. The…
Now available with Google Apps: Google Places
December 6th, 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 PlacesYou already know that Go…
Cricket Season Has Begun!
December 6th, 2010 | by Deanna | published in Google Earth
Summer has arrived in the southern hemisphere, which in Australia, means cricket! “The Ashes,” a tournament series played between England and Australia, recently began a couple weeks ago so the competition is underway. It’s said to be internation…
December 6th, 2010 | by Inside AdSense Team | published in Google Adsense
Have you ever received a policy notification from AdSense? Do you sometimes worry about your account security? Are there any particular policies you still don’t quite understand and want to know more about?In order to help you better understand our pol…
December 6th, 2010 | by Ellen Ko | published in Google Open Source
Tekla (formerly mEADL) is a collection of open hardware and open source applications that may be used to enable access to mobile devices for people with motor impairments. The idea for Tekla was the brainchild of the mobile accessibility team at the I…
December 6th, 2010 | by Scott Knaster | published in Google Mac Blog
By Greg Robbins, Software Engineer
Our new release of Picasa Web Albums Uploader for Mac OS X adds some valuable improvements suggested by users. If you share photos and videos on Picasa Web Albums with friends and family, you’ll find this update works even more smoothly with iPhoto and other photo management applications on your Mac.
The uploader application and iPhoto export plug-in now try to identify when files are duplicates of photos or videos already in the destination album, and will offer to skip uploading the copies. This is especially helpful when exporting directly from iPhoto, since now you can upload a growing iPhoto album or event repeatedly without having to carefully exclude the files you previously shared.
When photos are resized or are converted to JPEG, the new uploader also offers better image quality, and more consistent preservation of photo metadata like photo orientation and camera details.
This release is also a better foot soldier on the Data Liberation Front. When you use the Picasa Web Albums Uploader application to quickly download one or all of your albums, it will retrieve not just photos but now also a video file for each of your movies when MPEG-4 versions are available from the server. This makes Picasa Web Albums an even better choice for sharing your high-definition videos.
The latest release of the uploader, version 1.4, is available from the download page. If you have an older version of the uploader on your Mac, it may have already updated itself. To share your questions or suggestions, join the conversation in the Mac Uploader area of the Picasa Help forum.
December 6th, 2010 | by Scott Knaster | published in Google Mac Blog
By Greg Robbins, Software EngineerOur new release of Picasa Web Albums Uploader for Mac OS X adds some valuable improvements suggested by users. If you share photos and videos on Picasa Web Albums with friends and family, you’ll find this update work…
December 6th, 2010 | by effie | published in Google Mobile
The very first Android phone hit the market in November 2008. Just over two years later, Android’s vision of openness has spurred the development of more than 100 different Android devices. Today, more than 200,000 Android devices are activated daily…
December 6th, 2010 | by Xavier Ducrohet, Android SDK Tech Lead | published in Google Android
Today we’re announcing a new version of the Android platform — Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). It includes many new platform technologies and APIs to help developers create great apps. Some of the highlights include:Enhancements for game development: To …
December 6th, 2010 | by effie | published in Google Mobile
Cross-posted from the Official Google BlogToday is the first page in a new chapter of our mission to improve access to the cultural and educational treasures we know as books. Google eBooks will be available in the U.S. from a new Google eBookstore. Yo…
SAP joins the Google Apps Marketplace with a collaborative decision-making app
December 6th, 2010 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
Today SAP, the leading provider of business software to more than 100,000 customers in more than 120 countries, is launching their SAP StreamWork collaborative decision-making app in the Google Apps Marketplace. SAP StreamWork brings together people an…
SAP joins the Google Apps Marketplace with SAP StreamWork
December 6th, 2010 | by Harrison | published in Google Apps, Google Enterprise
Editor’s Note: This is a guest blog post from David Meyer, senior vice president for On-Demand, Productivity and Sustainability Solutions at SAP, the leading business software vendor to more than 100,000 customers in over 120 countries.What did I mis…
Become an OpenSocial Board Member! Nominations are open!
December 6th, 2010 | by Mark W. | published in Google OpenSocial, Uncategorized
As President of OpenSocial, I’m pleased to announce that the nominations for the Community Elected Board seat are now Open! The nomination period will run from December 6, 2010 through Jan 9, 2011, when voting will commence.Anyone OpenSocial member is …
Become an OpenSocial Board Member! Nominations are open!
December 6th, 2010 | by Mark W. | published in Google OpenSocial
As President of OpenSocial, I’m pleased to announce that the nominations for the Community Elected Board seat are now Open! The nomination period will run from December 6, 2010 through Jan 9, 2011, when voting will commence.Anyone OpenSocial member is …