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Update on New Channels

google: New visualization feature in Google Books shows search results within the book: http://bit.ly/14z6Ec

Announcing UX improvements in the sandbox

<<Over the last few days, we've introduced several improvements to the sandbox to help flesh out what the full social experience will look like for your users. First, sharing a gadget is a richer experience — requestShareApp invites now display notifications at the top of the invitee's iGoogle page...>> (more...)

Picking a good test page with Google Analytics

<<A common question we hear from users of Website Optimizer is, "What page should I test?" Of course, people have different opinions. For example, some experts say that you should never run a test on your homepage while others may disagree. We recommend taking a data-driven approach when choosing a te...>> (more...)

London Open Source Jam 13

<<Here in London, we recently hosted London Open Source Jam 13 (Our 14th jam, as naturally we count from zero.) - unlucky for some, but not for us! We threw the floor open to talks of any kind and we had a bumper crop of lightning talks on a diverse range of topics. We learned how to mak...>> (more...)

Using Google Analytics and Website Optimizer Together -- in 60 Seconds

<<A couple of months ago, we published a post on making your site a closer . But, before your website can close a sale, it has to get the visitor's attention. Presenting your visitor with a landing page that's relevant to what she's looking for is the best way to start the conversation and proceed to...>> (more...)

New ways to search within a book

<<At Google we want to make it easy for you to find the information you need. As such, we've made searching for passages within a book part of the core experience of Google Books. Earlier this month we revamped the search experience to make searching inside a book easier. You can now view...>> (more...)

International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML 2009) in Montreal

<<The 26th International Conference on Machine Learning ( ICML 2009 ) was recently held in Montreal in conjunction with the 22nd Conference On Learning Theory ( COLT 2009 ) and the 25th Conference on Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence ( UAI 2009 ). This is one of the major forums for researche...>> (more...)

New Interface Thursday: You said it, we're fixing it!

<<We released the new AdWords interface early to get your feedback on it as soon as possible. And you haven't disappointed us! We receive thousands of comments every month covering likes, dislikes, and ideas for ways to further improve the AdWords interface. We read your comments carefully to priorit...>> (more...)

Local Markets Spotlight: Hungry for online diners research

<<Earlier this year, Google published research highlighting how the economic conditions had changed online buying behavior. Users are researching more online and looking for deals when it comes to purchasing products. Does the same hold true when it comes to dining? To find out, we worked with Onl...>> (more...)

Gmail for Mobile HTML5 Series: Using Timers Effectively

<<On April 7th, Google launched a new version of Gmail for mobile for iPhone and Android-powered devices. We shared the behind-the-scenes story through this blog and decided to share more of what we've learned in a brief series of follow-up blog posts. This week, I'll talk about two kinds of ti...>> (more...)

A festive Fourth with Google Maps

<<I'll be heading to the nation's capital to celebrate Independence Day this weekend, so I've been browsing the many maps that the Washington Post has put together to help people take in the festivities. If you'll be in DC too, you can find a map of the various events going on throughout the ...>> (more...)

Recapping last week's Google D.C. Talk on cybersecurity

<<To help spark ideas and stimulate discussion following the release of the President's cyberspace policy review , last Friday we teamed up with the Center for a New American Security to bring together a panel of experts representing government, military, and industry for a Google D.C. Talk, "...>> (more...)

New Blog Search tools: Feeds, Hot Queries and Latest Posts

<<Ever since the new Google Blog Search homepage launched , we've been fielding requests for a myriad of different features. Today we're happy to announce the launch of our most requested feature: RSS and Atom feeds. Simply click on the links under "Subscribe" in the left-hand column of the Blo...>> (more...)

google: New Blog Search tools: Feeds, Hot Queries, and Latest Posts http://bit.ly/zoh5s

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Looking Backward: Happy anniversary, Walkman!

<<Thirty years ago this week, Sony introduced the first Walkman to consumers in Japan. Released on July 1, 1979, the model TPS-L2 was the first in a long history of portable stereo devices. The shape, size, and data format of portable music players continues to evolve, but for many people my age t...>> (more...)

Speeding up: Attracting more visitors with content and community

<<We're well under way with our five-week educational series about speeding up your business in a slowdown, which we kicked off two weeks ago . This week, you'll hear tips from Jack Herrick, the founder of wikiHow.com, about attracting new visitors to your site. As we share more tips over the next t...>> (more...)

Stem the 401 Tide

<<Some of you may have noticed that OpenSocial API calls in the sandbox have started returning 401s, regardless of whether or not you've enabled social ACLs in your gadget. We're in the process of changing a few things behind the scenes, one of which has the unfortunate side effect of breaking the ACL...>> (more...)

google: @NJ_Business reports on collaboration and Google Docs: "Easy, inventive and free to use." http://bit.ly/40ySUA

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Happiness is more subject in your subject line.

<<If a certain lack of variety has weighed on the format of your day-to-day, feed-to-email deliveries, things are looking up at last. Recent advances in dollar-sign technology have brought some strange and fascinating new capabilities to the Email Branding section of FeedBurner's Email Subscriptions f...>> (more...)