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TOMHTML [PersonRank 10]

Saturday, June 24, 2006
18 years ago15,318 views

My Google account page change its look this night.
There is a list of all the Google services, and look the URL, they have all a "2" at end ;)
http://www.zorgloob.com/2006/06/le-compte-google-change-de-look.asp

Changes for Gbuy ? ;-)

NateDawg [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

I still have the old account view :-(

Garett Rogers [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

same here.... I still have the old version

/pd [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

no change (yet) this part of the world!!

TOMHTML [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

and here ?
https://www.google.com/accounts/ManageAccount?hl=en

Garett Rogers [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

yep, that's the old version for me still tom

Bob Jones [PersonRank 2]

18 years ago #

Same main design but can access each section in new design.
https://www.google.com/accounts/EditUserInfo2 NEW
https://www.google.com/accounts/EditUserInfo OLD

TOMHTML [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

Strange... look my screenshoot on Zorgloob.
I'm not alone, someone discovered the same thing on Digg
http://digg.com/technology/Google_Account_Management_updated

[Garett, I read you last post. Look the blog of the Googler Niniane, I didn't read entirely her post but she talked about "dark fiber"...]

Mambo [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

yep mine's still the same!

NateDawg [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

It seems that If you appened the number two to any of the address it will work, for instance, https://www.google.com/accounts/EditUserServiceData2?service=mail

Sam Davyson [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

Hmm. I have the old version still. Not sure I like the UI in the screenshots. We'll have to wait and see.

/pd [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

nateD: does not work.. still the same for me

NateDawg [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

check out for a screenshot http://lh4.google.com/topdawgnate/RJ33oG6mABI/AAAAAAAAACc/XFcg1vjIBjQ/gmail.JPG?imgmax=800

/pd [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

nate : an err!!

==>>> " /.. / .. topdawgnate/rjs3.... / "

NateDawg [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

huh???
ok, try this instead
http://picasaweb.google.com/topdawgnate/Web/photo#4944380234345873426

Josue R. [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

how about posting a Google cookie!??!

Tony Ruscoe [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

As you may remember TOMHTML, I mentioned this might be making an appearance here:

http://blogoscoped.com/forum/38229.html

I'm still getting the old versions at the moment though.

David Hetfield [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

somehow.. im getting the last years account..(2005)
anyone else know this?!
---
im telling ya, Google hates me!!

TOMHTML [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

Tony > yes I remember, it's what I wrote in my article.

Josue > It's not a cookie problem, I deleted them and it still works

Some URLs :
https://www.google.com/accounts/EditUserInfo2?hl=en
https://www.google.com/accounts/EditPasswd2?hl=en
https://www.google.com/accounts/EditSecureUserInfo2?hl=en
https://www.google.com/accounts/EditServices

TOMHTML [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

The guys of the spannish website OJObuscador see that too
http://www.ojobuscador.com/2006/06/25/cambio-de-aspecto-de-las-google-accounts/

/pd [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

ok as if this AM here (canada) – I cant see any changes..

This must be a roll out , as some services of goog's are also having hicups

Art-One [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

I'm living in Belgium, I don't have it neither.
It's not a regional roll out I suppose.
Or they must be choosing latin language based countries first ;-).

Dan Cousar [PersonRank 2]

18 years ago #

I see the new look too. :)

Check it out:
http://cowza.com/google-accounts.jpg
http://cowza.com/google-accounts2.jpg

And I'm from Texas..if that matters any.

dpneal [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

I've got the new look accounts page. (UK)

dpneal [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

I've got a link to the "mobile download console" on mine though....
http://mobile.google.com/mmconsole/base

why would i have this???

/pd [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

Still not up for me...

is this a ramp up for the Gbuy coming up on 28th ?? Is anyone seeing anything fancy ?? new linkys ??

dpneal [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

just the mobile download console. which no one else seems to have..

/pd [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

STrange that link sez....maybe its sensitive to the account profile and cookie's

"Oops...
  

We didn't understand that.

You have tried to access a non-existent page.

  
"

/pd [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

I missed garretts posting here

http://blogs.zdnet.com/Google/?p=242

now all this makes sense :)_

/pd [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

can anyget an actually page view for this link ?

http://mobile.google.com/mmconsole/base

NateDawg [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

still no luck for me; just a couple of pages, but not the full thing :-(

NateDawg [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

They might be rolling it out by the date of issue of the goolge account

Art-One [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

Still no change for my account page....

iZeitgeist [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

I can perfectly access the new account page at www.google.com/accounts/ManageAccount?hl=en https://www.google.com/accounts/ManageAccount?hl=en .

I never realised there were this many Google services I was using until now ;-p

AdSense
AdWords
Alerts Alerts
Analytics
Base
Browser Sync
Calendar
Co-op
Froogle
Gmail
Google in Your Language
Google Reader
Groups Groups
News
Notebook
orkut
Page Creator
Personalized Homepage
Personalized Search
Picasa
Sitemaps
SketchUp
Spreadsheets
Video

Andrew Hitchcock [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

Still nothing for Andrew :(

TOMHTML [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

No trace of "mobile download console" for me...

Luca [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

https://www.google.com/accounts/ManageAccount

and

https://www.google.com/accounts/ManageAccount2 (note the "2" at the end) still give me the old page.....

Mrrix32 [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

I got thew new layout. I've got 22 under "my services" and one under "Try something new" (Google Alerts)

dpneal [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

does anybody have adsense under their account services? i use it under the same account, but i think they may have forgotten about this on the accounts page.

Jake's View [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

I still have the old designs, but I looked at the new designs. I like them better.

David Hetfield [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

<<...and one under "Try something new" (Google Alerts)>>

something NEW? Google Alerts is something new?!

as i recall, Google Alerts has launched since 2004.. isnt it? :/

Pierre S [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

But you may have never subscribed to it, or cancelled your alerts

David Hetfield [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

ohh and dpneal ;
refering to this post:
<< I've got a link to the "mobile download console" on mine though....
mobile.google.com/mmconsole/ba ...

why would i have this??? >>

when you click on the Sign In button (right side on top of the screen) you get a bad request..:
<< Bad Request
Your client has issued a malformed or illegal request. >>

anyone else get this bad request thing?!

David Hetfield [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

<<But you may have never subscribed to it, or cancelled your alerts>>

i dont think Google will consider it to a new service..no matter if you have use it or not...

Dan Cousar [PersonRank 2]

18 years ago #

Could it be that you need to view the mobile download console...on a phone? :-P Thats how I interpret a bad "client" request. As a browser is a client to a server such as apache etc.

Also, the "Try Something New" section is there to offer you a service that you currently don't use. I have Alerts under mine too because I don't currently use this service.

Tony Ruscoe [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

Damn those Google monkeys! I've still not got it!

dpneal wrote:
>> I've got a link to the "mobile download console" on
>> mine though....
>>
>> why would i have this???

I guess you followed links from one of these posts about this service:

http://ruscoe.net/blog/2006/06/google-rs2-ssd-and-mobile-download.asp
http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2006-06-10-n33.html

BTW, if anyone finds a service in this new account area that's not already on this list, please let me know:

Google Account Service Names
http://ruscoe.net/google/google-account-service-names/

I'm pretty sure that covers most services now. You should be able to sign up for any of theses where there's not an error in the "New" or "Edit" columns.

Tony Ruscoe [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

> does anybody have adsense under their account services?
> i use it under the same account, but i think they may have
> forgotten about this on the accounts page.

Interestingly, I use my primary Gmail address for my AdSense account but with a different password (since AdSense was more fussy). I recently asked Google if they could link it to my Gmail account and the said the following:

<< Unfortunately, we aren't able to update your AdSense account to a Google Account at this time. As you may have noticed, please note that your Google Account and AdSense accounts are not linked. We do hope to extend this option to AdSense publishers in the future and will be sure to let you know when it becomes available. >>

So I asked what would happen if I set another AdSense account up using my Gmail account and they replied with this...

<< Thanks for following up with us. It is currently not possible to set up
another AdSense account using your Google Account. If you set up another
account using username[put at-character here]gmail.com as your email login, it still will not
be linked to your Google Account.

Please know that we're currently working hard to link Google AdSense to
your Google Account, but at this time, it isn't possible to do so. We'll
be sure to let you know when this becomes available, at which time you'll
be able to access AdSense through your Google Account. >>

Mrrix32 [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

<<Google will consider it to a new service..no matter if you have use it or not>>

I think it's because I've never used it. they're using it as in New to me, rather than a new feature. Google put that catogory there not me :-)

Mrrix32 [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

I just visted the login pages of RS2, SSD and Mobile Download Console, and the last two have appeared on my list of services (although RS2 and Alerts havn't) So google is telling me that I use serveces that havn't been released yet!

Tony Ruscoe [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

Mrrix32: What icons does it show for them? Can you post a screenshot? Where do they link to?

Mrrix32 [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

<<What icons does it show for them?>>
It has the little Labs ones (like on spreadsheet, sketchup, Notebook and others)

<<Where do they link to?>>
The Mobile Download console links to:
http://mobile.google.com/mmconsole/base

SSD Links to Google.com

Mrrix32 [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

http://lh3.google.com/mrrix32/RKBIfezxABI/AAAAAAAAACo/E4UYxtXkZcA/account.JPG?imgmax=512
Should be a screen shot of the services including MDC and SSD

If not go to
http://picasaweb.google.com/mrrix32/Misc/photo#4945032096536133650

Tony Ruscoe [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

Cheers. Shame it doesn't give any more clues as to what those services are though...

Ionut Alex. Chitu [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

And what's SSD?

Tony Ruscoe [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

People seem to think it's something to do with Simple Storefront Distribution, although I'm sure nobody's been able to confirm that theory...

David Hetfield [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

i guess no one can help me with the 2005 account ha?!
http://blogoscoped.com/forum/41494.html#id41535

Sam Davyson [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

No change here still (UK).

Ionut Alex. Chitu [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

If you look at this picture (http://picasaweb.google.com/mrrix32/Misc/photo#4945032096536133650) you'll see both ssd and mmc services. How can Google put links to services that aren't yet live?

Mrrix32 [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

<<How can Google put links to services that aren't yet live?>>
I was wondering that.
Have some of the google servers gone down? I can't get to Web albums or the accounts page. The accounts page says that I blocked their cookies, I tured the feature all the way off and I still get the same

Mrrix32 [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

Seems to be working now.
Alerts is still under "Try something new" even though I've signed in to it and even set a alert

TOMHTML [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

Strange, I dont have that 2 services in my account...

~~

update, I got SSD now. It appears only when I tried to connect (2 times) to https://www.google.com/accounts/Login?service=ssd ...

TOMHTML [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

Same thing for "MDC" service, I tried to login and hop! New service in my account Mobile Download Console

Art-One [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

Do not have the new page neither. (BE) (You lucky ...)

Adam B. [PersonRank 4]

18 years ago #

I have the new page.

Odd that I have the moble download console. I've never used it....Tried the link once, but it never worked.

http://i5.tinypic.com/15y6rl5.jpg

/pd [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

its weird.. the link here takes me to my /ig pages after I type in pwd

https://www.google.com/accounts/Login?service=ssd

Mrrix32 [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

<<its weird.. the link here takes me to my /ig pages after I type in pwd>>
Yesterday it took me to www.google.com, now it takes me to my account page (the new style one). Does SSD have something to do with the account settings?

Mrrix32 [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

As the SSD thing is redirecting to the Google Accounts page could it have something to do with the "authorized websites" feature (that dissapeared)
Did we ever find out what that was?
http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2006-06-08.html#n75

Jake's View [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

I still can't get to the new account page. I looked at the screenshots and liked it better, but I still can't get there.

Niraj Sanghvi [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

Same here. I imagine it's their typical gradual rollout. Looks like a major improvement in design.

iZeitgeist [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

I can access the new Google Accounts page from any of the services account settings (Gmail, IG, etc...)

Otherwise, I use:

https://www.google.com/accounts/ManageAccount?hl=en

Some screenshots:

http://bennis.googlepages.com/googleaccount.png

http://bennis.googlepages.com/googleaccount1.png

I have MDC and SSD too but they are still not working...

NateDawg [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

:-(Still waiting (Day three for me) ;-(

Wouter Schut [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

Could someone post the raw html?

Btw this page would be great to measure how google you are ;).

NateDawg [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

ouch! (but partailly true :)

Ionut Alex. Chitu [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

Actually there isn't anything exciting about the new page. Except for the new services, you can't access anyway.

Aaron Myers [PersonRank 2]

18 years ago #

Here are some new links:

https://www.google.com/accounts/EditServices
https://www.google.com/accounts/DeleteAccount2
https://www.google.com/accounts/DeleteService2?service=hist
https://www.google.com/accounts/EditEmail2
https://www.google.com/accounts/EditPasswd2
https://www.google.com/accounts/EditUserInfo2
https://www.google.com/accounts/EditSecureUserInfo2
https://www.google.com/accounts/DeleteCaribouService2 (Caribou = Gmail)
https://www.google.com/accounts/DeleteService2?service=browserstate

That's all I've found so far, I'll let you know of anymore.

Haochi [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

[Moved from "Google My Account v2"]

https://www.google.com/accounts/ManageAccount2
http://img433.imageshack.us/img433/8228/myaccount2wi.png

I think it should be working for everyone...

NateDawg [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

it's finally up for me:D

Haochi [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

You can see it's v2, the "2" at the end of the url

Tony Ruscoe [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

And finally for me too. I've got:

AdSense, AdWords, Alerts, Analytics, Base, Browser Sync, Calendar, Co-op, Finance, Froogle, Froogle Shopping List, Google Answers, Google Bookmarks, Google in Your Language, Google Mail, Google Print Publisher Program, Google Reader, Groups, Mobile Download Console, News, Notebook, Page Creator, Personalized Homepage, Personalized Search, Picasa, Sitemaps, SketchUp, Spreadsheets, SSD, Video

Any more?

Sam Davyson [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

FInally here too. I have everything on my list except AdWords.

I am not too impressed by the change. The length of the list is overwhelming.

Aaron Myers [PersonRank 2]

18 years ago #

It's finally here! :)

Tony Ruscoe [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

Found one that's not on my list (but is on Haochi's) – orkut!

Sam Davyson said:

<< I am not too impressed by the change. The length of the list is overwhelming. >>

Agreed. I guess Google even forgot how many services they had! Even a layout like this would be too much for an account management page IMHO:

http://www.google.com/options/

/pd [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.. Now what ??

   Big Deal!!! I am so so zissed off .. nothing ..nada.. my list goes right down.. way down.. the UI sucks..

Caleb E [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

at least it's an improvement. I just got mine sometime in the last 15 minutes, so for those of you who don't have it yet, be patient ;)

David Hetfield [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

mine has changed!!
finally!
after weeks of giving me the 2005 account, i access the new account (using checkout.google.com)

screenshot:
http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/4794/newgoogleaccounts6ax.jpg

yeah me! :)

Philipp Lenssen [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

It's new here too! It doesn't fully work yet – "try something new" lists stuff that ought to be under "my services", as I'm using it already – but it looks much better than the old account page.

Art-One [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

I've got it finally too...

Not all my services are listed though and e.g. groups is also listed beneath 'try something new' but as I use groups a very long time it isn't that new for me...

The new layout is probably in function of the checkout thing. But i do not see the link right away, anybody does?

/pd [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

you will see that your checkout page data is now displayed under the left hnad side too!!

Aaron Myers [PersonRank 2]

18 years ago #

Yes, I saw that – I like the new design!

David Hetfield [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

<<it looks much better than the old account page>>
youre right Philipp! it really does!
the old one wasnt modern.. the new one is much more modern!

iZeitgeist [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

>> "try something new" lists stuff that ought to be under "my services", as I'm using it already >>

>> Not all my services are listed though and e.g. groups is also listed beneath 'try something new' but as I use groups a very long time it isn't that new for me... >>

I think all it means is that Google Groups is not linked yet to your Google account! Are you using the same password for both ?

Try loging to Groups this way and check back your accounts page:

https://www.google.com/accounts/ServiceLogin?service=groups2

Tony Ruscoe [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

BTW, the old link for "Mobile Download Console" – http://mobile.google.com/mmconsole/base – now redirects to http://www.google.com instead of producing this error page:

http://ruscoe.net/blog/uploads/google-mdc-oops.gif

TOMHTML [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

No, I get a weird 404 error because I'm redirected to :
http://www.google.com/?gsessionid=hl5rigEnY8XXXXX

Art-One [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

iZeit: This worked for me fine. Any tips to have my adwords & my alerts linked?

Art-One [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

& Writely perhaps?

Tony Ruscoe [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

>> No, I get a weird 404 error because I'm redirected to :
>> http://www.google.com/?gsessionid=hl5rigEnY8XXXXX

Sorry – yes, I should've said that you get redirected to www.google.com with a gsessionid querystring parameter appended to the URL, which errors on the first visit but then redirects to www.google.com after the gsessionid has been allocated on the first visit...

iZeitgeist [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

Art-One,

Adwords: https://www.google.com/accounts/ServiceLogin?service=adwords
Alerts: https://www.google.com/accounts/ServiceLogin?service=alerts

TOMHTML [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

I just have seen that the new version works in French too, from now on. And the "Mobile Download Console" link is also translated in French, so the launch is soon ;)

PS : unfortunately, in French, SSD is translated by "SSD" : no clue on what it could be...

Haochi [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

What about the M Scrapbook, any guesses?

Bob Jones [PersonRank 2]

18 years ago #

I guess its Mobile Notebook?

Bob Jones [PersonRank 2]

18 years ago #

The Mobile Download Centre link has changed again – now it redirects to Google homepage without gsessionid.

I hope launch is imminent.

TOMHTML [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

Ionut predicted that Mobile Download Centre "is a trimmed-down version of Google Base accessible from mobile phones that lets you manage your products."

Bob Jones [PersonRank 2]

18 years ago #

Possibly, it does have base in the URL.

Art-One [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

iZeitgeist: thx, this works now. What is special about those links? I did sign off via the sign off button and logged in again before, but than it did not work...

Jake's View [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

I've got the new version too!

NateDawg [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

Ionut is correct in his thinking. If you go to mobile.google.com/mmconsole/robots.txt you find this

# allow-all
#
# Google Base pages may be crawled by robots for the limited purpose of
# including content from Google Base in publicly available search engines.
# In order to automatically access data for any other purpose please contact
# Google at gb-feedback[put at-character here]google.com

User-agent: *

### END FILE ###

Granted, what the heck is a robots.txt file doing in a subdirectory? (don't ask why I tried this, lets just say weird obsession) But the text file comments clearly indicate that this is some sort of base extension.

One other thing, this is definitely for the mobile domain and not just a redirect trick (ie base.google.com/mobile or mobile.google.com/base). Changing the subdomain to "base" will give you a 404

pri [PersonRank 5]

18 years ago #

[Moved from "New Google Accounts"]

hey, it looks like the new google accounts is out. With a two column layout. Personal info on the left and "My Services" on the right. Very reminiscent of the More Google Products page but my list on the left goes on forever.. hehe. Hopefully they fix that soon and use the space more efficeintly.

Mambo [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

[put at-character here] pri
>> my list on the left goes on forever <<

I dont have a list of the left (?) Mine just has "Google Services" on the right...

pri [PersonRank 5]

18 years ago #

Oopa! i meant right.

Haochi [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

Do you know what's missing on that page? The "Gmail for your domain".

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