January 29th, 2013 | by Stephanie Taylor | published in Google Open Source
Earlier this month, Google Code-in, a contest introducing 13-17 year olds to open source software development, finished up with really exciting results.We had 334 students from 36 countries complete 1,925 tasks in the 7 week contest. Students wor…
January 29th, 2013 | by Katie Miller | published in Google Adwords
What was your business’ New Year’s resolution, and how do you plan to keep it? At Google, ours is to help make the web work for you. Our new series of Learn with Google webinars will teach you how to use digital to build brand awareness, and they
January 29th, 2013 | by Google Apps Team | published in Google Enterprise
Posted by Lachlan Tidmarsh, CIO, Chicago Public SchoolsEditor’s note: Today’s guest blogger is Lachlan Tidmarsh, Chief Information Officer for the Chicago Public Schools, the third largest school district in the United States. Chicago is one of many …
January 29th, 2013 | by Google Affiliate Network | published in Google Affiliate Network
We’ve launched our Google+ Profile page. On this page, we hope to engage more with our followers, provide relevant and timely updates, share insights and research, and share more about the Google Affiliate Network product and our team. Whether you’re…
January 29th, 2013 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Laszlo Bock, Senior Vice President, People OperationsWe have spoken out in the past about the valuable contributions highly skilled immigrants have made at Google. From developing products like Google News and Google Maps to managing our busi…
January 28th, 2013 | by Emily Wood | published in Google Earth, Google Maps
Update (1/28 6:14p PST): The map of North Korea is now live. Thank you for your patience.
Update (1/28): Sorry for the delay. The map of North Korea will be available soon. We’ll update this post again when it is live.
The goal of Google Maps is to provide people with the most comprehensive, accurate, and easy-to-use modern map of the world. As part of this mission, we’re constantly working to add more detailed map data in areas that traditionally have been mostly blank. For a long time, one of the largest places with limited map data has been North Korea. But today we are changing that with the addition of more detailed maps of North Korea in Google Maps.
To build this map, a community of citizen cartographers came together in Google Map Maker to make their contributions such as adding road names and points of interest. This effort has been active in Map Maker for a few years and today the new map of North Korea is ready and now available on Google Maps. As a result, the world can access maps of North Korea that offer much more information and detail than before.
We know this map is not perfect — one of the exciting things about maps is that the world is a constantly changing place. We encourage people from around the world to continue helping us improve the quality of these maps for everyone with Google Map Maker. From this point forward, any further approved updates to the North Korean maps in Google Map Maker will also appear on Google Maps.
Here are some pictures that highlight the details Map Maker contributors have already added to Google Maps for this country:
Since 2008, Google Map Maker has enabled anyone with an interest in cartography to update the maps of the areas they know, and improve their level of detail and accuracy. And because no map is perfect and in some parts of the world, map data is very limited, Map Maker is an increasingly important part of how we will build the modern map.
Creating maps is a crucial first step towards helping people access more information about parts of the world that are unfamiliar to them. While many people around the globe are fascinated with North Korea, these maps are especially important for the citizens of South Korea who have ancestral connections or still have family living there.
We thank all the Map Maker contributors who continue to create helpful maps for people around the world. If you want to see the global community’s hard work in real time, visit Map Maker Pulse. While we have published the North Korean maps today, we encourage mappers to continue improving the maps of this country — and of course, the more than 200 other regions of the world on Google Map Maker.
Posted by Jayanth Mysore, Senior Product Manager, Google Map Maker
January 28th, 2013 | by Google Apps Team | published in Google Apps, Google Enterprise
Posted by Jeff Ton, SVP of Corporate Connectivity & Chief Information Officer for Goodwill Industries of Central Indiana Editor’s Note: Our guest blogger this week is Jeff Ton, SVP of Corporate Connectivity & Chief Information Officer for Goodwill Indu…
January 28th, 2013 | by Mel Ann Chan | published in Google DoubleClick
Publishers everywhere are discovering the revenue and audience growth potential of video content. As a publisher grows a video viewership on their site, selling their own ads becomes an increasingly important revenue stream. Over the past year we’ve added mobile capabilities and tested out video ad serving features to better help publishers sell advertising across all screens and formats. So today we’re excited to announce the availability of video ad serving features plus an unlimited video ad serving trial offer to all DFP Small Business publishers.
So what’s new?
Comprehensive video ad creative management
Simple workflow with trusted partners
Make the most from every stream
Video ad serving is free up to 400K ad impressions a month. Until April 30th, we’re offering a free unlimited trial, so you can serve as many video ads as you want. After this trial offer has ended, impressions over 400K a month will be charged a nominal ad serving fee on a CPM basis.
If you’d like to start with DFP Small Business, sign up here. The new video functionality is automatically turned on for all current DFP Small Business publishers, so if you’re ready to start selling video ads, log in now!
Posted by Andrew Kuo, DFP Small Business video product specialist
January 28th, 2013 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Chris Evans, Google Chrome Security Team(Cross-posted from the Google Chromium Blog) Security is one of the core tenets of Chrome, but no software is perfect, and security bugs slip through even the best development and review processes….
January 28th, 2013 | by Inside AdSense Team | published in Google Adsense
Publishers everywhere are discovering the revenue and audience growth potential of video content. As a publisher grows a video viewership on their site, selling their own ads becomes an increasingly important revenue stream. Over the past year we’ve added mobile capabilities and tested out video ad serving features to better help publishers sell advertising across all screens and formats. So today we’re excited to announce the availability of video ad serving features plus an unlimited video ad serving trial offer to all DFP Small Business publishers.
So what’s new?
Comprehensive video ad creative management
Simple workflow with trusted partners
Make the most from every stream
Video ad serving is free up to 400K ad impressions a month. Until April 30th, we’re offering a free unlimited trial, so you can serve as many video ads as you want. After this trial offer has ended, impressions over 400K a month will be charged a nominal ad serving fee on a CPM basis.
We’d love to hear your opinions and feedback on these new features on our AdSense Google+ page, where you’ll also be able to discuss your thoughts and share best practices with other publishers.
If you’d like to start with DFP Small Business, sign up here. The new video functionality is automatically turned on for all current DFP Small Business publishers, so if you’re ready to start selling video ads, log in now!
Posted by Andrew Kuo, DFP Small Business video product specialist
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January 28th, 2013 | by Google Analytics team | published in Google Analytics
The Google Analytics Solution Gallery hosts the top Dashboards, Advanced Segments and Custom Reports which you can quickly and easily import into your own account to see how your website is performing on key metrics. It helps you to filter through the noise to see the metrics that matter for your type of business: Ecommerce, Brand, Content Publishers. If you’re not familiar with Dashboards, Advanced Segments and Custom Reports, check out these links to our help center for detailed descriptions on how they work and the insights they can help provide.
Solution examples
Here are a few examples of the solutions that you can download into your account to see how the analysis works with your data.
How do I add these to my account?
We’ve designed it so it’s easy to get started. Simply go to the Google Analytics Solution Gallery, pick from the drop drown menu the solutions that will be most helpful for your business. Select from Publisher, Ecommerce, Social, Mobile, Brand, etc.. . Hit “Download” for the solution you want to see in your account. If you are not already logged into Google Analytics we’ll ask you to sign in. Then you’ll be asked if you want to accept this solution into your account and what Web Profile do you want to apply it to. After you select that it will be in your account and your own data will populate the report.
We’re planning on expanding on this list of top solutions throughout the year so be sure to check back and see what we’ve added. A big thank you to Justin Cutroni & Avinash Kaushik for supplying many of the solutions currently available.
Posted by Ian Myszenski, Google Analytics team
January 28th, 2013 | by Katie Miller | published in Google Adwords
On November 7th we rolled out several improvements and changes for AdWords impression share (IS) reporting. As we mentioned in that initial roll, we’re continuing with our plans to phase out the old IS columns on February 4th.Any saved reports using …
January 28th, 2013 | by Google Affiliate Network | published in Google Affiliate Network
This is the first post in our ‘Go Mobile with Google Affiliate Network’ series. Over the next few weeks, we’ll highlight best practices to help advertisers and publishers make the most of mobile in affiliate marketing.
There’s no question about it: mobile is everywhere and continues to grow. As more devices are activated each day, users are able to connect to the web in new ways. Two out of three smartphone users now access the web on their devices (Our Mobile Planet, Google & Ipsos, 2012) and more websites are producing smartphone-optimized content, presenting businesses with exciting new opportunities. In fact, a recent study states that over 85% of marketers reported that they plan to increase their mobile advertising budgets in the near future (ANA/MediaVest, 2013).
You can see additional key statistics about US mobile consumer behavior from the 2012 Our Mobile Planet smartphone research in the infographic below.
January 28th, 2013 | by Google Apps Team | published in Google Enterprise
Editor’s note: Today’s blog post is from POSCO (formerly Pohang Iron and Steel Company), a multinational steel-making company headquartered in Pohang, South Korea. See what other organizations that have gone Google have to say.For more than 40 years…
January 28th, 2013 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by David Drummond, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer(Cross-posted from the Official Google Blog) Today, January 28, is Data Privacy Day, when the world recognizes the importance of preserving your online privacy and security.If …