March 12th, 2012 | by Research @ Google | published in Google Research
Posted by Lizzy Van Alstine, Research Evangelist and David Chan, Statistician In July 2011, Google released a study called “Incremental Clicks Impact of Search Advertising” that showed the amount of search ad traffic that is incremental to traffic fro…
New Satellite Imagery of Japan’s Disaster Areas
March 11th, 2012 | by Lat Long Blog | published in Google Earth, Google Maps, Uncategorized
On the one year anniversary of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, we have updated Google Maps with the latest satellite imagery of the affected areas. As you can see in the photo below, the new imagery covers the Northeastern coast from Hachinohe in …
Better insights with Multi-Channel Funnels: Product update
March 9th, 2012 | by Google Analytics team | published in Google Analytics
Since we launched Multi-Channel Funnels, we’ve seen marketers gain new insight into how marketing channels are working together to bring valuable customers to your site. For example, Technologia, a leading business training company in Montreal, recen…
Providing a springboard for women entrepreneurs in India
March 9th, 2012 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog, Uncategorized
Meghana Musunuri was a typical female entrepreneur in India. Born and brought up in Medak, she received a good education and spent time abroad both studying and working. Eventually, she decided to return to India and make a difference in her native cou…
Our approach to free expression and controversial content
March 9th, 2012 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog, Uncategorized
Four years ago we first outlined our approach to removing content from Google products and services. Nothing has changed since then, but given World Day Against Cyber-Censorship is coming up on Monday, March 12, we figured now was a good tim…
Helping entrepreneurs in the Crescent City
March 9th, 2012 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog, Uncategorized
I made my first visit to the Gulf Coast as a Red Cross shelter manager six weeks after Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005. What I witnessed there made me believe in the potential for individuals and businesses to come together to rebuild a community devasta…
Geek Time with Andrew Tridgell
March 9th, 2012 | by Stephanie Taylor | published in Google Open Source, Uncategorized
Andrew Tridgell is a creator of Samba and rsync. Jeremy Allison, Samba co-creator and part of the Google Open Source Programs Office interviewed Andrew at the SambaXP 2011 conference for some quality Geek Time. The two have known each other for many ye…
Exploring 1938 San Francisco through aerial photography in Google Earth
March 9th, 2012 | by Lat Long Blog | published in Google Earth
Editors Note: Today’s guest author is David Rumsey, President of Cartography Associates and founder of the David Rumsey Map Collection, an online archive of historical maps and cartographic materials. Additional pieces from this collection can be vie…
March 9th, 2012 | by Pamela Eng | published in Google DoubleClick, Uncategorized
We’re bringing the convenience of downloading campaign reports straight into a Microsoft PowerPoint® presentation to users of ReportCentral in DoubleClick for Advertisers. Now you can easily extract campaign performance data at the site, ad or creat…
Re-imagining classic ads for the modern web
March 9th, 2012 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog, Uncategorized
This year, digital advertising turns 18. Over nearly two decades, waves of innovation have transformed the medium—it’s come a long way since the blinking banner ads of the early Internet. But we think the most exciting changes are still to come, a…
Make Google Maps yours at SXSW
March 8th, 2012 | by Lat Long Blog | published in Google Earth, Google Maps, Uncategorized
If you’re heading to South By Southwest (SXSW) this year, make Google Maps your tour guide to everything and everywhere you need to go.First, we’re powering the map in the official SXSW GO mobile app so you can find your way around the concerts, fi…
March 8th, 2012 | by Google Analytics team | published in Google Analytics
We are excited to announce more ways you can share insights through Google Analytics. We have upgraded the existing custom report sharing, plus added the ability for you to share advanced segments and dashboards with other Analytics users.To try this o…
March 8th, 2012 | by aidanchopra | published in Google SketchUp
CyArk is a non-profit organization dedicated to digitally preserving cultural heritage sites. They do this by collecting, archiving, and providing open access to data created by laser scanning, digital modeling, and other state-of-the-art technologies….
Remembering Colossus, the world’s first programmable electronic computer
March 8th, 2012 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog, Uncategorized
It’s no secret we have a special fondness for Bletchley Park. The pioneering work carried out there didn’t just crack codes—it laid the foundations for the computer age. Today, we’d like to pay homage to a lesser-known contributor—Tommy Flo…
New 45° imagery available for 56 cities
March 8th, 2012 | by Lat Long Blog | published in Google Earth, Google Maps, Uncategorized
The latest 45° imagery update in Google Maps is a big one; it features new imagery for 23 U.S. and 33 international locations. This also marks the first time we’re publishing 45° data for the Czech Republic and Slovakia.Bratislava is the capital of S…