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- [G] This week in search 3/25/11
- [G] Google Apps highlights – 3/25/2011
- [G] Thank you for your generosity for Japan relief efforts
- [G] We’re turning off our lights, in honor of Earth Hour
- [G] Google search now supports Cherokee (ᏣᎳᎩ)
- [G] Imagery Update (and Kansas Basketball)
- [G] Marine debris is everyone’s problem
- [G] New Maps domains in 11 countries in Middle East & North Africa
- [G] Explore the world with updated apps for iPhone: Check in with Latitude and use Places in 30 languages
- [G] The New Google Analytics: Dashboards
- [G] A fond farewell to Connection Speed
- [G] Issue with AdSense reports
- [G] This week's Trends: Rebecca Black, global hits, and babies
| [G] This week in search 3/25/11 Posted: 25 Mar 2011 10:55 PM PDT Official Google Blog: This week in search 3/25/11This is part of a regular series of posts on search experience updates that runs on Fridays. Look for the label "This week in search" and subscribe to the series. - Ed.Time is a precious commodity for most of us. To save you more precious seconds as you search, we've introduced Google Instant in Places View and redesigned the Google Search app for iPhone for faster, easier searching—whether you're on your way out or already on the go. Instant for Places View As part of our ongoing effort to give you the Instant experience everywhere on Google, this week we've enabled Instant in Places View so you can find where you want to go even more quickly. To get to Places View, click "Places" in the left-hand panel; once you're there, any search you perform will have place and map results that update as you type. We'll continue to expand Instant to all views, languages and domains over the next few months.  Google Search app for iPhone The redesigned Google Search app for iPhone, formerly known as Google Mobile App, improves the Google search experience on iOS mobile devices, giving you intuitive gesture controls. First, when browsing through search results or looking at a webpage, you can swipe down to see the search bar to type in a new query or change your settings.  The redesigned home screen of Google Search app There's also a new toolbar that makes it easier for you to filter your results—for example, if you only want to see images or shopping results. You can open this toolbar by swiping from left to right.  The toolbar helps you filter your results Plus, now it's easier to pick up searching where you left off. If you leave the app and come back later, you'll be able to get back to exactly where you were by tapping on the lower part of the page. To use the Google Search app, download or update it in the iTunes App Store. Search in Cherokee (ᏣᎳᎩ) With translation help from the Cherokee Nation staff and community members, we've added Cherokee (ᏣᎳᎩ) as an interface language on Google. You can set Cherokee as your default from the Language Tools page (available to the right of the search box). We've also included an on-screen Cherokee keyboard—which you can access by clicking the icon at the right side of the search box—for people who don't have a physical Cherokee keyboard.  Posted by Ben Gomes, Google Fellow  URL: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/this-week-in-search-32511.html       |
| [G] Google Apps highlights – 3/25/2011 Posted: 25 Mar 2011 10:55 PM PDT Official Google Blog: Google Apps highlights – 3/25/2011This is part of a regular series of Google Apps updates that we post every couple of weeks. Look for the label "Google Apps highlights" and subscribe to the series. - Ed.We've been busy over the last few weeks adding better discussion tools to Google Docs, improving collaboration within traditional productivity software and making it faster and easier to work with information in your email inbox. Google Apps administrators can also now view detailed information about how their users are being more productive with our collaboration tools, and control how quickly new features are released to their organizations. Better discussions in Google documents Productive discussions can help teams write better documents, and last Wednesday we introduced improvements to how you can converse about documents within Google Docs. Profile pictures and timestamps make it easy to see who made a comment and when, and you can direct a comment to someone using an @mention. You can follow discussions with notifications right in your inbox—and even continue a discussion from your inbox by replying to the notification email. Instead of deleting a discussion when it's wrapped up to remove clutter, you can now mark discussions as resolved so you can go back later and see how the discussion played out. Data filtering, new chart options and more in Google spreadsheets We've added a heap of frequently requested features to Google spreadsheets over the last few weeks. First, you can now filter spreadsheet data to hone in on rows that match criteria you set as filter options. For example, a sales manager could choose to view transactions processed by Peter and Phil, but not those managed by Andrew, Cindy and the rest of the sales team.   We've also improved charting in spreadsheets by making it possible to plot non-contiguous data. Multiple chart ranges help you create great charts without rearranging your data.   In addition, you can now hide cell gridlines or entire sheets in Google spreadsheets—giving your spreadsheets a cleaner look by removing extraneous formatting and data from view until you need it at a later time.   Google Cloud Connect for Microsoft Office As we continue to add functionality to Google Docs, many people are finding that that they no longer need software-based word processing, spreadsheet and presentation software. And now we also have an alternative for people who want streamlined collaboration but aren't quite ready for 100% web productivity tools. Google Cloud Connect for Microsoft Office brings multi-person editing, automatic backup and complete revision history to Microsoft Word®, Excel® and PowerPoint® in Microsoft Office® 2003, 2007 and 2010. By bringing this functionality to existing versions of Microsoft Office, organizations can work more efficiently with the software that they've already paid for and implemented. Smart Labels in Gmail Labs Chances are, you get lots of email from newsletters, group mailing lists, account alerts and other automated systems. These messages aren't spam, but they're probably not your most important emails either. To help you separate and organize these kinds of messages, we introduced the Smart Labels feature in Gmail Labs. Once you turn on this feature from the Labs tab in Gmail settings, Gmail will automatically categorize incoming Bulk, Forum and Notification messages and label them appropriately, removing clutter in your inbox to help your most important messages stand out.  Improved attachment viewing in Gmail We've also made viewing attachments in Gmail faster, easier, more affordable and more secure by adding browser-based attachment viewing for 12 more file types: .XLS, .XLSX, .PPTX, .PAGES, .AI, .PSD, .DXF, .SVG, .EPS, .PS, .TTF and .XPS. So instead of downloading attachments and then opening files with software you may or may not have for each format, you can just click the "View" link next to the attachment in Gmail. This will instantly display the attachment in your browser—no software required.  Collaboration dashboard for Google Apps customers To help customers see the productivity benefits of Google Apps at a glance, we recently introduced a new collaboration dashboard. From the Google Apps administrative control panel, IT managers can view insights about how their users are working together with Google Docs. This dashboard offers a new level of transparency that traditional software can't offer, and we think this kind of information will help businesses invest in technologies that actually get put to use, not software that—according to customers—sometimes sits idle after being installed.  New Google Apps release process Our customers love Google Apps for lots of reasons, but the ability to rapidly get new features—like the ones described in this post—without having to install complex patches or upgrades rises to the top. Instead of large, disruptive batches of new features that only come every few years, people see a continuous stream of better functionality week after week. Still, some customers with more complex IT environments have asked for a bit more advanced notice so they can prepare for what's coming. For these organizations, we've introduced a new release process for Google Apps features. Customers can choose to get new features immediately when they're available, or have at least a week to prepare for new features after they're initially introduced. Along with this new choice, we've launched whatsnew.googleapps.com, where customers can learn more about new features in the process of being released. Who's gone Google? The pace of new customers coming onto Google Apps continues to accelerate among schools, businesses and other organizations. In the world of education, we're happy to welcome the University of Alberta, Anhanguera Educational and thousands of other schools to Google Apps. In fact, over 50 percent of the NCAA® Championship bracket has gone Google! We also invite you to read how businesses and government agencies including Dominion Enterprises, Macomb County Circuit Court and Clerk, Revevol, Mad Genius, Cadillac Fairview, Sun Windows, Hammock and The Standard Agency are saving money and helping workers be more productive with Google Apps, joining more than 3 million other businesses that have gone Google. I hope these product updates and customer stories help you and your organization get even more from Google Apps. For more details and the latest news, check out the Google Apps Blog. Posted by Jeremy Milo, Google Apps Marketing Manager  URL: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/google-apps-highlights-3252011.html   |
| [G] Thank you for your generosity for Japan relief efforts Posted: 25 Mar 2011 02:44 PM PDT Official Google Checkout Blog: Thank you for your generosity for Japan relief effortsWe want to thank everyone who has contributed towards the relief efforts in Japan using Google Checkout. You've donated more than $5 million to the Japanese Red Cross Society, International Medical Corps, Unicef and Save the Children. We are waiving the processing fees associated with these transactions for all the organizations listed on the Google Crisis Response page so 100% of your donations will reach these organizations. To learn more about the crisis, the relief efforts, and how you can help, please visit the Crisis Response page. Posted by Satyajeet Salgar, Product Manager  URL: http://googlecheckout.blogspot.com/2011/03/thank-you-for-your-generosity-for-japan.html   |
| [G] We’re turning off our lights, in honor of Earth Hour Posted: 25 Mar 2011 02:36 PM PDT YouTube Blog: We're turning off our lights, in honor of Earth HourIn 2007, organizers in Sydney came up with the idea for Earth Hour, a specific time when local residents would conserve energy by collectively turning off their lights. Since then, Earth Hour has grown into a global movement. In 2010, people in 128 countries voluntarily switched off their lights to take part in this event and demonstrate their commitment to the Earth. Learn more:Earth Hour 2011 will take place on Saturday, March 26, from 8:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. (your local time) and this year YouTube is joining the movement by "turning the lights down" on the site. During this hour, the YouTube watch page will be darkened. If you prefer the normal watch page experience, there will be the option to turn the light switch back "on". Remember, you can also participate in this global event by signing up at www.earthhour.org and turning off your own lights at 8:30 p.m. Ramya Raghavan, YouTube News and Politics, recently watched "Earth Hour Challenge".     URL: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/youtube/PKJx/~3/txBNSv3HrcA/were-turning-off-our-lights-in-honor-of.html   |
| [G] Google search now supports Cherokee (ᏣᎳᎩ) Posted: 25 Mar 2011 01:57 PM PDT Official Google Blog: Google search now supports Cherokee (ᏣᎳᎩ)With the help of Cherokee Nation staff and community members, we've added Cherokee (ᏣᎳᎩ) as an interface language on Google, making a small contribution towards preserving one of the world's endangered languages.You can now select Cherokee as your default from the Language Tools page (available from the right of the search box), and the entire Google interface will transform into Cherokee:  We've also included an on-screen Cherokee keyboard on the search page through the Google Virtual Keyboard API. This makes it easier for people to search web content in Cherokee without a physical Cherokee keyboard. To access the keyboard, simply click the icon at the right side of the search box.  Cherokee is an Iroquoian language spoken by the Cherokee people. The Cherokee syllabary writing system was developed by Sequoyah in the early 19th century. He realized the power of writing systems, and wanted his people to benefit from that power. Some of the 85 characters he developed for his syllabary were modified from his original handwritten script for a printing press in the 1820s, resulting in characters that resemble Latin and Greek letters. Despite the resemblance, they are pronounced differently. The modified script was quickly adapted for printing Cherokee newspapers, books and pamphlets. The adoption and use of the script enabled the Cherokee people to maintain their language and culture. Today, Cherokee is spoken mostly in the states of Oklahoma and North Carolina. (The Cherokee Nation is the sovereign operating government of the Cherokee people. It is a federally recognized tribe of more than 300,000 Cherokee citizens, with its capital located in Tahlequah, Okla. To learn more, please visit www.cherokee.org.) We're honored to have the opportunity to continue this tradition, and we'd like to thank the Cherokee Nation for working with us to translate the interface for Google search into Cherokee. Search is now available in 146 interface languages—and the list is growing. If you speak an endangered language that you would like us to support, please sign up for Google in Your Language and submit community translations. Update 10:26 AM: You can find the press release from the Cherokee Nation here. Posted by ᏇᎩ (Craig Cornelius), Software Engineer, Internationalization  URL: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/google-search-now-supports-cherokee.html   |
| [G] Imagery Update (and Kansas Basketball) Posted: 25 Mar 2011 12:56 PM PDT Google LatLong: Imagery Update (and Kansas Basketball)We're in the middle of college basketball Madness here in the U.S. and the best is yet to come. Tomorrow night, the Kansas Jayhawks will play the Richmond Spiders in a Sweet Sixteen match-up at the Alamodome in Texas. I'll proudly admit that I'm a Kansas fan and hoping to see my home team make it to the Finals. But I'm not the only college hoops fan at Google. In fact, our Geo team put together a special page that shows an up-to-date schedule with schools and stadiums. In our latest imagery push, we (coincidentally) added new imagery of Lawrence, Kansas and a new 3D model of the Allen Fieldhouse, possibly the best basketball venue on Earth. As a longtime Lawrence resident and KU alumnus, I still remember my first games in the "Phog" when I was in junior high school, watching from the upper bleachers. The Fieldhouse has aged well with the new Booth Family Hall of Athletics and the parking additions.   High Resolution Aerial Updates: USA: Boca Raton, FL; West Palm Beach, FL; Port St Lucie, FL; Crystal River, FL; Ocala, FL; Gainesville, FL; Tallahassee, FL; Valdosta, GA; Savannah, GA; Jackson County, GA; Bedford County, PA; Cumberland County, PA; Manhattan, KS; Topeka, KS; Lawrence, KS Wales: Northern Half Scotland: Hawick Japan: Tokyo; Kawasaki; Yokosuka Australia: Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra Countries/Regions receiving High Resolution Satellite Updates: Antarctica, United States, Canada, Mexico, Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Panama, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina, South Africa, Madagascar, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Angola, Tanzania, Kenya, Burundi, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Ethiopia, Sudan, Central Africa, Niger, Ivory Coast, Togo, Liberia, Senegal, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Yemen, Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, India, Bangladesh, China, Myanmar, Thailand, Taiwan, North Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Hungary, Austria, Poland, Croatia, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, France, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Greenland These updates are now available in both Google Maps and Google Earth. To get a complete picture of where we updated imagery, download this KML for viewing in Google Earth. Posted by Brian McClendon, VP, Google Earth and Maps  URL: http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2011/03/imagery-update-and-kansas-basketball.html   |
| [G] Marine debris is everyone’s problem Posted: 25 Mar 2011 12:56 PM PDT Google LatLong: Marine debris is everyone's problemMarine debris is a global problem affecting everything from the environment to the economy; from fishing and navigation to human health and safety; from the tiniest coral polyps to giant blue whales. Marine debris also comes in many forms, from a cigarette butt to a 4,000-pound derelict fishing net. To help show the breadth of this problem, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has created a KML tour for Google Earth. Download this tour in the Ocean Gallery. Or, watch the Google Earth video below to learn more about the marine debris. The Fifth International Marine Debris Conference will take place March 20-25, 2011, in Honolulu, Hawaii. NOAA and the United Nations Environment Programme are co-organizers of the conference which will bring together international marine debris researchers, natural resource managers, policy makers, industry representatives, and the nongovernmental community. This conference will highlight research advances, allow sharing of strategies and best practices to assess, reduce, and prevent the impacts of marine debris, and provide an opportunity for the development of specific bilateral or multi-country strategies.  Posted by Michele Jacobi, Environmental Scientist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)  URL: http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2011/03/marine-debris-is-everyones-problem.html   |
| [G] New Maps domains in 11 countries in Middle East & North Africa Posted: 25 Mar 2011 12:56 PM PDT Google LatLong: New Maps domains in 11 countries in Middle East & North Africa[Cross-posted from the Google Arabia Blog - in Arabic]With the growing numbers of Internet users in the region, we noticed that a huge number of search queries have a geographic component. So, we've been working on providing rich, local geographic data to offer you the best local experience possible and today we are announcing the launch of local Google Maps domains for 11 countries across the region. Now, Google Maps will be easily accessible from your local search domain in Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, Oman, and Saudi Arabia. You'll also be able to use it in Arabic as well as English and French for some countries. You can use Google Maps to search for a city, navigate your way around towns, or find a local business. This could be a Falafel place in Amman, a hotel in Cairo, or a restaurant in Jeddah.  Having access to maps on your local domain is more than just finding your way from A to B. There are many ways that businesses and individuals can contribute to making Google Maps in your country more useful and more accurate. Check out some of the following features: Use My Maps to create your own personalized maps, for example a customized map of your favourite places in your neighborhood to share your experiences with others. Maps in Algeria, Libya, Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar have been made possible in large part by passionate users mapping their countries via Google Map Maker, which is available across the world in more than 180 countries and regions. Map Maker allows you to use your local knowledge to practically edit the entire map - from roads, businesses, parks, schools and more. Users have mapped out entire countries or just made their neighborhoods look stunning. Starting today Google Map Maker is now launched in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. It is also possible to include a Google map on your own website. You can display information - like a restaurant location or directions - on a Google map and embed it in your website using our Google Maps API. There are many great sites already using the API to share customized information on Google maps. For the developers and webmasters amongst you, the possibilities are endless. Happy mapping! Posted by AbdelKarim Mardini, Product Manager, Middle East & North Africa  URL: http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2011/03/new-maps-domains-in-11-countries-in.html   |
| Posted: 25 Mar 2011 12:56 PM PDT Google LatLong: Explore the world with updated apps for iPhone: Check in with Latitude and use Places in 30 languages(Cross-posted from the Google Mobile Blog.) We're happy to announce updates for two iPhone apps that help you connect the people you care about with the places you love: Google Latitude with check-ins and Google Places in 30 languages. Check in with Google Latitude for iPhone After adding check-ins to Google Latitude for Android-powered devices, we're happy to announce that you can now start checking in at places with the updated Latitude app for iPhone. With Google Latitude, you can see where your Latitude friends are on a map and choose to continuously share where you are. Now, you can also choose to check in at specific places, such as your favorite restaurant or a park, to add more context to your location. You'll be able to not only let friends know that you're just around the corner but also let them know the actual coffee shop that you're at in case they want to join you. If Latitude is set to continuously update your location, you'll also be automatically checked out when you leave. This way, friends aren't left guessing if you're still there or not before heading over to join you for a latte.   Just like with sharing your location, you can control your Latitude check-in privacy. Checking in is 100% opt-in, and you can choose to share any check-in with your friends on Latitude, publicly on the web and your Google profile, or just yourself. To start checking in with Latitude on your iPhone, update the Latitude app from the App Store. The app requires iOS 4 and above, and it's available for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPad, and iPod touch (3rd/4th generation). However, background location updating is only available on the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, and iPad 3G. Google Places in 30 languages Best ever! Me gusta! Mi piace! Ich liebe es! Wherever you are and whatever language you speak, we want to give you the best personalized place recommendations when you use Google Places with Hotpot. Update the Google Places app from the App Store to rate on the go and get personalized recommendations for places in 30 languages.   Updates will appear in the App Store in supported countries throughout today. Get the latest version of Google Places from the App Store and start discovering great new places wherever you are! Posted by Greg Blevins, Software Engineer, Google Maps for mobile team  URL: http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2011/03/explore-world-with-updated-apps-for.html   |
| [G] The New Google Analytics: Dashboards Posted: 25 Mar 2011 12:50 PM PDT Google Analytics Blog: The New Google Analytics: DashboardsThis is the first in a series of posts highlighting the new Google Analytics. The new version of Google Analytics is currently available in beta to a small number of Analytics users. We'll be giving access to more users soon. Sign up for early access. Today, we would like to introduce you to the new dashboards that is available in the new version of Google Analytics announced last week.  Custom Dashboards For most Google Analytics users, the dashboard is the first thing you see when viewing your reports. Dashboards in the new version of Google Analytics have been redesigned to be completely widget-based and highly customizable. There are four types of widgets: Metric, Pie Chart, Timeline, and Table. This gives you the ability to choose the visualization that best suits the data you want in your dashboard. The Dashboard uses a three-column layout, and you can customize the layout by dragging and dropping the widgets as you'd like. 
Multiple Dashboards A common request we heard from you all is that one dashboard isn't enough. You told us that wanted the ability to customize multiple dashboards for different analyses. Thanks to the new Google Analytics platform, we're happy to give you the power to create multiple custom dashboards, up to 20 per profile. You might start with an overall "Company KPIs" Dashboard that includes the most important performance indicators for your company, then create an "SEO" Dashboard for your search engine optimization efforts, and a "Content" Dashboard that centers around the content of your website. We'd love to hear what you do with the other 17 slots. Going Forward The core functionality for the new dashboards is ready for you to use, but this isn't everything we've planned for dashboards in the new version. Because we are so excited about the new Dashboard, we decided to make its core features available to you first. For starters, we still need to bring some of the features from the current dashboard over, such as the ability to share, email, and export a Dashboard. We are actively working on them (along with many other improvements), so please stay tuned. We hope you will find the Dashboards in the new Analytics easy and fun to use. Happy Dashboarding!  URL: http://analytics.blogspot.com/2011/03/new-google-analytics-dashboards.html   |
| [G] A fond farewell to Connection Speed Posted: 25 Mar 2011 12:50 PM PDT Google Analytics Blog: A fond farewell to Connection SpeedGoogle Analytics helps you measure how visitors arrive to your site. For example, by traffic source, geography, landing pages, and other dimensions. Unfortunately, we're no longer able to offer data on one of these dimensions: Connection Speed, and we are now in the process of deprecating the Connection Speed dimension. You will still be able to access historical connection speed data prior to February 25th, 2011 through the current version of Google Analytics and the Google Analytics API. The Connection Speed report in the current version of Analytics will be removed next week. However, you can continue to use Connection Speed as a dimension in custom reports. For the Google Analytics API, we plan to remove this dimension in three months. Again, this is only for historical data before February 25th, 2011. If you rely on Connection Speed to understand the effect of page load time and latency, we're working on a solution for you that we expect to have ready in the coming weeks.  URL: http://analytics.blogspot.com/2011/03/fond-farewell-to-connection-speed.html   |
| [G] Issue with AdSense reports Posted: 25 Mar 2011 12:50 PM PDT Google Analytics Blog: Issue with AdSense reportsUsers of the AdSense reports inside of Google Analytics may have noticed that there have been discrepancies between the AdSense reports in Google Analytics and AdSense since March 16th. We're aware of the issue and a fix is being rolled out at this time. The cause of the issue is not related to the new version of Google Analytics. We'll continue to update this post when the issue is resolved, and you can also follow along on the Google Analytics Status Dashboard. Update: 3/22/2011 5:15pm PST - A fix for this issue was released early this morning. It will take a few more hours for the fix reach all users. AdSense reports should be working normally after that. Unfortunately, we are not able to reprocess the data that was affected by this issue.  URL: http://analytics.blogspot.com/2011/03/issue-with-adsense-reports.html   |
| [G] This week's Trends: Rebecca Black, global hits, and babies Posted: 25 Mar 2011 10:27 AM PDT YouTube Blog: This week's Trends: Rebecca Black, global hits, and babiesEach weekday, we at YouTube Trends take a look at the most interesting videos and cultural phenomena on YouTube as they develop. We want take a moment to highlight some of what we've come across this week:
Check back every day for the latest about what's trending on YouTube at: www.YouTube.com/Trends Kevin Allocca, YouTube Trends Manager, recently watched "Tornado in Hempfield."    URL: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/youtube/PKJx/~3/OPyh7i46BgI/this-weeks-trends-rebecca-black-global.html   |
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