June 11th, 2008 | by DeWitt Clinton | published in Google Code, iGoogle
By Kathleen Ko, iGoogle TeamWe are excited to open up an updated Themes API for developers to customize new features coming to iGoogle. Features you can modify include the left navigation and UI updates introduced in the iGoogle developer sandbox in Ap…
June 5th, 2008 | by Dan Holevoet | published in iGoogle
Posted by Brendan Obrien, Software EngineerToday there’s a new feature for the iGoogle developer sandbox: chat. It enables iGoogle sandbox users to chat not only with each other but the rest of their GTalk network right on their homepages. Your chat fr…
May 20th, 2008 | by Dan Holevoet | published in iGoogle
Posted by Dan Holevoet, Developer ProgramsSince the launch of the developer sandbox, many of you have asked when the new features of iGoogle will find their way into users’ hands. We plan to release canvas view and the new interface first, sometime in …
May 20th, 2008 | by Dan Holevoet | published in iGoogle
Posted by Dan Holevoet, Developer ProgramsEverything is back up and running in the sandbox, and should work just as before. If you’re experiencing any issues, feel free to post in the iGoogle Developer Forum.
May 20th, 2008 | by Dan Holevoet | published in iGoogle
Posted by Dan Holevoet, Developer ProgramsThis is just a quick message to let everyone know that the developer sandbox is currently down. The outage should be relatively short — the sandbox should return sometime this afternoon. A follow-up to this m…
May 9th, 2008 | by Dan Holevoet | published in iGoogle
Posted by Dan Holevoet, Developer ProgramsOne of the features of the iGoogle sandbox is the notion of views, the ability to target content to different display areas. Views are supported across OpenSocial containers, but each container may support a di…
April 29th, 2008 | by Dan Holevoet | published in iGoogle
Posted by Arne Roomann-Kurrik, Developer ProgramsNow that the iGoogle sandbox has been live for a week, you may have some questions about developing on the new platform. To help you get answers, we’ll be holding official IRC office hours this Thursday…
April 25th, 2008 | by Dan Holevoet | published in iGoogle
Posted by Dan Holevoet, Developer ProgramsNow that many of you have had a chance to play in the sandbox, I thought I’d share some helpful tips on where to get help with development and how to give feedback.Make sure to check out the iGoogle Developer F…
April 21st, 2008 | by DeWitt Clinton | published in Google Code, iGoogle
By Saurabh Mathur, iGoogle TeamToday, we’re excited to open up a developer sandbox for iGoogle. The sandbox includes support for OpenSocial, a common API designed to let you easily build social applications that run on a growing number of web containe…
April 21st, 2008 | by A Googler | published in iGoogle
Posted by Dan Holevoet, Developer ProgramsI’m pleased to welcome you to the new iGoogle Developer Blog. With the sandbox now open to all gadget developers, this blog will follow the model set by the orkut Developer Blog, providing updates on the status…
January 16th, 2008 | by DeWitt Clinton | published in Google Code, iGoogle
By Jesse Shieh, Software EngineerRecently, on a trip to Shanghai, I snapped a bunch of incredible street photos for my friends and family back home. When I logged into my iGoogle page and was greeted by my iGoogle theme, I suddenly wished I could creat…
January 14th, 2008 | by Lawrence Chang | published in Google Mobile, iGoogle
Posted by Sidney Chang, Product Manager, Google mobile teamSix weeks since launching the first version of an integrated Google.com on the iPhone, we’ve heard a lot of meaningful and insightful feedback from you and we’ve addressed some of them in this …