December 16th, 2011 | by Pamela Eng | published in Google DoubleClick, Uncategorized
Last month we introduced the ability to add a +1 button to ads trafficked in DFA. Now we’ve added a couple of features to the +1 creative template in DFA to make it even more effective as a recommendation engine for your brand. Viewers of your ad can…
December 16th, 2011 | by Stephanie Taylor | published in Google Open Source
We are almost halfway through the Google Code-in contest and we are excited to announce that over 480 pre-university students from 55 countries have completed a total of 1615 tasks in just under four weeks. The students are working with 18 different op…
Think With Google’s December Adventure: Display and 2011 Trends Recap
December 16th, 2011 | by Inside AdWords crew | published in Google Adwords, Uncategorized
Think With Google’s December Adventure finished its third week with a focus on display and trends from 2011.Here are the five insights and tips we covered this week:Click on the titles to view the original posts and comments.#1. Monday: Rich …
December 16th, 2011 | by Scott Knaster | published in Google Code
By Scott Knaster, Google Code Blog EditorEarlier this week, we launched a single Terms of Service for most of our APIs. You might know the Terms of Service (ToS) as those legal documents you click through quickly when you start using a new product, but…
December 16th, 2011 | by Blog | published in Google Orkut
2011 went by very fast, but was full of new Orkut features. Communities were revamped and got more dynamic, and we got many new themes, badges, games and even a brand new Android app.To celebrate the busy year and properly welcome 2012, we couldn’t for…
December 16th, 2011 | by Xavier Ducrohet, Android SDK Tech Lead | published in Google Android, Uncategorized
Today we are announcing Android 4.0.3, an incremental release of the Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) platform. The new release includes a variety of optimizations and bug fixes for phones and tablets, as well as a small number of new APIs for develope…
December 16th, 2011 | by Google Apps Team | published in Google Apps, Google Docs, Uncategorized
The new look is now the permanent interface for Google Docs, Docslist, Spreadsheets and Sites. Major changes to your Documents List include — The Upload button is now an icon rather than a text button. It shows an up-arrow coming out of a hard drive.-…
December 16th, 2011 | by Google Apps Team | published in Google Apps, Uncategorized
Several updates were made to the Gmail app for iOS, including –Ability to set a custom signature when sending from mobile devices-Access to configure and set up a vacation responder-Improved labels with support for nested labels-New notification sound…
December 16th, 2011 | by Alden DeSoto | published in Google Analytics, Uncategorized
Today, we updated the Google Analytics IQ course, available at google.com/analytics/iq, to reflect the new version of Google Analytics. An updated exam will appear during the first week of January. If you’re already in the middle of studying and pla…
December 16th, 2011 | by Gopal Shah | published in Google SketchUp
Sometimes a SketchUp model is only as good as its presentation. Users often take advantage of render plugins to add realism and detail to their work. But to truly illustrate the power of a 3D model, nothing beats a video. To that end, Cadalog, Inc., th…
December 16th, 2011 | by Blog | published in Google Orkut, Uncategorized
We are living a month of holiday parties and Orkut team haven’t forget to prepare some gifts for you all. And this time we have three new themes: one for those who like japanese cartoons – animes, one for the soccer fans and the other one bringing th…
December 16th, 2011 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog, Uncategorized
Yesterday, my colleague, Amit Singhal, posted about the global trends revealed in our 2011 year-end Zeitgeist. In addition to looking broadly at topics from more than 40 countries around the world, the site included the most popular local terms from m…
December 16th, 2011 | by Scott Knaster | published in Google Apps, Google Code
By Silvano Luciani, Developer Programs Engineer, AdSense API TeamStarting today, the AdSense Management API is available as part of AdSense Services in Google Apps Script. This means that you’ll be able to automate your AdSense reporting across Googl…
December 16th, 2011 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog, Uncategorized
Have you ever seen a doodle you loved, but when you went to see it again it was gone? Ever curious about what doodles in Italy look like, or how your favorite holiday has been celebrated each year? Or wanted to get a behind-the-scenes scoop on the rece…
December 15th, 2011 | by Tim Bray | published in Google Android, Uncategorized
[This post is by Reto Meier, Android Developer Relations Tech Lead. — Tim Bray]Today I’m thrilled to announce the beta launch of Android Training — a collection of classes that we hope will help you to build better Android ap…