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"Google Phone não é mais um mito, é real" diz TechCrunch

Renê Fraga

20 Nov 2009 | 1:39 pm

Embora o Google já tenha frisado muitas vezes que não planeja lançar um telefone celular com sua marca – o mito "Google Phone" do passado – alguns blogs de tecnologia voltaram essa semana a reportar que um aparelho desenhado pelo Google pode vir a emergir no futuro. Sem citar fontes, o TechCrunch, um dos blogs de tecnologia mais popular da internet, afirmou que o Google estaria construindo um celular com sua marca com intenções de vendê-lo diretamente aos consumidores. "Eles estavam planejando lançar neste final de ano mas foi adiado para 2010. O celular…
Weetabix | Por dentro da busca do Google

Haendel Dantas

20 Nov 2009 | 12:57 pm

Do Comunicadores: Todo mundo tenta saber qual o segredo do Google para a sua rapidez e relevância em seus resultados de busca, mas parece que ele foi revelado. A marca Weetabix, que fabrica diversos produtos à base de cereais (que proporciona vários benefícios para o corpo), criou um hotsite viral chamado “Inside your Search” onde mostra qual o verdadeiro segredo de toda a agilidade do Google. Uma ótima ação juntando as qualidades de duas marcas de ramos diferentes. ---Artigos relacionados no Google DiscoveryGoogle implementa sugestões de buscas dentro do Gmail [Gmail Labs]Yahoo…
Google Image Swirl

Renê Fraga

20 Nov 2009 | 12:51 pm

O Google anunciou esta semana um novo experimento no Google Labs relacionado a pesquisa de imagens: Google Image Swirl. De acordo com a empresa, a nova ferramenta permite organizar resultados de pesquisa de imagens baseado em suas características visuais e similaridades semanticas, além de apresentar uma interface de exploração intuitiva. "Image Swirl trabalha atualmente com mais de 200,000 termos de pesquisa e planejamos expandir o projeto no futuro. Os termos disponíveis irão auto-preencher conforme você digita na caixa de pesquisa, muito similar ao Google Suggest" disseram…
Ação racha (literalmente) o YouTube

Haendel Dantas

20 Nov 2009 | 8:40 am

Do Comunicadores: As intervenções em páginas do Youtube estão se tornando tendência mesmo. Depois do pioneirismo de “Wario Land: Shake It” , temos mais um exemplo. Trata-se da campanha Re_ criada pela McCann Erickson de Madrid para o conglomerado espanhol Acciona que entre vários ramos se dedica a energias renováveis. Entre as diversas ações desenvolvidas, destaco aqui um canal especialmente criado no site onde ao assistirmos o belissímo filme da campanha, ele começa a interagir com a página, revelando o conceito de renovação da campanha. Excelente! ---Artigos relacionados…
YouTube implementa legendas automáticas

Renê Fraga

20 Nov 2009 | 8:06 am

O YouTube informou esta semana que irá integrar uma nova funcionalidade automática para a geração de legendas em vídeos. De acordo com o Google, a ferramenta utiliza uma tecnologia existente no Google Voice para reconhecimento de voz. "Nós estamos combinando nossa tecnologia de sistema de reconhecimento de voz (ASR) com a o sistema de legendas do YouTube para oferecer legendas automáticas. O "auto-caps" utiliza os mesmos algoritmos de reconhecimento encontrados no Google Voice para gerar legendas automaticamente" disse a empresa. Entretanto, o novo recurso está…

The Official Google Blog
This week in search 11/20/09

A Googler

20 Nov 2009 | 3:58 pm

This is part of a regular series of posts on search experience updates that runs on Fridays. Look for the label This week in search and subscribe to the series. - Ed.This week brought a number of new features to the fore.Google TranslateThe biggest and most visible release this week was our update to Google Translate. New changes to the interface help you translate instantly and see translations as you type. We have also introduced both input and output transliteration: for selected languages, our tool will show you letter by letter how a word or phrase appears in a different language as you…
Google Apps highlights – 11/20/2009

A Googler

20 Nov 2009 | 8:57 am

This is part of a regular series of Google Apps updates that we post every couple of weeks. Look for the label "Google Apps highlights" and subscribe to the series. - Ed.Over the last two weeks, we've made improvements across Google Apps, some geared for individuals, others meant for business customers.Green Robot icon in Gmail LabsThe green, orange and red chat bubbles in Gmail signal if your contacts are online, idle or unavailable, but as more people sign in from mobile devices, it's becoming harder to tell when someone is actually online at a computer or just connected with their phone.
Cool. Even Batman uses Google.

A Googler

19 Nov 2009 | 12:00 pm

When I first started at Google, Craig Nevill-Manning, engineering director here in New York, said to me: "The Google homepage doesn't belong to us. It belongs to the millions of people who use it." Besides the fact that Craig can make one of those insanely cool leaf patterns in his latte, I find the simple truth of his statement inspiring. I often refer to it as a guidepost for our work.So when we got together with the search team to brainstorm ways to talk about our latest innovations (like music in search results), we decided to feature them through stories inspired by our users. Because…
Releasing the Chromium OS open source project

A Googler

19 Nov 2009 | 10:31 am

In July we announced that we were working on Google Chrome OS, an open source operating system for people who spend most of their time on the web.Today we are open-sourcing the project as Chromium OS. We are doing this early, a year before Google Chrome OS will be ready for users, because we are eager to engage with partners, the open source community and developers. As with the Google Chrome browser, development will be done in the open from this point on. This means the code is free, accessible to anyone and open for contributions. The Chromium OS project includes our current code base,…
Automatic captions in YouTube

A Googler

19 Nov 2009 | 8:30 am

Since we first announced captions in Google Video and YouTube, we've introduced multiple caption tracks, improved search functionality and even automatic translation. Each of these features has had great personal significance to me, not only because I helped to design them, but also because I'm deaf. Today, I'm in Washington, D.C. to announce what I consider the most important and exciting milestone yet: machine-generated automatic captions.Since the original launch of captions in our products, we’ve been happy to see growth in the number of captioned videos on our services, which now…

Google Webmaster Central Blog
'New software version' notifications for your site

Maile Ohye

20 Nov 2009 | 9:30 am

Webmaster level: AllOne of the great things about working at Google is that we get to take advantage of an enormous amount of computing power to do some really cool things. One idea we tried out was to let webmasters know about their potentially hackable websites. The initial effort was successful enough that we thought we would take it one step further by expanding our efforts to cover other types of web applications—for example, more content management systems (CMSs), forum/bulletin-board applications, stat-trackers, and so on.This time, however, our goal is not just to isolate vulnerable…
Running desktop and mobile versions of your site

Maile Ohye

18 Nov 2009 | 10:15 pm

(This post was largely translated from our Japanese version of the Webmaster Central Blog )Recently I introduced several methods to ensure your mobile site is properly indexed by Google. Today I'd like to share information useful for webmasters who manage both desktop and mobile phone versions of a site.One of the most common problems for webmasters who run both mobile and desktop versions of a site is that the mobile version of the site appears for users on a desktop computer, or that the desktop version of the site appears when someone finds them from a mobile device. In dealing with this…
Pros and cons of watermarked images

Maile Ohye

17 Nov 2009 | 11:40 am

Webmaster Level: AllWhat's our take on watermarked images for Image Search? It's a complicated topic. I talked with Peter Linsley—my friend at the 'plex, video star, and Product Manager for Image Search—to hear his thoughts.Maile: So, Peter... "watermarked images". Can you break it down for us?Peter: It's understandable that webmasters find watermarking images beneficial.Pros of watermarked imagesPhotographers can claim credit/be recognized for their art.Unknown usage of the image is deterred.If search traffic is important to a webmaster, then he/she may also want to consider some of our…
Help Google index your mobile site

Maile Ohye

13 Nov 2009 | 1:48 pm

(This post was largely translated from our Japanese Webmaster Central Blog.)It seems the world is going mobile, with many people using mobile phones on a daily basis, and a large user base searching on Google’s mobile search page. However, as a webmaster, running a mobile site and tapping into the mobile search audience isn't easy. Mobile sites not only use a different format from normal desktop site, but the management methods and expertise required are also quite different. This results in a variety of new challenges. As a mobile search engineer, it's clear to me that while many mobile…
Post-Halloween Treat: New Keywords User Interface!

Sagar Kamdar

11 Nov 2009 | 12:37 am

Our team had an awesome Halloween and we hope you did too. Yes, the picture below is our team; we take our Halloween costumes pretty seriously. :)As a post-Halloween treat, we're happy to announce a brand new user interface for our Keywords feature. We'll now be updating the data daily, providing details on how often we found a specific keyword, and displaying a handful of URLs that contain a specific keyword. The significance column compares the frequency of a keyword to the frequency of the most popular keyword on your site. When you click on a keyword to view more details, you will get a…

Google Merchant Blog
Google Base's Search Page Retired

vivek

18 Nov 2009 | 6:14 pm

As we announced we'd be doing a few weeks ago, we've retired Google Base's separate search page today. We don't expect that this change will have much impact for data providers. However, if you have any questions about this or any other issue, check out the Google Merchant Center Forums to get help from the Base community and Google staff.Update: We've corrected the publish date.Posted by Robin Züger, Product Manager, Google Base
Announcing Our First Product Search Marketplace Partners: Etsy, eCrater, and eBid

vivek

9 Nov 2009 | 12:15 pm

Today, we're excited to launch the Product Search Marketplace Partner program with our initial partner marketplaces eBid, eCrater, and Etsy. These marketplaces will submit product data for their sellers frequently and with all relevant attributes, so online shoppers get the up-to-date information they need to make smart buying decisions. Additionally, these marketplaces are a great solution for merchants who don't have a standalone retail website because they provide online visibility for the merchants' products. You can learn more about the program and our partners here.Posted by Vivek Tata,…
Google Commerce Search: Google-Quality Search and Speed for Your Online Store

vivek

5 Nov 2009 | 11:19 am

Ever wanted to have Google quality search and ultra fast speed for your online store? Now you can. Today we are launching Google Commerce Search to provide the search on your retail website. Google Commerce Search also leverages the data feed that you submit through Google Merchant Center so you don't need to submit your data again to use Google Commerce Search for your online store.Google Commerce Search (GCS) is a hosted, cloud-based offering that brings the relevancy, speed, and Google ease-of-use to e-commerce sites.GCS also has a bunch of user-friendly features that make shopping on…
Preparing for the Holidays with Google Product Search

vivek

14 Oct 2009 | 11:21 am

Over the past few months, Google Product Search released some great new features for shoppers and merchants. Heading into the holiday season, we want to make sure you have all the information you need to maximize the impact of your data feeds. Here's a checklist to make sure you're all set: Submit all recommended and optional attributes, wherever they're relevant: the more information shoppers have, the more they know about the products you offer. For example, make sure you're submitting the UPC, Brand, and Product Type attributes. Use the Google Local Business Center to send us your local…
Retiring Google Base's Separate Search Page

vivek

8 Oct 2009 | 12:27 pm

Google Base has its own search page for users to search across everything that's been uploaded, but it isn't widely used. Instead, people search on Google Product Search for products, or on Google Maps to find houses for rent or sale. Therefore, we're planning to retire Google Base's separate search page in a few weeks.Since not many people use the page, this change should not have a big impact your traffic. All data remains available through the Google Base API and through any applications that make use of it. As before, you can search for your own product listings in Google Product…

Google Press Releases
Google to Offer Live Webcast of Google Chrome OS Update

GooglePR

19 Nov 2009 | 5:30 am
Stay Connected with Free Airport Wi-Fi from Google this Holiday Season*

GooglePR

10 Nov 2009 | 9:04 pm
Google to Acquire AdMob*

GooglePR

9 Nov 2009 | 9:15 am
Searching the e-store: Google Commerce Search now available to power retail websites*

GooglePR

5 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am
Google to Present at the Fifth Annual Piper Jaffray Global Internet Summit*

GooglePR

3 Nov 2009 | 10:30 am

Google Code Blog
Captions available for all Google I/O videos

Mike Marchak

20 Nov 2009 | 9:40 am

We work hard to make sure that the videos on the GoogleDevelopers channel on Youtube are captioned, but when I/O added over a hundred hours of video content, we got a little behind. I'm happy to announce that we're finally caught up! Every English and Spanish video from I/O now has captions that you can turn on in YouTube.Didn't know we had captions? Just click to select captions from the menu in the lower right corner of the video player.Some caption and subtitle-related news: A group of volunteers from Russia used the translated.by software to crowdsource translation for Google Wave video…
The latest addition to Google's open source projects

Mike Marchak

18 Nov 2009 | 4:20 pm

Did you know Google has released more than 300 open source projects to date? Yesterday, we announced the latest addition to Google's open source projects - YouTube Direct, a new tool that enables any developer to solicit video submissions, moderate and display them on their website, all powered by YouTube. We recognize the role that open source plays at Google and how it helps us create better applications and we try to give back to the community as much as possible.YouTube Direct was built on top of YouTube's public APIs and is designed to run on Google App Engine - Google's highly scalable…
Welcome to Google Developer Relations, Don!

Mike Marchak

18 Nov 2009 | 10:38 am

A couple days ago, Google welcomed Don Dodge to our Developer Relations team, where he joins us as a Developer Advocate working with developers, startups, and other Google Apps partners. We're expecting Don to be a fantastic addition to our team. He's already a prominent voice in the developer community, well-known and highly-regarded among entrepreneurs, technologists, and the media.In the TechCrunch post first announcing Don's availability, Michael Arrington wrote how Don, "makes a big effort to give young startups the attention they deserve. This is a guy who gives a heck of a lot more to…
Go: A New Programming Language

Mike Marchak

10 Nov 2009 | 3:40 pm

Have you heard about Go? We released a new, experimental systems programming language today. It is open source and we're excited about sharing it with the development community. For more information, check out the Google Open Source blog.By Robert Griesemer, Rob Pike, Ken Thompson, Ian Taylor, Russ Cox, Jini Kim and Adam Langley - The Go Team
Use compression to make the web faster

Mike Marchak

9 Nov 2009 | 12:00 pm

Every day, more than 99 human years are wasted because of uncompressed content. Although support for compression is a standard feature of all modern browsers, there are still many cases in which users of these browsers do not receive compressed content. This wastes bandwidth and slows down users' interactions with web pages.Uncompressed content hurts all users. For bandwidth-constrained users, it takes longer just to transfer the additional bits. For broadband connections, even though the bits are transferred quickly, it takes several round trips between client and server before the two can…

Official Google Australia Blog
Releasing the Chromium OS open source project

Lucinda Barlow

19 Nov 2009 | 6:56 pm

This is a cross post from the Official Google BlogIn July we announced that we were working on Google Chrome OS, an open source operating system for people who spend most of their time on the web.Today we are open-sourcing the project as Chromium OS. We are doing this early, a year before Google Chrome OS will be ready for users, because we are eager to engage with partners, the open source community and developers. As with the Google Chrome browser, development will be done in the open from this point on. This means the code is free, accessible to anyone and open for contributions. The…
Making it easier to find the property you want on Google Maps

A Googler

18 Nov 2009 | 7:48 pm

Around half of the Googlers in our Sydney headquarters are software engineers, working on some really cool things - Google Wave, App Engine, Google Docs, and of course, Google Maps. Recently, some of us have been working on a particularly interesting project that combines Google Maps and search technology - we've been trying to work out if your search query in Google Maps means you're interested in having current real estate listings returned to you. It's nice to get to work on some 'search' engineering down here!So here's what we've been cooking up - in the past, if you wanted to view real…
Guinness World Record for evian's Rollerbabies ad on YouTube

Deborah

16 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

We always knew that cooing babies were popular videos on YouTube. But apparently roller skating babies are what users around the world love to watch the most. Today, BETC and evian's 'Rollerbabies' film on YouTube were awarded an official Guinness World Record for the most viewed online ad of all time. The video has been watched a whopping 45,166,109 times and is getting more views every day. Don't be shy...check it out for yourself (for perhaps the second or third time):One thing that we've learned at YouTube is that sometimes even the most creative and entertaining ads need a little help…
Modifications to the Google Books settlement

A Googler

13 Nov 2009 | 9:12 pm

(Editor's note: This is a cross-post from the Google Public Policy Blog)Last year, we joined with a broad class of authors and publishers to announce a settlement agreement that would make millions of out-of-print books available to students and readers in every part of the U.S., while forging new opportunities for rightsholders to sell access to their books. Tonight we submitted an amended version of the Google Books settlement agreement to the court.We've travelled all over the world together with the authors and publishers to talk with people about our agreement, and over the last two…
Two great hackfest days!

Lucinda Barlow

11 Nov 2009 | 8:58 pm

This is a guest cross post from blog.openaustralia.orgLast weekend, OpenAustralia held its second hackfest at Google's Sydney office. If you haven't come across OpenAustralia.org before, it's a volunteer run website which helps you to find out what your representatives get up to in parliament with the aim of bridging the growing democratic disconnect that many people feel.This time we went all out with a two day hackfest - 10:30am till 8pm both days. That's over 18 hours of hacking! As well as the venue and a fabulous team of volunteers, which included Tim Ansell, James Polley and Pamela Fox,…

Google Investor Relations
Google to Acquire AdMob

GooglePR

9 Nov 2009 | 8:17 am
Google to Present at the Fifth Annual Piper Jaffray Global Internet Summit

GooglePR

3 Nov 2009 | 10:30 am
Google Announces Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results

GooglePR

15 Oct 2009 | 11:52 am

Today we announced financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2009. Please read our press release for a summary of the quarter.
Arthur Levinson Resigns from Google’s Board of Directors

GooglePR

12 Oct 2009 | 5:14 am

Today we announced that Dr. Arthur Levinson has resigned as a member of the company's Board of Directors, effective immediately. Levinson has been on the Google Board since April 2004. For more information, please read our press release.
Google to Announce Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results

GooglePR

5 Oct 2009 | 9:03 am

We will hold our quarterly conference call to discuss first quarter 2009 financial results on Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time (4:30 p.m. Eastern Time). You can listen to this webcast on our webcast and events page. For more information, please read our press release.

Google News Blog
New Google News for mobile

Google News Blog

19 Nov 2009 | 2:04 pm

Posted by Ankit "Chunky" Gupta (Software Engineer) and Alok Goel (Product Manager)[cross-posted from the Official Google Mobile Blog]At Google, we are committed to giving you a consistent user experience across products and devices, and we really value the feedback you've given us about Google News for mobile. Today we're excited to announce a completely new Google News offering for iPhone, Android, and Palm Pre users. (We already offer a mobile-optimized version of Google News for other phones, such as Blackberry, Windows Mobile, and S60, and more improvements will be coming to those in the…
Connecting citizens and journalists with YouTube Direct

Google News Blog

17 Nov 2009 | 6:08 am

Posted by Steve Grove, YouTube News and Politics[cross-posted from the Official Google Blog]Every day, people with video cameras are changing the ways we get our news. We see it during elections. We see it during earthquakes, fires and other natural disasters. We see it on our freeways, in our schools and in our public spaces. Almost any event that takes place today has a chance of being captured on camera. As YouTube has become a global platform for sharing the news, media organizations have been looking for a good way to connect directly with citizen reporters on our site so they can…
A new face to Google News Sitemaps

Google News Blog

5 Nov 2009 | 2:13 pm

Posted by Andy Golding, Google News Software EngineerGiven the feedback we get from publishers, we've redesigned our interface to make Google News Sitemaps more flexible and easier to submit. [As a reminder, a Google News Sitemap is a file created by publishers which gives you even more control over the content you submit to Google News]. We're currently in the midst of an exciting transition period and need your help to avoid interruption in crawling your content.To facilitate this transition, we'll have a six-month grandfather period during which you can continue to use the old format for…
Create and Share custom News sections

Google News Blog

4 Nov 2009 | 1:03 pm

Posted by Sharad Jain and Nilesh Agrawal, Google News Software EngineersToday, Google News is making it even easier to follow the latest stories on whatever subjects interest you. We are happy to announce our Custom sections directory, which gives users of some of our English-language editions the expanded ability to create comprehensive sections to put on their Google News home page or share with other users. One of the great things about online news is the ability to filter by topics. Google News has long recognized this so we've allowed users to track articles based on keywords of their…
Local news now available in France

Google News Blog

2 Nov 2009 | 9:00 am

Posted by Mikey Levine, Software engineerLast year we announced the launch of local news in the U.S., and later in the UK, India, Canada and Germany. Today we're delighted to let you know that we're making this feature available for France.The Local news section lets you keep track of current events in your area. Once implemented, the top stories for a given area will be at the top of your results, and our rankings also take into account a publication's location to promote local sources for each story.We work hard to improve our algorithm, including its ability to understand the relevant…

Blogger Status
4 Nov 2009 | 8:03 pm

4 Nov 2009 | 8:03 pm

Postmortem on recent issues affecting users in EuropeWhat happened Beginning at approximately 2:30am (PDT) Saturday, October 31, a DNS configuration issue in a new datacenter in Europe caused requests to blogger.com and *.blogspot.com to be sent to an invalid IP address. Affected users throughout Europe were unable to connect to either Blogger or to blogs hosted by Blogger at blogspot.com for approximately 10 hours. What we're doing about it1. Blogger's systems engineers will proactively monitor and verify DNS settings during major system changes.2. We have improved our automated monitoring…
31 Oct 2009 | 12:42 pm

31 Oct 2009 | 12:42 pm

RESOLVED: The issue affecting Blogger users in Europe has been resolved. There was a configuration problem in a new datacenter. We will provide a postmortem on Monday. Thanks to all who assisted us analyzing the problem.
31 Oct 2009 | 10:50 am

31 Oct 2009 | 10:50 am

We are receiving reports that some users cannot access Blogger in Europe. We are investigating.
23 Oct 2009 | 1:07 am

23 Oct 2009 | 1:07 am

Blogger was unavailable for most users for over an hour. Service has now been restored.
12 Jun 2009 | 1:21 pm

12 Jun 2009 | 1:21 pm

Blogger will be unavailable Monday (6/15) at 12:00AM PDT for about 10 minutes for maintenance.Update: The maintenance is now complete. Thanks for your patience.

Docs Blog
Get started with Google Sites templates

Google Docs

16 Nov 2009 | 9:15 pm

Google Sites makes creating and sharing a website easy. It is powerful enough for a company intranet, yet simple enough for a family website. Today, we’re happy to simplify the site creation process even further with the introduction of the Google Sites template gallery. When you select a template from the new Sites template gallery, your new site will come setup with custom page layouts, links for navigating to each page, embedded gadgets, themes and much more.The public template gallery is open for anyone to contribute templates, and we look forward to seeing what you create and submit.
New additions to the settings page

Google Docs

10 Nov 2009 | 3:25 pm

Earlier today we made two additions to the Google Docs settings page. The first, "Where items open," lets you pick if you want items to open in a new window (how it works today) or in the same window.A couple weeks ago, we launched "New!" and "Viewed/unviewed" indicators in the docs list which allow you to easily spot brand new and updated items. Since not everyone loves these -- shocking, I know :-) - we also added an "Update indicators" setting, which lets you turn these indicators off.Posted by: Vijay Bangaru, Product Manager, Google Docs
Building your business around Google Docs

Google Docs

3 Nov 2009 | 2:02 pm

How do you turn Google Docs and a passion for music into a business? Ask Taylor McKnight, co-founder of SCHED*, who used Google Docs spreadsheets to help attendees of more than 80 conferences and festivals more easily organize their event schedules and not miss a thing. It all started at SXSW when Taylor wanted an easy way to share his band recommendations to friends. His solution - an easy to update and customize scheduling application built on Google Docs spreadsheets that spread like wildfire. It helped him organize information on the 4,000 panels, films, and parties happening at SXSW 2008…
With Google Sites and Docs planning Thanksgiving is easy

Google Docs

3 Nov 2009 | 11:43 am

Every year families come together from all over to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday. To some people, Thanksgiving brings to mind images of family gathering around a turkey dinner and catching up over heaping servings of pumpkin pie. Others, especially the hosts and hostesses out there, worry about the stress of cooking for 20 people, getting stuck in traffic, picking up relatives from the airport and figuring out where everyone will sleep. If you fall into the second group, why not use Google Docs and Sites to help organize your Thanksgiving chaos this year?A Google Site is a great way to…
Taking charge of your document sharing

Google Docs

28 Oct 2009 | 2:47 pm

We designed Google Docs to make it easier for users to collaborate with one another — students working on assignments, colleagues designing projects and presentations, and friends and families sharing ideas and planning events together. We think collaboration inspires innovation and learning. That being said, we also recognize that sometimes you may want to share your documents and collaborate with a more limited group. In the spirit of National Cyber Security Awareness Month, we recommend you keep the following document sharing tips in mind.Share your documents wiselyYou can share your…

Google Mobile Blog
New Google News for mobile

effie

19 Nov 2009 | 11:50 am

At Google, we are committed to giving you a consistent user experience across products and devices, and we really value the feedback you've given us about Google News for mobile. Today we're excited to announce a completely new Google News offering for iPhone, Android, and Palm Pre users. (We already offer a mobile-optimized version of Google News for other phones, such as Blackberry, Windows Mobile, and S60, and more improvements will be coming to those in the near future)This new version provides the same richness and personalization on your phone as Google News provides on desktop. Our new…
An update to Google Earth for the iPhone

effie

16 Nov 2009 | 1:18 pm

Cross-posted from the Google Lat Long blogJust over one year ago, we unveiled Google Earth for the iPhone and iPod touch. Google Earth quickly became one of the most popular applications in the App Store, and after only six months, was the second most-downloaded free application overall. A big thank-you to the over 220,000 users have taken the time to write a review!Today, we're proud to announce version 2.0 of Google Earth for iPhone. We've added some exciting new features, including the ability to view maps that you create on your desktop computer right from your iPhone, explore the app in…
Google Latitude, now with Location History & Alerts

Heaven

10 Nov 2009 | 4:15 pm

Since the launch of Google Latitude earlier this year, we've been getting a lot of feature requests. One of the most popular ideas was for Latitude to keep track of location history, allowing you (but not your friends) to see where you've been at any point in time. Another popular idea was to notify you when you're near your Latitude friends so you can easily meet up or grab lunch. Today, we're happy to introduce both Google Location History and Google Location Alerts (beta) to let you do even more with Latitude.Google Location HistoryWhether you're taking a road trip across the country,…
Escape to Paradise on Your Phone

effie

9 Nov 2009 | 11:43 pm

Today we're excited to announce the launch of new imagery in Street View. Now when you're daydreaming about exotic vacations (or even planning them!), you can pull up Street View in Google Maps for mobile and explore new locations in Hawaii and Mexico. Hawaii marks the inclusion of all 50 states in the US for Street View coverage. You can check to see where there's parking by Sunset Beach, find benches as you're walking on Waikiki Beach for a peaceful end to your day, or explore Playa del Carmen without a passport. To learn more about this update, and about how to vote for the next location…
NYC subway maps in your pocket with Google Maps for mobile

Ryan Pollock

6 Nov 2009 | 12:10 pm

Hey New Yorkers looking for somewhere to celebrate the Yankees' 27th World Series title? It's now easier than ever to carry a NYC subway map in your pocket.A few weeks ago we announced the Layers feature on Google Maps for BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, and Symbian S60. Today we added a layer that overlays NYC subway routes on a map. We hope this will help you quickly navigate the New York City subway system. To see this new layer while viewing a map of New York City, just click the Layers menu and then turn on the Transit Lines layer.Of course, you can also get step-by-step public transit…

Custom Search Engine
Three birthday candles for Custom Search

Custom Search Team

26 Oct 2009 | 2:33 pm

Last Friday was the third anniversary of Custom Search! Here's a photo of our celebratory cake, baked by John Skidgel, our multitalented Senior Interaction Designer. Our cake was baked in between code reviews for our brand new Look and Feel tab. The magnifying glass was a chocolate cake and the handle and cubes are made from marshmallow and rice cereal squares. Luckily, the local cooking store had ready-made fondant in Google colors. :-)Thanks to you, our users, the Custom Search platform has grown over the last three years: We now have millions of registered Custom Search engines globally,…
Plug-n-play with Custom Search Themes

Custom Search Team

26 Oct 2009 | 12:07 am

Besides great results relevance, one of the most popular features of Custom Search is the ability for you to customize the look and feel of the results to match your website. Our users have always requested more control over results presentation. What's Custom Search without customization?Today, we're launching Custom Search Themes, which make customized presentation a blast!You can now select from among a set of slick styles that make the search results look awesome. If you love a style, but need to tweak it, you can customize it further by changing fonts, colors, backgrounds, promotion…
Structured Custom Search

Custom Search Team

25 Oct 2009 | 11:28 pm

Earlier this year, we announced support for Rich Snippets in Custom Search results. If you provide in-page metadata markup, via RDFa, Microformats, or PageMaps, the Custom Search platform extracts the metadata attributes and returns these as PageMaps in your XML results, so you can render these structured attributes in your search results.Now, our metadata support just got a whole lot better!Thumbnails and ActionsIf you use the Custom Search Element, you can now add publisher-provided links to your search results based on specific metadata markup in your web pages. These special structured…
A contextual search experience for Wikipedia

Custom Search Team

25 Oct 2009 | 10:28 pm

Wikipedia users can now configure a Custom Search skin to customize their Wikipedia search experience. Once configured, the skin helps you to search Wikipedia, and for contextually relevant articles, from any Wikipedia page. This can make it easier to find relevant information, especially on Wikipedia pages with many links, and where the topics you are researching are ambiguous. You can find instructions to configure the Custom Search skin at Wikipedia. It works with Wikipedia's Monobook and the Beta Vector skins, and should work on Wikipedia domains globally. Remember that you need a user…
Google Custom Search for your smartphone

Custom Search Team

22 Oct 2009 | 3:24 pm

In our recent Product Ideas survey, one of the most-requested features was about enabling a mobile version of Custom Search. Guess what: It's here! As announced on the Google Mobile blog, Custom Search now enables a rich interactive mobile experience on high-end devices such as Android-powered phones, iPhone, iPod touch, and Palm Pre.Try it out on your phone right now: search for user-generated content (e.g., search for [maradona]) from sites like Wikipedia, Knol, etc., or learn all about the latest and greatest Custom Search features on our product's mobile search engine (e.g., search for…

Inside AdSense
A deeper look at channels: URL channels (Part I of III)

Inside AdSense Team

18 Nov 2009 | 3:38 pm

As many of you know, channels are a great tool for tracking the clicks and impressions on your ad units, as well as figuring out which ad placements, sizes, and colors generate the most revenue. With that in mind, three of our very own Mountain View-based AdSense optimization specialists have created videos showcasing best practices for setting up channels within your AdSense account.In the first episode, Matthew Carpenter-Arevalo talks about URL channels which can help you track revenue on a specific URL or domain. You'll learn how to set up a channel within your AdSense account, what…
Google Ad Planner Publisher Center: Take advantage of new ways to reach advertisers

Inside AdSense Team

17 Nov 2009 | 11:14 am

Earlier this year, we introduced the Google Ad Planner Publisher Center to help you showcase your site to advertisers. Now we've enhanced the Publisher Center to give you even more ways to promote and manage your Ad Planner site profile. As a reminder, any publisher can use the Publisher Center, but the user interface is currently only available in English.Claim your subdomainsYou can now claim subdomains, such as myblog.blogspot.com, in Google Ad Planner. Your site's subdomains can also appear in Google Ad Planner to give advertisers a more detailed view of your site for their media…
Site maintenance on Saturday, November 14

Inside AdSense Team

12 Nov 2009 | 1:47 pm

This Saturday, our engineers will be performing routine site maintenance from 10am to 2pm PST. You'll be unable to log in to your AdSense and Ad Manager accounts during this time, but we'll continue serving ads to your pages and tracking your clicks, impressions, and earnings as usual. In addition, your ad targeting won't be affected.We've converted the maintenance start time for a few cities around the world:Toronto - 1pm SaturdayBuenos Aires - 3pm SaturdayCape Town - 8pm SaturdayMoscow - 9pm SaturdayNew Delhi -11:30pm SaturdayMelbourne - 5am SundayIf you'd like to learn more about what goes…
Western Union launched in new countries

Inside AdSense Team

11 Nov 2009 | 10:05 am

We're excited to announce the launch of Western Union payments in the following new countries:Puerto RicoJamaicaVirgin Islands (British)EcuadorCosta RicaParaguayWestern Union Quick Cash payments will reach you much faster than checks, and they're free of charge. A couple things to note: we can only send Western Union payments to publishers that have an Individual account at this time, and the payee name on your account must exactly match the government issued ID card that you'll use while picking up your payments. For more information on how to sign up to receive Western Union payments, and…
Upcoming webinars from the AdSense team

Inside AdSense Team

10 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm

Following up on our recent webinar geared towards education sites, we're starting to roll out more webinars geared towards specific types of sites. Webinars are free web seminars where one of our AdSense team members will deliver a presentation on a certain topic, after which you can ask the specialists questions about AdSense on your site. Below, we've listed the other verticals we're going to discuss in upcoming weeks, so be sure to sign up! Why AdSense is right for RetailNovember 11th, 9am PST/5pm GMT Maximize your AdSense revenue on your Home and Garden siteNovember 18th, 9.00am PST/5pm…

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Tech Round Up: Google Chrome OS to save energy, Nook delays shipments - International Business Times

20 Nov 2009 | 10:26 pm

CNET NewsTech Round Up: Google Chrome OS to save energy, Nook delays shipmentsInternational Business TimesAs more details of Google Chrome OS came out on Thursday, people already took to Twitter and blogs to voice their complaints with the new OS and shared why Brin: Two Google Operating Systems May Become OnePC WorldBrin: Google's OSes likely to convergeCNET NewsThe 5 best and worst features of Google Chrome OSComputerworldChristian Science Monitor -eWeek -Ars Technicaall 1,076 news articles »
UNDERDOG: Google Android Smashes Apple iPhone in Reader Vote - Mashable (blog)

20 Nov 2009 | 9:27 pm

PC WorldUNDERDOG: Google Android Smashes Apple iPhone in Reader VoteMashable (blog)Last week Microsoft Office bested Google Docs in a head to head race for the title of office suite champion. This week we turned our attention to a rather New Google News for iphone, Android and Palm PreExaminer.comGoogle News Upgrade for iPhone, WebOS, AndroidInternetNews.comGoogle details Chrome OS, updates Google News for iphone, Android and PreMobile BurnPC World -the iPhone Blog (blog) -Fiercemobilecontentall 313 news articles »
Google adding IPv6 to YouTube - San Francisco Chronicle

20 Nov 2009 | 5:00 pm

Google adding IPv6 to YouTubeSan Francisco Chronicle(11-20) 07:43 PST -- Google plans to upgrade its YouTube video streaming Web site to provide support for IPv6, a long-anticipated upgrade to the Internet's and more »
Report: Mozilla Healthy, Too Close To Google - Mediapost.com

20 Nov 2009 | 2:24 pm

Product Reviews (blog)Report: Mozilla Healthy, Too Close To GoogleMediapost.comWith all this talk of operating systems around the upcoming release of Google OS, zdnet takes a look at Mozilla, which just reported its 2008 audited Firefox millions - now only 9 per cent Google freeRegisterMozilla: Still too dependent on Google for revenue; Can it diversify?ZDNet (blog)How To Prevent Search Engine User Profiling By Using The trackmenot Firefox Soft SailorCNET Newsall 40 news articles »
Bing: Google gets some real competition - Christian Science Monitor

20 Nov 2009 | 2:17 pm

Technabob (blog)Bing: Google gets some real competitionChristian Science MonitorSuch is the plight of every search engine that dares to challenge Google. Last year, four search engines made up more than 95 percent of all search traffic: Google Testing Permanent SidebarMarketing Pilgrim (blog)Google removes #1 Michelle Obama image resultThe HillGoogle Tests Permanent Sidebar for Results, Blue Submit Buttons for HomepageSearch Engine WatchBayNewser -Search Engine Roundtable (blog) -Mashable (blog)all 34 news articles »

Google News
David Callaway: AOL returns as Steve Case scores again

21 Nov 2009 | 2:31 am

Back in the day, it was bigger than Google, at least in terms of investment hype.
Sources: Tesla Motors Expected to File IPO

20 Nov 2009 | 10:08 pm

SAN FRANCISCO , Nov 20 - Silicon Valley electric sports car maker Tesla Motors is planning to go public soon, two people familiar with the situation said, outlining plans to sell stock and cash in on investor appetite for green technology and interest in battery-powered vehicles.
Google Doesn't Expect PowerMeter to be Profitable

20 Nov 2009 | 5:52 pm

Ed Lu, the former astronaut who now works as a program manager for advanced projects at Google, says that Google does not see PowerMeter, the software it created for monitoring energy in your home, as a way to make money.
Hey, Googlers, We're Downstairs

20 Nov 2009 | 1:20 pm

Hey, Googlers, We're Downstairs! Update 4: We just met Ari Paparo! W00t! And let us tell you, he is anything but "low level." Update 3: Now we're getting there.
Google Chrome OS: What the tech blogs say

20 Nov 2009 | 8:59 am

"This really is a browser with an OS attached rather than vice versa. You get your tab-based navigation up top, and the focus is of course on the internet, with minimal option buttons on the far right and app launchers at the top left.

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New Smartphone Optimized Version of Google News Launched - iPhone ...

Andy

20 Nov 2009 | 2:27 pm

Google News has been one of the popular news aggregators on the web, which lets you to read news relevant to your geography as well as personalize your page to read updates on subjects of interest to you.
Google News Updates Mobile Site for iPhone, Android, and Palm Pre ...

Nathania Johnson

20 Nov 2009 | 11:39 am

Google has made some enhancements to its mobile news site. The updates are just for the iPhone, Android, and Palm Pre. The look and feel is pretty much the same. What's new is more stories, sources, and images.
Google News Gets Tweaked For iPhone

Tim Barribeau

20 Nov 2009 | 7:29 am

Google have just optimized their excellent News Feed for the iPhone, according to their mobile blog. Not only have they adjusted the news feed to make it work.
Where Marketing Pilgrim Leads, Google News Follows!

Andy Beal

20 Nov 2009 | 6:52 am

Did you know that Marketing Pilgrim is more awesome than Google? Seriously! I can prove it! Google has just announced ...
Google launches Google News for iPhone, iPod touch | iLounge News

news@ilounge.com (Charles Starrett)

20 Nov 2009 | 6:08 am

Google has launched a new mobile-formatted version of its Google News homepage. The new offering is optimized for display on the iPhone and iPod touch, as well as Android devices and the Palm Pre. It offers the same personalization ...

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Google Chrome OS

Jonathan Dingman

20 Nov 2009 | 7:19 am

Google OS is expected to drop early next year, but will not be available for download. Instead, it will be available only through unspecified hardware partners. Check out the full article on CNN. Blogged on Google News by Jonathan Dingman © Fireside MediaGoogle Chrome OSRelated posts:Google’s Top Secret Server Specs RevealedGmail: Download All AttachmentsLife at [...]Blogged on Google News by Jonathan Dingman © Fireside MediaGoogle Chrome OSRelated posts:Google’s Top Secret Server Specs RevealedGmail: Download All AttachmentsLife at Google Friday: Alice in Sydney
‘Tis the Season

Jonathan Dingman

17 Nov 2009 | 7:16 am

The Christmas season is just around the corner, here the United States of America. Thanksgiving is first, but I’ll be out of town for Thanksgiving. It’s preemptive, but many people here in the states are getting ready for the holiday season.Blogged on Google News by Jonathan Dingman © Fireside Media‘Tis the SeasonRelated posts:Hello Worl..errr IRS.Yahoo! [...]Blogged on Google News by Jonathan Dingman © Fireside Media‘Tis the SeasonRelated posts:Hello Worl..errr IRS.Yahoo! Offers Comprehensive People SearchFree Internet from Google on Virgin America
How Fast is Your Site? It Will Soon Matter.

Jonathan Dingman

14 Nov 2009 | 6:25 am

During Pubcon Vegas, Matt Cutts hinted at a potential new algorhiym factor for 2010. Site speed. For sites that already do this, such as this one, there’s nothing to worry about. But for those sites that taken 30 seconds+ to load, you really need to begin considering caching and other like functionality to speed [...]Blogged on Google News by Jonathan Dingman © Fireside MediaHow Fast is Your Site? It Will Soon Matter.Related posts:Google Speaks Up Against Australia’s SenateLive.com’s Webmaster PortalBing.com Launches Webmaster Portal
Google Latitude with Location History and Alerts

Jonathan Dingman

11 Nov 2009 | 12:52 pm

Google Latitude is introducing a few new and sought after features. Location history and alerts. Google Latitude Location History This new feature will allow you to see previously checked in locations for your Google Latitude account. Here’s what it looks like:Google Latitude Alerts The other feature launched with this announcement is Google Latitude alerts. [...]Blogged on Google News by Jonathan Dingman © Fireside MediaGoogle Latitude with Location History and AlertsRelated posts:Sharing Your Location using Your SignatureYahoo! Uses Wordpress, Google Uses BloggerTalk to GMail…
Using Trends to Predict the Economy

Jonathan Dingman

4 Nov 2009 | 8:12 am

Google is a powerful company, there’s no doubt about that. Google has access to some of the most valuable data in the world because of search tracking. It’s able to use search data to show trending of what’s being searched and therefore, can predict events like Black Friday.It’s truly incredible to see what [...]Blogged on Google News by Jonathan Dingman © Fireside MediaUsing Trends to Predict the EconomyRelated posts:SES San Jose Was a Great Show!Life at Google Friday: Bryan About the BGNGoogle Squared: New UI. New Success?

Google Press Releases
Google to Offer Live Webcast of Google Chrome OS Update

GooglePR

19 Nov 2009 | 5:30 am
Stay Connected with Free Airport Wi-Fi from Google this Holiday Season*

GooglePR

10 Nov 2009 | 9:04 pm
Google to Acquire AdMob*

GooglePR

9 Nov 2009 | 9:15 am
Searching the e-store: Google Commerce Search now available to power retail websites*

GooglePR

5 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am
Google to Present at the Fifth Annual Piper Jaffray Global Internet Summit*

GooglePR

3 Nov 2009 | 10:30 am

Google Public Policy Blog
Automatic captions on YouTube

Google Public Policy Blog

19 Nov 2009 | 11:13 am

Posted by Pablo Chavez, Managing Policy CounselToday, here in D.C., we announced the preliminary roll-out of automatic captioning in YouTube, an innovation that takes advantage of our speech recognition technology to turn the spoken word into text captions. We also announced that if you have a transcript of your video, you can upload it to YouTube and we'll time the captions for you.This is useful for anyone who is deaf or hearing impaired, but it will have broader effects as well. For example, YouTube captions can be automatically translated, making video more accessible across languages.
Virtual Vint in Egypt

Google Public Policy Blog

18 Nov 2009 | 8:46 am

Posted by Susan Pointer, Director of Public Policy and Government Relations, and Maximilian Senges, Policy Analyst(Cross-posted from the European Public Policy Blog)It's been an exciting week here in sunny Sharm El Sheikh at the Internet Governance Forum. A highlight for us on the final day here in Egypt was when our chief Internet Evangelist Vint Cert participated via video. In his presentation, Vint emphasized how the forum brings together "a remarkable assembly of people concerned about the Internet and its use on a global scale." He spoke about the huge advantages in human knowledge…
A status check on the Internet Governance Forum

Google Public Policy Blog

17 Nov 2009 | 9:06 am

Posted by Vint Cerf, Chief Internet EvangelistDelegates from around the world are in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, this week for the annual Internet Governance Forum. This is the fourth year of the IGF, meetings started by the United Nations, the mandate of which is to encourage discussion about cross-cutting international Internet policies. The big question is whether this forum ought to carry on beyond its five-year trial run, which ends next year. We think it should.Some say that because IGF talks are non-binding, they're ineffective. We think the opposite is true. The unfettered nature of the…
Modifications to the Google Books Settlement

Google Public Policy Blog

13 Nov 2009 | 8:54 pm

Posted by Dan Clancy, Google Books Engineering DirectorLast year, we joined with a broad class of authors and publishers to announce a settlement agreement that would make millions of out-of-print books available to students and readers in every part of the U.S., while forging new opportunities for rightsholders to sell access to their books. Tonight we submitted an amended version of the Google Books settlement agreement to the court.We've traveled all over the world together with the authors and publishers to talk with people about our agreement, and over the last two months, we've read the…
Locking SafeSearch

Google Public Policy Blog

12 Nov 2009 | 2:58 pm

Posted by Pete Lidwell, Product Manager and Aaron Arcos, Engineer(Cross-posted from Official Google Blog)When you're searching on Google, we think you should have the choice to keep adult content out of your search results. That's why we developed SafeSearch, a feature that lets you filter sexually explicit web sites and images from your search results. While no filter is 100% accurate, SafeSearch helps you avoid content you may prefer not to see or would rather your children did not stumble across. We think it works pretty well, but we're always looking for ways to improve the feature.Today…

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What will Google's 2010 holiday Doodle look like? - Geek.com

20 Nov 2009 | 1:13 pm

Geek.comWhat will Google's 2010 holiday Doodle look like?Geek.comTHE FIRST DOODLE Designed by Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin for the Burning Man Festival in 1998. The logo appeared in case Google's servers
Another Google Heir Is Born - Ethio Planet News

20 Nov 2009 | 12:42 pm

Ethio Planet NewsAnother Google Heir Is BornEthio Planet NewsLarry Page is now the co-creator of something other than the most important internet site in the world: A tipster whispers he is a father, as of Thursday. Google to Offer Live Webcast of Google Chrome OS UpdateWELT ONLINEall 8 news articles »
us electric carmaker Tesla preparing IPO-sources - Reuters

20 Nov 2009 | 12:02 pm

CNET Newsus electric carmaker Tesla preparing IPO-sourcesReutersO) founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page. An IPO filing from Tesla, best known for its $109000 all-electric Roadster, is expected any day, said one of the Teslas Motors Reportedly Planning IPOBarron's (blog)Innovation on Wheels: Tesla IPO ComingRed Herringall 63 news articles »
Ken Auletta's 'Googled' - Forbes

20 Nov 2009 | 8:42 am

Ken Auletta's 'Googled'ForbesThe story of how Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page came to accept Eric Schmidt as an equal in the CEO suite is well-known, but Auletta adds much and more »
Big Game A Cal-Stanford Score, Off the Field - New York Times

19 Nov 2009 | 9:42 pm

Big Game A Cal-Stanford Score, Off the FieldNew York TimesEric Schmidt (Cal MS '79; Ph.D. '82) leads the company, but Larry Page and Sergey Brin (Stanford MS '98 and '95 , respectively) founded it.

Google Blogoscoped
Did You Develop a Popular iGoogle Gadget?

Philipp Lenssen

20 Nov 2009 | 8:16 pm

Are there any of you out there who developed a really popular iGoogle gadget? How did you manage to make it popular? Please share your story in the comments! [By Philipp Lenssen | Origin: Did You Develop a Popular iGoogle Gadget? | Comments][Advertisement] Want to advertise here? Your ad will show in the blog and feed.
View Your iGoogle Gadget Stats in One Place

Philipp Lenssen

20 Nov 2009 | 8:15 pm

Google released a Gadget Dashboard for iGoogle gadget developers. On this page, you can add gadget of yours by URL – for some, you may need to click on a link in a verification mail – and then see weekly stats, your gadget ratings and more. Note though that the stats only show you how often a gadget is loaded, but that doesn’t mean the gadget is used, too... because it just happens to be loaded when the iGoogle page loads, which may be because the user just wants to perform a search, or make use of a gadget not yours (your gadget may not even be in sight during page load,…
Google to Test New, More Colorful (and Permanent) Sidebar

Philipp Lenssen

20 Nov 2009 | 3:15 am

Google is rolling out a design prototype to some users which will have a permanent new pane to the left hand side. Within that pane, as the screenshot by Search Engine Land (with more coverage) shows, there will be sections such as “Everything”, “Images”, or “Video”, as well as related search queries and more fine-tuning options. Clicking “Images” switches to what Google internally calls the images “mode”, meaning the results will now consist of images. “By default, Google guesses at the modes it thinks are most relevant to…
A Preview of Google Chrome OS

Philipp Lenssen

19 Nov 2009 | 5:57 pm

Google has released Chromium OS*, the open source precursor to their Chrome OS (which Google says will be “ready for users” in a year). Google in a blog post explains that the Chrome operating system will be all about web apps, not traditional apps, so the “entire experience” takes place within the browser. Additional focus in Chrome OS will be on speed, as well as security; “Every time you restart your computer the operating system verifies the integrity of its code,” Google promises. They also mention that they “benefited hugely from projects like…
On the Fight Over Control of the Web

Philipp Lenssen

19 Nov 2009 | 7:12 am

Tim O’Reilly argues that we’re heading for a web war – an ugly fighting over the control of the web, which goes against the web as an interoperable platform: [W]e’ve grown used to a world with one dominant search engine, one dominant online encyclopedia, one dominant online retailer, one dominant auction site, one dominant online classified site, and we’ve been readying ourselves for one dominant social network. But what happens when a company with one of these natural monopolies uses it to gain dominance in other, adjacent areas? I’ve been watching with a…

Google Earth Blog
Sketchup 7.1 bug fixes and lifelike facades

20 Nov 2009 | 5:45 am

To go along with the nice imagery update yesterday, Google has done a few things to help improve the 3D models found in Google Earth Update to SketchUp 7.1: This update consists entirely of bug fixes, with no new features present. It fixes some measurement and precision errors, among other things. Here are the full release notes if you're interested. SketchUp 7.1 added a lot of great features, so this update should make modelers very happy. 3D models with detailed facades: Using StreetView imagery, in a way similar to what you can do in SketchUp 7.1, Google has added high-res facades to…
More new imagery in Google Earth

19 Nov 2009 | 4:26 pm

It's only been a couple of weeks since their last update, but Google has just pushed out more new imagery for Google Earth. Some of the areas that have been updated are various locations in the United States (including Florida and California), a few locations in Brazil, northern India, northern New Zealand and a variety of other locations around the world. You can see the new locations using this KML file, or view them here in Google Maps. Share your finds: As with previous updates, they're encouraging you to Tweet about interesting things that you find in the new imagery using the #GEarthIMG…
Google Earth 5.1 released; no longer considered beta

19 Nov 2009 | 5:18 am

Google Earth 5.1 has been out for a few months now, and it's been very well-received. It had a slew of bug fixes, some small new features, and some exceptional speed improvements. That's not to say it was perfect. Over the past few months, Google has been refining it and now they've released an updated version of Google Earth 5.1 and they've removed the "beta" label from it. This update will take you from version 5.1.3509.4636 to 5.1.3533.1731. The Google update tools aren't showing this release yet, so you'll need to download it directly from the Google Earth site. Google hasn't said a whole…
Google adds new cities and features to Building Maker

18 Nov 2009 | 5:24 am

Ever since Google released Building Maker last month, we've been big fans of it. 3D models are a very neat aspect of Google Earth, and Building Maker is helping to get a lot more buildings modeled for Earth in a very short period of time. Despite our enjoyment of Building Maker, it has some shortcomings. Google has come to the rescue and addressed some of them. If you look in Building Maker now you'll find: More Cities: They've added eight more cities for you to model: Brussels, Belgium; Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Cologne, Germany; Dortmund, Germany; Boston, MA; Las Vegas, NV; Los Angeles,…
Google Earth 2.0 for iPhone released

17 Nov 2009 | 6:27 am

Google has just pushed out version 2.0 of their iPhone app. The big enhancement in this version is the new synchronization with your "My Maps" that you've saved in Google Maps. You can see the maps, lines, etc and even layer them together. They've also added visual feedback when you select photos, businesses and other icons to make it easier to browse. When you select an icon, it will glow so you know which one you've selected. In addition, they've improved the overall performance and added 13 new languages for a total of 31 in all. You can download the updated app here. You can also check…

Google Watch
Maybe Google Should Give Up the Google Book Search Ghost

20 Nov 2009 | 10:59 am

Google Book Search is more than a massive undertaking to organize the world's books online and make them available to users. It's become a epic struggle aficionados of "Star Wars" can appreciate. From a legal standpoint, this quest stretches back five years, which for many of us who have watched not only Google but the rest of the Internet Wild West burgeon seems like it's long ago, in a galaxy far, far away. One week after Google, authors and publishers submitted their revised proposal, New York District Court Judge Denny Chin granted preliminary approval to the class-action settlement.
Google Video Explains What Chrome OS Is

19 Nov 2009 | 11:15 am

Google Nov. 19 made developers happy by releasing Chrome Operating System to open source. Chrome OS is a Web operating system intended as an alternative to Microsoft Windows, allowing users to run Web apps much more quickly. Google intends to use Chrome OS to power netbooks, those light, speedy machine, from several providers. Caesar Sengupta, Chrome OS group product manager, and Matt Papakipos, engineering director for Chrome OS, noted: All apps are Web apps. The entire experience takes place within the browser and there are no conventional desktop applications. This means users do not have…
Yahoo Search Now Indexing Twitter Tweets for Breaking News

19 Nov 2009 | 7:11 am

Yahoo Nov. 19 began indexing Twitter tweets, photos and videos pertaining to breaking news stories on its Yahoo News Shortcut, which is displayed on the company's search results page when users search for fresh news. Today, users will see new tabs for Twitter, news, photos and videos, when they search on a topic, such as "Maersk, Alabama." Clicking on the Twitter tab surfaces fresh tweets on the topic: Or, search for "Space Shuttle Atlantis" and you can see news, photo, video, and Twitter tabs in the news shortcut. Clicking on the Videos tab yielded this: You can scroll from left to right…
Google Chrome OS Preview Comes as Microsoft Preps Azure

18 Nov 2009 | 12:29 pm

These are exciting times in Web-based computing, with Microsoft and Google going toe-to-toe on more than just the search engine front. Yesterday, Nov. 17, Microsoft said Azure, the cloud-based operating system, would be ready for enterprise consumption as soon as Jan. 1, 2010. That's less than six weeks away! I wrote earlier today how Microsoft stunned folks by embracing open source for Azure. I believe this openness is a weapon Microsoft will wield as it attempts to lure businesses from Google Apps, or at least keep them from going there outright. But Google isn't going to let Microsoft's…
Google Image Swirl Renders Results Like Google Wonder Wheel

17 Nov 2009 | 6:19 am

As if in response to recent moves in visual search by Microsoft's Bing team, Google Nov. 17 launched Google Image Swirl from Google Labs. Google Image Swirl shows sets of animated image clusters that borrow from the graphical representation of Google's Wonder Wheel view of related search results. Google Image Swirl renders similar images in stacks on a Web page, not unlike the concept of a set of photos in a user's hand. Though instead of flipping through them, the user clicks on a stack on the Web page, and a wheel or "swirl" of the photos pops out. In Google's example of a search for…

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Chrome OS will give Microsoft a run for their money

Garett Rogers

19 Nov 2009 | 7:13 pm

Ballmer just laughs off the operating system being developed by Google (and now the open source community), but you can't deny that Google's lined up to hit a home run.
Google Image Swirl: Looks neat, but useless

Garett Rogers

17 Nov 2009 | 8:14 pm

I have a problem with things like Google Image Swirl. Not the offering itself, just the strange notion that somehow cool design equals usefulness. There are tons of examples floating around that have the exact same problem — things like Bing’s “Visual Search”. I’m the lead software designer at the company I work for [...] [Sponsored] NEC Ads by Pheedo
Is imminent Chrome OS launch reckless?

Garett Rogers

14 Nov 2009 | 10:39 am

It sounds like Google will be releasing an early version of their Chrome OS sometime this week -- that leads us to a question of whether anybody will use the new operating system, and if they do, will they like it?
Google can be your alibi

Garett Rogers

11 Nov 2009 | 9:14 pm

Wrongly accused? Got no alibi? If you turn a new feature released today, Google Latitude lets you retrace your footsteps — complete with timestamps. The fact that you can now re-play your life is a bit creepy, but it’s your choice if you want to enable it or not. In addition to this [...]
Google gives you movie showtimes in a fraction of a second

Garett Rogers

11 Nov 2009 | 8:54 pm

Google just announced some updates to their feature that lets you get movie times for movies playing in theaters near you. This feature isn’t exactly new, but they have made some pretty great enhancements that make it even better. Search for a movie that you want to see right in the familiar Google search box. [...]

Zorgloob
Nouvelles fonctionnalités automatiques pour Youtube

Luka

Vous voulez intégrer des sous titres en anglais dans votre vidéo Youtube ? Les serveurs de Google s’occupent de tout ! En utilisant les technologies issues de Google Voice, Youtube va extraire la transcription texte des voix anglaises et synchroniser textes et images. Le tout est ensuite éditable à souhait pour corriger les coquilles éventuelles. Et si vous avez déjà le script (anglais) de votre vidéo, Google se charge également automatiquement de « caller » les sous titres avec la vidéo.
Nouvelles pages de résultats en tests sur Google

Luka

Après les tests sur la page d’accueil, qui ont conduit à sélectionner un design encore plus épuré, sans boutons ni liens, Google teste maintenant de nouvelles pages de résultats (SERP). Au menu, une barre latérale (que l’on connaissait déjà) agrémentée de nouvelles icônes colorées pour différentier visuellement les catégories disponibles ainsi qu’un nouveau logo. Nouvelle interface en test sur Google Selon Search Engine Land, seuls 1 à 3 % des utilisateurs de Google.com seraient concernés par ces tests. Au moins 5 versions ont été détectées avec des…
Zorgloob passe en version Epsilon

Luka

Bonsoir à tous ! Aujourd’hui beaucoup de nouveautés sur Zorgloob ! Après le lancement de notre zone live, Zorgloob Live, à l’occasion de la conférence de lancement du projet open source Chrome OS, voici que Zorgloob change d’interface ! Zorgloob Epsilon introduit une grosse nouveauté : le passage à Wordpress. En effet, depuis le lancement du site en 2004 nous utilisions Blogger de Google. Malgré ses évolutions au fil des années, nous nous y sentions à l’étroit et sans grande flexibilité. Aujourd’hui nous avons choisi Wordpress pour nous permettre de…
Évènement Chrome OS sur Zorgloob Live !

Luka

Alors que les premières informations filtrent déjà sur Chrome OS, nous vous invitons à nous rejoindre sur Zorgloob Live pour suivre l’évènement en temps réel ! Voici quelques images de cette présentation de Google, au cours de laquelle il a été annoncé que le code source de Chrome OS a été ouvert à tous et que ce nouveau système d’exploitation par Google, pour les utilisateurs de Google, ne sera disponible qu’à la fin de l’année 2010. Un an à attendre ! Ci-dessous vous trouverez quelques clichés de Chrome OS, diffusé sur Zorgloob Live. Lancement de…
Google Traduction : nouveau design et bien plus encore !

Luka

Depuis quelques minutes, une nouvelle version de Google Translate est disponible. Cette nouvelle version a été annoncée par une vidéo sur Youtube et un article sur le blog officiel de Google. Les nouveautés de ce jour sont accompagnées d’un nouveau look pour ce service. Le menu est désormais à gauche de l’interface. Voici un aperçu des fonctionnalités intégrées dans le traducteur de Google qui supporte 51 langues. Traduction en temps réel L’interface de Google Traduction auparavant c’était une zone de texte, deux listes déroulantes et un bouton…

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Journey of a lifetime

25 Oct 2009 | 6:14 pm

In everyone's life, there are moments that they know will change their future forever. I had such a moment thirty years ago today but at the time I could never have imagined the magnitude of the impact. That was the day my family first arrived in the United States.The journey to get here was challenging. Just applying to leave the Soviet Union branded us with a scarlet letter -- my father lost his job and we received visits from the police. However, after nine months in this status we were able to make our way to Austria and then France where we stayed for four months waiting for our American…
Remembering Rajeev

5 Jun 2009 | 10:56 pm

It has been a long time since I have updated this blog. In fact, I have been doing some research for what I thought would be my next post.Unfortunately, life does not always give you the luxury to plan what may be close to your heart next. It is with great sadness that I write about the passing of my teacher and good friend Professor Rajeev Motwani. But I would rather not dwell on the sorrow of his death and instead celebrate his life.Officially, Rajeev was not my advisor, and yet he played just as big a role in my research, education, and professional development. In addition to being a…
LRRK2

18 Sep 2008 | 12:01 pm

For more than 20 years, my mother has worked with computers at NASA. So, when she developed a pain in her hands the diagnosis seemed easy -- Repetitive Stress Injury. Except that it wasn't so easy. As her mysterious symptoms progressed it varied -- RSI, fibromyalgia (unexplained pain), Lyme Disease, and so forth. It was only after visits to many specialists over a number of years that the diagnosis settled -- Parkinson's Disease. Since there is no clear test for Parkinson's -- it is defined by its symptoms -- we only grew certain as those symptoms developed and as her medications began to…
18 Sep 2008 | 12:00 pm

18 Sep 2008 | 12:00 pm

Welcome to my personal blog. While Google is a play on googol, too is a play on the much smaller number - two. It also means "in addition", as this blog reflects my life outside of work.

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Uniting for a cause

elaine

20 Nov 2009 | 3:05 pm

At an event organized jointly by the United Nations and Google at Google's office in New York, 80 United Nations delegates from more than 20 UN agencies, met with various Google product teams to explore how Google's wide array of products and services can further the UN mission and help foster innovation and new thinking. Google's Alfred Spector and the U.N.'s Choi Soon-hong, the first Chief Information Technology Officer (CITO) for the United Nations, both gave inspirational keynote addresses. We discussed products and tools including Google Earth & Map Maker, Flu Trends, visualization…
More new imagery in November

Aaron Stein

19 Nov 2009 | 3:30 pm

We just launched new imagery for Google Earth and Google Maps. Check to see if any of your favorite places has gotten an update! You can download this KML for viewing in Google Earth or you view the updates in Google Maps. Or you can view the updated areas highlighted in red below:Updates are noted with a red frameYou can also share your cool new imagery finds with us using Twitter! After looking at the updates in the viewer above, tweet your cool finds and add the #GEarthIMG hashtag to your tweets. Here's one interesting example of a tweet we saw last time we updated our imagery:@8ctagon…
Building blocks: 3D models with detailed facades

elaine

19 Nov 2009 | 12:40 pm

With tools like SketchUp and Building Maker, modelers around the world have been creating remarkably high-quality 3D buildings for Google Earth -- just check out any of our Featured Modelers to see the impressive work they've been doing. We've also had local governments contributing models of their entire city - like Amherst, Massachusetts and Washington, DC- through our Cities in 3D program. At Google, we've also been busy working on expanding our 3D coverage. Last week, we added detailed 3D models for Valencia, Spain. Many of these were Google-created models and before that, across the…
Ready, set, map: Latin America Map Maker competition

elaine

19 Nov 2009 | 11:03 am

This past Saturday, we launched the first ever mapping competition in Latin America during a live session on Map Maker at the Campus Party Mexico 2009The competition officially kicked off at the event in Mexico city, where tech enthusiasts from all over the country got to know first about the Map Maker competition.Participating in the Campus Party allowed us to enjoy not only a warm welcoming from our Mexican audience but also learn about their sincere interest in improving the geographical data for their country. Our presentation included a demo on Google Map Maker main features like how to…
Google Earth 5.1 is now out of beta

elaine

18 Nov 2009 | 2:43 pm

Two months ago, we released the beta version of Google Earth 5.1. The 5.1 release focused on one of our most important features: performance. The power of Google Earth is the seamless, immersive 3D fly-throughs that give you a sense of being "there," so we made a lot of adjustments under the hood to make flying around the globe faster and smoother. Today, after a few more tweaks and bug fixes, we're proud to say that we're ready to remove the beta tag. This release also includes the Google Earth browser plug-in for Mac users, all in the same installation. Both Mac and PC users…

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REVIEWS: Google Chrome OS - First Look

Duncan Geere

21 Nov 2009 | 12:45 am

What does Google's new OS offer? Google has dropped the source code of Chrome OS into the wild, so we thought we'd take a look and see if it lives up to the lofty hype that's been placed upon it. Depending on who you believe, Chrome OS could either sink without trace or obliterate Microsoft, Apple and Linux wholesale. The truth, as always, is neither. Well, not just yet anyway. Chrome is still at a very early stage. It runs, but there's not a whole lot you can do when it's running - other than log in, browse the web, check your battery status, and turn network adaptors on and off. When you…
NEWS: iGoogle adds food themes

Amy-Mae Elliott

20 Nov 2009 | 4:06 am

Mmmm, food... Following on from recent additions on the theme of comics, nature and video gaming, Google is appealing to the foodie in all of us with new grub-themed iGoogle themes."We've partnered with a variety of top chefs and food industry experts to bring you some elegant new, food-focused iGoogle themes", says Google.There's also new homepage gadgets that the online giant hopes will prove useful to cooks - especially considering the forthcoming Thanksgiving holiday in the States.The new themes are available now from chefs such as Alton Brown and Paula Deen, "food artists" like Carl…
NEWS: VIDEO: YouTube gets automatic captions

Amy-Mae Elliott

20 Nov 2009 | 3:34 am

"Better than nothing" Google has used its automatic speech recognition tech, as seen in Google Talk, to offer machine-generated automatic captions across all of its YouTube videos."The captions will not always be perfect", says Google, "but even when they're off, they can still be helpful - and the technology will continue to improve with time".Google is also launching automatic caption timing that it says makes it "significantly easier" to create captions manually by creating a text file with all the words which then uses Google's ASR tech to figure out when the words are spoken and create…
NEWS: Google News gets updated for iPhone, Android and Pre

Amy-Mae Elliott

20 Nov 2009 | 1:13 am

New optimised version available now Google has announced the launch of a "completely new" mobile Google News offering for iPhone, Android, and Palm Pre users. This follows the availability of a mobile-optimised version of Google News for other phones, such as Blackberry, Windows Mobile, and S60, with the online giant promising "more improvements" for those versions in the near future.The new iPhone/Android/Pre version claims to offer "the same richness and personalisation on your phone as Google News provides on desktop". The new homepage displays more stories, sources, and images while…
NEWS: Google Chrome OS: What you will and won't be able to do

Stuart Miles

19 Nov 2009 | 1:16 pm

Read on to find out what the pros and cons really are Google?has officially announced Google?Chrome OS, its operating system it hopes will allow it to get more people on the web, while at the same time offering an alternative to Microsoft's Windows 7 and Apple's Snow Leopard OS. But what does it offer, should you be getting ready to ditch your OS now and when will it be available? Here is what you need to know: It will be fast Really fast in fact. Google are promising a nippy boot time of currently just 10 seconds with the promise that it will get faster as the launch approaches. That's done…

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Making Website for Free with Google

Christine Buske

19 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am

Back in the early days of web design, there were a few companies that provided the possibility of creating a free personal website. The designs were pretty simple though, and as Blogs became popular, there is little reason for an average user to learn a programming language. Although Google is already in charge of Blogger, they are bringing the drag-and-drop-website concept back as well with Google sites. Get a better idea of what you can do with Google sites with this video: Share this post! Similar Posts:How-to update Google Map’s driving directions by dragging your route How to start…
News in Image Searching: Google Image Swirl

Christine Buske

18 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am

Google has changed how we search for images, or rather… how we find images we can use. By introducing features such as similar images, you can find more images that relate to the type of photo you are interested in from the search results. A cool new feature gracing Google Labs, is Google Image Swirl. Google Image Swirl is very similar in function to the similar images function, in the sense that it groups related images together. However, it does so in an image cloud, or as Google calls it, a swirl. From this collection of images, you can select the group of related images you are…
Finding the Swine Flu Shot: Google Helps You Beat H1N1!

Christine Buske

13 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am

Earlier this year I wrote about how you could use Google Maps to track the swine flu spread across the world. Now that we have an H1N1 vaccine, and also a vaccine shortage, Google can help you locate the places where you can get your flu vaccination. Unfortunately, this information is as of yet only available for people living in the United States, but who knows how fast Google might add more information for vaccination centers across the globe. This new service is called the Google Flu Shot finder, and also uses Google Maps, and although it can give you information of flu vaccine clinics, it…
Will Google Rename Their Programming Language?

Corey Freeman

12 Nov 2009 | 7:39 pm

Google has finally outgrown its shoes and is attempting to build a new foundation by creating its own programming language. Named “Go,” Google aims to create a more efficient programming language for a fast-track new modern world. Google currently feels as though software development could use a new major leap. Unfortunately, the have just hit a hurdle. The language “go” was invented by somebody else. That somebody is Francis McCabe who was startled to find out that Google had named its new programming language “go,” especially when he’d created one…
Google Dashboard: Informative, or Pointless?

Christine Buske

12 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am

I briefly mentioned yesterday some concerns regarding privacy, in the context of storing our personal data (documents, spreadsheets, pictures) with Google. The many Google services we use (Gmail, Picasa, Docs, Maps (my maps), etc) can create a sense that Google is infiltrating all aspects of our lives. To make matters worse, Google can collect how we use their applications, and know far more about us that we perhaps would want our own spouse to know. For example, take Google Maps: with my maps you can create your own favorite spots, save them in a map, and use it later. Essentially, Google…

Inside AdWords
Take advantage of advanced reports

Inside AdWords crew

18 Nov 2009 | 4:34 pm

For a long time, the Report Center has been the place to go to find detailed data about your campaign performance. Reports with dimensions like geographic performance and time of day can give you new insights through metrics that aren't available on the campaigns tab.But there can be drawbacks to using the Report Center: customized reports take time to set up and run, and you have to navigate back to the Campaigns tab to take action on any insights you discover.We're addressing these issues by better integrating advanced performance data into campaign management. Now, instead of running a…
Think2010: Recap of the Four Winning Moves webinar

Inside AdWords crew

17 Nov 2009 | 3:13 pm

Last week, Google’s US Managing Director Bonita Stewart hosted the 2nd webinar in the Think2010 series, entitled “Think2010: Four Winning Moves for 2010.” She discussed tools and strategies that you can use to differentiate your offerings, increase competitive advantage, and ultimately seize opportunities as the economy recovers. Below are the four key takeaways from the webinar:1) Use precision - Flexibility yields stealing share: Utilizing precision through search can serve as the world’s largest focus group and allow you to understand how consumers want to engage with brands. Tools…
Upgrade to AdWords Editor 7.6.1

Inside AdWords crew

13 Nov 2009 | 7:57 am

AdWords Editor version 7.6.1 is now available for Windows and Mac. This new version includes support for ad scheduling, advanced location targeting, YouTube Promoted Video ads, and other features. For a complete list of changes and instructions, visit our release notes.If you're already using AdWords Editor, you'll be prompted to upgrade automatically. If you're not already using it, you can visit our website to download AdWords Editor. To learn more, take a look at our AdWords Editor Help Center.Posted by Emily Williams, Inside AdWords crew
AdWords system maintenance on November 14th

Inside AdWords crew

11 Nov 2009 | 6:15 pm

On Saturday, November 14th, 2009 the AdWords system will be unavailable from approximately 10AM to 2PM PST, for maintenance. While you won't be able to sign in to your accounts during this time, your campaigns will continue to run as usual.AdWords system maintenance typically occurs on the second Saturday of each month from 10AM to 2PM.We'll continue to update you via the blog as we always have, but please make note of the November 14th date and of our scheduled maintenance further down the road.Posted by Dan Friedman, Inside AdWords crew
Announcing Product Listing Ads

Inside AdWords crew

11 Nov 2009 | 1:47 pm

Each day we see many users come to Google.com to research products and find where to buy them. To better serve these users, we've been testing a new feature of AdWords called Product Listing Ads. Product Listing Ads works with an advertiser's Google Merchant Center account to serve highly targeted ads that include richer product information directly in the ad itself - including product image, price, and merchant name. Starting today, U.S. users searching on Google.com may begin to see Product Listing Ads more frequently on their shopping related queries.Two examples of Product Listing Ads…

Google Operating System
YouTube Audio Transcription

Alex Chitu

19 Nov 2009 | 4:24 pm

YouTube added a feature that generates video captions. "We've combined Google's automatic speech recognition (ASR) technology with the YouTube caption system to offer automatic captions, or auto-caps for short. Auto-caps use the same voice recognition algorithms in Google Voice to automatically generate captions for video."The feature only works for English and it's been enabled for a small number of channels that usually feature talks and interviews: UC Berkeley, Stanford, MIT, Yale, UCLA, Duke,UCTV, Columbia, PBS, National Geographic.Another new feature is auto-timing, which lets you upload…
Google Chrome OS Event

Alex Chitu

19 Nov 2009 | 9:08 am

Google will announce more information about Chrome OS at a press event that starts at 10:00am PST. Google will offer "an update on Google Chrome OS and provide at the work that has been done thus far, an overview of the technology, and launch plans for next year. Speakers will include Sundar Pichai, Vice President of Product Management and Matthew Papakipos, Engineering Director for Google Chrome OS." You can watch the live webcast here.Meanwhile, the source code for Chrome OS is already available. Here's the login screen:... and one of the wallpapers that are included:Chrome OS is a…
Breadcrumbs in Google's Snippets

Alex Chitu

18 Nov 2009 | 2:29 pm

For many people web addresses aren't very useful and that's why they continue to use their favorite search engine to search for [yahoo], [youtube] or [facebook] instead of typing the obvious web addresses.Some web sites use breadcrumbs for navigation. "Breadcrumbs typically appear horizontally across the top of a web page, usually below title bars or headers. They provide links back to each previous page the user navigated through to get to the current page or — in hierarchical site structures — the parent pages of the current one. Breadcrumbs provide a trail for the user to follow back…
Google Tests Featured Ads

Alex Chitu

18 Nov 2009 | 2:02 pm

Search Engine Roundtable spotted a new flavor of Google AdSense ads: featured ads. The ads include a yellow star similar to the one used for bookmarks in Google Toolbar, Firefox and Google Chrome.According to the description from "Google in your Language", the message is used for "an ad that is determined to be particularly likely to be useful or relevant for a user".I wonder if the new feature is related to Google's interest-based ads, which "associate categories of interest — say sports, gardening, cars, pets — with your browser, based on the types of sites you visit and the pages you…
Google Image Swirl

Alex Chitu

17 Nov 2009 | 12:56 pm

Google released a new Google Labs experiment related to image search: Google Image Swirl. The service "organizes image search results based on their visual and semantic similarities and presents them in an intuitive exploratory interface."Google Image Swirl clusters the top image search results for more than 200,000 queries and it lets you explore the clusters and the relation between images."Once you find the group of images you're interested in, you can click on the thumbnail and a cluster of images will "swirl" into view. You can then further explore additional sub-groups within any…

The Shiny Wave
Google Wave for Project Management

David

15 Nov 2009 | 1:43 pm

Next weekend I will be presenting Google Wave to the Project Management Institute of Ottawa Valley Outaouais Chapter. If you are in the Ottawa area and are interested in Project Management or your a member of the PMI OVOC and want to earn some PDU’s, please visit the website and register for the event. I hope to meet many Project Management and Google Wave enthusiasts next weekend. If you are wondering what Google Wave brings to the Project Management world you may want to first start by reading a Wave that has been ongoing now for quite a while (I have been following & contributing…
Google Wave in the Classroom??!!

David

13 Nov 2009 | 6:11 pm

There is an interesting discussion going on inside Google Wave by both educators and students about how Google Wave could be used in the classroom. One of the most interesting Waves currently on-going is titled Uses of Google Wave in the Classroom, it was started by Stuart Ridout and I really encourage you to give it a read and join the discussion if you’re a student, educator or just generally interested and opinionated. In this Wave the conversation starts with the following assumptions: We’ll work on the basis that Google Wave is open to all and that students are able to register…
Guest Developer Post – Bits by the Pound

David

8 Nov 2009 | 12:14 pm

This post is from our friends over at Bits by the Pound. The authors of the site are part of our Ottawa (NCR) Google Wave Developer’s Group and will be attending Ottawa’s 1st Google Wave Hack-a-thon. They will be running the session on the development of your first Google Wave gadget. Their site is really great and will be popular among those that are doing some really in-depth Google Wave development work. The following post is one example of the excellent material they are putting together. This guest developer post is titled “Wave Robot API Shortcomings” While…
Google Wave + Skype: Demo

David

5 Nov 2009 | 1:46 pm

I monitored the Europe eComm 2009 Wave which I encourage you read if you have a Wave account, and I assume if you are here then you do. If you are not familiar with eComm you should click on Europe eComm to find out more about them.It is described on the eComm website as: The worlds’ leading-edge communications event. It’s designed to showcase and accelerate both technology and business model innovation; and to explore the latest opportunities. At eComm one of the more interesting demos was one called: Google Wave + Skype + Asterisk + Ibook. Watch this very intriguing video of…
Google Server Opening for Federation

David

1 Nov 2009 | 1:15 pm

Last week I monitored the Europe eComm 2009 Wave which I encourage you read if you have a Wave account, and I assume if you are here then you do. If you are not familiar with eComm you should click on Europe eComm to find out more about them. They describe eComm as: The worlds’ leading-edge communications event. It’s designed to showcase and accelerate both technology and business model innovation; and to explore the latest opportunities. The reason I mention this conference is because both Stephanie Hannon and Lars Rasmussen both spoke at the event. Their respective topics of…