This post is part of the Who’s @ Google I/O, a series of blog posts that gives a closer look at developers who’ll be speaking or demoing at Google I/O. This post is written by Albert Wenger, partner at Union Square Ventures (and still enjoys writi…
Google PowerMeter API introduced for device manufacturers
Today we’re excited to introduce the Google PowerMeter API on code.google.com, for developers interested in integrating with Google PowerMeter. This API will allow device manufacturers to build home energy monitoring devices that work with Google Power…
If you’re reading this post, we know your passion is coding. You thrive when given the opportunity to tackle a challenge, and enjoy the rush of applying your knowledge and creativity to approach a problem. Once solved, there’s nothing like the satisfac…
Today, we announced the next generation of our ad serving technology for online publishers, the new DoubleClick for Publishers (DFP) from Google. We are pleased to announce that the new version of DFP comes with a modern API that enables…
A good chart can tell a story, such as depicting when you get home on Saturday night by plotting your tweet patterns along the week.A good chart can take an elusive concept and clarify it in a visually appealing manner. This ingenious XKCD strip uses a…
Building Apps on Google Apps? A new blog just for you
We recently launched the Google Apps Developer Blog for developers interested in building applications that leverage Google Apps. This blog will cover topics of interest to Google Apps developers building applications on top of Google Apps, i…
Who’s @ Google I/O: spotlight on Social Web (including Buzz!)
Following on the heels of today’s announcement on Buzz, we’re excited to bring you the latest on all things social at Google I/O, starting with a session on Buzz APIs and a new panel session!What’s the hubbub about Google Buzz APIs?Google Buzz is a new…
Update on Google I/O BootCamp
Earlier this week, we announced the introduction of I/O BootCamp, a new event happening the day before Google I/O. We didn’t anticipate the level of interest we’ve seen in just the last few days, and we’re both excited and sorry to let you know that I/…
Who’s @ Google I/O: spotlight on Enterprise sessions
Each week in our “Who’s @ Google I/O” blog series, we’ll highlight the latest from a featured track at I/O. This week, the spotlight is on Enterprise — a major theme of this year’s event.In 2009, we saw an increasing number of large companies moving t…
This year, we’re introducing I/O BootCamp, a new event happening the day before Google I/O. BootCamp is an opportunity for attendees to get a crash course in our major development platforms and tools before they head into Google I/O. BootCamp…
Today a group of DNS and content providers, including Neustar/UltraDNS and Google are publishing a proposal to extend the DNS protocol. DNS is the system that translates an easy-to-remember name like www.google.com to a numeric address like 74.125.45.1…
Several months ago we launched the Google Sites Data API. Since then, we’ve worked hard to respond to your top feature requests: the ability to list a user’s sites, create new sites, copy existing sites, and manage sharing permissions. Today,…
Today’s new stable release of Google Chrome for Windows includes a bundle of browser goodness, including extensions and new HTML and JavaScript APIs.Extensions — previously available on Google Chrome for Windows on the beta channel – a…
As just announced over on the Enterprise blog, Google Docs now allows users to upload any type of file! Over the next couple of weeks we’ll be rolling out the same feature in the Documents List Data API. For now, uploading arbitrary files via the AP…
2009 was a remarkable year for developers. Vic Gundotra, VP of our developer team declared at Google I/O, “The web has won!” and this year was full of launches and announcements that remind us how the web has become the platform of our day. We found lo…