October 21st, 2011 | by Google Docs | published in Google Docs
On Wednesday, VisiCalc, the first spreadsheet available for personal computers, turned 32. We invited its inventors, Dan Bricklin and Bob Frankston, to Hangout On Air with us to celebrate a product that’s paved the way for much of what the Google Doc…
October 21st, 2011 | by aidanchopra | published in Google SketchUp
When it comes to using the Follow Me tool, most folks have it wrong. There are actually two different ways to use Follow Me, and for complex extrusions, one works way better than the other.Follow Me: The Hard WayIn most cases, the wrong way to use Foll…
Calling all programmers! The AI Challenge is on
October 21st, 2011 | by Google Students | published in Google Student Blog, Uncategorized
Self-driving cars. Computers that beat humans on Jeopardy!. The magic of Google Translate. If you want to learn about artificial intelligence, which powers all of the above, but don’t know how to get started, then the 2011 AI Challenge may be just wh…
New 45° imagery available for 16 cities
October 21st, 2011 | by Gopal Shah | published in Google SketchUp
[Cross-posted from the Google LatLong blog]This month’s update to 45° imagery in Google Maps includes U.S. and international imagery.Let’s just begin with Graz. It’s the second largest city of Austria (behind Vienna), located in Steiermark. It i…
October 21st, 2011 | by Kevin Gough | published in Google Enterprise, Uncategorized
Posted by Glenn Wilson, product manager, Chrome for Business & EducationFour months ago we launched Chromebooks for businesses and schools, and we’ve been inspired by our customers embracing this new way of computing. Over that time we’ve learn…
New 45° imagery available for 16 cities
October 21st, 2011 | by Lat Long Blog | published in Google Earth, Google Maps
This month’s update to 45° imagery in Google Maps includes U.S. and international imagery.Let’s just begin with Graz. It’s the second largest city of Austria (behind Vienna), located in Steiermark. It is a typical Austrian town with a vivid univ…
Tunisia Talks on YouTube
October 21st, 2011 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog, Uncategorized
The Arab Spring started in Tunisia, and it’s appropriate that Tunisia is now leading the way to a full democracy with their landmark free elections scheduled to take place on October 23. To help in this process, we recently partnered with startup ne…
Explore the history of Mexico with Google Earth
October 20th, 2011 | by Lat Long Blog | published in Google Earth
Nothing compares to the sensation of visiting a place where history was made. Exploring castles, pyramids and other historical landmarks in a country provokes a deeper understanding and respect for unique cultures and creates a sense of belonging. Toda…
What’s new in DoubleClick for Publishers
October 20th, 2011 | by Stephen Kliff | published in Google DoubleClick
We’re always adding new features to DoubleClick for Publishers (DFP). We’ll be periodically posting lists of the highlights to this blog to help you stay up-to-date with all of the latest DFP developments.The list below contains some highlights. Fo…
October 20th, 2011 | by Inside Google Book Search | published in Google Books, Uncategorized
Posted by Xinxing Gu, Google Books Associate Product Manager If you’re an avid reader like me, you probably are always eagerly awaiting the next book by your favorite author, or new books on the topic you’re interested in. However, you might not alwa…
Google Catalogs presents the coveted Neiman Marcus Christmas Book and debuts the Fantasy Gifts Retrospective–for free on your tablet
October 20th, 2011 | by Effie Seiberg | published in Google Mobile, Uncategorized
(Cross-posted from the Google Commerce blog)Neiman Marcus is known for the outrageously beautiful and unique merchandise showcased in their annual Christmas Book. Think of the most amazing gifts you can imagine — a beautiful Chanel handbag, a Ore…
New option when granting access to Gmail
October 20th, 2011 | by Google Apps Team | published in Google Apps, Uncategorized
A new option is now available to users when granting access to their Gmail account. This option controls whether a message is marked as read or unread when accessed by the person delegated to access the account. This is useful for the manager/assistant…
October 20th, 2011 | by Unknown | published in Google Reader
Posted by Alan Green, Software Engineer
In the next week, we’ll be making some highly requested changes to Google Reader. First, we’re going to introduce a brand new design (like many of Google’s other products) that we hope you love. Second, we’re going to bring Reader and Google+ closer together, so you can share the best of your feeds with just the right circles.
As a result of these changes, we also think it’s important to clean things up a bit. Many of Reader’s social features will soon be available via Google+, so in a week’s time we’ll be retiring things like friending, following and shared link blogs inside of Reader.
We think the end result is better than what’s available today, and you can sign up for Google+ right now to start prepping Reader-specific circles. We recognize, however, that some of you may feel like the product is no longer for you. That’s why we will also be extending Reader’s subscription export feature to include the following items. Your data belongs to you, after all, and we want to make sure you can take it with you.
- Your subscriptions
- Your shared items
- Your friends
- Your likes
- Your starred items
Like always, the new Google Reader will be a great place to read and share your feeds. And in addition to Google+, you’ll still be able to share to almost any service using Send To. We’re looking forward to launching the new features very soon.
New Public APIs in ICS
October 20th, 2011 | by Tim Bray | published in Google Android
Since Android is open-source, anyone can look at the code and see how it works inside. If you do this, you’ll notice that most but not all of the APIs are publicly documented.If they’re publicly documented, they’re part of what we consider the A…
Making local online advertising easy with Google AdWords Express
October 20th, 2011 | by Inside AdWords crew | published in Google Adwords, Uncategorized
Today, we’re officially introducing AdWords Express in the UK and Germany. AdWords Express is a faster and simpler way to start advertising online in under five minutes and is designed to help local businesses that aren’t already AdWords advertisers cr…