Join our upcoming mobile Hangouts On Air
August 6th, 2012 | by Inside AdSense Team | published in Google Adsense
As part of our ongoing GoMo initiative, we’re hosting two more mobile Hangouts on Air to explore different mobile topics. Join us for one or both Hangouts to learn all about going mobile.Build a business, not just an app (August 15th) on the AdMob +p…
August 4th, 2012 | by Anthony Vallone | published in Google Testing
By Anthony Vallone
Wow… it has been a long time since we’ve posted to the blog. This past year has been a whirlwind of change for many test teams as Google has restructured leadership with a focus on products. Now that the dust has settled, our teams are leaner, more focused, and more effective. We have learned quite a bit over the past year about how best to tackle and manage test problems at monumental scale. The next generation of test teams at Google are looking forward to sharing all that we have learned. Stay tuned for a revived Google Testing Blog that will provide deep insight into our latest testing technologies and strategies.
A new way to visualize the global arms trade
August 3rd, 2012 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
Did you know that 60 percent of all violent deaths are due to small arms and light weapons? Small arms, such as revolvers, assault rifles and light machine guns, and ammunition represent a multi-billion dollar industry, and three quarters of the world
Giving you a better Google
August 3rd, 2012 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
We work every day to create a more seamless, beautiful user experience—to give you a better, easier-to-use Google. This means continuously improving the products we offer, and recognizing when users of one product might have a better experience with …
August 3rd, 2012 | by Katie Miller | published in Google Adwords
Originally posted to the Politics & Elections Blog In his autobiography, Former House Speaker Tip O’Neill famously said “All politics is local”. With all 435 seats up for election in brand new Congressional Districts this November, that adag…
August 3rd, 2012 | by Custom Search Team | published in Google Custom Search
Custom Search Engine (CSE) allows you to incorporate rich search functionality into your website. You do this by adding specific HTML markup – known as the Custom Search element – to web pages on your site. The Custom Search element renders a search experience (search boxes and results pages) on your site’s pages. By controlling the placement of the Custom Search element on your pages and configuring your CSE settings, you can create customized layouts that are tuned for the look-and-feel of your website.
We’re happy to announce today a new, improved version of the Custom Search element. Here are some of the key highlights and improvements of what we call Custom Search element v2.
- Search UI is rendered based on the settings stored on the Google CSE servers. This means that any configuration changes you make in the CSE control panel will automatically be reflected on your web pages the next time they reload. You no longer need to copy-and-paste new element code into your website when you modify your CSE using the control panel.
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- All element code is loaded asynchronously for reduced page load times.
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- Client-side customization allows you to overwrite global CSE settings on a per-page basis. For example, you can enable search history, disable auto search on page load, configure different Google Analytics parameters, and more. Customization is done through an easy-to-use HTML syntax which does not require any Javascript knowledge.
To start using Custom Search element v2 on your website, go to the “Get code” section of the CSE control panel and follow the instructions shown there.
We’ll continue to support older versions of the Custom Search element for the time being but encourage you to update your CSE implementation to take advantage of the improvements.
Posted by Ying Huang, Software Engineer
August 3rd, 2012 | by Inside AdSense Team | published in Google Adsense
Happy Friday and welcome to the second installment of the ad blocking series! In our first blog post, we talked about different reasons for blocking ads and common myths about ad blocking. Today we’ll discuss how to block ads you don’t want to allo…
August 2nd, 2012 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Vint Cerf, Chief Internet EvangelistToday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed an important House Concurrent Resolution aimed at ensuring the Internet remains an open, stable, and global platform for economic growth, innovation, and cult…
August 2nd, 2012 | by Jeremiah | published in Google Apps, Google Enterprise
Posted by Hong Zhang, Google Apps Enterprise MobilePeople are using phones and tablets more than ever before to get work done from anywhere – in the field, at home or while traveling. Along with this increase in flexibility and productivity come new …
August 2nd, 2012 | by Google Students | published in Google Student Blog
Cross-posted from the Official Google BlogThe application for the 2013 Google RISE (Roots in Science and Engineering) Awards is now open. Given once a year, Google RISE Awards are designed to promote and support education initiatives in two key areas: …
Our roots go global: Apply for a RISE Award today
August 2nd, 2012 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
The application for the 2013 Google RISE (Roots in Science and Engineering) Awards is now open. Given once a year, Google RISE Awards are designed to promote and support education initiatives in two key areas: Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathemat…
Reflections on Digital Interactions: Thoughts from the 2012 NA Faculty Summit
August 2nd, 2012 | by Research @ Google | published in Google Research
Posted by Alfred Spector, Vice President of Research and Special InitiativesLast week, we held our eighth annual North America Computer Science Faculty Summit at our headquarters in Mountain View. Over 100 leading faculty joined us from 65 universitie…
Celebrate the Kennedy Space Center’s 50th birthday with Street View
August 2nd, 2012 | by Lat Long Blog | published in Google Earth, Google Maps
(Cross posted on Official Google Blog) For fifty years, NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida has been the launch point for a generation of space technology and exploration. Countless enthusiasts (including this one) grew up longing to see a space shu…
Celebrate the Kennedy Space Center’s 50th birthday with Street View
August 2nd, 2012 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog
For fifty years, NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida has been the launch point for a generation of space technology and exploration. Countless enthusiasts (including this one) grew up longing to see a space shuttle up close and walk in the paths of …
Diary of a Summer Intern – Luke
August 1st, 2012 | by Google Students | published in Google Student Blog
The world renowned philosopher William Leonard Roberts II, also known as RICK RO$$ or Ricky Rozay, once eloquently noted, “I’m runnin the city like a new pair of Js”. Rozay must have exhausted his normal morning jog route in Florida– why else w…