February 12th, 2008 | by Brian Shih | published in Google Gadgets
Posted by Paul Wilcox, iGoogle Support TeamIt’s always exciting when our users share stories with us about some cool and unique way they’re using Google products. With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, we thought it was a perfect time to share H…
February 12th, 2008 | by Brian Shih | published in Google Gadgets
Posted by Paul Wilcox, iGoogle Support TeamIt’s always exciting when our users share stories with us about some cool and unique way they’re using Google products. With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, we thought it was a perfect time to share H…
Gadgets spec and new API preview
February 11th, 2008 | by Brian Shih | published in Google Gadgets
Posted by Brian Shih, Google Gadgets TeamWe’ve been working on the open source implementation of the gadgets stack and we’d like to share a preview of the gadgets specification and new gadgets.* JavaScript APIs. Consider this an early look at where gad…
February 11th, 2008 | by Brian Shih | published in Google Gadgets
Posted by Brian Shih, Google Gadgets TeamWe’ve been working on the open source implementation of the gadgets stack and we’d like to share a preview of the gadgets specification and new gadgets.* JavaScript APIs. Consider this an early look at where gad…
February 8th, 2008 | by Brian Shih | published in Google Gadgets
Posted by Dan Holevoet, Google Gadgets TeamIf you’re a seasoned gadgets developer, and were waiting for the right opportunity to try OpenSocial, now is your chance. A new version of the OpenSocial tutorial has just been posted that walks you through th…
February 8th, 2008 | by Brian Shih | published in Google Gadgets
Posted by Dan Holevoet, Google Gadgets TeamIf you’re a seasoned gadgets developer, and were waiting for the right opportunity to try OpenSocial, now is your chance. A new version of the OpenSocial tutorial has just been posted that walks you through th…
New Gadget Developer Tutorials on YouTube
January 14th, 2008 | by Brian Shih | published in Google Gadgets
Posted by Daniel Lee, Google Gadgets TeamWhile we’ve been working on exciting new developments for gadgets, we also want to make sure it’s faster and easier to jump in and learn the API. There are already some great tools and resources available like t…
January 14th, 2008 | by Brian Shih | published in Google Gadgets
Posted by Daniel Lee, Google Gadgets TeamWhile we’ve been working on exciting new developments for gadgets, we also want to make sure it’s faster and easier to jump in and learn the API. There are already some great tools and resources available like t…
December 14th, 2007 | by Brian Shih | published in Google Gadgets
Posted by John Hjelmstad, Google Gadgets TeamIn case you missed the announcement over at the OpenSocial blog, we’re happy to announce the first commit to the Apache Shindig repository today. This is the first step to fully open sourcing the stack that …
December 14th, 2007 | by Brian Shih | published in Google Gadgets
Posted by John Hjelmstad, Google Gadgets TeamIn case you missed the announcement over at the OpenSocial blog, we’re happy to announce the first commit to the Apache Shindig repository today. This is the first step to fully open sourcing the stack that …
Writing Gadgets with Google Mashup Editor
December 11th, 2007 | by Brian Shih | published in Google Gadgets
Posted by Brian Shih, Google Gadgets TeamDo you use the Google Mashup Editor? Did you know you can use GME to create a mashup and then distribute it as a gadget on iGoogle, Google Desktop, and more? Jason Cooper, from the GME team, has a great article …
December 11th, 2007 | by Brian Shih | published in Google Gadgets
Posted by Brian Shih, Google Gadgets TeamDo you use the Google Mashup Editor? Did you know you can use GME to create a mashup and then distribute it as a gadget on iGoogle, Google Desktop, and more? Jason Cooper, from the GME team, has a great article …
December 6th, 2007 | by Brian Shih | published in Google Gadgets
Posted by Daniel Holevoet, Google Gadgets Team
We thought we’d take a moment to formally invite you to participate in the Google Gadgets API group. The goal of the group is to give updates on the progression of the gadgets API and to aid you in the development of your own gadgets.
The group is officially staffed by two Googlers — myself, and Dann Lee — and unofficially by a set of talented Gadget Gurus — members of the community who’ve been identified for outstanding long-term commitment to the community.
Second, we’d like to point out a somewhat new article that you might not have seen yet: Gadget Caching for Higher Performance. It sheds light on the numerous ways the Google API can be used to save your bandwidth, while at the same time, decreasing the loading time of your gadgets.
More articles on gadgets will be coming soon, and when they are released, we’ll make sure to let you know here. Stay tuned!
Now that we have your attention…
December 6th, 2007 | by Brian Shih | published in Google Gadgets
Posted by Daniel Holevoet, Google Gadgets TeamWe thought we’d take a moment to formally invite you to participate in the Google Gadgets API group. The goal of the group is to give updates on the progression of the gadgets API and to aid you in the deve…
October 31st, 2007 | by Emily Wood | published in Google Gadgets
Posted by Mohammed Abdoolcarim and Brian Shih, Google Gadgets TeamWelcome to the new Google Gadgets API blog! Nearly two years after we first launched Google Gadgets on iGoogle, things have certainly changed. And because we have a lot of cool stuff to …