Official Google Blog: September 2008

2001: A search odyssey

September 30, 2008

Swedish fishpigeon poopKlingoniPodyoutubeMichael PhelpsWikipediahanging chadsregister to voteInternet Archive2001 Google searchFAQPosted by Shirin Oskooi, Product Manager

Your YouTube video: Hot or Not?

September 30, 2008

YouTube Insight

dance movesInsight Dashboardthe most creative examplesPosted by Tracy Chan and Nick Jakobi, Product Managers, YouTube Team

The ONE News YouTube Election Debate in New Zealand

September 30, 2008

You Choose '08You Choose '08 SpotlightDemocratic and Republican conventionsONE News YouTube Election Debate

YouTube New Zealand blog

Ten years and counting

September 26, 2008

summer 1999stick figureBurning Man

Update:Posted by Marissa Mayer, VP Search Products & User Experience, and Dennis Hwang, Webmaster

What would you ask Senators McCain and Obama?

September 26, 2008

first Presidential debateJim Lehrernew ways for the candidates to debateCNN/YouTube debatesCommission of Presidential DebatesGoogle Moderator.U.S. Presidential Debates 2008

Many Americans feel it's unfair to saddle taxpayers with the bailout of irresponsible Wall Street firms. What caused this mess and what is a fair solution which benefits the average American, not the executives who got us here in the first place? - Suggested by Doug H, Los Angeles, CA

What will be your single, top priority for your first 100 days in office? - Suggested by Shira, Pensacola, FL

What will you do to reduce the size or increase the efficiency of the US government? - Suggested by Dave M, Philadelphia, PA

What would you ask the Presidential candidates?Tom BrokawPosted by Katie Jacobs Stanton, Elections and Moderator teams

Our position on California's No on 8 campaign

September 26, 2008

Proposition 8Posted by Sergey Brin, Co-founder & President, Technology

Google Toolbar 5 now available in Firefox

September 26, 2008

we launchedGoogle Toolbar for Firefoxnewest features

We also love Google Gadgets in Toolbar. Gadgets bring information from your favorite websites closer to you. For example, you can add the YouTube gadget to your Toolbar. When you want to have a quick break from work, click on the YouTube icon and search or view videos in a box that pops down from the Toolbar, without leaving the web page you are on. Close that box when you're done with it (or when your manager starts walking towards your cube). You can find the YouTube gadget and thousands of others in our gallery.

We look forward to get your feedback, or to hear your stories about the exciting ways you are using Toolbar's features. We hope that you enjoy the new Google Toolbar as much as our team enjoyed building it!

If you're interested in learning more about Google Toolbar, visit us at http://tools.google.com/firefox/toolbar/FT5 or check out our video:

Posted by Vladislav Kaznacheev, Head, St. Petersburg Engineering Office, and Igor Bazarny, Software Engineer, Toolbar team

Submitting your content to Google

September 26, 2008

Submit Your ContentContent Central blogPosted by Patrick Jabal, Director, Content Partnerships

The next Internet

September 25, 2008

The Internet has had an enormous impact on people's lives around the world in the ten years since Google's founding. It has changed politics, entertainment, culture, business, health care, the environment and just about every other topic you can think of. Which got us to thinking, what's going to happen in the next ten years? How will this phenomenal technology evolve, how will we adapt, and (more importantly) how will it adapt to us? We asked ten of our top experts this very question, and during September (our 10th anniversary month) we are presenting their responses. As computer scientist Alan Kay has famously observed, the best way to predict the future is to invent it, so we will be doing our best to make good on our experts' words every day. - Karen Wickre and Alan Eagle, series editorsStar Wars IBen HurPosted by Vint Cerf, Chief Internet Evangelist

Facts about our deal with Yahoo!

September 25, 2008

a new websitePosted by Karen Wickre, Google Blog Team

Adobe users get help with Google Site Search

September 24, 2008

Adobe Creative Suite 4Adobe Community HelpGoogle Site SearchGoogle Site Search indexFind out morePosted by John Nack, Senior Product Manager, Adobe

Online safety tips from Google and AARP

September 24, 2008

AARPonline safety pagePrivacy Channel

Life@50+online safety video seriesUpdate (12:06 p.m.): postedPosted by Shuman Ghosemajumder, Business Product Manager for Trust and Safety

Project 10^100

September 24, 2008

If you could suggest a unique idea that would help as many people as possible, what would it be?Project 10^100Impact Your WorldsubmittingPosted by Andy Berndt, Managing Director, Google Creative Lab

This year's Faculty Summit

September 23, 2008

4th Annual North American Faculty Summit

Roundtables - small group discussions with senior engineers

API demos - introducing applications of our most popular APIs: Google Data, Open Social, Geo, and Android

A technical panel I hosted, "Computing at Scale: Challenges and Opportunities" - comprised of Googlers Rob Pike and Urs Hoelzle as well as Jeanette Wing, Assistant Director for Computer & Information Science and Engineering (CISE) at the National Science Foundation, and Ed Lazowska, Professor of Computer Science at the University of Washington

Visits from our CEO, Eric Schmidt, who dropped by the opening cocktail reception, plus founders Larry & Sergey, who mingled at the reception and conducted the closing Q&A

University Relations websitePosted by Alfred Spector, VP of Research & Special Initiatives

Wiping out the next smallpox

September 23, 2008

The Internet has had an enormous impact on people's lives around the world in the ten years since Google's founding. It has changed politics, entertainment, culture, business, health care, the environment and just about every other topic you can think of. Which got us to thinking, what's going to happen in the next ten years? How will this phenomenal technology evolve, how will we adapt, and (more importantly) how will it adapt to us? We asked ten of our top experts this very question, and during September (our 10th anniversary month) we are presenting their responses. As computer scientist Alan Kay has famously observed, the best way to predict the future is to invent it, so we will be doing our best to make good on our experts' words every day. - Karen Wickre and Alan Eagle, series editorsWorld Health OrganizationRotary InternationalCarter CenterPredict and PreventPosted by Dr. Larry Brilliant, Google.org

The first Android-powered phone

September 23, 2008

world's first Android-powered phoneannounced plansAndroid Developer ChallengeGoogle Mobile blogAndroid MarketPosted by Erick Tseng, Lead Product Manager, Android Team

NYC transit directions have arrived

September 23, 2008

Google Transitpostedinitial single-city launchmaps.google.com/nycPosted by Chris Harrelson, Tech Lead & Creator of Google Transit

Book Search spreads its wings with new partnerships and tools

September 22, 2008

Google Book Searchset of APIsGoogle Book Search blogPosted by Tom Turvey, Google Book Search Partnerships Director

Building a future that's clean and green

September 22, 2008

Now, read us in gadget form

September 21, 2008

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AJAX APIsLanguage APIPosted by Joscelin Cooper, Google Blog team

The democratization of data

September 21, 2008

The Internet has had an enormous impact on people's lives around the world in the ten years since Google's founding. It has changed politics, entertainment, culture, business, health care, the environment and just about every other topic you can think of. Which got us to thinking, what's going to happen in the next ten years? How will this phenomenal technology evolve, how will we adapt, and (more importantly) how will it adapt to us? We asked ten of our top experts this very question, and during September (our 10th anniversary month) we are presenting their responses. As computer scientist Alan Kay has famously observed, the best way to predict the future is to invent it, so we will be doing our best to make good on our experts' words every day. - Karen Wickre and Alan Eagle, series editorsU.S. Small Business Administrationsearch technologyGoogle DocsGoogle TrendsWebsite OptimizerTrends for Websites

Today, only the largest companies can afford to hire consultants and experts. In the future, even small companies will be able to purchase on-demand expertise and other services via the Internet.

Today, marketing intelligence are costly reports describing data many months or years old. In the future, small businesses will have access to real-time data on market conditions.

Today, only the largest companies can run expensive experiments with their advertising campaigns. In the future, even small business will be able to run carefully controlled marketing experiments that will enable them to better reach their potential customers.

Today, only large companies can sell products in many countries. Tomorrow, businesses of any size can use online services and outsourced logistics to buy and sell in every corner of the globe.

Posted by Hal Varian, Chief Economist

The future of mobile

September 19, 2008

The Internet has had an enormous impact on people's lives around the world in the ten years since Google's founding. It has changed politics, entertainment, culture, business, health care, the environment and just about every other topic you can think of. Which got us to thinking, what's going to happen in the next ten years? How will this phenomenal technology evolve, how will we adapt, and (more importantly) how will it adapt to us? We asked ten of our top experts this very question, and during September (our 10th anniversary month) we are presenting their responses. As computer scientist Alan Kay has famously observed, the best way to predict the future is to invent it, so we will be doing our best to make good on our experts' words every day. - Karen Wickre and Alan Eagle, series editors
Chester GouldSmart alerts: Augmented reality:Crowd sourcing goes mainstream:Sensors everywhere: Tool for development: The future-proof device:

Safer software through trust and verification: Your phone will provide tools and information to empower you to decide what to download, what to see, and what to share. Trust is the most important currency in the always connected world, and your phone will help you stay in control of your information. You may choose to share nothing at all (the default mode), or just share certain things with certain people -- your circle of trusted friends and family. You'll make these decisions based on information you get from the service and software providers, and the collective ratings of the community as well. Your phone is like your trusted valet: it knows a lot about you, and won't disclose an iota of it without your OK.

Posted by Andy Rubin, Engineering Director

Changes in Phoenix

September 19, 2008

Posted by Alan Eustace, Senior Vice President, Engineering & Research

Google in one more language

September 18, 2008

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talk like oneLikes an' DislikesdeadlightsexamplePosted by Cap'n Pam Greenebearde

The intelligent cloud

September 18, 2008

The Internet has had an enormous impact on people's lives around the world in the ten years since Google's founding. It has changed politics, entertainment, culture, business, health care, the environment and just about every other topic you can think of. Which got us to thinking, what's going to happen in the next ten years? How will this phenomenal technology evolve, how will we adapt, and (more importantly) how will it adapt to us? We asked ten of our top experts this very question, and during September (our 10th anniversary month) we are presenting their responses. As computer scientist Alan Kay has famously observed, the best way to predict the future is to invent it, so we will be doing our best to make good on our experts' words every day. - Karen Wickre and Alan Eagle, series editorsLarge Synoptic Survey TelescopePosted by Alfred Spector, VP Engineering, and Franz Och, Research Scientist

Shelter from the storm

September 17, 2008

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KML of Updated Imagery
Track the Hurricanes in Google Earth's Weather Layer

Posted by Jessica Pfund and Pete Giencke, Google Earth Team

Google Maps for mobile now with Street View and walking directions

September 17, 2008

Google Maps for MobileGoogle Mobile Blog

Posted by Michael Siliski, Product Manager

Partnering with GE on clean energy

September 17, 2008

joining forcesGEsmart gridpower plantplug-in vehiclesenhanced geothermal systems

Eric Schmidt with GE's CEO Jeff Immelt at Google's Zeitgeist conference
Update:the videoPosted by Michael Terrell, Google.org

What to do if you can't access your webmail

September 17, 2008

This post is the latest in an ongoing series on how to stay safe online. - Ed.unusual activityregaining access

Don't share your Gmail password with anyone. Not friends, not family, not anyone. And if you need to write down your password, be sure to keep it in a safe place, away from your computer. (For info on how to choose a good password and keep it safe, check out this post.)

Don't respond to messages asking for your login info. As you may already know, there are people out there who will try to steal your login info. Google will never send you an email, IM, or any other communication asking for your Gmail login info, so don't respond to any messages asking for it.

Always keep the verification number you get when you sign up for Gmail. When you sign up for Gmail, we'll ask you for a secondary email address and then email a verification number to that account. This number is the best way to prove ownership of your account, so be sure to hang on to it.

If you aren't able to access your account, try resetting your password. As mentioned above, most of the support requests we get turn out to be lost or forgotten passwords, rather than something more serious. Resetting your password usually gets the job done.

If resetting your password doesn't work, try our account-recovery process. We recently launched an account-recovery form in our help center that can drastically reduce the amount of time it takes to verify ownership of an account and restore access. If you have the information necessary to prove ownership -- such as the verification code for the account -- this new process can help our support team restore access within a matter of hours.

educationalfeatureGmail blogPosted by Colin Bogart, Gmail user support team

Let's hear it for Google scholarship winners

September 16, 2008

United Negro College FundHispanic College FundAmerican Indian Science & Engineering SocietyRead moreAnnual Google Scholars' RetreatGoogleplex2008 Google Anita Borg ScholarshipU.S. and CanadaEurope2008 Google United Negro College Fund Scholars

Brian Beecham - Alabama A&M University

Clinton Buie - Stanford University

Dorian Perkins - University of California, Riverside

John Mosby - Clark Atlanta University

Katherine Trushkowsky - University of California, Berkeley

Lateef Yusuf - Georgia Institute of Technology

Mamadou Diallo - University of California, Irvine

Mcdavis Fasugba - University of Miami

Pascal Carole - University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Rashida Davis - University of Delaware

Remy Carole - University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Sheronda Nash - Georgia Institute of Technology

Souma Badombena-Wanta - George Mason University

Yolanda McMillian - Auburn University

2008 Google Hispanic College Fund Scholars

Miguel Rios - University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Milton Villeda - University of Texas, Austin

Ricardo Rodríguez - University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Marco Medina - Eastern Washington University

Abel Licon - University of Deleware

Maximiliano Ramirez Luna - University of California, Berkeley

Juan Herrera - University of Oklahoma

Kenneth Faller Ii - Florida International University

Heriberto Reynoso - University of Texas, Brownsville

Jose Martinez - California State Polytechnic University

Otoniel Ortega - University of Illinois, Chicago

Antonio Rodríguez-soto - Universidad Del Turabo

Tina Ziemek - University of Utah

Diana Flores - University of Florida

Matthew Martinez - University of New Mexico

Frank Blandon - University of Florida

Felipe Carmona - Roosevelt University

Pamela Gutierrez - Oklahoma Panhandle State University

Daniel Hernandez - Tennessee Technological University

2008 Google American Indian Science & Engineering Society Scholars

Erik Bennett - New Mexico Tech

Kaylei Burke - University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Cory Cornelius - Dartmouth College

Daniel Jachowski - Stanford University

Denise Martin - Capella University

Mitchell Martin - University of Texas, San Antonio

Melanie Prevett - Oklahoma State University

Thomas Reed - University of California, Santa Barbara

Delbert Willie - Colorado State University

Posted by Meredith Carroll, Global Diversity and Talent Inclusion Team

Google Audio Indexing now on Google Labs

September 16, 2008

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The future of online video

September 16, 2008

The Internet has had an enormous impact on people's lives around the world in the ten years since Google's founding. It has changed politics, entertainment, culture, business, health care, the environment and just about every other topic you can think of. Which got us to thinking, what's going to happen in the next ten years? How will this phenomenal technology evolve, how will we adapt, and (more importantly) how will it adapt to us? We asked ten of our top experts this very question, and during September (our 10th anniversary month) we are presenting their responses. As computer scientist Alan Kay has famously observed, the best way to predict the future is to invent it, so we will be doing our best to make good on our experts' words every day. - Karen Wickre and Alan Eagle, series editors

Posted by Chad Hurley, CEO and Co-Founder, YouTube

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2001: A search odyssey

Your YouTube video: Hot or Not?

The ONE News YouTube Election Debate in New Zealand

Ten years and counting

What would you ask Senators McCain and Obama?

Our position on California's No on 8 campaign

Google Toolbar 5 now available in Firefox

Submitting your content to Google

The next Internet

Facts about our deal with Yahoo!

Adobe users get help with Google Site Search

Online safety tips from Google and AARP

Project 10^100

This year's Faculty Summit

Wiping out the next smallpox

The first Android-powered phone

NYC transit directions have arrived

Book Search spreads its wings with new partnerships and tools

Building a future that's clean and green

Now, read us in gadget form

The democratization of data

The future of mobile

Changes in Phoenix

Google in one more language

The intelligent cloud

Shelter from the storm

Google Maps for mobile now with Street View and walking directions

Partnering with GE on clean energy

What to do if you can't access your webmail

Let's hear it for Google scholarship winners

Google Audio Indexing now on Google Labs

The future of online video

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