November 21st, 2007 | by Gavin | published in Google Checkout
Posted by David Wurtz, Product ManagerWe’re always busy adding new features to improve the Checkout experience for our merchants, and many of these new features have found a home under the “Settings” tab. But to alleviate some of the congestion under t…
Google Checkout badges on non-profits’ AdWords ads
November 15th, 2007 | by Alyssa | published in Google Checkout
Posted by Prem Ramaswami, Product ManagerOne of the great things about working at Google is the opportunity to contribute to the company’s support of the non-profit community. Google works with non-profits in a number of different ways, ranging from he…
Welcome, TigerDirect!
November 14th, 2007 | by Alyssa | published in Google Checkout
Posted by Stephanie Bilodeau, Strategic Partner ManagerThe Google Checkout team welcomes TigerDirect, a 20-year-old business that currently ranks as the #24 top retailer in Internet Retailer’s 2007 Top 500 guide. TigerDirect offers digital and electron…
Site search for Checkout customers
November 13th, 2007 | by Alyssa | published in Google Checkout
Posted by Ryan Pollock, Site Search TeamIf you’re a Google Checkout merchant, you’re probably interested in learning about other Google products that can help you run your website and increase sales. In particular, your website needs its own search eng…
Now you can cancel that order when you have an "oops" moment
November 8th, 2007 | by Alyssa | published in Google Checkout
Posted by Anita Barci, Product Marketing Manager, Google Checkout TeamHaving second thoughts about that sweater you just ordered? Maybe you want to get a different size, or accidentally entered the wrong shipping address?Now with Google Checkout you ca…
October 30th, 2007 | by Alyssa | published in Google Checkout
Posted by Prem Ramaswami, Product ManagerToday we launched an “Advanced Settings” section in the “Integration” tab under settings. This section lets Level 2 integrated merchants opt in to take advantage of new features without affecting any other part …
Scheduled maintenance on October 22
October 18th, 2007 | by Alyssa | published in Google Checkout
Posted by Don Faul, Manager, Google Checkout OperationsOn Monday, October 22, at 9:00 pm PDT (Tuesday, October 23, at 5:00 am BST for merchants in the UK), Google Checkout will be unavailable for approximately 30-90 minutes as we conduct server mainten…
Your feedback at work
October 18th, 2007 | by Alyssa | published in Google Checkout
Posted by Prem Ramaswami, Product ManagerWe pay close attention to the feedback we get from merchants in discussion boards, blogs, and email, and we are always working to improve Checkout in response.The most recent example: today we launched a new rep…
October 15th, 2007 | by Alyssa | published in Google Checkout
Posted by Alyssa England, Product Marketing ManagerToday is Blog Action Day. Thousands of blogs worldwide are posting news about how individuals and organizations are helping the environment in all kinds of ways. We thought this would be a great time t…
October 2nd, 2007 | by Alyssa | published in Google Checkout
Posted by Robert Swerling, Head of Strategic Partnerships, U.K. CheckoutAs summer weddings give way to the holiday shopping season, we’re excited to let you know that two more great retailers are offering Google Checkout services in the U.K.Are you in…
September 27th, 2007 | by Alyssa | published in Google Checkout
Posted by Prem Ramaswami, Product ManagerToday, I’m happy (OK, more like ecstatic) to introduce Google Checkout for Non-Profits — with this launch, U.S. non-profit organizations (IRS-certified 501(c)(3)s) now have an easy way to accept online donation…
Sell digital content using Google Checkout for mobile
September 14th, 2007 | by A Googler | published in Google Checkout
Posted by Holly Thai, Google Checkout TeamGreat news: you can now sell and deliver digital content with Google Checkout for mobile!In the first release of Checkout for mobile, we provided people with an existing Checkout desktop account the ability to …
At Shop.org next week
September 12th, 2007 | by Alyssa | published in Google Checkout
Posted by Alyssa England, Google Checkout teamNext week (Sept. 17-19) we’re attending the Shop.org Annual Summit in Las Vegas. If you’re at the show, stop by and visit us in booth #429 at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino. We’ll have team members on han…
Time for end-of-summer shopping in UK
September 11th, 2007 | by Alyssa | published in Google Checkout
Posted by Sandeep Menon, Product Marketing ManagerWhether it’s for electronics or clothes or sporting goods, more and more people are shopping online these days. And one of the benefits is that you can easily shop whatever the weather. Beginning today,…
Giving buyers more insight into Checkout orders
September 7th, 2007 | by A Googler | published in Google Checkout
Posted by Kyle Harrison, Product Manager, Google Checkout TeamOne of the highest goals of our seller team is to offer store partners the flexibility and tools they need to serve their customers. Starting this week, merchants based in the U.S. will have…