Google Data » Jason https://googledata.org Everything Google: News, Products, Services, Content, Culture Wed, 18 Mar 2015 21:09:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.7.5 Call phones from Gmail https://googledata.org/google-talk/call-phones-from-gmail-3/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=call-phones-from-gmail-3 https://googledata.org/google-talk/call-phones-from-gmail-3/#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:40:00 +0000 https://googledata.org/?guid=4df91457c102dc4c90b6259cd4a975d5 (Cross-posted from the Gmail Blog)

Gmail voice and video chat makes it easy to stay in touch with friends and family using your computer’s microphone and speakers. But until now, this required both people to be at their computers, signed into Gmail at the same time. Given that most of us don’t spend all day in front of our computers, we thought, “wouldn’t it be nice if you could call people directly on their phones?”

Starting today, you can call any phone right from Gmail.



Calls to the U.S. and Canada will be free for at least the rest of the year and calls to other countries will be billed at our very low rates. We worked hard to make these rates really cheap (see comparison table) with calls to the U.K., France, Germany, China, Japan—and many more countries—for as little as $0.02 per minute.

Dialing a phone number works just like a normal phone. Just click “Call phone” at the top of your chat list and dial a number or enter a contact’s name.


We’ve been testing this feature internally and have found it to be useful in a lot of situations, ranging from making a quick call to a restaurant to placing a call when you’re in an area with bad reception.

If you have a Google Voice phone number, calls made from Gmail will display this number as the outbound caller ID. And if you decide to, you can receive calls made to this number right inside Gmail (see instructions).

We’re rolling out this feature to U.S. based Gmail users over the next few days, so you’ll be ready to get started once “Call Phones” shows up in your chat list (you will need to install the voice and video plug-in if you haven’t already). If you’re using Google Apps for your school or business, then you won’t see it quite yet. We’re working on making this available more broadly - so stay tuned!

For more information, visit gmail.com/call.

Posted by Robin Schriebman, Software Engineer
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Gmail voice and video chat makes it easy to stay in touch with friends and family using your computer’s microphone and speakers. But until now, this required both people to be at their computers, signed into Gmail at the same time. Given that most of us don’t spend all day in front of our computers, we thought, “wouldn’t it be nice if you could call people directly on their phones?”

Starting today, you can call any phone right from Gmail.



Calls to the U.S. and Canada will be free for at least the rest of the year and calls to other countries will be billed at our very low rates. We worked hard to make these rates really cheap (see comparison table) with calls to the U.K., France, Germany, China, Japan—and many more countries—for as little as $0.02 per minute.

Dialing a phone number works just like a normal phone. Just click “Call phone” at the top of your chat list and dial a number or enter a contact’s name.


We’ve been testing this feature internally and have found it to be useful in a lot of situations, ranging from making a quick call to a restaurant to placing a call when you’re in an area with bad reception.

If you have a Google Voice phone number, calls made from Gmail will display this number as the outbound caller ID. And if you decide to, you can receive calls made to this number right inside Gmail (see instructions).

We’re rolling out this feature to U.S. based Gmail users over the next few days, so you’ll be ready to get started once “Call Phones” shows up in your chat list (you will need to install the voice and video plug-in if you haven’t already). If you’re using Google Apps for your school or business, then you won’t see it quite yet. We’re working on making this available more broadly - so stay tuned!

For more information, visit gmail.com/call.

Posted by Robin Schriebman, Software Engineer
]]> https://googledata.org/google-talk/call-phones-from-gmail-3/feed/ 0 Make and receive calls in Gmail https://googledata.org/google-voice/make-and-receive-calls-in-gmail/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=make-and-receive-calls-in-gmail https://googledata.org/google-voice/make-and-receive-calls-in-gmail/#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:40:00 +0000
Starting today you can use Gmail to receive or place Google Voice calls.

To get started, check the box next to Google Chat in your list of forwarding phones and the next time someone calls your Google Voice number, Gmail will notify you of an incoming call. You can take the call or even listen in as the caller leaves a message, in a single step right from your computer.



To make a call, just click the Call phone link in Gmail and enter any number or name from your address book.


All calls made from Gmail will display your Google Voice phone number as the outbound caller ID and all international calls will use your Google Voice calling credit and are offered at the same low Google Voice rates. We took great care to make sure that our rates are as low as possible. For those of you not as familiar with international calling rates, check out our comparison table.

Finally, check out this video:



We’re rolling out this feature to U.S. based Gmail users over the next few days, so you’ll be ready to get started once “Call Phones” shows up in your chat list (you will need to install the voice and video plug-in if you haven’t already). If you’re using Google Apps for your school or business, then you won’t see it quite yet. We’re working on making this available more broadly - so stay tuned!

For more information, visit gmail.com/call.

Update (8/26): This has now been rolled out to everyone in the U.S. If you don't see the feature yet, try logging out of Gmail and signing back in.
]]> https://googledata.org/google-voice/make-and-receive-calls-in-gmail/feed/ 0 Call phones from Gmail https://googledata.org/google-talk/call-phones-from-gmail/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=call-phones-from-gmail https://googledata.org/google-talk/call-phones-from-gmail/#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:40:00 +0000 (Cross-posted from the Gmail Blog)

Gmail voice and video chat makes it easy to stay in touch with friends and family using your computer’s microphone and speakers. But until now, this required both people to be at their computers, signed into Gmail at the same time. Given that most of us don’t spend all day in front of our computers, we thought, “wouldn’t it be nice if you could call people directly on their phones?”

Starting today, you can call any phone right from Gmail.



Calls to the U.S. and Canada will be free for at least the rest of the year and calls to other countries will be billed at our very low rates. We worked hard to make these rates really cheap (see comparison table) with calls to the U.K., France, Germany, China, Japan—and many more countries—for as little as $0.02 per minute.

Dialing a phone number works just like a normal phone. Just click “Call phone” at the top of your chat list and dial a number or enter a contact’s name.


We’ve been testing this feature internally and have found it to be useful in a lot of situations, ranging from making a quick call to a restaurant to placing a call when you’re in an area with bad reception.

If you have a Google Voice phone number, calls made from Gmail will display this number as the outbound caller ID. And if you decide to, you can receive calls made to this number right inside Gmail (see instructions).

We’re rolling out this feature to U.S. based Gmail users over the next few days, so you’ll be ready to get started once “Call Phones” shows up in your chat list (you will need to install the voice and video plug-in if you haven’t already). If you’re using Google Apps for your school or business, then you won’t see it quite yet. We’re working on making this available more broadly - so stay tuned!

For more information, visit gmail.com/call.

Posted by Robin Schriebman, Software Engineer
]]> https://googledata.org/google-talk/call-phones-from-gmail/feed/ 0 Use Linux? Now you can video chat too https://googledata.org/google-talk/use-linux-now-you-can-video-chat-too-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=use-linux-now-you-can-video-chat-too-2 https://googledata.org/google-talk/use-linux-now-you-can-video-chat-too-2/#comments Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:05:00 +0000 https://googledata.org/?guid=ccc5d5671a2ce83750e8f0f5076ee479 (Cross-posted from the Gmail Blog)

If you’ve been wanting to use voice and video chat on Linux (our top video chat request), then we have good news for you: it’s now available! Visit gmail.com/videochat to download the plugin and get started. Voice and video chat for Linux supports Ubuntu and other Debian-based Linux distributions, and RPM support will be coming soon.

Posted by Tristan Schmelcher, Software Engineer]]> (Cross-posted from the Gmail Blog)

If you’ve been wanting to use voice and video chat on Linux (our top video chat request), then we have good news for you: it’s now available! Visit gmail.com/videochat to download the plugin and get started. Voice and video chat for Linux supports Ubuntu and other Debian-based Linux distributions, and RPM support will be coming soon.

Posted by Tristan Schmelcher, Software Engineer]]> https://googledata.org/google-talk/use-linux-now-you-can-video-chat-too-2/feed/ 0 Faster dialing with Google Voice on Android and Blackberry devices https://googledata.org/google-voice/faster-dialing-with-google-voice-on-android-and-blackberry-devices/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=faster-dialing-with-google-voice-on-android-and-blackberry-devices https://googledata.org/google-voice/faster-dialing-with-google-voice-on-android-and-blackberry-devices/#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:35:00 +0000 Update (5:05PM, August 9): This has now been rolled out completely.

Update (4:06PM, July 23): This new feature is not yet active for 100% of calls placed with Google Voice. We plan to roll this out for all calls in the next week or so.

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At Google we are obsessed with speed. Our mantra is faster = better. This is true for our Google Voice mobile apps as well. When you want to make a call, your phone should connect you as quickly as possible, whether you’re calling via Google Voice or not.

Today we are launching an enhancement to the Google Voice mobile app on Android and Blackberry phones, which makes placing calls much faster. We call this feature “direct access numbers.” Here’s how it works:

Until today, the Google Voice app had to make a request to the Google Voice server every time you wanted to make a call to send us the phone number you wanted to dial. Then the call would be connected via a Google Voice access number. With direct access numbers, we assign a unique phone number to every person you call. This means that we no longer need to use your data network to access the server each time you make a call, so calls will be placed much faster.

The updated Android app is available from Android Market starting today. For Blackberry users, you can download the app by visiting http://m.google.com/voice from your mobile device. You will need a valid Google Voice account to use the app, and at this time, Google Voice is available in the US only.

Posted by Flavio Lerda, Software Engineer
]]> https://googledata.org/google-voice/faster-dialing-with-google-voice-on-android-and-blackberry-devices/feed/ 1 Video chatting with Grandma https://googledata.org/google-talk/video-chatting-with-grandma-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=video-chatting-with-grandma-2 https://googledata.org/google-talk/video-chatting-with-grandma-2/#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:35:00 +0000 https://googledata.org/?guid=02c032b5da7f48d62048db82dd1ca578 (Cross-posted from the Gmail Blog)

Two weeks ago we asked you to submit photos of you video chatting with your grandma. Thank you for all your submissions! As promised, we’d like to highlight a few photos that particularly touched us.

Emmanuel from Israel submitted this photo and wrote "My grandmother lives in Nice, France and could not come to our wedding in Israel, this is as close as we got to having her with us."


Charlie from New York City sent in these great photos of his daughter Maayan’s first video chat with her grandparents in Portland.



And Niranjan from Bangalore submitted this photo of him video chatting with his grandmother in Mumbai while away at college.


Thanks again for your submissions-- and happy video chatting!

Posted by Cody Bratt, Google Chat team]]> (Cross-posted from the Gmail Blog)

Two weeks ago we asked you to submit photos of you video chatting with your grandma. Thank you for all your submissions! As promised, we’d like to highlight a few photos that particularly touched us.

Emmanuel from Israel submitted this photo and wrote "My grandmother lives in Nice, France and could not come to our wedding in Israel, this is as close as we got to having her with us."


Charlie from New York City sent in these great photos of his daughter Maayan’s first video chat with her grandparents in Portland.



And Niranjan from Bangalore submitted this photo of him video chatting with his grandmother in Mumbai while away at college.


Thanks again for your submissions-- and happy video chatting!

Posted by Cody Bratt, Google Chat team]]> https://googledata.org/google-talk/video-chatting-with-grandma-2/feed/ 0 Grandmother’s guide to video chat https://googledata.org/google-talk/grandmothers-guide-to-video-chat-4/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=grandmothers-guide-to-video-chat-4 https://googledata.org/google-talk/grandmothers-guide-to-video-chat-4/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 17:59:00 +0000 https://googledata.org/?guid=f0ec4caf51a6954741600aaa8180c293 (Cross-posted from the Gmail Blog)

Often when I tell people that I work on Google video chat, I hear stories about how they’ve used it to give a video tour of a new home to friends, introduce a baby to relatives, keep in touch with traveling loved ones... the list goes on. This got me thinking about how convenient— and sometimes even magical — the experience of video chatting is.

So when I saw that my grandma, who loves keeping in touch with family more than anyone, wasn’t set up to use video chat, I decided to help her get started. While doing so, it occurred to me how many people there must be out there in similar situations. If only there were a simple way that any grandmother could use to get started on her own...

Introducing the Grandmother’s Guide to Video Chat:



This video, along with a printable guide, can be accessed at google.com/chat/grandma. Feel free to share this link with your grandma—or grandpa—or, well, anyone who wants to video chat to help get them up and running.

And after your grandma is all set up, take a screenshot of you video chatting with her and email it to grammy324@gmail.com to share it with us. The first 100 people to do so will get a t-shirt, printable guide and VHS of the video (because if your grandma’s like mine, she’s still a cassette kind of girl).


In a few weeks, we’ll feature the best photos submitted on the Gmail blog.

Posted by Jason Toff, Grandson of Evelyn & Ida
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Often when I tell people that I work on Google video chat, I hear stories about how they’ve used it to give a video tour of a new home to friends, introduce a baby to relatives, keep in touch with traveling loved ones... the list goes on. This got me thinking about how convenient— and sometimes even magical — the experience of video chatting is.

So when I saw that my grandma, who loves keeping in touch with family more than anyone, wasn’t set up to use video chat, I decided to help her get started. While doing so, it occurred to me how many people there must be out there in similar situations. If only there were a simple way that any grandmother could use to get started on her own...

Introducing the Grandmother’s Guide to Video Chat:



This video, along with a printable guide, can be accessed at google.com/chat/grandma. Feel free to share this link with your grandma—or grandpa—or, well, anyone who wants to video chat to help get them up and running.

And after your grandma is all set up, take a screenshot of you video chatting with her and email it to grammy324@gmail.com to share it with us. The first 100 people to do so will get a t-shirt, printable guide and VHS of the video (because if your grandma’s like mine, she’s still a cassette kind of girl).


In a few weeks, we’ll feature the best photos submitted on the Gmail blog.

Posted by Jason Toff, Grandson of Evelyn & Ida
]]> https://googledata.org/google-talk/grandmothers-guide-to-video-chat-4/feed/ 0 Google Voice invites for students https://googledata.org/google-student-blog/google-voice-invites-for-students-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=google-voice-invites-for-students-2 https://googledata.org/google-student-blog/google-voice-invites-for-students-2/#comments Fri, 14 May 2010 15:00:00 +0000 https://googledata.org/?guid=f2d2f500cd2330130f3f747e7c247658 (Cross-posted from the Google Voice Blog)

We’ve found that Google Voice can be useful in many different ways to many different people. But one group of people that it’s especially well-suited for is students. We’ve heard college students in particular really appreciate getting their voicemail sent to their email, sending free text messages and reading voicemail transcriptions rather than listening to messages (especially handy while in class).

But since Google Voice is currently only available by invite, a lot of students are still listening to voicemail and sending text messages the old-fashioned way. As a recent college graduate, I can’t think of anything more painful! So starting today, we’ll be giving priority Google Voice invites to students. To get an invite, just visit google.com/voice/students and enter an email address that that ends in .edu.

So if you’re a student, submit your email address and a Google Voice invite will arrive in your inbox within 24 hours. Keep in mind that only one invite will be be sent per email address and Google Voice is currently only available in the U.S. And if you’re new to Google Voice, check out our introductory videos at youtube.com/googlevoice.

Posted by Jason Toff, Google Voice Team

Update (5/17): The response to this has been higher than expected. It might take us a little longer to get you your invites — but sit tight, they'll come as soon as possible.
]]> https://googledata.org/google-student-blog/google-voice-invites-for-students-2/feed/ 0 Friend Suggestions in iGoogle chat https://googledata.org/google-talk/friend-suggestions-in-igoogle-chat-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=friend-suggestions-in-igoogle-chat-2 https://googledata.org/google-talk/friend-suggestions-in-igoogle-chat-2/#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2010 23:30:00 +0000 https://googledata.org/?guid=ca668c236bf8d70a9915e1314c3c45f5

In addition, Google Chat will automatically suggest contacts we think you’ll be interested in, based on the people you email with the most (similar to what is currently done in Gmail). Suggestions will typically appear upon sign in (if available).


If you don’t want to receive contact suggestions, you can turn them off by clicking Options, then clicking Chat Settings, and clearing the Display contact suggestion banners checkbox.

Posted by David Bennett, software engineer
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In addition, Google Chat will automatically suggest contacts we think you’ll be interested in, based on the people you email with the most (similar to what is currently done in Gmail). Suggestions will typically appear upon sign in (if available).


If you don’t want to receive contact suggestions, you can turn them off by clicking Options, then clicking Chat Settings, and clearing the Display contact suggestion banners checkbox.

Posted by David Bennett, software engineer
]]> https://googledata.org/google-talk/friend-suggestions-in-igoogle-chat-2/feed/ 0 Friend Suggestions in iGoogle chat https://googledata.org/google-talk/friend-suggestions-in-igoogle-chat/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=friend-suggestions-in-igoogle-chat https://googledata.org/google-talk/friend-suggestions-in-igoogle-chat/#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2010 23:30:00 +0000

In addition, Google Chat will automatically suggest contacts we think you’ll be interested in, based on the people you email with the most (similar to what is currently done in Gmail). Suggestions will typically appear upon sign in (if available).


If you don’t want to receive contact suggestions, you can turn them off by clicking Options, then clicking Chat Settings, and clearing the Display contact suggestion banners checkbox.

Posted by David Bennett, software engineer
]]> https://googledata.org/google-talk/friend-suggestions-in-igoogle-chat/feed/ 0 Enjoy some quiet time with Do Not Disturb https://googledata.org/google-voice/enjoy-some-quiet-time-with-do-not-disturb/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=enjoy-some-quiet-time-with-do-not-disturb https://googledata.org/google-voice/enjoy-some-quiet-time-with-do-not-disturb/#comments Fri, 09 Apr 2010 00:30:00 +0000 Do Not Disturb setting to send all callers straight to voicemail.



This setting can be toggled on or off from the Settings menu or by calling your Google Voice number. And starting this week, you can set a timer so that it only remains active for a set period of time.

We’re excited to continue to give you more control over your communications. As always, if you have suggestions for future improvements, please tell us!

Posted by Anthony Jawad, Software Engineer
]]> https://googledata.org/google-voice/enjoy-some-quiet-time-with-do-not-disturb/feed/ 0 Introducing Standard Voicemail Mode https://googledata.org/google-voice/introducing-standard-voicemail-mode/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=introducing-standard-voicemail-mode https://googledata.org/google-voice/introducing-standard-voicemail-mode/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 07:15:00 +0000
Experiences like these were stripped from voicemail users across the country as a result of Google Voice. And, to be honest, some people on the team have started to miss these rituals of yonder years. Today, we take a first step in restoring people’s right to pager integration, unexpected beeps, caps on the number of messages that can be received, and more, in a feature we are calling Standard Voicemail ModeTM.


Standard Voicemail ModeTM brings your voicemail back to something reminiscent of 1997, with features like:
  • Automatic voicemail deletion: messages will be deleted automatically after 14 days
  • Numeric keypad access: access to voicemail will only be available via your phone
  • Beeper interoperability: your beeper will be paged every time a voicemail is left
  • Message maximums: store a maximum of 10 messages at any given time
  • Numeric page: people leaving you voicemails will be given the option to send a numeric page
To try Standard Voicemail ModeTM for yourself, select “Enable Standard Voicemail Mode” under Settings:


And for more information, visit google.com/googlevoice/standard_voicemail.html.

Posted by Jason Toff, Google Voice team
]]> https://googledata.org/google-voice/introducing-standard-voicemail-mode/feed/ 0 Faster Google Voice Experience on Android https://googledata.org/google-voice/faster-google-voice-experience-on-android/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=faster-google-voice-experience-on-android https://googledata.org/google-voice/faster-google-voice-experience-on-android/#comments Tue, 23 Mar 2010 19:00:00 +0000 Google Voice for Android just got a whole lot faster. Until now, notifications of new messages appeared within 15 minutes of when they were sent. Today we are releasing a new feature called Inbox synchronization, which will notify your Android-powered device of new text messages or voicemails within seconds of receiving new messages in your Google Voice inbox.

To activate Inbox synchronization, open the Google Voice settings on your phone and touch Refresh and notification. Once you have selected the Synchronize Inbox option, you will start receiving faster notifications. Plus, Google Voice will automatically disable SMS forwarding to your mobile phone, so you won’t receive duplicate notifications.

Finally, we have made it much faster to interact with your contacts from the Google Voice app. Now you can click on any contact photo and get the option to quickly respond to voicemail by email or IM.



The updated app is available for download from Android Market today. You will need a valid Google Voice account to use the app, and at this time, Google Voice is available in the US only.

Posted by Andy Hayward, Software Engineer
]]> https://googledata.org/google-voice/faster-google-voice-experience-on-android/feed/ 0 Google Voice turns 1! https://googledata.org/google-voice/google-voice-turns-1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=google-voice-turns-1 https://googledata.org/google-voice/google-voice-turns-1/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000 we first launched Google Voice!

One of the best things about this past year has been receiving tons of helpful feedback and ideas from our users. We wanted to thank you for letting us know what you think, and we hope you like the improvements we've made since then. Some of the most popular features that debuted during our first year included:
We're happy with the work so far, and we appreciate your support, but there's still a lot to be done, so enough cake. Time to get back to work!



Posted by Craig Walker & Vincent Paquet, Product Managers
]]> https://googledata.org/google-voice/google-voice-turns-1/feed/ 0 Get the picture! https://googledata.org/google-orkut/get-the-picture-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=get-the-picture-2 https://googledata.org/google-orkut/get-the-picture-2/#comments Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:55:00 +0000 https://googledata.org/?guid=dcd9ee24062031fa14be9204f39d9f8b Posted by Jason Cooper, orkut team

Late last week, we added API support for fetching albums and photos via apps running in the sandbox. Now your applications can request and display the viewer's public albums, enabling you to create an even richer, personalized experience for users.

To help you get started, we have published a tutorial which describes the new API calls available and how to use them. An API reference is also available on the OpenSocial wiki.

Since the Albums API is only available on the sandbox for now, please hold off on submitting your apps to the directory if they depend on this API. We will publish a new post when the Albums API is generally available.

Learn more about how Google is using OpenSocial and other technologies to make the web social at Google I/O, Google's annual developer conference, coming up in May. Early registration is now open.]]> https://googledata.org/google-orkut/get-the-picture-2/feed/ 0 Get the picture! https://googledata.org/google-orkut/get-the-picture/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=get-the-picture https://googledata.org/google-orkut/get-the-picture/#comments Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:55:00 +0000 Posted by Jason Cooper, orkut team

Late last week, we added API support for fetching albums and photos via apps running in the sandbox. Now your applications can request and display the viewer's public albums, enabling you to create an even richer, personalized experience for users.

To help you get started, we have published a tutorial which describes the new API calls available and how to use them. An API reference is also available on the OpenSocial wiki.

Since the Albums API is only available on the sandbox for now, please hold off on submitting your apps to the directory if they depend on this API. We will publish a new post when the Albums API is generally available.

Learn more about how Google is using OpenSocial and other technologies to make the web social at Google I/O, Google's annual developer conference, coming up in May. Early registration is now open.
]]> https://googledata.org/google-orkut/get-the-picture/feed/ 0 Building safe orkut apps https://googledata.org/google-orkut/building-safe-orkut-apps-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=building-safe-orkut-apps-2 https://googledata.org/google-orkut/building-safe-orkut-apps-2/#comments Wed, 21 Jan 2009 02:46:00 +0000 https://googledata.org/?guid=dd529b335aa1a3b2bef4819cbb5f432a Posted by Vijaya Machavolu, orkut team

Late last month, we added an article describing the lifecycle stages of a typical orkut application. Among other things, this article includes an elaborate section which details the process of testing applications before submitting them to the directory. This section identifies several common mistakes and how to avoid them.

In particular, applications are often cited for not escaping user-submitted data, which typically results in XSS vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities allow malicious users to effectively hijack your application, redirecting your users to phishing sites or worse. Be sure to read the section titled "Identifying and plugging security vulnerabilities" before submitting your apps. Addressing these security holes in your apps should prevent any unwanted attacks from malicious users. It should also avoid interruption of service of your app since apps with such vulnerabilities will be removed from the directory immediately.

As always, if you find any issues or just want to chat about the platform, the developer forum is always available. IRC office hours are scheduled every week as well, so stop on by!]]> https://googledata.org/google-orkut/building-safe-orkut-apps-2/feed/ 0 Building safe orkut apps https://googledata.org/google-orkut/building-safe-orkut-apps/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=building-safe-orkut-apps https://googledata.org/google-orkut/building-safe-orkut-apps/#comments Wed, 21 Jan 2009 02:46:00 +0000 Posted by Vijaya Machavolu, orkut team

Late last month, we added an article describing the lifecycle stages of a typical orkut application. Among other things, this article includes an elaborate section which details the process of testing applications before submitting them to the directory. This section identifies several common mistakes and how to avoid them.

In particular, applications are often cited for not escaping user-submitted data, which typically results in XSS vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities allow malicious users to effectively hijack your application, redirecting your users to phishing sites or worse. Be sure to read the section titled "Identifying and plugging security vulnerabilities" before submitting your apps. Addressing these security holes in your apps should prevent any unwanted attacks from malicious users. It should also avoid interruption of service of your app since apps with such vulnerabilities will be removed from the directory immediately.

As always, if you find any issues or just want to chat about the platform, the developer forum is always available. IRC office hours are scheduled every week as well, so stop on by!
]]> https://googledata.org/google-orkut/building-safe-orkut-apps/feed/ 0 REST and RPC protocols available on the sandbox https://googledata.org/google-orkut/rest-and-rpc-protocols-available-on-the-sandbox/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rest-and-rpc-protocols-available-on-the-sandbox https://googledata.org/google-orkut/rest-and-rpc-protocols-available-on-the-sandbox/#comments Fri, 19 Dec 2008 23:48:00 +0000 Posted by Jason Cooper, orkut team

Since the orkut application platform's April rollout, developers have been able to build applications on top of orkut user data using the OpenSocial JavaScript API. Version 0.8 of the OpenSocial specification added REST and RPC protocols, which enable developers to build applications that interact with OpenSocial containers over HTTP.

Today, I'm pleased to announce the availability of REST and RPC protocols in the orkut sandbox. Currently, these APIs can fetch profile information and app data as well as update app data, and more features are planned.

(Note: The REST and RPC protocols allow for the same operations, but the RPC protocol supports submitting multiple data requests in one container request, similar to the existing JavaScript API, which results in faster and more efficient applications.)

All REST and RPC requests must be digitally signed by the issuer, which allows orkut to verify that they are coming from a trusted application. Generating these signatures requires a secret key, which is known only to you and orkut. You can request a secret key by submitting a gadget URL to https://www.google.com/gadgets/directory/verify and verifying ownership of this gadget. More information on this process and authentication in general is available in the new REST Protocol Developer's Guide.

Last but not least, a set of client libraries have been made available for PHP, Java, Ruby, and Python to simplify development using these new protocols. The libraries provide a convenient wrapper for the underlying low-level APIs and abstract away the tedious tasks of constructing the request URL, signing the request, and parsing the returned data. For more on these libraries, please see the official announcement on the OpenSocial API blog.
]]> https://googledata.org/google-orkut/rest-and-rpc-protocols-available-on-the-sandbox/feed/ 0 REST and RPC protocols available on the sandbox https://googledata.org/google-orkut/rest-and-rpc-protocols-available-on-the-sandbox-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rest-and-rpc-protocols-available-on-the-sandbox-2 https://googledata.org/google-orkut/rest-and-rpc-protocols-available-on-the-sandbox-2/#comments Fri, 19 Dec 2008 23:48:00 +0000 https://googledata.org/?guid=79a1d3f9596b4eae0c4eab6ec4c504ca Posted by Jason Cooper, orkut team

Since the orkut application platform's April rollout, developers have been able to build applications on top of orkut user data using the OpenSocial JavaScript API. Version 0.8 of the OpenSocial specification added REST and RPC protocols, which enable developers to build applications that interact with OpenSocial containers over HTTP.

Today, I'm pleased to announce the availability of REST and RPC protocols in the orkut sandbox. Currently, these APIs can fetch profile information and app data as well as update app data, and more features are planned.

(Note: The REST and RPC protocols allow for the same operations, but the RPC protocol supports submitting multiple data requests in one container request, similar to the existing JavaScript API, which results in faster and more efficient applications.)

All REST and RPC requests must be digitally signed by the issuer, which allows orkut to verify that they are coming from a trusted application. Generating these signatures requires a secret key, which is known only to you and orkut. You can request a secret key by submitting a gadget URL to https://www.google.com/gadgets/directory/verify and verifying ownership of this gadget. More information on this process and authentication in general is available in the new REST Protocol Developer's Guide.

Last but not least, a set of client libraries have been made available for PHP, Java, Ruby, and Python to simplify development using these new protocols. The libraries provide a convenient wrapper for the underlying low-level APIs and abstract away the tedious tasks of constructing the request URL, signing the request, and parsing the returned data. For more on these libraries, please see the official announcement on the OpenSocial API blog.]]> https://googledata.org/google-orkut/rest-and-rpc-protocols-available-on-the-sandbox-2/feed/ 0 Announcing v0.8 JavaScript support on production https://googledata.org/google-orkut/announcing-v0-8-javascript-support-on-production-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=announcing-v0-8-javascript-support-on-production-2 https://googledata.org/google-orkut/announcing-v0-8-javascript-support-on-production-2/#comments Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:37:00 +0000 https://googledata.org/?guid=bcad086216b607efd64d8a2605a74e15 Posted by Jason Cooper, orkut team

v0.8 of the OpenSocial JavaScript API is now live on www.orkut.com. Apps built with the newest version of the API will now be accepted into the directory for all orkut users to install and use.

Originally pushed to the sandbox in September, this initial release of the updated API includes support for the latest request syntax (e.g. the opensocial.IdSpec object), but other features such as lifecycle events and extended network distance are not yet available.

Please see the updated Developer's Guide and article list for more on developing using v0.8 and post any questions and bug sightings to the Developer Forum and issue tracker respectively.]]> https://googledata.org/google-orkut/announcing-v0-8-javascript-support-on-production-2/feed/ 0 Announcing v0.8 JavaScript support on production https://googledata.org/google-orkut/announcing-v0-8-javascript-support-on-production/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=announcing-v0-8-javascript-support-on-production https://googledata.org/google-orkut/announcing-v0-8-javascript-support-on-production/#comments Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:37:00 +0000 Posted by Jason Cooper, orkut team

v0.8 of the OpenSocial JavaScript API is now live on www.orkut.com. Apps built with the newest version of the API will now be accepted into the directory for all orkut users to install and use.

Originally pushed to the sandbox in September, this initial release of the updated API includes support for the latest request syntax (e.g. the opensocial.IdSpec object), but other features such as lifecycle events and extended network distance are not yet available.

Please see the updated Developer's Guide and article list for more on developing using v0.8 and post any questions and bug sightings to the Developer Forum and issue tracker respectively.
]]> https://googledata.org/google-orkut/announcing-v0-8-javascript-support-on-production/feed/ 0 Sandbox update https://googledata.org/google-orkut/sandbox-update-4/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sandbox-update-4 https://googledata.org/google-orkut/sandbox-update-4/#comments Sat, 08 Nov 2008 05:57:00 +0000 https://googledata.org/?guid=a7e2aed931a89e778bbc4a0ad00f4dd4 Posted by Jason Cooper, orkut team

There were no sandbox updates this week. Stay tuned for more news next week.]]> https://googledata.org/google-orkut/sandbox-update-4/feed/ 0 Sandbox update https://googledata.org/google-orkut/sandbox-update/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sandbox-update https://googledata.org/google-orkut/sandbox-update/#comments Sat, 08 Nov 2008 05:57:00 +0000 Posted by Jason Cooper, orkut team

There were no sandbox updates this week. Stay tuned for more news next week.
]]> https://googledata.org/google-orkut/sandbox-update/feed/ 0 Sandbox update https://googledata.org/google-orkut/sandbox-update-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sandbox-update-2 https://googledata.org/google-orkut/sandbox-update-2/#comments Sat, 01 Nov 2008 01:03:00 +0000 https://googledata.org/?guid=9fc26e83c4631bc391ca0d1347af2c6b Posted by Jason Cooper, orkut team

This week, we closed issue 365. Applications with multiple Optional elements no longer trigger errors on install.

In other news, the orkut Developer Guide was updated this week for v0.8 of the OpenSocial JavaScript API which is currently available in the sandbox. In addition to up-to-date code samples, the revised guide also includes a new section on application "chrome" and expands on steps to disable caching as well as orkut's application activity/update policy.

Enjoy!]]> https://googledata.org/google-orkut/sandbox-update-2/feed/ 0 Sandbox update https://googledata.org/google-orkut/sandbox-update-3/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sandbox-update-3 https://googledata.org/google-orkut/sandbox-update-3/#comments Sat, 25 Oct 2008 08:08:00 +0000 https://googledata.org/?guid=e8a7199c6243beb8ac3c2e29e1c30451 Posted by Jason Cooper, orkut team

This past week saw one notable bug fix relating to character encoding in Internet Explorer. Specifically, applications depending on message bundles with accented characters from the UTF-8 set were being replaced with question marks when rendered in Internet Explorer 6 and 7. A fix was pushed to both production and the sandbox on Wednesday.

That rounds out the sandbox news for the week. As always, please drop by the Developer Forum to chat about the platform. An issue tracker is also available for reporting any new bugs you happen to find.]]> https://googledata.org/google-orkut/sandbox-update-3/feed/ 0 Extended office hours this Thursday — stop by and chat! https://googledata.org/google-orkut/extended-office-hours-this-thursday-stop-by-and-chat/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=extended-office-hours-this-thursday-stop-by-and-chat https://googledata.org/google-orkut/extended-office-hours-this-thursday-stop-by-and-chat/#comments Wed, 17 Sep 2008 01:00:00 +0000 Posted by Jason Cooper, orkut team

Hot on the heels of last week's announcement of OpenSocial v0.8 availability in the sandbox, we have planned an extended IRC office hour period this week. Chat with us anytime between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. PDT on Thursday, September 18th, by pointing your favorite IRC client to irc.freenode.net and joining the opensocial channel. Engineers will be on hand to answer any questions regarding last week's update or any other OpenSocial topics such as container support, the latest and greatest development and latency combat techniques, what you can expect in forthcoming updates, etc. You can add this event directly to your calendar by clicking the button below.

And in case you haven't heard, orkut and iGoogle engineers have standing office hours in the same channel every Tuesday and Thursday from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., so this is a great opportunity to get your development questions answered in real time.

See you there!
]]> https://googledata.org/google-orkut/extended-office-hours-this-thursday-stop-by-and-chat/feed/ 0 Sandbox live with OpenSocial 0.8 support https://googledata.org/google-orkut/sandbox-live-with-opensocial-0-8-support/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sandbox-live-with-opensocial-0-8-support https://googledata.org/google-orkut/sandbox-live-with-opensocial-0-8-support/#comments Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:37:00 +0000 Posted by Jason Cooper, orkut team

Three months and many, many Shindig commits after the OpenSocial 0.8 specification was finalized this past May, we are happy to announce that the sandbox now has support for the updated JavaScript API. Starting today, you can begin the process of updating your apps to use OpenSocial 0.8 -- just add to your application's ModulePrefs element and start coding!

The most substantial change in the updated API concerns the way user and app data is requested. With the introduction of the opensocial.IdSpec class, you will have to make some changes in order for your application to fetch or update data. To illustrate these changes and help get you started, here's a quick application that retrieves both the application's owner and the friends of the current user:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<Module>
  <ModulePrefs title="My first OpenSocial app">
    <Require feature="opensocial-0.8"/>
  </ModulePrefs>
  <Content type="html">
    <![CDATA[
      <script type="application/javascript">
        function request() {
          var req = opensocial.newDataRequest();
          var idSpec = opensocial.newIdSpec({'userId':'VIEWER', 'groupId':'FRIENDS'});

          req.add(req.newFetchPersonRequest(opensocial.IdSpec.PersonId.OWNER), 'owner');
          req.add(req.newFetchPeopleRequest(idSpec), 'viewerFriends');
          req.send(response);
        };
        function response(data) {
          if (!data.hadError()) {
            var owner = data.get('owner').getData();
            var viewerFriends = data.get('viewerFriends').getData();
          }
        };
        gadgets.util.registerOnLoadHandler(request);
      </script>
    ]]>
  </Content>
</Module>

For more on the data request updates, see this article on requesting data in OpenSocial, now updated for version 0.8.

Note that this is only an initial release of the updated JavaScript API and several other features defined in the full 0.8 update are not available with this release, namely REST/JSON-RPC APIs, lifecycle events, extended network distance, and new profile fields such as PRESENCE.

Along with support for the new JavaScript API, the infrastructure behind the existing API has also been updated to use the Shindig enhancements with a special adapter. Your existing applications should continue to work as they have before (as long as you keep in your application's ModulePrefs element), but you should test them extensively in the sandbox to verify that there aren't any edge cases that cause your apps to break. If you do run into problems, make sure to let us know by filing a new issue in the public tracker and continue your development on prod.sandbox.orkut.com which is configured identically to production orkut.

OpenSocial 0.8 support is only available in the sandbox at present, so please wait to submit your new applications until 0.8 is rolled out to production orkut. We will post a new update on this blog when this is ready.

Have any questions or comments? As always, please feel free to post them in the orkut Developer Forum or stop by the official OpenSocial IRC channel at irc.freenode.net#opensocial during our regular office hour block every Tuesday and Thursday from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. PDT.
]]> https://googledata.org/google-orkut/sandbox-live-with-opensocial-0-8-support/feed/ 0 New way of identifying message bundles https://googledata.org/google-orkut/new-way-of-identifying-message-bundles/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-way-of-identifying-message-bundles https://googledata.org/google-orkut/new-way-of-identifying-message-bundles/#comments Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:55:00 +0000 Posted by Jason Cooper, Developer Programs

A recent push introduced a subtle but important distinction concerning how message bundles are specified, and your apps need updating to reflect this change.

Instead of identifying message bundles using language-country combination codes, you must now specify the language code only (pt vs. pt-BR). If you need to distinguish your bundles by country (e.g. U.S. English vs. U.K. English), you can add a 'country' element to your Locale element with the appropriate country code. The article on localization has more information as well as examples.

Message bundles for app meta information such as title and description are still identified using language-country combination codes. This is a bug which should be fixed in a future update. In the meantime, you can specify two Locale elements per language as in the set below. Notice that both reference the same bundle:

<Locale lang="pt" messages="http://www.example.com/pt_ALL.xml"/>
<Locale lang="pt-BR" messages="http://www.example.com/pt_ALL.xml"/>

This will ensure that both your application text as well as its meta information are displayed correctly.
]]> https://googledata.org/google-orkut/new-way-of-identifying-message-bundles/feed/ 0 The final push begins tomorrow https://googledata.org/google-orkut/the-final-push-begins-tomorrow/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-final-push-begins-tomorrow https://googledata.org/google-orkut/the-final-push-begins-tomorrow/#comments Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:15:00 +0000 Posted by Jason Cooper, Developer Programs

The big day is almost here! Tomorrow marks the beginning of the final stage of the application roll-out to orkut users, giving you several hours to get your apps in tip-top shape in order to handle the expected traffic increase ahead.

If you haven't already, it is absolutely imperative that you read the Latency Tips for orkut. It presents a number of techniques and best practices that you can take advantage of, even within the next few hours, to get your application up to speed.

Among the techniques listed is the use of Preload elements in your app spec. Preload elements allow for makeRequest responses to be preloaded while the gadget is rendering. If you use a lot of static makeRequest calls in your application (e.g. retrieving a user's high score or a list of gifts that have been sent from your app), taking advantage of pre-loading can make a big difference in the response time of your application. More information on pre-loading is available here.

One other technique that you may find useful is automatic URL rewriting. During preprocessing, orkut can automatically replace the URLs for static content (e.g. JavaScript files, style sheets, images, etc.) with proxied URLs, significantly reducing both the load on your servers and the loading time for your users. While rewriting is automatically enabled in the sandbox, you will have to opt-in in www.orkut.com. Instructions on how to do this are provided here. Make sure to thoroughly test your application if you opt in to rewriting, although you shouldn't run into any problems if you specify absolute URLs to your resources.

As a final note, please make sure that caching is enabled for your application's resources, particularly images and other large files that your app loads frequently. Due to a caching bug that affected many apps last week, you may have opted out of caching completely. This bug was patched last week, and orkut's caching infrastructure now honors both the Cache-Control and Expires headers returned by your application's host with a minimum refresh rate of five minutes. Please make the necessary changes to your server configuration to set your cache to expire at most once per hour (the default duration if no cache control headers are set). Not only will this take some strain off of your own servers, but your users' experience will improve greatly as a result.

We'll be monitoring the performance of your applications. If we see your servers buckle under the increased traffic, we will suspend your application by removing it from the directory and user profiles until your host can be updated to accommodate the traffic. We really don't want to do this, so use the next several hours to read the tips and get your apps ready.
]]> https://googledata.org/google-orkut/the-final-push-begins-tomorrow/feed/ 0 Reader learns to share https://googledata.org/google-reader/reader-learns-to-share/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=reader-learns-to-share https://googledata.org/google-reader/reader-learns-to-share/#comments Wed, 22 Mar 2006 05:51:00 +0000 Mom always taught us to share and now we know why, because it's fun. As of tonight, Google Reader has the ability to share what you like to read with your friends. You can send a link to your starred items in Reader, or you can put a clip on your blog with recent items from your reading list (as shown below).

Give this a little test drive if you like, preview 'My starred items' in Google Reader. If you like my list you can subscribe to it from the preview screen.

Additionally, if you use the tagging labeling feature of Reader, you can label items and share them. For instance, I mark all of the blogs I read from my hipster friends in Reader 'hipsters' (if my hipster friends aren't your speed try my tech list). Even if your friends use a feed reader other than Google Reader, we won't be upset. You can direct them to a feed of any of your shared labels.

You control the privacy or shared nature of your lists. To begin sharing your reading lists or add a clip to your blog, go to reader.google.com and open the Share tab. Check the 'shared' check box to opt-in to sharing your starred items or selected labels. Enjoy!

Update on 3/23 by Mihai: I've posted some more techy information about sharing on my blog.

]]> https://googledata.org/google-reader/reader-learns-to-share/feed/ 0 Rest your eyes for a bit https://googledata.org/google-reader/rest-your-eyes-for-a-bit/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rest-your-eyes-for-a-bit https://googledata.org/google-reader/rest-your-eyes-for-a-bit/#comments Tue, 14 Mar 2006 00:12:00 +0000 The Reader engineering team needs to do a little planned maintenance tonight so Reader will be unavailable during that time, but we should be back up around midnight PST. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience.

Update: Reader came back online around 10:15 p.m. Thank you for your patience, we will try to give more advance notice in the future.

]]> https://googledata.org/google-reader/rest-your-eyes-for-a-bit/feed/ 0 May we get you some chips and a soda too? https://googledata.org/google-reader/may-we-get-you-some-chips-and-a-soda-too/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=may-we-get-you-some-chips-and-a-soda-too https://googledata.org/google-reader/may-we-get-you-some-chips-and-a-soda-too/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2005 02:18:00 +0000 It turns out some folks, like Reader-fan Moebius, are enjoying Reader in new ways:

I don't like to use my laptop on my lap, because of heat and other reasons, and I don't like to be pushing the 'J' key very often, so I downloaded "JoyToKey" to use my gamepad for browsing Google Reader. With JoyToKey I mapped "J" to down and "K" to up, "V" to right, and "Ctrl-W" to left. The other joystick was mapped to other normal browser commands. So, I can read Google News very comfortably sitted on my sofa.

Watch out for gamepad thumb and that other RSS.

]]> https://googledata.org/google-reader/may-we-get-you-some-chips-and-a-soda-too/feed/ 0 A new Reader release https://googledata.org/google-reader/a-new-reader-release/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-new-reader-release https://googledata.org/google-reader/a-new-reader-release/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2005 01:02:00 +0000 Earlier this week we pushed out a new release of Reader. Most of the changes are under the hood and should make for a faster, smoother experience. However, there were a few user interface tweaks too. My favorite is support for the space keyboard shortcut. In all browsers, pressing the space key moves down in the current page. Reader's addition to that is to advance to the next item if you're at the end of the current one. This means that you can read your entire reading list with just one finger press! I'm sure there is some sort of Pavlov's dog joke to be made here, but we can't take too much credit for the one-click advance, since it's been present in email clients for ages.

Here's a more complete list of other changes we've made:

  • Progress messages for most operations.
  • Usability tweaks when subscribing to feeds.
  • Stopped using "click here" for link text (thanks for reminding us Philipp).
  • Fixed OPML import issues for Newsgator users.
  • Fixed issues with item links in some Planet and Odeo feeds.
  • Fixed Firefox issue that made it eat up the entire CPU when loading items.

We plan on keeping the features and improvements going strong. Feedback = better Reader. Thanks for your help.

]]> https://googledata.org/google-reader/a-new-reader-release/feed/ 0 I Link, Therefore I am https://googledata.org/google-blogger-buzz/i-link-therefore-i-am/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=i-link-therefore-i-am https://googledata.org/google-blogger-buzz/i-link-therefore-i-am/#comments Fri, 29 Apr 2005 19:20:00 +0000 MediaDailyNews reports that a man has died of starvation because he was addicted to commenting on blogs and forums and couldn't be bothered to eat. From I Link, Therefore I am:
"He was glued to his computer 24/7," (his wife) said tearfully. "He was so afraid he was going to miss an opportunity to contribute a comment or start a discussion, that he just stopped eating." She added that Wanamaker's last words were "OK Picard, stick that in your pipe and smoke it..."
We are sure that this article is a joke, but we at Blogger would like to take this opportunity to remind you to grab a sandwich (or at least some Funyuns ®) now and again while you are blogging.
]]> https://googledata.org/google-blogger-buzz/i-link-therefore-i-am/feed/ 0 Not a fad https://googledata.org/google-blogger-buzz/not-a-fad/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=not-a-fad https://googledata.org/google-blogger-buzz/not-a-fad/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2005 01:18:00 +0000 latest Knowledge@Wharton piece:
Wharton legal studies professor Dan Hunter puts blogging right up there with the printing press when it comes to sharing ideas and disseminating information. "This is not a fad," says Hunter. "It's the rise of amateur content, which is replacing the centralized, controlled content done by professionals."

Strong words, but then again perhaps Dan Hunter would make a good blogger.
]]> https://googledata.org/google-blogger-buzz/not-a-fad/feed/ 0 2005 Photobloggies https://googledata.org/google-blogger-buzz/2005-photobloggies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2005-photobloggies https://googledata.org/google-blogger-buzz/2005-photobloggies/#comments Sat, 12 Mar 2005 01:32:00 +0000 "The Photobloggies is an annual award ceremony celebrating photoblogging around the world. Through the Photobloggies, you can find some of the best photoblog sites on the internet, chosen by photobloggers and photoblog readers. Organized by Brandon Stone, Jake Dobkin, and Rannie Turingan, it includes awards based on geographic region, photoblog subject matter, and "best of" categories."

Rannie wrote to remind us that nominations for your favorite photoblogs are still open until Wed, Mar 16 at Midnight. I don't know if that is enough time to try your hand at creating a Hello/Blogger powered photoblog, but consider it a personal dare from your pal Jason.
]]> https://googledata.org/google-blogger-buzz/2005-photobloggies/feed/ 0