January 3rd, 2013 | by Emily Wood | published in Google Blog
When Melodie Bishop heard about our Get Your Business Online program (an initiative that makes it fast, easy and free for U.S. businesses to get online), she jumped at the opportunity to turn her hobby of creating Chicago-themed gift baskets into a ful…
January 3rd, 2013 | by Katie Miller | published in Google Adwords
We know marketers are always looking to run better search campaigns by going bigger, moving faster, and taking new opportunities across formats, devices, and channels. Our mission with DoubleClick Search is to help them do that. Over the past year, we
January 3rd, 2013 | by Jay | published in Google Online Security
Posted by Adam Langley, Software Engineer
Late on December 24, Chrome detected and blocked an unauthorized digital certificate for the “*.google.com” domain. We investigated immediately and found the certificate was issued by an intermediate certificate authority (CA) linking back to TURKTRUST, a Turkish certificate authority. Intermediate CA certificates carry the full authority of the CA, so anyone who has one can use it to create a certificate for any website they wish to impersonate.
In response, we updated Chrome’s certificate revocation metadata on December 25 to block that intermediate CA, and then alerted TURKTRUST and other browser vendors. TURKTRUST told us that based on our information, they discovered that, in August 2011, they had mistakenly issued two intermediate CA certificates to organizations that should have instead received regular SSL certificates. On December 26, we pushed another Chrome metadata update to block the second mistaken CA certificate and informed the other browser vendors.
Our actions addressed the immediate problem for our users. Given the severity of the situation, we will update Chrome again in January to no longer indicate Extended Validation status for certificates issued by TURKTRUST, though connections to TURKTRUST-validated HTTPS servers may continue to be allowed.
Since our priority is the security and privacy of our users, we may also decide to take additional action after further discussion and careful consideration.
January 3rd, 2013 | by Google Apps Team | published in Google Apps, Google Enterprise
Posted by Joe Desuta, Chief Information Officer of First Team Real EstateEditors note: Our guest blogger this week is Joe Desuta, Chief Information Officer of First Team Real Estate, the leading real estate company in Orange County, Calif. See what oth…
January 3rd, 2013 | by Stephanie Taylor | published in Google Open Source
This is a guest post from one of this year’s Google Summer of Code Mentors (also a former student in the program).2012 Google Summer of Code Mentor Summit Group Photo- ~275 attendeesPicture taken by Robin Smidsrød, CC-BY-SA licenseOnce a year, open …
January 3rd, 2013 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by David Drummond, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal OfficerThe U.S. Federal Trade Commission today announced it has closed its investigation into Google after an exhaustive 19-month review that covered millions of pages of documents and inv…
January 3rd, 2013 | by Emily Wood | published in Google Blog
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission today announced it has closed its investigation into Google after an exhaustive 19-month review that covered millions of pages of documents and involved many hours of testimony. The conclusion is clear: Google’s serv…
January 3rd, 2013 | by Scott Brown | published in Google DoubleClick
Is your team making the most of the features that we release? Are they prepared to be leaders in the eyes of clients and vendors alike when questions issues arise? Do they have the tools they need? Now, your answer can be yes.
Recently, we released DFA Personal Trainer for Advanced Users. This fun, interactive program is designed to turn experienced DFA users into true power users.
It includes:
Sign your team up today.
How does DFA Personal Trainer for Advanced Users fit into our other offerings?
DFA Personal Trainer for Advanced Users is a perfect follow up to DFA Basics for Traffickers. This interactive course puts the user in the role of a new hire at an ad agency, creating a foundation for deeper understanding of DFA and online ad serving.
What Constitutes an ‘Advanced User?’
Anyone that has completed DFA Basics for Traffickers and all those who’ve been working in DFA for 6 months or more. The program is also great for supervisors who want to get a sense of common issues to look out for and advanced features to leverage.
What can Managers do to Encourage Participation?
As a manager, the key is to make time for the program and to reward completion.
Motivate your team
Help your team to make time for the program
Enable your team to help each other
Track their progress
January 2nd, 2013 | by Unknown | published in Google DoubleClick
‘Tis the season to make our resolutions for 2013. But instead of making ones that you know you won’t keep, how about trying our countdown of 10 resolutions to make your programmatic display campaigns more effective this year? Just think of it—all…
January 2nd, 2013 | by Julia | published in Google Enterprise, Google Maps
Posted by Mickey Kataria, Senior Product Manager, Google Maps for BusinessYou should have access to comprehensive, accurate and useful information no matter where you are – including when you’re behind the wheel. Today, Hyundai Motors Groups joins th…
January 1st, 2013 | by Emily Wood | published in Google Blog
The new year has arrived, and with it all the resolutions that we hope to tackle in 2013. But resolutions can be hard to keep. And since eating better, taking control of personal finances, travelling more and learning something new regularly top the li…
January 1st, 2013 | by Emily Wood | published in Google Blog
Today is the 30th birthday of the modern-day Internet. Five years ago we marked the occasion with a doodle. This year we invited Vint Cerf to tell the story. Vint is widely regarded as one of the fathers of the Internet for his contributions to shap…