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We made a small change to the AdWords API WSDL files today, changing the declared type of KeywordId from int (32 bit) to long (64 bit). The server has treated keyword IDs as longs since our launch, and the online docs declared them as such. Only the WSDL was in error.

Existing client code should see no effect of this. If you regenerate proxy code from the WSDL the type will change, and you may get some minor compile time errors about type conversions. We also are updating the new Java client library and this update will be available shortly.

Many thanks to our user Sabina for pointing out the discrepancy.

-- Nelson Minar, Software Engineer

Update#2: There is a way to fix the layout problem without using any special code. It is now just a setting in Blogger: Read all about it.

Update: We've got a solution that provides users an easy way to disable the markup that is causing them some layout glitches with their blog. It will allow those who have custom templates and certain older templates to fix their blog up right proper. We're building and testing the solution now and we'll let you know when it is ready.

As mentioned on our status blog, recent updates to Blogger are causing annoying layout problems for some of our users. We are working on the bigger solution for this but in the meantime we've got a quick workaround for what appears to be one of the biggest culprits--the big space at the top of your blog, most notably blogs using the Bluebird template. This workaround requires that you modify your template. Here's how to do it:

Just below the line that says or try adding this:

#main #menu {
position: absolute;
right: 21px;
}

Then save and republish. This should help with the big space issue. Some modified templates might not respond to this. We'll continue to work on this but let us know ([email protected]) if this doesn't work for you. Remember to copy and save your template in a text editor before you make any changes and for more information about editing templates visit our Help site.

The reponse to Blogger Images has been huge! There's LOTS of images being posted and we're psyched. Some users did experience a template issue which I just posted about here and we're working that out now. (Keep an eye on the status blog for that.) Otherwise, post 'em if you got 'em. Like so:

Portabella's are $5.00 a pound. How about that?

As you can see by this screenshot of the Blogger.com front page featuring my cat, we have launched Blogger Images. Now you can put a photo (or any JPG, GIF, PNG, TIF or BMP format image) into your blog posts easily and for free. From your hard drive or from the Web. How do you like that? Also, since I can just click a button, here is a photo I took earlier today:

I'm pretty sure local laws require a doctor to be on-site wherever deep fried twinkies are being sold. (If they don't, they should.)

Hi AdWords API Developers,

We’re happy to announce that we released two new items today: Creative IDs in reports and a Java Client library.

Over the last few months, many of you posted to the Developer Forum stressing the usefulness of Keyword IDs in reports, but wondered why we don’t provide Creative IDs. Based largely on this feedback, you can now schedule a CustomReport with Creative IDs. With Creative IDs, developers can get a full snapshot of their account activity by scheduling a single report. This should improve syncing your local systems with AdWords - enabling more efficient management of your quota.

The Java client library makes it easier to write Java clients. We know that getting started with your AdWords applications can be challenging, so we hope this client library will simplify your Java development process. The client library is provided in a single jar file that contains all the necessary Axis jars and pre-compiled stub classes. More details can be found at the Java Client Library page. As always, please post your thoughts on the Developer Forum . If many of you find client libraries useful, we will work with the community to provide access to more such resources.

Look forward to hearing from you on the Developer Forum.

Regards,

Nelson Minar, Software Engineer
Rohit Dhawan, Product Manager

Found via BoingBoing is this blog called Squattercity about squatters and squatter cities around the world. The blogger, Robert Neuwirth, is a writer who spent two years living in squatter communities on four continents and has published a new book called Shadow Cities in an attempt to humanize these maligned settlements.

MIT's running a Weblog Survey, if you've got a few spare minutes.

Jason Mulgrew, is named one of the "50 Hottest Bachelors" of 2005 by People magazine because of his blog, Everything Is Wrong with Me. His blog posts are funny:

When she first asked me, I immediately thought, "This girl wants me to go to a five-hour open bar with her and then we're staying in a hotel room. We are going to have a baby."

He posted the page from the magazine here. People asked him, Why Blog? to which he responded, "I'm better in print than in person." Good stuff.

Here's five links I spotted recently rounded up for your clicking pleasure (in case you didn't spend all week reading blogs).

• A trans-siberian train journey blog
• India to accredit bloggers as journalists
• Steve Jobs' commencement address at Stanford
• 50 tools to help you in writing
• How to blog according to Trae

In other news, I hope to see Batman Begins tonight. Hope it's okay-ish. Goldman seemed to like it but he was hopped up on Reece's Pieces and something he calls "cheery icee" which might be French, I'm not sure.