Updated Gmail for mobile application
<<Accessing Gmail on my phone has become indispensable to me. So often, I need to do things like search through my archive to find the name of that coffee shop where I’m going to meet a friend, or to send …
Google Logos: Pavarotti, Chusok, Mid-Autumn, Reunification, Sputnik
Google ran these logos recently: This logo, in honor of the birthday of recently deceased Luciano Pavarotti on October 12: This logo, in honor of Korea’s Thanksgiving (called Chuseok or Chusok): This logo, in honor of China’s Mid-Autumn Festival, on …
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Changing from Adsense
I have decided ! Once I hit the $100 check from Adsense on my blog, I am off to Adbrite. It looks better and from reviews, Adbrite gives better. What do you guys think? Should I do it? Adsense gives …
New Mac Uploaders released
<<Earlier today, our Mac team released version 1.1 of the Picasa Web Albums Uploaders . For Mac users, these tools provide the fastest, easiest way to share photos on Picasa Web Albums. Both an iPhoto plugin (which can upload pictures …
International Cleaner-Uppers: Show us your rubbish!
<<In keeping with the environmental theme of the day, we’re happy to announce that the first International Cleanup Weekend was a success! If you participated, please remember to add photos and videos to your cleanup map. Don’t forget to check …
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Sigurd Magnusson of SilverStripe on open source and the Summer of Code
<<By Dion Almaer, Google Developer Programs Sigurd Magnusson, co-founder of the SilverStripe open source CMS platform, was in town for the mentor summit that wrapped up the Summer of Code . We used that opportunity to grab him, put him …
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Watching Oracle Is Better Than Reruns Of Dynasty
Posted by Mary Hayes Weier , Oct 15, 2007 12:02 PM The IT world has its own versions of young, hot celebrities and they often take attention away from the less flashy yet equally important world of business … via …
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Latest content ID tool for YouTube
<<A few months ago, we announced the initial development of a highly complicated technology platform — content identification tools for YouTube. Today, we are pleased to launch, in beta form, YouTube Video Identification. Video Identification is the next step in …
Celebrating Blog Action Day with Mongabay
<<It’s Blog Action Day , a day when bloggers around the world take time to write about the environment. So, we thought it would be fitting to feature an AdSense publisher who has focused their site on increasing awareness and …
Google to Host Analyst Day*
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Green with envy
<<You may have heard the idiom “green with envy”. It refers to a strong feeling of desire to experience the same good fortune experienced by someone else. I must admit: that’s exactly how I feel with respect to what I …
An Uploader Update
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AJAX video search features via the YouTube GData API
<<The AJAX Search API team just released support for the AJAX Search API that provides developers with direct access to YouTube Channels , Most Viewed Videos, Top Rated Videos, and Recently Featured Videos. Access to these features is done in …
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Today is Blog Action Day
<<Around Google we know firsthand the value that small changes, aggregated on a large scale, can bring to people everywhere. It’s how our search engine and advertising system work: every click counts. Similar thinking — local action, global impact — …
Think globally, eat locally
<<When it comes to making our lives more “green,†one easy place to start is right in front of us – our plates. Luckily for our palates, environmentally friendly foods come in a variety of colors, shapes, and flavors. A …
Goodbye, Findory
I missed the news over my vacation that Greg Linden was shutting down Findory on November 1, just 15 days away. After that, my favorite startup and news source will be no more, and to say that’s a shame would …
Wanted: Developers for Cricket Scores gadget
<<For the Cricket World Cup 2007 , Google launched three cricket-related gadgets: Cricket World Cup Scores , Cricket Videos , and Cricket Images and News . Recently, Google open-sourced all three of these gadgets at code.google.com , opening the door …
Are Words Failing You?
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Environmental Blog Roundup
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Taking action and going green
<<Today is Blog Action Day . Thousands of blogs worldwide are posting news about how individuals and organizations are helping the environment in all kinds of ways. We thought this would be a great time to let you know about …