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- [G] The Iterative Web App: Redesign of the Compose Page
- [G] Celebrating copyright
- [G] Spinning your own yarns with Search Stories Video Creator
- [G] Google Buzz buttons
- [G] Make your own Search Story video in minutes
- [G] Google Mobile App for iPad now available in the App Store
- [G] Introducing Google Docs drawings
- [G] Google at the Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit
- [G] Google Buzz buttons
- [G] Google Buzz buttons
| [G] The Iterative Web App: Redesign of the Compose Page Posted: 13 Apr 2010 06:45 PM PDT Official Google Mobile Blog: The Iterative Web App: Redesign of the Compose PageOn April 7th 2009, we announced a new version of Gmail for mobile for iPhone and Android-powered devices. Among the improvements was a complete redesign of the web application's underlying code which allows us to more rapidly develop and release new features that users have been asking for, as explained in our first post. We'd like to introduce The Iterative Webapp, a series where we will continue to release features for Gmail for mobile. Today: Compose view redesign You're on the subway and you get the brilliant idea to host a TV viewing party for your friends for the premier of Conan O'Brien's new show. You pull out your phone (or your iPad) and start typing names into the compose page at gmail.com. (Yes, it works on the subway.) You've added Naveed, Suzy and 7 others before you remember that Naveed made you eat grass at the last BBQ. You want to remove him from the list but his email address has scrolled way out of view. Argh! After some intense scrolling and lots of backspaces, you finally manage to get rid of Naveed's email address. Enter our redesigned Compose page. It has new address fields that automatically expand to fit all the email addresses that you're entering, so you'll never have to worry about this type of problem again.  As always, when you start typing an name into the new compose view, you'll see possible contact choices in the autocomplete dropdown. When you select a contact from the autocomplete dropdown, only the person's name is entered into the address field. This saves screen space and won't leave you thinking "man, who is hikingfan@gmail.com?" when you're reviewing an email before sending. Once you select a contact from the autocomplete menu, you'll also notice that the contact becomes an object that you can tap on. Tapping on a contact opens a detailed view that let's you double-check the person's email address or remove them from the email. Yes, this means you can remove an email address in two taps! Some other nifty new features which will help you compose your emails faster:
This update is available for Android, iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch devices. We always love to hear what you'd like to see next, so be sure to leave your feedback in our Help Forum or the Mobile Product Ideas page! Happy composing! Posted by Andra Adams, Software Engineer Intern, Google Mobile  URL: http://googlemobile.blogspot.com/2010/04/iterative-web-app-redesign-of-compose.html      | ||||
| Posted: 13 Apr 2010 06:45 PM PDT Google Public Policy Blog: Celebrating copyrightOn the 10th of April 1710 -- 300 years ago this week -- the Statute of Anne was enacted in England. It is arguably the first modern copyright law, and a key foundation for the United States' earliest copyright statutes. Centuries later, copyright remains a critical institution that contributes significantly to our society and culture, and looking back at its origins can help us understand how it became what it is today. Prior to the Statute, the British Crown controlled what books could be published. It gave a group of printers called the Stationers Company a monopoly over book selling and printing, and the government used its control of this group as a tool for censorship. The Statute of Anne changed this system. For the first time, it granted authors rights to their works, and made it so anyone was eligible for a copyright. In this way, early copyright was anti-authoritarian and directly aimed at promoting free expression by shifting power to writers and away from printers and the state. It also was aimed at promoting competition and the emergence of new creators and distributors. Rather than perpetual rights, copyrights would only exist for limited terms. This was intended to constrain a monopoly like the Stationers Company from existing in the future. Because any bookseller would be able to reprint valuable works after a certain period, it would be easier for others to enter the market and make these works available to the public. Furthermore, the Act frames itself as "an encouragement for the act of learning" -- in other words, its goal is to provide the public with access to knowledge, and copyright is meant to be a means to that end. The idea was that providing incentives to create and share knowledge - costly and cumbersome at the time - should match the effort it takes to write a "useful work." Since encouraging learning was the purpose, the Act carefully balanced the interests and incentives of writers with the interest of learning. The limited term of protection was part of this balance. Another example of the commitment to knowledge sharing was the opportunity the Act offered for individuals to complain if prices were set at unreasonable rates. The Act also included a requirement that nine copies of a work be provided to the Royal Library. Of course, much has changed in the centuries since the Statute was enacted. That said, it remains an important contribution to Western legal thought. We could do much worse than to study and learn from its intentions, as we try to understand copyright in the information society and how it needs to be shaped today to benefit users and creators in the best way possible. If you're interested in reading more about the roots of copyright and how they apply today, see this piece in The Economist.  URL: http://googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/2010/04/celebrating-copyright.html   | ||||
| [G] Spinning your own yarns with Search Stories Video Creator Posted: 13 Apr 2010 03:45 PM PDT Inside Google Books: Spinning your own yarns with Search Stories Video CreatorPosted by Ryan Sands, Books Online TeamLast February we ran our Parisian Love ad during the Super Bowl. It was composed simply of Google searches and a little music. Other Search Stories ads followed, along with hilarious parodies from our users. To help everyone get in on the fun, we've made a really simple video creation tool, which you can try out today. All you need to do is type in your Google searches, pick some music and — presto! — you've got your very own Search Story to share with your friends or showcase on our YouTube channel. Of particular interest to you book lovers, Google Books search results are among those available to highlight and invoke as you weave your search story. I had fun this morning creating a few "literary" stories using the tool. The first follows in the footsteps of America's favorite anti-trancendentalist: With a little creativity, you could easily tell your favorite literary character's side of their story using Google search terms. Or follow them on their archetypal hero's journey! Have fun creating, and share your favorite Search Stories on Google Books in our Google Books Forum!  URL: http://booksearch.blogspot.com/2010/04/spinning-your-own-yarns-with-search.html   | ||||
| Posted: 13 Apr 2010 12:42 PM PDT Social Web Blog: Google Buzz buttons(Cross-posted with the Official Gmail Blog) We've seen lots of people using Google Buzz to share interesting links from around the web. To do so, you had to copy and paste the link from one browser window to another — there weren't buttons that made it easy to post to Google Buzz without leaving the site you're on. Savvy sites like Mashable and TechCrunch quickly got creative and implemented their own Buzz buttons, using Google Reader as the backend. But not every site owner should have to hack together their own version of these buttons (and not everyone who uses Buzz also uses Reader), so this morning we're making copy-and-paste Buzz buttons available for anyone to use. Starting today, you'll see these buttons around the web on participating sites including: The Washington Post, The Huffington Post, Glamour, YouTube, Blogger, MySpace, GigaOM, PBS Parents, PBS NewsHour, The Next Web, TweetDeck, SocialWok, Disqus, Vinehub, and Buzzzy. Mashable and TechCrunch have updated their sites to use these new buttons too.  A number of sharing platforms, including ShareThis (pictured below), Meebo, Shareholic, AddThis and AddtoAny have also incorporated the Google Buzz button into their sharing functionality, so you'll see Buzz listed as a choice when you go to share something on many other sites around the web as well.  If you want to add Google Buzz buttons to your site, just go to buzz.google.com/stuff, configure your buttons with a couple clicks and copy a few lines of JavaScript. Paste this code where you'd like the Buzz buttons to appear and you're all set.  And if you'd like to promote your own Google Buzz account, we have a button for you, which allows people to follow you on Buzz right from your blog or website. Here's an example using the Google Buzz team's own Buzz account (clicking it will take you to the Buzz team's profile page and from there you can easily follow our team's posts): Follow on Buzz You can grab that button code from buzz.google.com/stuff. By Mussie Shore, Product Manager  URL: http://googlesocialweb.blogspot.com/2010/04/google-buzz-buttons.html   | ||||
| [G] Make your own Search Story video in minutes Posted: 13 Apr 2010 12:42 PM PDT Official Google Blog: Make your own Search Story video in minutesDuring the Super Bowl, we ran a 60 second ad made simply with a few Google searches and a little music. We were humbled by how much some people liked it. And we've even seen a few parodies that have left us in stitches. Making videos out of Google searches isn't exactly elaborate Hollywood film-making, but to help everyone get in on the fun, we've made a really simple video creation tool, which you can try today.All you need to do is type in your Google searches, pick some music and — presto! — you've got your very own Search Story to share with your friends or showcase on our YouTube channel. And who knows, if people really like your Search Story, it may end up in a place you never dreamed. Posted by Robert Wong, Google Creative Lab  URL: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/make-your-own-search-story-video-in.html   | ||||
| [G] Google Mobile App for iPad now available in the App Store Posted: 13 Apr 2010 12:42 PM PDT Official Google Mobile Blog: Google Mobile App for iPad now available in the App StoreWe're pleased to announce that a new iPad-friendly version of Google Mobile App is now available in the App Store worldwide. By "iPad-friendly", we mean that this new version has been designed to show neatly on the iPad's screen, and that the usual features of Google Mobile App for iPhone, like search by voice and My Location, work well. From the Apps tab, you can also easily navigate to Google's web-based apps, such as Gmail, which was recently optimized for iPad.While this first version of Google Mobile App for iPad is essentially the same app we've built for iPhone, we're working on improving Google Mobile App so that it takes advantage of iPad's features. Stay tuned as we continue to make it and other Google products even better on this new type of device. To download Google Mobile App to your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch (requires OS 3.0 or higher), search for "Google Mobile App" in the App Store or just visit http://itunes.com/app/googlemobileapp. Posted by Alastair Tse, Software Engineer  URL: http://googlemobile.blogspot.com/2010/04/google-mobile-app-for-ipad-now.html   | ||||
| [G] Introducing Google Docs drawings Posted: 13 Apr 2010 12:42 PM PDT Official Google Docs Blog: Introducing Google Docs drawingsAs we announced yesterday, we just launched a new tool for making drawings in Google Docs. You can use Google Docs drawings to make charts, diagrams, designs, and more. We've been using this tool at Google to create everything from project timelines to launch plans. Here are some examples of what you could make:
Create a drawing now! Many of you previously tried the Insert Drawing feature in Google Docs and said you wanted to be able to collaborate on drawings. We heard you, and collaboration is what this launch is about. The new drawing editor lets you share drawings just like you share spreadsheets, documents, and presentations. You can also simultaneously edit drawings with your friends and chat with them right in the editor. Here's what we mean: With drawings, you can insert text, shapes, arrows, scribbles, and add images from your hard drive or from the Web. You can also use alignment guides, snap to grid, and auto distribution to lay out drawings with precision.  Once you've perfected your drawing, use it pretty much anywhere -- copy and paste your drawings into other document types using the web clipboard and then make edits with the embedded drawing editor, publish them as images hosted by Google, insert them into other web pages, or download them as PNGs, JPGs, PDFs, and SVG. Note: the new Google documents editor doesn't have support for drawings yet, but we're working on it. Already have a drawing in another Google doc that you want to share with others? Just use the web clipboard to copy and paste it into the new drawing editor. Please note that if you want to edit your drawings in the new editor, you need a browser that supports the SVG standard, like the latest versions of Safari, Firefox, or Chrome, or to install Chrome Frame if you are using Internet Explorer. You can learn more about browser requirements here. We're excited to hear how you and your friends use Google Docs drawings. If you have a cool drawing, share the publish URLs in comments or tell us what you think in the forums. Posted by: Chris Nokleberg, Software Engineer  URL: http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2010/04/introducing-google-docs-drawings.html   | ||||
| [G] Google at the Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit Posted: 13 Apr 2010 12:42 PM PDT Google Open Source Blog: Google at the Linux Foundation Collaboration SummitThis week several Googlers will be speaking at the the Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit in San Francisco, CA. This event is an "invitation-only summit gathering core kernel developers, distribution maintainers, ISVs, end users, system vendors and other community organizations for plenary sessions and workgroup meetings to meet face-to-face to tackle and solve the most pressing issues facing Linux today."Open Source Program Manager Chris DiBona will be presenting a keynote on Wednesday the 14th from 4:45 to 5:15 pm about Patches, Projects, Platforms, Kernels and Forks.
Registration for the event is full but live video streaming is available on Wednesday so make sure to tune in and get the latest on the future of Linux. By Ellen Ko, Open Source Team  URL: http://google-opensource.blogspot.com/2010/04/google-at-linux-foundation.html   | ||||
| Posted: 13 Apr 2010 12:42 PM PDT Official Google Blog: Google Buzz buttons(Cross-posted from the Official Gmail Blog) Starting today, you'll see these buttons around the web on participating sites including: The Washington Post, The Huffington Post, Glamour, YouTube, Blogger, MySpace, GigaOM, PBS Parents, PBS NewsHour, The Next Web, TweetDeck, SocialWok, Disqus, Vinehub, and Buzzzy. Mashable and TechCrunch have updated their sites to use these new buttons too.  A number of sharing platforms, including ShareThis (pictured below), Meebo, Shareholic, AddThis and AddtoAny have also incorporated the Google Buzz button into their sharing functionality, so you'll see Buzz listed as a choice when you go to share something on many other sites around the web as well.  If you want to add Google Buzz buttons to your site, just go to buzz.google.com/stuff, configure your buttons with a couple clicks and copy a few lines of JavaScript. Paste this code where you'd like the Buzz buttons to appear and you're all set.  And if you'd like to promote your own Google Buzz account, we have a button for you, which allows people to follow you on Buzz right from your blog or website. Here's an example using the Google Buzz team's own Buzz account (clicking it will take you to the Buzz team's profile page and from there you can easily follow our team's posts): Follow on Buzz You can grab that button code from buzz.google.com/stuff as well. Posted by Mussie Shore, Product Manager  URL: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/google-buzz-buttons.html   | ||||
| Posted: 13 Apr 2010 12:42 PM PDT Official Gmail Blog: Google Buzz buttonsPosted by Mussie Shore, Product ManagerWe've seen lots of people using Google Buzz to share interesting links from around the web. To do so, you had to copy and paste the link from one browser window to another — there weren't buttons that made it easy to post to Google Buzz without leaving the site you're on. Savvy sites like Mashable and TechCrunch quickly got creative and implemented their own Buzz buttons, using Google Reader as the backend. But not every site owner should have to hack together their own version of these buttons (and not everyone who uses Buzz also uses Reader), so this morning we're making copy-and-paste Buzz buttons available for anyone to use. Starting today, you'll see these buttons around the web on participating sites including: The Washington Post, The Huffington Post, Glamour, YouTube, Blogger, MySpace, GigaOM, PBS Parents, PBS NewsHour, The Next Web, TweetDeck, SocialWok, Disqus, Vinehub, and Buzzzy. Mashable and TechCrunch have updated their sites to use these new buttons too.  A number of sharing platforms, including ShareThis (pictured below), Meebo, Shareholic, AddThis and AddtoAny have also incorporated the Google Buzz button into their sharing functionality, so you'll see Buzz listed as a choice when you go to share something on many other sites around the web as well.  If you want to add Google Buzz buttons to your site, just go to buzz.google.com/stuff, configure your buttons with a couple clicks and copy a few lines of JavaScript. Paste this code where you'd like the Buzz buttons to appear and you're all set.  And if you'd like to promote your own Google Buzz account, we have a button for you, which allows people to follow you on Buzz right from your blog or website. Here's an example using the Google Buzz team's own Buzz account (clicking it will take you to the Buzz team's profile page and from there you can easily follow our team's posts): Follow on Buzz You can grab that button code from buzz.google.com/stuff as well.  URL: http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/google-buzz-buttons.html   |
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