Friday, July 9, 2010

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[G] Fix applied for setting up Socialize with Twitter

Posted: 09 Jul 2010 05:09 AM PDT

The FeedBurner Status Blog: Fix applied for setting up Socialize with Twitter

Issue: Users will receive persistent 400 or 500 errors when assigning a Twitter account to the Socialize service.

Update: Today we applied a fix that will solve the problem for most users.  If you have tried to setup Socialize and received an error in the past, please try again.

N.B.: Recently Twitter has been throttling their API limits across the board and there are still times you may receive an error when attaching a Twitter account to the Socialize service.   If this happens to you, we ask that you try again in a few minutes.
URL: http://feedburnerstatus.blogspot.com/2010/07/fix-applied-for-setting-up-socialize.html

[G] Street View driving update

Posted: 08 Jul 2010 10:47 PM PDT

Google LatLong: Street View driving update

(cross-posted from the Google European Public Policy Blog)

In May we announced that we had mistakenly included code in our software in Street View cars that collected WiFi payload data. As soon as we discovered our error, we not only stopped collecting WiFi data entirely, but also grounded our fleet of cars globally to give us time to remove the WiFi scanning equipment and discuss what had happened with local regulators.

Stroz Friedberg, an independent security expert, has confirmed that we've taken all the WiFi data collection equipment off our cars, and having spoken to the relevant regulators we have decided to start Street View driving in Ireland, Norway, South Africa and Sweden again starting next week. We expect to add more countries in time. Our cars will no longer collect any WiFi information at all, but will continue to collect photos and 3D imagery as they did before:
  • Photos: so that we can build Street View, our 360 degree street level maps. Photos like these are also being taken by TeleAtlas and NavTeq for Bing maps. In addition, we use this imagery to improve the quality of our maps, for example by using shop, street and traffic signs to refine our local business listings and travel directions; and
  • 3-D building imagery: we collect 3D geometry data with low power lasers (similar to those used in retail scanners) which help us improve our maps. NavTeq also collects this information in partnership with Bing. As does TeleAtlas.
We recognize that serious mistakes were made in the collection of WiFi payload data, and we have worked to quickly rectify them. However we also believe that Street View is a great product for users, whether people want to find a hotel, check out a potential new home or find a restaurant. If you want more information about driving schedules, please look here www.maps.google.com/streetview.


Posted by Brian McClendon, VP of Engineering, Google Geo
URL: http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2010/07/street-view-driving-update.html

[G] Announcing YouTube Pro *Wink*

Posted: 08 Jul 2010 07:00 PM PDT

YouTube Blog: Announcing YouTube Pro *Wink*

It was with great pleasure that we heard billionaire investor Warren Buffett enjoys hours and hours of YouTube watching his favorite videos.



The "Oracle of Omaha" also suggested that YouTube should be charging him "a lot of money" based on the enjoyment he gets from YouTube. We agree and are happy to announce a new subscription offering: YouTube Pro. Pro will be offered for a limited time at the low price of $100 million/year. We don't expect to sell many, but if Mr. Buffett wants to make sure he's paying his fair share, we take cash, credit and, for him, personal check.



Hunter Walk, Director, Product Management, recently watched "Tips & Factors for Investing Money."


URL: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/youtube/PKJx/~3/rB611At9CSI/announcing-youtube-pro.html

[G] Rich text signatures

Posted: 08 Jul 2010 06:15 PM PDT

Official Gmail Blog: Rich text signatures

Posted by Mark Knichel, Software Engineer

Rich text signatures have long been one of our most widely requested features. Some of you have tried your own solutions, including Greasemonkey scripts, browser plugins, and even using canned responses from Gmail Labs. Others have simply lived with frustration of not being able to change the colors or font size of your signature, or insert images and links. Either way, you'll be happy to know that today we're launching the ability to write your own rich text signatures right in Gmail.


The next time you log in and visit the Settings page, you'll see a rich text editor in the signature section. Here, you can customize your signature by adding pretty formatting, links, and images — or decide to leave things nice and simple.

Gmail also now supports a unique signature for each email address associated with your account. So, if you send mail using a custom "From:" address, you can use a different signature for that address. From the Settings page, you can edit the signature for each account by changing the email address that appears in the dropdown menu.


Currently, only the latest desktop version of Gmail supports rich text signatures and multiple signatures. The older version and HTML version of Gmail, along with the mobile versions, use a plain text version of your primary account's signature.
URL: http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/rich-text-signatures.html

[G] Collaboration and Teamwork with Google Apps. Rypple goes Google.

Posted: 08 Jul 2010 05:43 PM PDT

Official Google Enterprise Blog: Collaboration and Teamwork with Google Apps. Rypple goes Google.

Editor's note: Today's guest blogger is Jay Goldman, Head of Marketing for Rypple, a lightweight, social service for continuous feedback and collaboration. Rypple helps managers and their teams achieve goals faster with a simpler way to stay on track, recognize achievements, give useful feedback, and get people talking. Rypple has Gone Google from top to bottom — helping them to grow rapidly.

Rypple is all about teamwork and collaboration, so having an internal teamwork and collaboration platform is essential to our success. We're a small but growing start-up with a geographically diverse team spread across North America, from San Francisco to Toronto. Staying lean and agile is a key part of our DNA, giving us a strong preference for lightweight and simple solutions, so there was no way we were going to choose a solution that didn't allow us to live it in our infrastructure. Google Apps was the clear choice.

We'd Gone Google even before we'd written a line of code on our own application. Setting up our Gmail, Docs, Calendar, and Sites was one of the first things we did at Rypple. Our team exists online, constantly connected through laptops and mobile devices. All roads lead seamlessly back to Apps, where we easily exchange emails, share information, and collaborate in the cloud.

Our customers use Rypple to improve communication and stay on track, so it's no surprise that we're big fans of Google Talk, our inter-office chat medium of choice. Chatting over IM saves us countless trips across the office, making sure we stay focused on building great software. Our knowledge base lives in a Google Site, keeping our team up to speed on the latest developments, marketing strategies, and collateral. On-boarding new employees - a constant concern for a growing start-up - is as simple as logging in to the Apps admin panel and making a few quick clicks.

Our Googley-ness goes even deeper than our choice in email and calendering tools. Google Analytics and Website Optimizer are essential elements of our marketing strategy and significant enablers of our data-driven approach. Their tabs are always open in Chrome, giving us a view into what's happening on our website and how our sales and marketing funnel is performing. And we keep the top of that funnel full thanks to Google AdWords, which drives a considerable portion of our daily traffic.

All of that makes us a cutting edge tech start-up with an infrastructure that helps power our growth. Our love affair with Google goes even one step further: the entire Rypple application is built on Google Web Toolkit (GWT). Our development team loves how GWT gives them the tools to build quickly and easily stick to our agile roots. Our customers love how we're able to push a new release packed with features and enhancements every week.

Launching a start-up used to be a really expensive proposition. You needed teams of developers and expensive servers, not to mention all the foosball tables, basketball hoops, and scooters. Here at Rypple, we're proud to be a different kind of start-up, focused on customers, products, and our business model. We're at the vanguard of a new generation: lightweight, agile, and living on the cloud — and we couldn't do it without Google.

Posted by Ashley Chandler, Google Apps Team

URL: http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2010/07/collaboration-and-teamwork-with-google.html

[G] AdSense: Behind the scenes - Meet Alejo

Posted: 08 Jul 2010 12:08 PM PDT

Inside AdSense: AdSense: Behind the scenes - Meet Alejo

Continuing our Behind the Scenes video series is Alejo, our AdSense for video and AdSense for games specialist. Alejo tells us about his first job, which city he'd love to live in, and what he'd like every AdSense publisher to know.

For more videos, please visit our YouTube channel.



Posted by Dia Muthana - Inside AdSense Team
URL: http://adsense.blogspot.com/2010/07/adsense-behind-scenes-meet-alejo.html

[G] Firefox 4 with WebM Support in Beta

Posted: 08 Jul 2010 12:08 PM PDT

[G] Page Navigation in Google forms

Posted: 08 Jul 2010 11:00 AM PDT

Official Google Docs Blog: Page Navigation in Google forms

Today, we're excited to announce that we've expanded our logic branching capabilities in Google forms. Previously, a form creator had to add an extensive amount of multiple choice questions to the form to ensure that respondents were directed to the correct pages of the form. Form creators can now use a simpler page navigation feature to direct respondents to relevant pages regardless of their answers. Instead of using "dummy" multiple choice questions, form creators can now use "Go to page based on answer" multiple choice questions in conjunction with the new page navigation capabilities to make a simple, easy-to-follow form.

Let's say you want to write a choose your own adventure story using Google forms (The Hunt for the terrible Dr. von Schneider). First, create a form and give your adventurer a difficult choice to make in a multiple choice question.


Next, check the box next to Go to page based on answer while editing the question. This enables the option for your form respondents to be directed to different pages of your form. In the drop down menu next to each answer, select the corresponding pages they should be directed to based on their answer.


Using page navigation, you can redirect form respondents previously split apart back to the same page. Under the Add Item menu, select Page break. Then, select what page you'd like your form respondents to be directed to under the drop down menu in the page break.


With page navigation selected, form respondents who landed on pages two and four of your form will both be directed to page five, where their adventure ends ... or does it? Find out here.

Try it out using another template we've created or share your own in the Google Docs template gallery.

Posted by: Dan Ferrara, Software Engineering Intern
URL: http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2010/07/page-navigation-in-google-forms.html

[G] Democracy Photo Challenge

Posted: 08 Jul 2010 09:49 AM PDT

Google Photos Blog: Democracy Photo Challenge

Posted by Michael Bolognino, Product Marketing Manager

What does democracy mean to you? This is a personal question whose answer can be expressed in many ways--with lines of prose, a video documentary, or a even single photo.

To inspire people around the world to use photography to share their individual perspectives on democracy, a unique group of partners made up of democracy and youth organizations, academia, the film/entertainment industry, technology companies and the U.S. Department of State launched The Democracy Photo Challenge, the first contest powered by Picasa Web Albums.



Submissions will be accepted by photographers of any experience level until July 28, followed by the selection of 36 finalists by an independent jury. The public will choose 12 winners during a global online vote from August 19 - 26, and the winning photos will be part of a special exhibition at the United Nations and at other venues.

Let the power of an image be your voice. To submit your photo, visit democracyphotochallenge.america.gov.
URL: http://googlephotos.blogspot.com/2010/07/democracy-photo-challenge.html

[G] Did she really kiss a girl? Ask Katy Perry a question!

Posted: 08 Jul 2010 08:04 AM PDT

YouTube Blog: Did she really kiss a girl? Ask Katy Perry a question!

Perhaps you've seen Katy Perry kissing girls, waking up in Vegas or parodied by the YouTube community. More recently, she's been spotted cavorting with hip-hop superstar Snoop Dogg (along with life-size Gummy Bears and multi-striped snakes) in her latest "California Gurls" clip.

Well, now she's putting that day-glo fantasy life on hold to answer your questions:


You have until midnight PT on July 18 to submit a video or text question to Katy's channel (www.youtube.com/katyperry). Everyone will be able to vote on the questions until July 18, and Katy will answer the most popular in an exclusive Q&A as conducted by YouTube's own Lisa Nova. We'll put the interview on the homepage shortly after it's edited and uploaded to YouTube.


Michele Flannery, Music Manager, recently watched "Key of Awesome #22"


URL: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/youtube/PKJx/~3/DjT2f0YQ8L4/did-she-really-kiss-girl-ask-katy-perry.html
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