Once again, Internet Week New York is in full force, and we hope that you'll come and join Google+ for some of the festivities as the city’s digital thinkers, from developers to ad agency execs, collaborate on a week of panels and parties: IAB Innovation Days: On Wednesday, May 16 at 1:45pm, Kate Stanford, Group Product Marketing Manager for Social Ads, will be giving a presentation at IAB Innovation Days at Skylight Soho about connecting with customers through a joint strategy across mobile and social platforms. The Webby Awards: On Monday, May 21 at 5:30 PM, celebrate with the whole…
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Celebrate the best in digital creativity with Google+ at Internet Week New York and the Webby Awards
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Google pode lançar cinco aparelhos Nexus até o final do ano
Google Discovery15 May 2012 | 6:18 pmDe acordo com o Wall Street Journal, o Google planeja dar acesso antecipado as novas versões do Android para mais fabricantes em uma tentativa de lançar cinco dispositivos Nexus até o final de novembro deste ano. Segundo a fonte ouvida pelo jornal, a gigante de Mountain View teria intenções de dar vida a novos dispositivos Nexus mas oferecendo, desta vez, a possibilidade que mais fabricantes possam ter acesso a 5ª geração do Android, codinome “Jelly Bean”. “O plano também visa atenuar as preocupações dos fabricantes de smartphones e tablet que constroem… -
New research shows smartphone growth is global
The Official Google Blog15 May 2012 | 1:20 pmLast October, we launched Our Mobile Planet, a resource enabling anyone to visualize the ways smartphones are transforming how people connect with information, each other and the places around them. Today, we're releasing new 2012 research data, and the findings are clear—smartphone adoption has gone global. Today, Australia, U.K., Sweden, Norway, Saudi Arabia and UAE each have more than 50 percent of their population on smartphones. An additional seven countries—U.S., New Zealand, Denmark, Ireland, Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland—now have greater than 40 percent smartphone… -
Sorting and Filtering Results in Custom Search
Google Webmaster Central Blog8 May 2012 | 4:02 pmWebmaster level: All (Cross-posted on the Custom Search Blog) Using Custom Search Engine (CSE), you can create rich search experiences that make it easier for visitors to find the information they’re looking for on your site. Today we’re announcing two improvements to sorting and filtering of search results in CSE. First, CSE now supports UI-based results sorting, which you can enable in the Basics tab of the CSE control panel. Once you’ve updated the CSE element code on your site, a “sort by” picker will become visible at the top of the results section. By default CSE supports… -
Discover Google Offers near you in Google Maps for Android
Google Commerce9 May 2012 | 12:23 pmWhether you’re navigating the streets of your hometown or exploring a new city, getting from “point A” to “point B” is a breeze with Google Maps for mobile. With today’s release of Google Maps 6.7 for Android in the U.S., you can see all the Google Offers near you in list or map form, making it easy to get great deals from local businesses on the go. Now, even more great deals are just around the corner The next time you’re looking for things to do or places to eat nearby, open Google Maps for Android and see if there’s an offer nearby. Tap “Maps” to open the dropdown menu…
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Google Discovery
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Google pode lançar cinco aparelhos Nexus até o final do ano
15 May 2012 | 6:18 pmDe acordo com o Wall Street Journal, o Google planeja dar acesso antecipado as novas versões do Android para mais fabricantes em uma tentativa de lançar cinco dispositivos Nexus até o final de novembro deste ano. Segundo a fonte ouvida pelo jornal, a gigante de Mountain View teria intenções de dar vida a novos dispositivos Nexus mas oferecendo, desta vez, a possibilidade que mais fabricantes possam ter acesso a 5ª geração do Android, codinome “Jelly Bean”. “O plano também visa atenuar as preocupações dos fabricantes de smartphones e tablet que constroem… -
Google Docs implementa ferramenta de pesquisa
15 May 2012 | 5:32 pmO Google anunciou, nesta terça-feira, o lançamento de uma nova funcionalidade no Google Docs e Drive que permite adicionar de informações da web em documentos. “A ferramenta de pesquisa será exibida no lado direito de seu documento. Para dar início a uma pesquisa, digite-a na barra de pesquisa. Você também pode destacar uma palavra em seu documento e ativar a ferramenta de pesquisa. A ferramenta pesquisará o termo destacado”, explicou a Central de Ajuda do produto. “Também é possível usar a barra de pesquisa para consultar resultados mais específicos (por… -
Os 10 melhores aplicativos para Android
15 May 2012 | 4:57 pmSe você é um feliz proprietário de um smartphone equipado com a plataforma Android, provavelmente já deve ter instalado, desde seu primeiro dia, todos os aplicativos do Google. Se você ainda não fez isto, está perdendo uma grande chance de expandir a experiência de seu dispositivo. No entanto, quando falamos de aplicativos de terceiros, aqueles desenvolvidos por pessoas do mundo inteiro, existe uma necessidade natural de verificar junto com amigos e reviews aqueles que seriam “realmente interessantes”, ou seja, que podem ajudar a tornar seu Android ainda mais dinâmico. -
Novidades no Orkut: compartilhar posts e principais tópicos em comunidades
15 May 2012 | 1:25 pmO Google Brasil anunciou a implementação de duas novas funcionalidades no Orkut que promovem uma importante melhoria na interação social entre os usuários. Conheça estas novidades: Com o objetivo de trazer os amigos para uma discussão ativa que estiver ocorrendo em uma comunidade, o Orkut apresenta agora uma nova funcionalidade que permite compartilhar um novo tópico ou uma nova resposta. “A partir de hoje, vai ser super fácil fazer com que isso aconteça, você terá a opção de enviar uma atualização para todos os seus amigos que também são membros daquela… -
Sincronização de guias no Google Chrome
15 May 2012 | 12:57 pmOs usuários da versão estável do Google Chrome podem finalmente contar com o recurso de sincronização de guias entre diversos dispositivos, incluindo o Chrome Beta para Android. “Com a versão estável do Chrome, suas guias abertas são sincronizadas em todos os seus dispositivos. Para que você possa acessá-las, localize a sessão ’Outros dispositivos’ no menu inferior da página Nova Guia”, explicou Raz Mathias, Engenheiro de Software no Google. “Os botões de voltar e avançar ainda vão funcionar, então você pode pegar a navegação exatamente da…
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The Official Google Blog
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New research shows smartphone growth is global
15 May 2012 | 1:20 pmLast October, we launched Our Mobile Planet, a resource enabling anyone to visualize the ways smartphones are transforming how people connect with information, each other and the places around them. Today, we're releasing new 2012 research data, and the findings are clear—smartphone adoption has gone global. Today, Australia, U.K., Sweden, Norway, Saudi Arabia and UAE each have more than 50 percent of their population on smartphones. An additional seven countries—U.S., New Zealand, Denmark, Ireland, Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland—now have greater than 40 percent smartphone… -
Follow an email’s journey with Story of Send
15 May 2012 | 5:00 amIf you’re anything like me, you send and receive a lot of emails every day. But have you ever wondered where your message goes after you hit “send?” How does an email travel from your computer to your friend’s smartphone across the country or around the world? We’re answering those questions with Story of Send, a new site that gives you a behind-the-scenes look into how all that virtual information makes its journey through the real world—from your Internet service provider to our data centers and beyond. Along the way, you’ll discover everything from where we filter for spam… -
Think Insights now includes research from 21 countries
15 May 2012 | 2:00 amWhether you’re a marketer in Milan or a planner in Pretoria, you can now get your hands on more Google research and tools to help you better understand your audience and how consumer behavior is changing. Our Think Insights website has just expanded to cover 21 different countries across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Think Insights can help you understand your customers better, develop your digital strategy, find data to support a business case, stay on top of the latest consumer and industry trends and get insights directly from industry thought leaders. Here are just a few… -
Celebrating our super-mom users
10 May 2012 | 10:06 amThese days, moms use technology in a ton of creative and resourceful ways to keep their families running smoothly. As a working mom myself, I use Google Calendar to keep track of our three busy kids and all their different activities, sports and schools. Technology also keeps us connected—I’m always amazed at how a Google+ Hangout between my kids in California and their grandparents in France can make the distance between them feel so small. In celebration of Mother’s Day this weekend, we thought we’d applaud the many tech-savvy super-moms out there by sharing a few of their stories. -
Supporting Innovation in African News
10 May 2012 | 7:04 amCross-posted from the European Public Policy Blog We’re eager to see journalism flourish in the digital age, in all forms and on all continents. Today, with half a dozen other generous sponsors, we’re taking a big step forward with a new $1 million African News Innovation Challenge. This initiative is the latest in a series of projects to spur innovation in African journalism. Since 2010 we’ve been working with newsrooms across the continent to show journalists how the Internet can help them be better reporter. In Ghana we’re helping journalists produce evidence-based reporting on the…
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Google Webmaster Central Blog
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Sorting and Filtering Results in Custom Search
8 May 2012 | 4:02 pmWebmaster level: All (Cross-posted on the Custom Search Blog) Using Custom Search Engine (CSE), you can create rich search experiences that make it easier for visitors to find the information they’re looking for on your site. Today we’re announcing two improvements to sorting and filtering of search results in CSE. First, CSE now supports UI-based results sorting, which you can enable in the Basics tab of the CSE control panel. Once you’ve updated the CSE element code on your site, a “sort by” picker will become visible at the top of the results section. By default CSE supports… -
Navigation, Dashboard and Home page
7 May 2012 | 6:10 pmWebmaster level: All After announcing Webmaster Tools spring cleaning earlier this quarter, it’s time to do the job. There are a few changes coming along: an updated navigation, revamped dashboard, and a compact view for the home page site-list. Here's the new sample Webmaster Tools Dashboard for www.example.com We’ve regrouped the features in Webmaster Tools to create an improved navigation structure (shown on the left-hand side of the above image). We distinguished the following groups: Configuration, Health, Traffic and Optimization. Each group represents a related set of… -
Coding guidelines for HTML and CSS
2 May 2012 | 10:46 amWebmaster level: All Great code has many attributes. It’s effective, efficient, maintainable, elegant. When working on code with many developers and teams and maybe even companies, great code needs to also be consistent and easy to understand. For that purpose there are style guides. We use style guides for a lot of languages, and our newest public style guide is the Google HTML and CSS Style Guide. Our HTML and CSS Style Guide, just like other Google style guides, deals with a lot of formatting-related matters. It also hints at best practices so to encourage developers to go beyond… -
Responsive design – harnessing the power of media queries
30 Apr 2012 | 8:07 pmWebmaster Level: Intermediate / Advanced We love data, and spend a lot of time monitoring the analytics on our websites. Any web developer doing the same will have noticed the increase in traffic from mobile devices of late. Over the past year we’ve seen many key sites garner a significant percentage of pageviews from smartphones and tablets. These represent large numbers of visitors, with sophisticated browsers which support the latest HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, but which also have limited screen space with widths as narrow as 320 pixels. Our commitment to accessibility means we strive to… -
Even more Top Search Queries data
26 Apr 2012 | 3:48 pmWebmaster level: AllWe recently updated the Top Search Queries data to take into account the average top position, we enabled programmatic download and we made sure you could still get all the queries that drive traffic to your site. Well, now it’s time to give you more search queries data!First, and most important, you can now see up to 90 days of historical data. If you click on the date picker in the top right of Search queries, you can go back three months instead of the previous 35 days. And after you click: In order to see 90 days, the option to view with changes will be…
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Google Commerce
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Discover Google Offers near you in Google Maps for Android
9 May 2012 | 12:23 pmWhether you’re navigating the streets of your hometown or exploring a new city, getting from “point A” to “point B” is a breeze with Google Maps for mobile. With today’s release of Google Maps 6.7 for Android in the U.S., you can see all the Google Offers near you in list or map form, making it easy to get great deals from local businesses on the go. Now, even more great deals are just around the corner The next time you’re looking for things to do or places to eat nearby, open Google Maps for Android and see if there’s an offer nearby. Tap “Maps” to open the dropdown menu… -
Mother’s Day Gift Ideas from Google Offers
1 May 2012 | 11:00 amMother’s day is right around the corner—have you started shopping yet? Look no further. Find the perfect gift for Mom this Mother’s Day from Google OffersFrom traditional gifts for moms who like flowers, fragrance and jewelry, to gourmet goodies for foodies, and pashminas for fashionistas, Google Offers has gifts for every mom, at the right price. Here’s the scoop on our hand-picked gifts, created with moms in mind: Flowers: CalyxFlowers.com: $40 for $80 toward bouquets & flowering plants CalyxFlowers.comworks with premier growers from around the world, so you’re sure to find… -
Google Wallet now available on three new phones
24 Apr 2012 | 10:07 amToday the unlocked Galaxy Nexus went on sale on Google Play. This unlocked phone provides a pure Google experience offering access to the latest and greatest apps including Google Wallet. Check out the Google Mobile Blog for more information. With the pre-installed Google Wallet app, you can easily make purchases and redeem offers with a tap of your phone. And when you set up your Google Prepaid Card, we'll also give you a $10 credit! In addition to the unlocked device, we are also excited to announce that Google Wallet is available on three new phones from Sprint, including: Galaxy… -
Make your Earth Day blossom with 50% off wildflower seeds from American Meadows
20 Apr 2012 | 11:00 amEarth Day only comes once a year, but you can show the planet some love every day, starting with your own backyard. Today through Sunday we’re running a special Google Offer with online gardening retailer, AmericanMeadows.com: $5 gets you $10 worth of mixed wildflower seeds (more than 50,000 seeds!), specially designed for Google Offers customers in honor of Earth Day. As a bonus you’ll also get two veggie or herb seed packs. Click here to buy this deal now! This GMO-free wildflower seed assortment includes twenty-five varieties of brilliant blossoms—like Cosmos, Poppies, and… -
Follow Google Wallet on Google+
18 Apr 2012 | 11:00 amLooking for the latest on Google Wallet? Add the newly launched Google+ Page for Google Wallet to your circles to keep tabs on news and updates from the Google Wallet team. We’ll be posting about industry news and events, the latest Google Wallet product updates, announcements from our partners, and details about exclusive offers for Google Wallet users. We hope the Google+ Page for Google Wallet will be a fun and engaging community, full of people who are just as excited about the future of payments as we are. Join today and follow us as we continue on our journey to build a better wallet.
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Google Developers Blog
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Fridaygram: App Engine search, rock-tossing chimp, man vs. beast
11 May 2012 | 3:16 pmBy Scott Knaster, Google Developers Blog Editor Google App Engine has a well-deserved reputation for regularly adding cool new features and other improvements. This week the team launched full-text search, which has been a hotly desired feature since the earliest days of App Engine. The new App Engine Search API enables you to search documents using lots of options, including searching specific fields and creating results snippets. At Google, it’s always fun to build new frontiers in search. The App Engine Search API is a powerful tool indeed, but it probably couldn't defend you against an… -
Pricing plan announced for Google Cloud SQL
10 May 2012 | 12:00 pmBy Joe Faith, Product Manager Google Cloud SQL provides a fully managed database service for Google App Engine applications. Hosted on Google's infrastructure and based on the familiar MySQL database, Google Cloud SQL automatically provisions and maintains your databases, allowing you to focus on your applications and services. In March, we were delighted to welcome our 10,000th developer on Google Cloud SQL, joining businesses like Daffodil, who halved their development time by building on Google's platform. Since the preview launch in October 2011, we’ve been busy working on improving the… -
New Google Analytics Easy Dashboard Library
9 May 2012 | 12:21 pmJeetendra Nick By Jeetendra Soneja and Nick Mihailovski, Google Analytics API Team Many developers save time by using the Google Analytics API to automate Analytics reporting tasks. For example, you can use the API to create a dashboard to report data across multiple profiles. The Google Analytics Apps Gallery includes many 3rd party solutions that do this. What if you want to build something quickly that’s custom-tailored to your business? You would typically have to spend time learning the API, figuring out how to handle authorization, then deciding how to integrate this data with a… -
Experience Google I/O 2012 anywhere
8 May 2012 | 9:45 amDylin Robert By Robert Do and Dylin Martin, Google I/O Team In 2011, Google I/O hosted 5,500 developers from 65 countries in San Francisco, but this audience was dwarfed by the more than 1 million developers from 161 countries tuning in via livestream. Next month developers worldwide will come together for three days of coding, sharing and inspiration in this year’s keynotes, sessions and Sandbox demos. And if you’re not joining us in person on June 27-29, this year’s I/O Extended and I/O Live will be even bigger and better, with more I/O Extended locations and more sessions streamed… -
Fridaygram: Doodle competition, nasty prehistoric fleas, cupcake map
4 May 2012 | 2:55 pmBy Scott Knaster, Google Developers Blog Editor Everybody likes Google Doodles, those creative modifications of the Google logo that appear every so often on google.com and other Google search homepages. To let budding artists try their hand at doodling, we’ve hosted various Doodle 4 Google competitions around the world. This year’s Doodle 4 Google was open to U. S. students enrolled in schools serving grades K-12. This week we announced the 50 state finalists, divided by grade group, and they’re very creative. Take a look, but more than that, you can vote for your favorites, one per…
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Official Google Australia Blog
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Good to Know: in Australia and in your language
15 May 2012 | 7:23 pmOver the past few months, we’ve introduced a consumer education campaign called Good to Know in the U.K., Germany and the U.S. Good to Know shares easy, actionable tips for protecting and understanding your online information. Everyone wants to stay safe online, so we’re making our Good to Know site (google.com.au/goodtoknow) available in dozens more languages -- about 30 today, and an additional 30 in the coming weeks. (To change languages, just scroll to the toolbar at the bottom of the page). In addition to making ourGood to Know site available in Australia, we’re also incorporating… -
The smartphone revolution isn’t coming - it’s already here
15 May 2012 | 6:50 pmAs the number of smartphones in Australia continues to grow, finding data that helps businesses understand mobile is more important than ever. That’s why last year, we teamed up with Ipsos Research to learn more about how Aussies use their smartphones and what that means for the businesses that serve them. Today we’re making a new and up-to-date version of that research available at thinkwithgoogle.com/mobileplanet. In addition to some fun facts (1 in 4 Australian smartphone owners would sooner give up TV than their mobile device), our research revealed four trends every advertiser,… -
A picture is worth a thousands words
7 May 2012 | 11:58 pmWhat do hammocks, teapots, baby swings and vegan sandals have in common? They are all items you can buy online directly from Australian retailers today. We’re buying more products online than ever - new research from Nielsen shows that more than 8 in 10 Australians have purchased online in the last 6 months, with 29% of us spending more than $1,000. At Google, we’ve noticed that online shopaholics want one thing above all - and that’s pictures. We launched Google Shopping last year to help you shop faster by comparing product images, and today we’ve started showing images in ads… -
Google Apps Vault Brings Information Governance to Google Apps in Australia
7 May 2012 | 8:27 pmToday we’re announcing the availability of Google Apps Vault (Vault) for Google Apps for Business customers. Vault is an easy-to-use and cost-effective solution for managing information critical to your business and preserving important data. It can reduce the costs of litigation, regulatory investigation and compliance actions. Businesses of all sizes need to be prepared for the unexpected. In today’s environment, using Vault to manage, archive and preserve your data can help protect your business. Litigation costs can really take a toll on a business when minor lawsuits can run up to… -
Google+ Hangouts On Air: broadcast your conversation to the world
7 May 2012 | 6:31 pmLast year we introducedHangouts On Air to a limited number of broadcasters, enabling them to go live with friends and fans, for all the world to see. Since then, this small community has grown the feature in lots of creative ways. And they’ve made one thing crystal clear: when groups of passionate individuals can broadcast live, together, the results are truly remarkable: Today we're excited to launch Hangouts On Air to Google+ users in Australia and around theworld. So if you have something to sayas an aspiring artist, a global celebrity, or a concerned citizenyou can now go live in front…
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Docs Blog
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Find facts and do research inside Google Documents
15 May 2012 | 6:17 pmToday we’re introducing the research pane—a new feature that brings the web’s wealth of information to you as you’re writing documents. The research pane taps into Google Search directly from Google documents, so whether you want to add a cool destination to your itinerary for an upcoming trip to India or you're looking for the perfect presidential quote for a political science paper, you don’t even have to open a new tab. You can access the research pane from the Tools menu by right clicking on a selected word that you want to learn more about, or by pressing Ctrl+Alt+R on Windows… -
April in Review: New fonts galore and other fresh features
2 May 2012 | 1:00 pmIn the past month we’ve made updates both big and small to Google Docs, and today we’re announcing one more: web fonts in Google documents. Often the best way to get your point across is to present your idea in a creative, captivating way. Today, we added over 450 new fonts to Google documents to make it easier for you to add a little something extra to whatever you create. To use these new fonts, click on the font menu and select “Add fonts” at the very bottom, which will take you to a menu of all the Google Web Fonts available. Once you’ve selected new fonts, you’ll be able to… -
Introducing Google Drive... yes, really
24 Apr 2012 | 11:36 am(Cross posted from the Official Google Blog) Just like the Loch Ness Monster, you may have heard the rumors about Google Drive. It turns out, one of the two actually does exist. Today, we’re introducing Google Drive—a place where you can create, share, collaborate, and keep all of your stuff. Whether you’re working with a friend on a joint research project, planning a wedding with your fiancé or tracking a budget with roommates, you can do it in Drive. You can upload and access all of your files, including videos, photos, Google Docs, PDFs and beyond. With Google Drive, you can: Create… -
March in Review: Improved charting, expanded language support, and Apps Script updates
4 Apr 2012 | 10:46 amAnother month and another batch of improvements to Google Docs. We recently debuted a new spell checker that gets smarter and grows with the web, and we’ve also turned on a few features that let you do more with Docs. New charting options We’ve added a bunch of new ways to make richer charts in Google spreadsheets. You can now control the opacity of an area chart, set fonts to be bold or italic, and label sections of your charts along the axis. These new features bring the number of charting improvements up to 30 since the beginning of the year, which is about 1 new feature every 3… -
Spell checking powered by the web
21 Mar 2012 | 10:42 amOne of my early projects at Google was to improve the suggestions that are made when a query is misspelled in Google Search. The neat thing about that system is that it’s adaptive: our suggestions get smarter and smarter based on the words Googlebot sees as it explores the web. But search isn’t the only place where I make spelling mistakes! And that got me wondering: could we take this adaptive technology and use it to make spell checking better in other places? The answer is yes. To prove it, today we’re launching an update to spell checking in documents and presentations that grows…
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Google Mobile Blog
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Shop and travel smarter with Google Maps 6.7 for Android - now with Google Offers and indoor walking directions
9 May 2012 | 12:06 pm(Cross-posted on the Lat Long Blog) Wherever you are, Google Maps for Android helps you get around and discover new places. Today with the 6.7 release we will help you find offers from nearby businesses in the U.S. -- everything from restaurants, to salons, to city tours. Also, we’ve added indoor walking directions in the U.S. and Japan, plus 360-degree interior photos of businesses, to help you intrepidly make your way indoors and out. Discover great offers near you Today, in the U.S. only, we’re launching a way to discover nearby Google Offers in Google Maps for Android. To see great… -
Galaxy Nexus now on sale in Google Play
24 Apr 2012 | 10:00 amWe started shipping Nexus phones more than two years ago to give you a pure Google experience and access to the latest Android updates. Today, we’ve started selling Galaxy Nexus (HSPA+) from a new Devices section in the Google Play web store, so you can quickly and easily purchase an unlocked version of the phone. We want to give you a place to purchase Nexus devices that work really well with your digital entertainment.Galaxy Nexus by Samsung runs the latest Android software, Ice Cream Sandwich, with Google mobile services, Google Play and new features like Android Beam and Google+ mobile… -
Chrome for Android Update
17 Apr 2012 | 12:56 pm(Cross posted on the Google Chrome Blog)Since we launched Chrome for Android Beta in February, we’ve been listening closely to all of your feedback (thank you!). It’s great to hear how so many of you love having the Chrome experience on your Android 4.0 phone or tablet. With today’s update, Chrome for Android Beta is now available in 31 more languages and in all countries where Google Play is available. We’ve also added many much-requested features, including: You can now request the desktop version of a website, in case you would rather not view the mobile version. You can now add… -
Google Currents goes international
11 Apr 2012 | 10:54 amIn December we launched Google Currents, an app for Android and iOS devices that lets you explore online magazines and other content with the swipe of a finger. We’re thrilled by how many readers and publishers are using the app in the U.S. -- nearly 400 publisher editions and over 14,000 self-produced editions are now available. After the U.S. launch, the top features readers requested were to make the app available internationally and to allow content to sync quickly. We’ve heard you, and today we’re making Google Currents 1.1 available around the world. Hundreds of U.S. editions are… -
Crossing the 50 billion km mark & giving Google Maps for Android a fresh look
28 Mar 2012 | 1:04 pm(Cross-posted on the Official Google Blog)Every day, millions of people turn to Google Maps for Android for free, voice-guided GPS navigation to guide them to their destination. So far, Navigation on Google Maps for Android has provided 50 billion kilometers of turn-by-turn directions, the equivalent of 130,000 trips to the moon, 334 trips to the sun, 10 trips to Neptune or 0.005 light years! When getting to your destination matters most, Google Maps for Android will get you there:A new look for Navigation on Android 4.0+ phonesIn today’s release of Google Maps 6.5 for Android we’ve…
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Custom Search Engine
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Sorting and Filtering Results in Custom Search
9 May 2012 | 10:24 amUsing Custom Search Engine (CSE), you can create rich search experiences that make it easier for visitors to find the information they’re looking for on your site. Today we’re announcing two improvements to sorting and filtering of search results in CSE. First, CSE now supports UI-based results sorting, which you can enable in the Basics tab of the CSE control panel. Once you’ve updated the CSE element code on your site, a “sort by” picker will become visible at the top of the results section. By default CSE supports sorting by date and relevance. In the control panel, you can… -
A new look for Custom Search results plus a new search box
12 Mar 2012 | 5:52 pmWe’re excited to announce that starting today, we are providing a new results style that’s more modern and streamlined, based on the evolving Google design and experience across Google properties. This look will be the new default for new custom search engines, and admins of existing custom search engines can also choose this new style by visiting the Look and feel page of their CSE’s control panel and selecting “Default” in the Choose or customize a style section. The old default remains an option, but has been renamed to “Classic”. In addition to the new style for results,… -
Image results now available from the Custom Search API
14 Feb 2012 | 1:58 pmLast year we added image results to Google Custom Search Engines to enable sites to offer image-only results that showcase photos and other digital images. For site owners who want more flexibility in presentation, they are also now available from the Custom Search API Read more about accessing Image Results from the Custom Search API or try it out in the Custom Search API Explorer. For billing purposes, image queries will be treated the same as web queries. Note that you need to enable image search in your custom search engine control panel for the custom image… -
Businesses: share Google Site Search query quota between multiple engines
2 Feb 2012 | 10:21 amGood news for Google Site Search owners who manage multiple Google Site Search engines! You can now share query quota between paid GSS and free Custom Search engines. This may be useful for you if you pay for a quota with Google Site Search and you’d like to share that quota with your Custom Search engines. To do this, add those extra engines to a “business group” to share the quota. To add CSEs to a business group, visit the Business Group page of your GSS’s Control Panel. Click Add and you’ll see a list of the free CSEs that you own or that have been shared with you. -
A new and easy way to add new pages to your Custom Search Engine’s index
24 Jan 2012 | 11:27 amOur users have been telling us that while they love the concept of on-demand indexing, manually entering URLs or keeping a Sitemap up to date is too cumbersome. A new year brings a new and improved solution. If you are a Webmaster Tools verified site owner and have a page that links to your site’s latest content, simply provide us with that page’s URL and we will periodically visit it to discover your site’s new content. For example, as the owners of this blog, we can provide the URL of the blog’s landing page, googlecustomsearch.blogspot.com, to our CSE. It will…
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Inside AdSense
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Mobile Mondays: On Mobile, it’s as much about the user as it is the content
14 May 2012 | 11:55 amFor this Mobile Mondays post we’ve invited Netbiscuits to offer you best practices and tips for creating a good mobile experience for your users. Netbiscuits is a leading cloud platform for the development and delivery of next generation web apps across all mobile devices and connected platforms. Cultivating a user-focused mobile experience isn’t just about shrinking your existing website to fit a mobile screen. In a single day, a connected consumer interacts with your brand and consumes your content across smartphones, tablets, smart TVs and game consoles. To meet consumer demand… -
Mobile Mondays: GoMo and DudaMobile offer a do-it-yourself mobile site builder
7 May 2012 | 12:35 pmAn important first step to attracting customers on-the-go is to create a mobile-friendly website which can sometimes be complicated and confusing. We’re happy to announce that GoMo and DudaMobile have joined forces to make it even easier for small businesses to create a mobile-friendly website. You can create a free mobile site directly from howtogomo.com using a tool powered by DudaMobile. This do-it-yourself site builder, customized specifically for GoMo users, easily converts regular websites into mobile-friendly sites in five simple steps. And it allows you to add features like a… -
Around the world with AdSense in Your City
3 May 2012 | 10:45 amSince taking AdSense in Your City global earlier this year, our international teams have met with over 600 publishers in cities like Amsterdam, Rio de Janeiro, Melbourne, Istanbul, and Mumbai, just to name a few. During these events, we’ve shared product updates and best practices for getting started with solutions like DFP Small Business and Mobile. In addition, attendees have had the opportunity to network with other local publishers and participate in one-on-one consultation sessions with our optimization specialists. As our U.S. events take place, we’re excited to continue visiting… -
Introducing redesigned Payments pages
1 May 2012 | 11:00 amTo make the payment process easier and more flexible, we’ll soon be introducing some changes to the “Payments” and “Account settings” pages in your AdSense account. At the moment, this new payments interface is available to a small set of AdSense accounts, but we’ll gradually roll it out to more publishers in the upcoming months. When the new Payments page is enabled for your account, it’ll look like this: Here’s a summary of the changes and added benefits of the new payments interface: 1. Redesigned Payment summary and Payment settings pages - Payment method is now called… -
Mobile Mondays: Mobile site or mobile app, what’s right for your business right now?
30 Apr 2012 | 11:50 amLast month, we talked about why the time has come to mobilize your site and nurture what is most likely your fastest growing audience -- your mobile users. We also launched our GoMo initiative to help you get started. If you've started thinking about going mobile, chances are you've asked yourself whether you should create a mobile site, a mobile app, or even both. The answer depends entirely on the needs of your business. One thing to note — for web publishers, the best mobile strategy is rarely a “one or the other” choice between mobile sites and mobile apps. Mobile sites…
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Google Public Policy Blog
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Hello from Tunisia
8 May 2012 | 9:26 amPosted by Maha Abouelenein, Head of Communications, Middle East and North Africa Cross-posted from the Google European Public Policy Blog It was a perfect way to celebrate the Arab Spring. UNESCO last week marked its World Press Day in Tunisia, the country that led the rush for freedom in the Arab world. We sponsored the event, hosting Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki who met with Daniel Calingaert, Freedom House’s Vice President in Washington DC via an On Air Hangout on UNESCO’s Google+ page. We’ll post the Hangout as soon as it becomes available. World Press Day marks an appropriate… -
Inside view on ads review
20 Apr 2012 | 4:00 pmPosted by David W. Baker, Director of Engineering, Advertising Cross-posted from the Official Google Blog. This is the first in a series of posts that will provide greater transparency about how we make our ads safer by detecting and removing scam ads. -Ed. A few weeks ago, we posted here about our efforts in fighting bad ads, and we shared a video with the basics of how we do it. Today I wanted to delve a little deeper and give some insight into the systems we use to help prevent bad ads from showing. Our ads policies are designed with safety and trust in mind—we don’t allow ads for… -
Announcing the 2012 Google Policy Fellows
19 Apr 2012 | 10:17 amPosted by Pablo Chavez, Director of Public Policy We’re excited to announce the 2012 class of Google Policy Fellows, and we’re expecting great things from the 15 students selected for the fifth summer of the Google Policy Fellowship. Our host organizations selected the 2012 fellows from over 1300 impressive submissions. The 2012 class includes undergraduate and graduate students from 12 schools, studying history, public policy, economics, science and technology, computer science, engineering and law. Congratulations to the 2012 Google Policy Fellows! Derek Attig, University of Illinois,… -
Checking in with the Global Network Initiative
19 Apr 2012 | 8:00 amPosted by Bob Boorstin, Director, Public Policy and Lewis Segall, Senior Ethics and Compliance Counsel No matter who or what you are, opening up to outside scrutiny isn’t an easy or comfortable process. But that's what we agreed to do a few years ago when we helped found the Global Network Initiative (GNI), an amalgam of companies, human rights activists, socially responsible investors and academics formed in response to actions by governments that endanger free expression on the global Internet. The objectives of GNI are both simple and incredibly complex: promote and support free… -
Bringing the Halls of Museums Into Classrooms Everywhere
3 Apr 2012 | 6:00 amPosted by Piotr Adamczyk, Google Art Project Team The last known photo portrait of Abraham Lincoln. A masterpiece made up of thousands of tiny painted dots. Scenes of the American West that will leave you breathless. Some of our nation’s greatest treasures -- all at your fingertips. In a few hours I will join art enthusiasts, students, and local leaders at the Art Institute of Chicago to announce a major expansion of the Google Art Project. We are thrilled to have partnered with 151 museums in 40 countries including 29 American institutions in 16 cities. Now anyone with an Internet…
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Google Earth Blog
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New Google Earth Imagery - May 16
16 May 2012 | 6:34 amLess than two weeks after their previous update, it appears that Google has just pushed out some more fresh imagery to Google Earth. Thanks to 'Munden' for letting us know about it! As is almost always the case, you can use Google Maps to determine for sure whether or not a specific area is fresh. This new imagery isn't in Google Maps yet, so you can compare Earth vs. Maps to see what's new; the fresh imagery is already in Google Earth, but the old imagery is still in Google Maps. If you compare the two side-by-side and they're not identical, that means that you've found a freshly updated… -
Gipuzkoa, Spain wins the 2012 Model Your Town Competition
16 May 2012 | 6:25 amWe've talked about Pedro Domecq Aguirre, better known as "PeterG", quite a few times on here. Most recently we showed you his amazing 3D model of Saint Basil's Cathedral. He recently got some big news, and him and his teammate Josetxo Perez Fernandez were announced as the winners of Google's 2012 Model Your Town Competition! Of the six finalists in the running, their models of Getaria, Gipuzkoa, Spain were voted as being the best. As you can see from the image below, they certainly did an awesome job: Their awesome work will help to show the world how great Getaria is, and it also earned a… -
Russian satellite brings us one step closer to real-time Google Earth
15 May 2012 | 7:04 amWe often get questions from users wondering how to access the "real-time Google Earth imagery". As you probably know, that doesn't yet exist. In fact, if you understand how Google Earth imagery works, you'll realize that we're a long way from a real-time version of Google Earth. However, we're a small step closer to that goal with the release of a 121-megapixel image from a Russian satellite, the highest-resolution non-stitched image of the earth that has ever been captured: It seems likely that the only way to achieve a real-time Google Earth will be to have satellites capturing incredibly… -
Viewing Fusion Table data on mobile devices
14 May 2012 | 8:15 amWe've talked a bit about Google's Fusion Tables product before -- a great way to turn a table full of data (such as an Excel spreadsheet) into a fully functional map! The maps can easily be shared through a Google Maps interface or even in Google Earth, but the mobile support for Fusion Table projects has been pretty weak. That's where the folks from Build-A-Map have stepped in, with a new product called My Fusion Tables. My Fusion Tables a mobile application that allows you to browse, view, and map data from Google Fusion Tables on both mobile phones and tablets. You can find it in the iOS… -
How to correct map errors in Google Earth
11 May 2012 | 7:08 amWe get a lot of emails from users asking us to correct data errors in Google Earth -- incorrect road names, mis-marked addresses, etc. We can't do that directly, but fortunately Google has a great solution to help you out. To start, you don't actually fix the errors in Google Earth; you fix them in Google Maps, and those corrections are synced into Google Earth over the course of a few weeks. To suggest a correction, simply right-click on an area inside of Google Maps and choose "Report a problem". The following screen will pop-up and will walk you through the process: I've suggested quite a…
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ZDNet | Googling Google Blog RSS
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Do I have to leave Google Chrome behind?
7 May 2012 | 2:23 pmI live in my web browser - it needs to “just work” - without fail. -
A nail in Oracle's Java coffin - aka, "That's why Google hired Timothy Bray"
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New Chromebooks to get a much-needed Ivy Bridge speed boost?
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Larry Page's one-year anniversary as Google CEO
4 Apr 2012 | 10:28 pmAccording to Page, this year has brought Google+ successes, Android “drama”, and a very worthwhile entry into social media. Is the company better for his leadership? -
Google to sell a branded tablet - Android game-changer?
29 Mar 2012 | 11:45 pmIs the Google brand enough to stem the tide of tablet customers who just can’t seem to get enough iPads?
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Zorgloob
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Zorgloob » L’affaire des voitures Google : bien plus qu’une simple erreur, la firme savait !
29 Apr 2012 | 6:50 pmL'an passé, Google a été lourdement condamné pour avoir collecté illégalement pendant trois ans des données wifi personnelles dans le cadre du projet Street View. Ce problème aurait pu être évité...Jusqu’à présent, les annonces de Google et les audits de la FCC (Commission fédérale des communications, la version américaine de la CNIL enquêtant sur l’affaire) nous laissaient entendre que le scandale qui a éclaté en 2010 autour des voitures de Google Street View avait pour origine une erreur de programmation. Un simple fichier de configuration non modifié et… -
Zorgloob » La stratégie de Google ? Les développeurs !
10 Apr 2012 | 6:40 amLe portail developers.google.com est la partie visible de la nouvelle orientation de la société.Comme le disait si bien Steve Ballmer, le PDG de Microsoft : « Developers, developers, developers, developers« . Google se recentre depuis quelques mois, en fermant certains de ses services comme Health, Labs, Wave ou encore Knol. Une grosse mutation est également en cours depuis quelques mois : Google+. Tous les services y passent, l’intégration avec Google+ est inévitable, surtout depuis que les nouvelles conditions d’utilisation de Google sont en vigueur. -
Zorgloob » Apple rattrape Google
6 Apr 2012 | 7:58 amLe cours de l'action Apple dépasse pour la première fois celui de l'action GoogleParole de boursicoteur ! La journée du 5 avril 2012 est à marquer d’une pierre blanche. Depuis l’introduction en Bourse du géant de Mountain View le 18 août 2004, jamais le cours de l’action Apple (AAPL) n’avait atteint ni dépassé celui de l’action Google (GOOG). En clôture hier au Nasdaq, Google terminait la séance à 632,32$ contre 633,58$ pour Apple. Historique : l'action Apple dépasse l'action Google La capitalisation boursière des deux sociétés est… -
Zorgloob » Google Street View en Pologne, en Thaïlande et dans la forêt amazonienne
22 Mar 2012 | 9:36 amTrois nouvelles zones sur trois continents.Google Maps a été mis à jour ce jeudi pour accueillir de nouvelles vues panoramiques. Tout d’abord, dans une petite zone en plein cœur du Brésil, le long du Rio Negro, un affluent du fleuve Amazone. Prises il y a quelques mois, ces photos sont maintenant visibles à 360° si vous lâchez le petit bonhomme jaune (Pegman, pour les intimes) au dessus de Manaus, au nord du pays. Super pratique si vous avez un rendez-vous là-bas Ces clichés, qui ont été pris depuis un petit bateau comme au Japon, ont été pris et publiés pour la journée… -
Zorgloob » Google Map Maker en France
19 Mar 2012 | 4:44 pmApportez des corrections et des améliorations à Google Maps grâce à l'outil dédié, enfin disponible pour les cartes françaises.Après avoir aidé à cartographier les quatre coins du globe depuis plus de quatre ans, Google Map Maker vous autorise depuis aujourd’hui à modifier le tracé des cartes de Google Maps en France, ainsi que ses « points d’intérêt ». L’état des cartes numériques de l’hexagone est grandement satisfaisant. Bien plus en tous cas que celui des nombreux pays qui étaient vides de tout tracé sur Google Maps il y a…
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Google LatLong
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Visit the Baltic nations of Estonia and Latvia with Street View
15 May 2012 | 2:00 pmYou can now virtually visit the Baltic States of Estonia and Latvia using the Street View feature in Google Maps. Lets start in Estonia with a peek into the capital of Tallinn, a medieval city characterized by its cobbled streets and red roofs. Here’s a view the Town Hall Square. View Larger Map Also in Tallinn you have the Toompea Castle, which is a historic site built on top of the Toompea Hill and now houses the Parliament of Estonia. View Larger Map Moving south to Latvia, lets first visit the square of Riga Dom Cathedral, which is one of favourite places both for locals and city guests… -
And the 2012 Model Your Town Competition winner is…
15 May 2012 | 11:19 amGetaria, Gipuzkoa, Spain! Over the past several months, hundreds of teams from all over the world have submitted stunning geo-models for our Google Model Your Town Competition. These examples of pure 3D civic pride are breathtaking to behold. Difficult as it was, the SketchUp team managed to pick six finalists, after which we asked the general public to vote for their favorite collection of models. Tens of thousands of you weighed in, and the talented team from the north of Spain were victorious. Zorionak! (That’s “Congratulations!” in Basque.) Want to see how they won? Take a look at… -
Quickly access your home and work locations in Google Maps
15 May 2012 | 11:12 amWith Google Maps, we’ve made it increasingly easy to save and re-find the places that matter to you. Last year, we introduced the My Places tab which organizes your saved Custom Maps, directions that you’ve previously looked up, and locations you’ve starred, checked-in and rated. Starting today, you’ll also be able to save your home and work locations in Google Maps when signed in with your Google account. Imagine moving to a foreign country -- this means a new city, a new neighborhood, and even a new apartment to call home. That was how I began my summer last year, moving from… -
Street View: Your Summer Vacation Preview
14 May 2012 | 8:00 amSummertime means summer travel. Whether you're planning the next family trip or group outing, Google Maps can help. Street View’s immersive views lets you preview your adventure by transporting you to famous landmarks and tourist destinations around the world. Over the years, our Partner Program has allowed us to showcase a growing number of notable amusement parks, zoos and other points of interest, with our 360-degree panoramic imagery. For example, if you’re on the West Coast of the US and want to visit the world famous San Diego Zoo, search for “San Diego Zoo” , drag Pegmen to a… -
Spreadsheet Mapper 3: More placemarks, advanced customization, and more
11 May 2012 | 1:45 pmDo you have a spreadsheet of locations that you’d like to see on a map? Here on the Google Earth Outreach team we talk to many nonprofits who use Google Earth and Maps to tell their stories and visualize their data. Often the data is in spreadsheets, or other tabular formats. Converting these rows and columns into a map brings the spreadsheet to life by providing geographic context and a new way to visualize the information. Spreadsheet Mapper is a tool that enables anyone to easily create a well-designed KML file to show off their data in Google Earth and Maps. Since Spreadsheet Mapper is…
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Pocket-lint : google
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Google to take on Apple by giving early Android access to other smartphones
16 May 2012 | 5:38 amNo more Google Nexus Google’s next version of Android could arrive on as many as five different manufactured smartphones as it changes its approach to launching new operating systems. In the past Google has always tested the water by saddling with one manufacturer to produce the first smartphone on a new Android platform, as part of the Nexus range, before slowly rolling it out on to others. However, the internet giant hopes to take on Apple by working closely with multiple manufacturers so that it’s in a position to release an array of Android smartphones and tablets from launch. -
Google lost money on Android in 2010
4 May 2012 | 6:32 amCourt case reveals A court has heard that Google’s Android OS lost the internet giant money in every quarter of 2010. Google avoids publishing its financial reports on Android, but during the case in which software developer Oracle is suing Google for copyright infringements, the judge said the results added “up to a big loss for the whole year” for the company. Despite Android resulting in net losses for every quarter of 2010, Google actually $97.7 million in terms of revenue for the first quarter of that year, two years after the first Android device was sold. The… -
Gingerbread still most popular version of Android, Ice Cream Sandwich still playing catch-up
2 May 2012 | 7:31 amICS only has 4.4 per cent share Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich?share has grown to 4.4 per cent in Google's latest platform versions report, showing that the newest version of Android is growing in popularity, but by no means the most popular version of the mobile OS. That crown goes to Android 2.3 Gingerbread, with a whopping 64.4 per cent of devices that have accessed Google Play in the last 14 days using it. The breakdown, provided by Google, also shows that while developers and supposedly customers were screaming out for Android tablets and its Android 3.0 Honeycomb operating system,… -
Best Android productivity apps
27 Apr 2012 | 10:35 amGet organised Productivity apps form the core of every smartphone experience. They are the reason that most of us invest in one, along with mapping and music. The useful apps available ?are numbered in the hundreds, but these are the ones we think every mobile should have installed from day one.? Everything from cloud-based document storage to handy office apps is covered here. Don't forget either, running Android means you get access to Google's entire infrastructure. This means the general email, calender and document experience should be a bit smoother, should you do the majority of your… -
Original Google Phone unveiled, and no it wasn't the G1
26 Apr 2012 | 6:30 amWhat might have been Images of the first ever Google Phone have emerged during the court case between the internet company and technology outfit Oracle. No, not the T-Mobile G1. Housing a Qwerty keyboard and small display, the unnamed handset was in Google’s road plan two years before the G1’s arrival.? The handset was originally pitched to T-Mobile but sadly never saw the light of day and the case has even thrown up what some of the specs might have entailed. Google was said to be looking at an ARMv9 200MHz processor, 64MB RAM, miniSD card slot, two-megapixel camera and a QVGA…
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Google Tutor
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Gmail Gets Better Google+ Notifications
15 May 2012 | 9:00 amGoogle+, like all other social networks, has a system of sending notification emails depending on the kinds of activity notifications you’ve opted to receive. By default you get all kinds of notifications and you may customize them in your Google+ settings. Now, Gmail is a Google product too and you know how Google has been trying to integrate other Google products with Google+ in the recent past. So, Google took another step in that direction few days ago by changing the way you receive Google+ notifications in Gmail thereby making it dynamic and integrating it deeply with Gmail. After… -
ScanURL Does a Comprehensive Security Scan for a URL
14 May 2012 | 9:00 amIf you have been our subscriber for a long time and generally read all our articles then you’d probably remember this post on Google Safe Browsing Tool where we talked about how this tool by Google helps you check whether a web page has malware or any suspicious content. The post caught the attention of a developer named Jake and he decided to create an online service where one could not only check the status of a page with Google’s Safe Browsing tool but also with other popular link trust evaluation tools out there like PhishTank and Web of Trust (WOT). The tool is called… -
Google Drive Arrives, Google Docs is Now a Part Of It
25 Apr 2012 | 8:55 amThe day has come. Yesterday, Google unveiled the long awaited Google Drive. Rumors had been doing the rounds since I don’t know how long and even Google acknowledged that in their official blog post which they started with “Introducing Google Drive… yes, really.” First things first, Google Drive is not instantly available to every one at the moment. You’ll find a ‘Notify me’ button like I did on their page and they’ll email you when your Drive is ready. I’ve been waiting eagerly since yesterday but haven’t received the notification… -
Gmail Now Gives More Information About Emails It Marks As Spam
28 Mar 2012 | 12:16 amGmail’s brilliant spam filter has always been a prime jewel in its throne, and has garnered a lot of praise since it came into being (though lately it has drawn some flak for its inability to be as accurate in marking spam mails as spam, as it used to be). While Gmails’ spam filter is still regarded as the best among web based email services, it isn’t infallible. A lot of times users are curious as to why Gmail marked a particular email as spam. Keeping that in mind Gmail has introduced a new feature that gives more details about a spam mail and why Gmail considered it as… -
Google’s Upcoming Search Changes – The Real Deal or Just a PR Play?
19 Mar 2012 | 10:14 pmA few days ago, the Wall Street Journal ran a story titled Google Gives Search a Refresh. Considering that it talks about the dominant search engine in the world doing an overhaul of its system, the story picked up pace in no time and spread like wildfire. The article talked about Google’s push of semantic search into its algorithm where in the search engine will try to directly answer a user’s query first before showing it a list of results from around the web. Here’s a quick quote from the story: Over the next few months, Google’s search engine will begin spitting…
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Inside AdWords
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Celebrate the best in digital creativity with Google+ at Internet Week New York and the Webby Awards
15 May 2012 | 12:03 pmOnce again, Internet Week New York is in full force, and we hope that you'll come and join Google+ for some of the festivities as the city’s digital thinkers, from developers to ad agency execs, collaborate on a week of panels and parties: IAB Innovation Days: On Wednesday, May 16 at 1:45pm, Kate Stanford, Group Product Marketing Manager for Social Ads, will be giving a presentation at IAB Innovation Days at Skylight Soho about connecting with customers through a joint strategy across mobile and social platforms. The Webby Awards: On Monday, May 21 at 5:30 PM, celebrate with the whole… -
AdWords Editor users: Migrate to v9.7.1 before June 12, 2012
11 May 2012 | 3:30 pmAs of June 12, 2012, AdWords Editor versions 9.0 and prior will be sunset. After this date, changes made via these versions will not be implemented in your AdWords account. Please download the latest version (9.7.1.) at your earliest convenience, but no later than June 12, 2012.You can upgrade to version 9.7.1 through the auto-update prompt or download the latest version from the AdWords Editor website. After you install the new version, you’ll need to download your account again. To preserve your comments and unposted changes, select the ‘Backup then Upgrade’ option in the automatic… -
Model bid changes at scale with campaign bid simulator
11 May 2012 | 11:57 amWhen we launched bid simulator in 2009, we wanted to make it easy for you to understand the impact of bids on your advertising results. Until now, you’ve been able to access bid simulator at the keyword and ad group level.To allow you to more easily simulate and apply bid changes at scale, we’re pleased to announce the launch of campaign bid simulator.To access campaign bid simulator, go to the Opportunities tab and select “campaign bid simulator” from the left navigation tree. With campaign bid simulator, you can: View bid changes in aggregate and model changes even when keywords or… -
Welcome new AdWords Top Contributors!
9 May 2012 | 2:20 pmThis week, the English AdWords Community team is pleased to welcome three new members to the AdWords Top Contributor programMoshe AvichaiPankaj Sabharwal, and Scott Dunroe The Top Contributor program recognizes advanced AdWords experts who have dedicated their time and passion for AdWords to helping other users in the Community. Read their stories below about how they first got involved in the AdWords Community. Moshe Avichai (aka “MosheTLV With a start of my engineering consulting business and use of AdWords, I wanted to gain a better understanding of the advertising system. AdWords forum… -
GoMo: Mark your calendar to ‘Hangout on Air’ and learn how to build a mobile site in minutes
7 May 2012 | 2:22 pmDid you know that 40% of mobile web users reported that they’ve turned to a competitor’s site after a bad mobile experience1? With about half of all Americans now owning a smartphone2, it’s time for businesses to meet user expectations by delivering a mobile experience as good as the desktop experience. In short, it’s time to step up to the plate and build a site optimized for the mobile web. Google can help. We recently teamed up with DudaMobile to release a free mobile site builder. In three easy steps you’re able to get started with mobile: (1) enter your…
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Google Operating System
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New Interface for the Google Q&A OneBox
15 May 2012 | 6:13 pmGoogle's OneBox for instant answers has a new interface that emphasizes the results. Google now displays the answer on the first line and the font size is bigger.The Q&A OneBox now shows multiple answers for questions like [What is the cast of The Help?] or queries like [the dictator actors].Until now, Google used the following template: "Best guess for ... is ...". Just because Google no longer mentions that the answer is a "guess" doesn't mean that it's always accurate. -
Research Sidebar in Google Docs
15 May 2012 | 5:15 pmGoogle Docs has a new feature that lets you find more information about some of the words from a document and also add content from the Web. The research sidebar can be enabled from the Tools menu or by using the shortcut Ctrl+Alt+R (Cmd +Opt+R for Mac). You can also select one or more words from the document, right click and select "Research" from the menu.The sidebar includes the top Google search results, image search results, facts, maps, reviews and famous quotes. Click the icon from the search box to restrict the results to images and quotes. When you mouse over a Web search results,… -
Google Tests a New Interface for Info Panes
14 May 2012 | 4:03 pmLast year, Google started to test a new sidebar that offers useful information about your query. As the Wall Street Journal mentioned in a recent article, Google will soon "present more facts and direct answers to queries at the top of the search-results page". There's a large database of entities and each one has a list of relevant attributes. For example, you could search for [California] and Google displays the capital of the US state, a list of important cities, attractions, the Secretary of State, a map and a snippet from Wikipedia. Google continues to test the info panes, but the… -
Photo Tours in Google Maps
27 Apr 2012 | 11:39 amGoogle Maps has a great new feature that shows 3D photo tours for more than 15,000 landmarks using the images submitted by Panoramio and Picasa Web users. Google displays an image preview next to the local search results that have photo tours, so it's easy to find them. Here are some examples: La Sagrada Familia, La Tour Eiffel, Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Hungarian State Opera House, Trevi Fountain. The feature uses WebGL, so it only works in Chrome, Firefox and Safari (where it's disabled by default). "To produce these photo tours, we use advanced computer vision techniques to create a 3D… -
Google's Zerg Rush Easter Egg
27 Apr 2012 | 10:38 amGoogle has a new Easter Egg: search for [zerg rush] and you'll notice that search results will start to disappear, destroyed by zerglings. Your mission is to save the search results and kill the zerglings using your clicks, but it's not easy.According to KnowYourMeme, "Zerg Rush is a popular online gaming term used to describe an overwhelming scale of attack carried out by one player against another in real time strategy (RTS) games. The term originates from the popular RTS game Starcraft, in which the Zerg race is notoriously known for its ability to mass-produce offensive units within a…
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Google Directions
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Use MapQuest to Calculate Your Car’s Fuel Costs for Every Route
15 May 2012 | 11:14 amMapQuest now allows you to calculate your car's fuel costs for every route that you search at MapQuest.com, simply enter your car or truck type and Map Quest will take care of the rest. The route building software will also provide you with alternate routes so you can pick the cheapest way to get to [...] -
Apple Maps with 3D mode will replace Google Maps in iOS 6
14 May 2012 | 10:21 amIs Apple going to replace Google Maps in iOS 6 for their own in-house maps application? According to trusted sources Apple is currently developing their own mapping solution for iOS 6 devices, the application is said to be very similar to Google Maps, but according to 9to5mac the new mapping tool for iPhone, iPad, and [...] -
Atlanta Health Inspections Map by Stamen Design and Google Maps
11 May 2012 | 6:34 pmThose of you who follow this blog closely probably remember [Map=Yes], a collaboration between Stamen Design and MapQuest Open using OpenStreetMap data to create beautiful, unique, different, fun, modern looking, and maybe even so-called futuristic maps. Well, today I found out about the Atlanta Health Inspections Map, which is also a beautiful Stamen Design that [...] -
Google Offers and Indoor Walking Directions Now in Google Maps for Android 6.7
9 May 2012 | 8:07 pmToday Google announced the release of Google Maps for Android 6.7. This new version of Google Maps for Android will allow users to find offers from nearby businesses in the United States. If you're an Android user, then now you'll be able to find offers for everything, from restaurants, to stadiums, to city tours. They've [...] -
Huffington Post Media Produces MapQuest Mashup in Patch
8 May 2012 | 7:27 pmThe Huffington Post was acquired by AOL last year for $315 million dollars. However, Arianna Huffington's role in the HuffPost Media Group did not end there. Arianna Huffington, founder and former owner of The Huffington Post was given editorial oversight of AOL's properties, which include popular mega sites like TechCrunch, the Patch.com network, MovieFone, and [...]
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Latest Google Algorithm Update | Google Algorithm Updates Penguin | Latest SEO News
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Recovery Tips Google Penguin Updates
1 May 2012 | 2:45 pmRecovery Tips for Google Penguin Updates I have collected some tips here. 1. Avoid hidden text or hidden links. 2. Don’t use cloaking or sneaky redirects. 3. Don’t send automated queries to Google. 4. Don’t load pages with irrelevant keywords. 5. Don’t create multiple pages, subdomains, or domains with substantially duplicate content 6. Don’t create pages with malicious behavior, such as phishing or installing viruses, trojans, or other badware. 7. Avoid “doorway” pages created just for search engines, or other “cookie cutter” approaches such as affiliate programs with… -
Google Penguin Reconsideration Request Form
1 May 2012 | 2:38 pmFeedback on our recent algorithm update ("Penguin") Google has launched a Feedback Reconsideration Request form for sites those who have been affected https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEVxdmdRWFJRTjRoLWZVTHZkaTBQbkE6MQ&ndplr=1 This is a form where you can submit a site if your site is not ranking. Do share here your updates if after submissions has the rankings come back?Weekly Updation Do Come Thanx,,,,,,,, -
Latest Google Algorithm: Penguin Algo Update
29 Apr 2012 | 4:26 amPENGUIN UPDATE! Latest GOOGLE ALGORITHM Update as on APRIL 2012 24 Update There has been widespread reports about the latest algorithm called "webspam update" which is now said to be called as the PENGUIN UPDATE. I have found that many say this algo is a total failure as webspam update was released to fight webspam and spam sites to reduce rankings for such sites. But in the process many legitimate sites rankings have gone down or have vanised from the top 100 lists. Other updates that had taken place in April: April 19 - PANDA UPDATE 3.5 Domain Classifier update - MISTAKEN Update by google… -
Google Algorithm Updates - 2012 Latest January
14 Jan 2012 | 5:12 amHi everybody in SEO Industry, I have noticed that Google has come up with several new updates and changes in there algorithms. This time is gona be on a vast scale. I expect some more great changes in the coming months as Google would be experimenting with +1 Button to expand there social network. Google has now come up with latest algorithm updates: Image Search landing page quality signals More relevant sitelinks. Soft 404 Detection More accurate country-restricted searches. More rich snippets. Better infrastructure for autocomplete. Better spam detection in Image Search. -
Google Plus Circles | Hangouts, Huddle, Mobile
3 Jul 2011 | 12:23 pmMore About Google Cricels, Hangouts, Huddle, MOBILE - Look into Google + Plus Social Network Circles Google wants to make sharing online more like sharing in real life - different things with different people. For example, you might want to catch up with your pals about your drunken Saturday night out, but you don't necessarily want your parents in your chat. You can keep your conversations separate by putting your contacts into 'circles' such as 'Work crew', 'Uni mates' and 'Parents'. Google+ hangouts HangoutsAs the name suggests, this feature is all about hanging out with your buddies,…
