By Clay Bavor, Product ManagerA few months ago, I wanted to share some recipes I’d uploaded to Google Base with friends, but there wasn’t an easy way to do it. So over a few weekends I used the Google Base API, the Google Gadgets API, and a lot of Java…
By Kasumi Widner, Google Base SupportMaybe you are one of the lucky people who saw the green “Success” message on your very first attempt at sending us a bulk upload. If you’re not, I’m sure you’ve seen some of our error messages on your dashboard and…
By Xin Chen, Software EngineerIf you’ve registered a new bulk upload in your Google Base account in the past week, you’ve seen the new bulk upload formatting instructions that appear after selecting your file’s name and item type. This page represents …
By Naureen Kabir, Google Base SupportWe want to give providers relevant information as quickly as possible, and our latest development on this front is an update we’ve made to the Google Base Help Center. Earlier this week, we launched a status module …
By Steven De La O, Google Base SupportBack in December 2005, Clint published a post about the label attribute and its usefulness in helping searchers find your items. A little more than a year later, we’ve had the opportunity to evaluate the informatio…
By Roshan Vyas, Google Base SupportA question I often see from Google Base providers is: “What happens to my bulk upload after it has been approved?” The answer is: items will stay live in the search results until they expire. For some providers, items…
By Jessica Behling, Google Base SupportIf you’ve ever had a question about Google Base, whether it’s how to post a single item or what you can do to optimize your bulk upload file, one great resource is the Google Base Help Center. On the main page you…
By Clint Guerrero, Google Base SupportDuring the past two weeks we sent out an email to those of you submitting products to Google Base with a request to submit bulk uploads with a richer set of data. We’ve revised the list of required attributes in an…
By Robert HotranHello, I’m Robert, and I’ve been a part of the Google Base team since we launched in November 2005. I started working at Google as a contractor in April 2005. I quickly grew to love my job and my team, and so I jumped at the chance to b…
By John McKeeman, Google Base SupportIf you’ve stopped by the Google Base Help Discussion Group, chances are you’ve seen a post or two from me. If you frequent the Group, you may know me by now as the “Google Base Guide” or, more casually, “The Google …
By Cynthia Kwon, Strategic Partner DevelopmentPsst! If you haven’t already noticed, the Google Base team has updated its product feed specs. These new specs give more detail as to which attributes you should be sending to us by type of product category…
By Daniel Zweifach, Google coupons teamMany of you have physical storefronts for your businesses in addition to your websites. If you do, you know that coupons can be a good way to get new customers through your doors. And now, you can display printabl…
By Clay Bavor, Associate Product ManagerLast year saw a number of improvements to Google Base, and we have ambitious plans to make Base even better for providers and searchers in 2007 — plans like this: Helping you format and describe your items b…
By Patrick Williams, Engineering ManagerWe’re continuing to refine the Google Base Store Connector utility for all you online sellers. Here are some of the things we’ve just added: * More support for eBay customized stores * Single connection sup…
By Mark Heynen, Strategic Partner DevelopmentOne of the things I most enjoy about my job is interacting with small and medium-sized technology companies. It’s common wisdom that such businesses are exceptionally dynamic and innovative, and my interacti…