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Google Data » The Product Ideas Team https://googledata.org Everything Google: News, Products, Services, Content, Culture Fri, 10 Apr 2015 22:28:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1 Product Ideas for Google Images now open https://googledata.org/google-product-ideas/product-ideas-for-google-images-now-open/ https://googledata.org/google-product-ideas/product-ideas-for-google-images-now-open/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:02:00 +0000
We want to know your answer to this question, so that's why we're launching a Product Ideas page for Google Images today. This page lets you post your ideas and see what other users are suggesting at the same time. If you like their suggestion, vote for it!

With Product Ideas for Google Images, your ideas will be seen directly by the Google Images team and others using Google Images. This is your chance to influence the development of the product. We'll be keeping a close watch to see which ideas float to the top of the list.]]> https://googledata.org/google-product-ideas/product-ideas-for-google-images-now-open/feed/ 0 Introducing: Product Ideas for Google Sidewiki! https://googledata.org/google-product-ideas/introducing-product-ideas-for-google-sidewiki/ https://googledata.org/google-product-ideas/introducing-product-ideas-for-google-sidewiki/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:24:00 +0000 Google Sidewiki, we knew that we wanted to make a Product Ideas page available as soon as the feature launched.

That's why we now launched several Sidewiki topics on Product Ideas to solicit your thoughts around how to improve Sidewiki.

Be assured that we always take your feedback to heart, and we will use your feedback to help drive innovation and make Sidewiki the best service it can possibly be. While we won't necessarily answer or implement every idea, we'll check in to let you know what we've decided.

Don't wait too long; we will be closing this series to new questions and votes on October 12, 2009. Visit Product Ideas for Google Sidewiki.]]> https://googledata.org/google-product-ideas/introducing-product-ideas-for-google-sidewiki/feed/ 0 Product Ideas for Google Apps (administrators) now live! https://googledata.org/google-product-ideas/product-ideas-for-google-apps-administrators-now-live/ https://googledata.org/google-product-ideas/product-ideas-for-google-apps-administrators-now-live/#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:11:00 +0000 We're excited to announce Product Ideas has just launched for Google Apps administrators! If you manage Google Apps for your company or organization and have an idea to share, then we want to hear from you. Read more about it on the Google Enterprise Blog.]]> https://googledata.org/google-product-ideas/product-ideas-for-google-apps-administrators-now-live/feed/ 0 Product Ideas 2.0 has launched – new features, more products https://googledata.org/google-product-ideas/product-ideas-2-0-has-launched-new-features-more-products/ https://googledata.org/google-product-ideas/product-ideas-2-0-has-launched-new-features-more-products/#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:18:00 +0000 The Product Ideas team has been very busy lately, and you've probably noticed some changes on the Product Ideas page in the past week that we're very excited to tell you about. Since we launched Product Ideas, we've received a lot of feedback about Google mobile products, Blogger, and Webmaster Tools, and we've identified a lot of ways to better gather your ideas. Now, with our new series for iGoogle, Google Docs, Google Reader, Google Sketchup, Google Ad Planner, and Google Custom Search, we're excited to officially unveil version 2 of Product Ideas.

In this new version, we've added several features to keep the ideas list fresh, and to help you better categorize, sort, and filter to find the most relevant ideas for you to vote on. At the top of every idea list, you'll see four ways to sort:

* Top Voted - sort ideas in a topic by the total number of positive votes

* What's Hot - sort by the most popular ideas right now

* What's New - see the most recently submitted ideas

* Ideas in Action - will show you the ideas that we've reviewed and responded to, so you can see how your feedback has helped us make Google products better

In addition, you can now submit an idea into multiple topics. For instance, if you have a great Google Spreadsheets feature request that's relevant to educational use, you can now choose both "Feature Request" and "Education" in the "Pick a Topic" selection box.

The best part is, we're only getting started. Now it's time for you to share your thoughts and tell us what ideas matter most.

]]> https://googledata.org/google-product-ideas/product-ideas-2-0-has-launched-new-features-more-products/feed/ 0 Product Ideas for Google Docs now open! https://googledata.org/google-product-ideas/product-ideas-for-google-docs-now-open/ https://googledata.org/google-product-ideas/product-ideas-for-google-docs-now-open/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:18:00 +0000 Product Ideas for Google Docs.

We encourage you to share your feedback about Google documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. Just like before, we'll be listening to your ideas with an open ear, and we'll be keeping you all in the loop about your ideas. Be on the lookout for updates in our "Ideas in Action" section.

We can't wait to hear all your fabulous ideas. Happy idea sharing and voting!

-The Product Ideas Team]]> https://googledata.org/google-product-ideas/product-ideas-for-google-docs-now-open/feed/ 0 Tell us what you think about Webmaster Central https://googledata.org/google-product-ideas/tell-us-what-you-think-about-webmaster-central/ https://googledata.org/google-product-ideas/tell-us-what-you-think-about-webmaster-central/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:05:00 +0000

The Webmaster Central team does our best to support the webmaster community via Google's Webmaster Tools product, our Help Center, the Webmaster Central blog, our YouTube videos, our forum, and a fellow named Matt Cutts.

However, we know users want to share their ideas, and we've seen the impact user feedback has had on Google Mobile and Blogger, so the Webmaster Central team set out to open up Product Ideas. Given the recent launch of our new user interface, this is a great time to ask for feedback and further new ideas.

If you've got ideas and suggestions for Webmaster Central - features you want, things we can do better - tell us! From now until Friday, July 24, 2009, Product Ideas for Webmaster Central will be open for feedback. Every suggestion you add will be seen not only by the Webmaster Central team, but by other users and webmasters. We'll review every submission, and we'll update you regularly with our progress and feedback.

The more feedback the better, so get started now.

Sagar Kamdar, Product Manager, Webmaster Tools Team

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You've always been able to view your labels in Gmail for mobile, but you asked for the ability to apply and remove labels on messages. We listened. Last month we added more advanced support for labeling in Gmail for mobile when accessed in the browser on an iPhone or Android-powered device.

Related ideas

"There's no way to add a label to your Gmail messages on iPhone."

Go Bears!, San Jose, CA

Official Google Mobile Blog post:
http://googlemobile.blogspot.com/2009/05/iterative-web-app-gmail-for-mobile-gets.html

As always, thanks for your input!

Sincerely,

The Product Ideas Team

]]> https://googledata.org/google-product-ideas/labeling-in-gmail-for-android-iphone-browsers/feed/ 0 Edit, delete and respond to events using Google Calendar for mobile https://googledata.org/google-product-ideas/edit-delete-and-respond-to-events-using-google-calendar-for-mobile/ https://googledata.org/google-product-ideas/edit-delete-and-respond-to-events-using-google-calendar-for-mobile/#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:54:00 +0000 We recently made it easier to manage events with Google Calendar for mobile browsers, which should be great news to all those who voted for the No. 1 idea on Google Product Ideas. You can now edit, delete, and respond to events using Google Calendar for mobile browsers. These features are currently only available in the English interface on Android and iPhone devices.

We're happy to see such enthusiastic voting and even happier to see one of the most popular ideas already live!

Keep those ideas and votes coming!

Product: Google Calendar
New Feature: Support for editing, deleting, responding to events in Android and iPhone browsers

Announcement: Google Mobile Blog

Related Ideas:

"Manage Google Calendar on Google Mobile (add, update, delete an event with all functionalities of the web application) (ex Phone : Iphone)"
Yvo, France

"Can't fully edit Google Calendar events on iPhone in Safari browser (or create all-day event)."
Matt, Atlanta, GA

"allow changes to be made with Google Calendar for when used on Iphone, like adding an appointment on a specific day/time, deleting, changing appointments."
baldcats, NY

"Can't fully edit Google Calendar events on iPhone in Safari browser (or create all-day event)."
Matt, Atlanta, GA

]]> https://googledata.org/google-product-ideas/edit-delete-and-respond-to-events-using-google-calendar-for-mobile/feed/ 0 Product Ideas for Google Sync and Google Docs Become Reality https://googledata.org/google-product-ideas/product-ideas-for-google-sync-and-google-docs-become-reality/ https://googledata.org/google-product-ideas/product-ideas-for-google-sync-and-google-docs-become-reality/#comments Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:17:00 +0000 We'd like to highlight a couple of newly launched features for mobile products that correlate to ideas you've posted on Product Ideas. First, Google Sync has been extended to multiple device platforms, which means that more people can enable automatic synchronization of contacts or calendar over the air. The second feature, ListView for Google Spreadsheets, marks the first time you'll be able to make edits in Google Docs from your phone. Have fun trying out these new features on your phone, and don't forget to come back here if you have great ideas for future iterations of these - or any other - mobile products!

Product: Google Sync (Beta)
New Feature: Support for iPhone, Windows Mobile & SyncML devices

Google Sync has been expanded to give more people easy access to their information on the go. In addition to the previously launched BlackBerry features, Sync now offers with two-way calendar and contacts sync for iPhones and Windows Mobile devices, and two-way contacts sync for devices that support SyncML. Learn how to set up Sync at m.google.com/sync or our Help Center.

Announcement: Google Mobile Blog

Related Ideas:

"An application which would SYNC all my google contacts, calendars, mails & data to my phone ( iphone, blackberry or any smartphone), outlook ( work & home ) & other email services ( yahoo, msn ) with real push service."
Arun Agrawal, San Jose, CA

Manage Google Calendar on Google Mobile (add, update, delete an event with all functionalities of the web application) (ex Phone : Iphone)
Yvo, France

"Real push mail available for all mobile users (not IMAP) including iPhone WindowsMobile phones, etc."
Popolo, Paris

"Google Calendar sync with iPhone, just like Google Contacts and Gmail does now."
Vlad, Detroit, MI

"The ability to sync my gMail contacts with my phone (Windows Mobile/iPhone/Symbian etc)."
Paul James, Manchester, UK

"I would like to be able to sync my Windows Mobile contacts with my Gmail contacts automatically. An application like the the Google Calendar/Outlook Sync for Windows would be ideal. A native application would be great!"
JM, Nashville, TN

"Ability to Sync contacts from Gmail with all smart phones (not just Android & Blackberry)"
SD, India

"Google needs to own Calendar and contact sync for every platform. I should be able to point Google at 5 different Exchange servers and it should sync calendars and events both ways to my iphone, ical and anything else I can think of."
Todaywasawesome, Denver, CO

"Sync Google Calendar and Contacts with Windows Mobile / iPhone using a synchronization tool like the one for BlackBerry"
User

"Sync Gmail Contacts with Symbian and Windows Mobile based cellular phones, like Nokia, Samsung, HTC, SE ..."
monster, Warsaw, Poland

"Google Sync services (Calendar, contacts) available to Sony Ericsson (non-Windows, non-Symbian) using SyncML (which is built into the phone)."
Stephen W, Melbourne, Australia

"Sync support for gmail contacts and google calendar for Symbian UIQ and all other mobile platforms..."
gCg, Adana, TR

"Sync Google Calendar, Contacts, and Gmail with the iPhone just like Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync. Also, a remote wipe feature would be nice for lost/stolen iPhones."
Ben W., Austin, TX

"S60 contacts/calendar sync - via syncML or a standalone app. Pleeaaaasssee!!"
barrybell

"A native way to sync contacts, tasks and calendar with different mobile phones or PDAs (supporting tags if possible). Maybe syncML?"
xa2, Bizkaia

"Google Backup - service that allows load all you data (contacts, callendars etc.) from mobile device to your account. Sync via Internet connection. Saves data if your phone is stolen or lost."
aspektrum, Bielsko-Biala, Poland

"Over the air iPhone to google contacts and cal sync"
Brian, Los angeles

"Sync my windows mobile pda with google contacts, calenders (all calender categories!) and my sms messages. So I can reach my all things on any platform!"
Baran Kaynak, Turkey, Sakarya

"Can Google work on a calendar syncing client for non-Blackberry products. I have a Samsung A-767 Propel (which has many PDA features). I would love to be able to sync my calendar to my phone."
C_Wash, Washington, DC

"Automatic update of contacts and events in sync with desktop/laptop."
Fallen Angel, Jeddah, KSA

"Google Sync for iPhone, offering the same capabilities as Google Sync for Blackberry: the wireless and automatic syncing of Google Calendar and Contacts with iPhone Calendar and Contacts."
W_Nutt, Chapel Hill, NC

Product: Google Docs
New Feature: ListView

Google Spreadsheets' new ListView feature will enable you to perform basic spreadsheet edits from supported devices [Android, iPhone, Nokia S60]. You'll automatically go to ListView when you visit any spreadsheets via your mobile Docs list (http://docs.google.com/m). This is just the start of editing and creating capability for Google Docs on your device, so look for more mobile functionality in the future for documents, spreadsheets and presentations.

Announcement: Google Docs Blog

Related Ideas:

"A native Google docs app for android with editing and writing new"
Myk

"Google Docs editing on Mobile"
FunFred, Chicago, IL

"I want to open and edit my Google Docs (word processor and spreadsheet)"
M, Seattle, WA

"Be able to edit Google Docs"
Matt, Atlanta, GA

"Ability to edit documents in google mobile docs on iPhone (through app or web would be OK)"
Adam D

"Google docs mobile"
Emanuele, Rome

"Be able to edit Google Docs on your phone. Even with more limited functionality than online, it would be great to have my lists and notes in the cloud and on my phone."
gbelk08, Austin, Tx

"google docs ability to edit on all phones (via native app?)"
user, Uk

"Google Docs editing on Mobile...perhaps via the browser, perhaps a separate app. That's something we can all agree on."
FunFred, Chicago, IL

"Basic edit options in Docs."
elba, Budapest, Hungary

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Your feedback is important as we work on new products and features, and with almost 3,000 ideas posted, we thought it about time to update you on some of the latest Google projects so that you can keep dreaming up and voting on new ideas that we haven't already implemented!

This week, we're happy to introduce two great new features, each for a different mobile product. Read on to find out more about sharing your location via Google Maps or keeping track of your to-do list with Gmail Tasks.

Product: Google Maps for mobile
New Feature: Latitude

Latitude is a new social feature that helps you locate your friends using a mobile device. By opting in to Latitude and having your friends share their location with you, you can see their whereabouts on Maps and contact them via SMS, Gmail, or Google Talk. You can even keep them updated by changing your status message. Check it out by going to http://www.google.com/latitude

Announcement: Official Google Blog

Related Ideas:

"i want to be able to see my friends on maps on my phone"
Lana, New York, NY

"Have my friends location on my map, with their GPS phone information."
rodleon, Santiago, Chile

"Social features that allow me to easily see where my friends are & other location based events (eg. the restaraunt promotion, or special club event.) It should include the ability to map them and quickly add them to your to-do/ calender for reminders"
TimBaileysBox, McLean, VA

"Use the iPhone Google Map to locate your friends, who happen to be carrying the iPhone."
GoogleMan

"A "Friend Finder" tied to google talk and GPS. Allows two people with mobile phones to send eachother positional updates so they can find each other in a busy store, theme park, etc."
Bryan, Marietta, GA

"Overhaul Google Maps to have voice turn directions with a 3D view. Also add social networking features like sharing directions and a friend locator (that can be turned on/off), and a recommend this place feature."
Map, Sacramento, CA

"GPS should provide what bluetooth tried and couldn't: a "find me" alert to locate people near you and that ACTUALLY want 2 be discovered and change instant messages. I'd love to chit chat while in queues or find by chance a friend who's at the mall!"
Ukyo, PE, Brazil

"Let google know my location constantly from a GPS device (accuracy determined by my paranoia) to let friends know if they are close to me *and* where I was at any point in the past."
JP, Nottingham, UK

"Provided an enhanced version of gmail contacts . The new contact list will indicate the real-time physical location of any contact who wants to share his/her location with friends."
B.Hu, Sunnyvale, CA

"a product that will ping my friends/contact list with my geo-location and get a response on their geo-location/connectivity status with present/past overlay on gEarth."
gink, Cape Town, South Africa

"A mobile app that seeks/finds using GPS and alerts you when others in your Google Friend Connect Community are close by. You would be able to turn off the feature when you don't want others in your Friend Connect Community to know you are around."
Googleguy, SoCal

Product: Gmail for mobile
New Feature: Tasks

Tasks lets you manage your to-do list while you're on the go. You can create lists of things you need to get done and check off tasks as they're completed.
If you have a supported device, just go to http://gmail.com/tasks in your phone's web browser to access Tasks. And mark that done.

Announcement: Google Mobile Blog

Related Ideas:

"Ability to view and edit gmail's tasks"
kally, minnesota

"Task list that I can update on a mobile device."
Grant, Cambridge, MA

"Ability to use the new gmail lab's TASKS feature."
Drooo, NY

Keep posting and voting on those ideas - they could be the seed of the next great feature. Your feedback is important to us and we can't wait to see what you come up with next!

by The Product Ideas Team]]> https://googledata.org/google-product-ideas/recently-implemented-ideas-for-google-mobile-latitude-and-tasks/feed/ 0 Season’s Greetings from the Google Product Ideas Team! https://googledata.org/google-product-ideas/seasons-greetings-from-the-google-product-ideas-team/ https://googledata.org/google-product-ideas/seasons-greetings-from-the-google-product-ideas-team/#comments Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:09:00 +0000 Product Ideas for Google Mobile went live on 12/12. So far we've seen a lot of creative, interesting ideas being posted about how to make Google Mobile products better and a lot of voting going on. Keep it coming!

We'd like to highlight one idea which was posted from São Paulo: "A 'Google Product Ideas' for all google services." While we're kicking off this initiative with Google Mobile, we hope to extend Product Ideas to more Google products in the coming year. Given this is the first time we've embarked on such a mission to make your voices heard, we'll be closely monitoring Product Ideas and your feedback.

On that note, we wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season. See you in 2009, and until then - keep the ideas coming!

]]> https://googledata.org/google-product-ideas/seasons-greetings-from-the-google-product-ideas-team/feed/ 0 Welcome to the Official Product Ideas Blog! https://googledata.org/google-product-ideas/welcome-to-the-official-product-ideas-blog/ https://googledata.org/google-product-ideas/welcome-to-the-official-product-ideas-blog/#comments Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:51:00 +0000

Have you ever thought:

"I wish I could just get attention and tell Google what I think of their mobile products..."

or

"I have an awesome idea for a Google mobile product! Now if only I could show Google how cool this is..."?

At Google, we know we've got some really great users with some really great ideas, and we're excited to open up a new project called Product Ideas, a platform through which we're taking a new approach to feedback for Google mobile products. Whether it's a feature request, a crazy idea, a rave or a rant, we want to hear it. Even more, we want other users to hear it, to see what others are buzzing about, and to be able to vote on all these ideas.

You can tell us what you think is a great idea for our products, what you think we could improve on, or what you really love about Google mobile products. The Product Ideas team will be here to check in from time to time and see what's cooking. We'll make sure to keep you updated on what we see being voted to the top, or when a new feature or fix launches based on the feedback you provided.

Now, it's time to start sharing those great ideas! To get started, it takes 3 easy steps:

1. Visit the Product Ideas page at http://productideas.appspot.com

2. Sign in with your Google account (or sign up for one, if you don't have one).
3. That's it! Start submitting or voting on ideas.

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