Sunday, March 6, 2011

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[G] Introducing the new AdSense mobile interface

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 12:57 AM PST

Inside AdSense: Introducing the new AdSense mobile interface

Today, we're happy to announce a new beta AdSense interface optimized for mobile devices. Now, when you visit www.google.com/adsense on your mobile browser, instead of the usual "desktop" AdSense, you'll be greeted by a simpler and faster version of AdSense. We built the AdSense mobile interface to give you quick access to the essentials in your account. You can easily check your earnings, get important alerts, and view reports (without the need for Flash) on your phone.


Just make sure you opt in to the new AdSense interface on your desktop, and then try it out! And if you prefer to use the usual interface on your mobile device, you can always switch to the desktop version (and back) through a link at the bottom of the screen.

Keep in mind the mobile interface is still in beta, so stay tuned for more features coming soon.

Want to discuss the new mobile interface with other publishers or give us your feedback? Join the conversation in our forum here.

Posted by Delwhar Hussain, Will Montgomery, Matt Clark - AdSense Engineering
URL: http://adsense.blogspot.com/2011/03/introducing-new-adsense-mobile.html

[G] New Interface Wednesdays: New My Ads Layout

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 12:57 AM PST

Inside AdSense: New Interface Wednesdays: New My Ads Layout

This week, we would like to highlight the new inventory management features in the new AdSense interface that let you easily search for specific channels, and see all associated ad units in a single click.

To try this feature, navigate to the My ads tab. In the sidebar under the 'Content' heading, choose 'Ad units.' Next, open the 'Advanced filters' section. If you type in the name of the channel you want to check out, you can hover over it and see the associated ad units highlighted in yellow. You can also click on the channel name to filter down the ad unit list just to the ad units tracked by that particular channel. If you would like to edit the ad units associated with the channel or any other channel information, visit the 'Custom channels' page for the product.


Try it now! Navigate to the new interface and click on the My Ads tab, and then 'Content,' followed by 'Ad units,' and then 'Advanced filters.'

Posted by Alex Benton - AdSense Engineer
URL: http://adsense.blogspot.com/2011/03/new-interface-wednesdays-new-my-ads.html

[G] Happy birthday Will Eisner

Posted: 05 Mar 2011 10:01 PM PST

Official Google Blog: Happy birthday Will Eisner

From time to time we invite guests to post about topics of interest and we're pleased to have Scott McCloud join us here. Scott is a comics artist with special ties to Google—he illustrated the Chrome comic book and is a 2011 U.S. Doodle 4 Google judge. He also helped in the design of today's doodle in honor of Will Eisner, which is running in many countries including the U.S. In this post, Scott shares his thoughts on Will Eisner's legacy. -Ed.

Will Eisner, American comics pioneer and creator of The Spirit, was born on March 6, 1917. He would have been 94 today.

Many of us who knew him still find it hard to believe he's gone. He died in 2005, but for six decades, Eisner was a participant in, and inspiration for, much of the best in American comics, as well as a friend and mentor to multiple generations of comics artists.

Eisner influenced comics in dozens of ways. In the '40s, Eisner's The Spirit—a seven-page newspaper feature—introduced an arsenal of visual storytelling techniques still used generations later, and provided an early testing ground for future comics stars including Jack Kirby and Jules Feiffer. (The Spirit also began a tradition of pictorially-integrated logos—inspiring today's snazzy rooftop doodle!)

Eisner was one of the first cartoonists to understand the power of visual education, and wrote eloquently about the process of making comics in Comics and Sequential Art (1985) and Graphic Storytelling (1996). As early as 1941, he publicly advocated treating comics as a distinct literary and artistic form, and—nearly four decades later—was instrumental in the rise of the graphic novel in America, beginning with A Contract with God in 1978.

For most of his career, Eisner was years, even decades, ahead of the curve. I saw him debating artists and editors half his age, and there was rarely any question who the youngest man in the room was. It helped that he never stood on ceremony. Everyone was his peer, regardless of age or status. None of us called him "Mr. Eisner." He was just "Will."

Eisner lived well into his eighties; long enough to see an industry award named after him. Inevitably, the prospect loomed that Will Eisner himself might win an "Eisner Award" leading to some awkward choices; Hall of Fame, maybe? Lifetime Achievement?

His only suggestion was "Most Promising Young Cartoonist."

And so he was.

Posted by Scott McCloud
URL: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/happy-birthday-will-eisner.html
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