Official Google Blog: September 2011

Dynamic Views: seven new ways to share your blog with the world

September 27, 2011

As we said a few weeks ago

Classic (Gmail): A modern twist on a traditional template, with infinite scrolling and images that load as you go

Flipcard (M loves M) - Your photos are tiled across the page and flip to reveal the post title

Magazine (Advanced Style) - A clean, elegant editorial style layout

Mosaic (Crosby’s Kitchen) - A mosaic mix of different sized images and text

Sidebar (Blogger Buzz Blog) - An email inbox-like view with a reading page for quick scrolling and browsing

Snapshot (Canelle et Vanille) - An interactive pinboard of your posts

Timeslide (The Bleary-Eyed Father) - A horizontal view of your posts by time period

.blogspot.comPreviewthis short surveyNoteGmail BlogLatLong BlogDocs Blog(Cross-posted from Blogger Buzz)Update 7:31pm: We've added back a working link to submit your feedback. Update 6:00pm: Earlier today, this post included a link to a feedback form. We do value your feedback and want to know what you think of this update; we'll have a feedback link up again soon.Posted by Antin Harasymiv, Software Engineer

Taking in more sun with Clean Power Finance

September 27, 2011

(Cross-posted from the Green Blog)Renewable Energy Finance ForumClean Power Financeinvested more than $850 millionfirst residential solar investment

Owned by Google, operated by Clean Power Finance and installed by American Vision Solar, the Colin family of Santa Clarita, Calif. has a 4.14 kW solar systemwebsitesolar installation at the Googleplexprevious investmentPosted by Rick Needham, Director of Green Business Operations

European Commission President Barroso takes your questions on YouTube World View

September 27, 2011

(Cross-posted on the YouTube Blog)José Manuel BarrosoState of the Union AddressEuronewsYouTube World Viewyoutube.com/worldviewGoogle TranslateWorld ViewWorld ViewPosted by Al Verney, Head of Communications, Google Brussels

From the desert to the web: bringing the Dead Sea Scrolls online

September 26, 2011

(Cross-posted on the Nonprofits Blog, the Google.org Blog and the European Public Policy Blog)Dead Sea Scrolls onlineThe Israel Museum, JerusalemDead Sea ScrollsArdon Bar-HamaTemple Scroll

Great Isaiah Scroll

Dead Sea Scrolls "In the day of thy planting thou didst make it to grow"Chapter 17:Verse 11Google Art ProjectYad Vashem Holocaust photo collectionPrado Museumthis formUpdate 9/26/11:Posted by Eyal Miller, New Business Development and Eyal Fink, Software Engineer, Israel Research and Development Center

Remembering my dad, Jim Henson

September 23, 2011

We’re thrilled to share this guest post by Brian Henson about his father—puppeteer, director and producer Jim Henson, best known as the creator of the Muppets. For the next 36 hours, we’re honoring Jim’s birthday on our homepage with a special doodle created in tandem with The Jim Henson Company. -Ed.Posted by Brian Henson, Chairman of The Jim Henson Company

Google Apps highlights – 9/23/2011

September 23, 2011

This 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.Multiple sign-in and other new preferences in Gmail for mobilehelpful new features

Calling credit auto-rechargeautomatically add international calling credits

Allow people to comment but not edit in documentscomment-only level of access

Format painter, Fusion Tables, drag & drop images and vertical cell mergenotable improvementsFusion Tables

Fusion Table data visualized on an interactive mapAccessibility improvements in Google Calendar, Docs and SitesCalendarDocs and SitesWho’s gone Google?reduce their impact on the environment61 of the top 100 universitiesU.S. News and World Report4 million companiesGoogle Apps BlogPosted by Jeremy Milo, Google Apps Marketing Manager

The Fox News/Google Debate live tonight on YouTube: GOP candidates answer your questions

September 22, 2011

Fox News YouTube channelimmigration reformhealth careforeign aidsocial securityyoutube.com/foxnews

youtube.com/foxnewsPosted by Ramya Raghavan, YouTube news and politics manager

A 67-year reunion of wartime survivors, inspired by Google Books

September 21, 2011

(Cross-posted on the Inside Google Books blog)From time to time, we invite guests to post about items of interest. We're pleased to have James Keeffe, III, author of the award-winning Two Gold Coins and a Prayer: The Epic Journey of a World War II Bomber Pilot and POWtell us an amazing story about how Google Books helped reunite a Holocaust survivor and a World War II veteran. -Ed.

Two Gold Coins and a Prayer: The Epic Journey of a World War II Bomber Pilot and POWGoogle Books Dear Sir,

I've found this book a few day ago at the internet. I am the little girl from the Cohen family who was hidden together with Jim at the Jappe-Alberts family. I was 8 years old. I've read a part of the book already on the net and my son in the USA ordered it. It's unbelievable to find all this after so many years... We are now living in Israel since 1978. I would like to leave a note with these information for the writer and his father as a sign of life. Can you give me an email-address? Forwarding is another possibility!

With regards,
Helen Cohen-Berman

Left: Photo of 19-year-old James from October 1942, Right: Photo of 9-year-old Helen from 1945the portion of my book on Google Books that had the name Jappe-Alberts in it After 67 years, Helen and James were reunited in James' Seattle home

Photo taken at the VFW Hall in Redmond, Washington, where James attends POW meetings. Credit: Book It NorthwestPosted by James H. Keeffe, III, author of Two Gold Coins and a Prayer: The Epic Journey of a World War II Bomber Pilot and POW

Google+: 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99... 100.

September 20, 2011

For our international readers, this post is also available in Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish (Latin America, Spain). - Ed.here+Hangouts: more places, more people, more to docooking classesgame showsmusic concerts92. Hangouts on your phone

Hangouts on your phone: Stream View (left), Green Room (center), Portrait Mode (right)Android Market93. Hangouts On Airfamily membersprayer groupsmedical conditions

Hangouts On Air: Stream View (left), Full-screen Mode (right)will.i.am’smy profile94, 95, 96, 97. Hangouts with extras

Screensharing: for when you want to show off your vacation photos, your high score, your lesson plan or whatever else is on your screen

Sketchpad: for when you want to draw, doodle, or just scribble together

Google Docs: for when you want to write, plan or present something with others

Named Hangouts: for when you want to join or create a public hangout about a certain topic (like fashion or music or sports...)

Hangouts with extras: Screensharing (left), Sketchpad (right)

Hangouts with extras: Docs (left), Named Hangouts (right)98. Hangouts APIsGoogle+ API launchGoogle+ platform blog+Search: find the people and posts you care about99. Search in Google+

Search in Google+: photography (left), cooking (right)+Everyone100. Anyone can sign up for Google+—no invitation required.google.com/+what's next in Google+Posted by Vic Gundotra, Senior Vice President of Engineering

Launching Google Wallet on Sprint and working with Visa, American Express and Discover

September 19, 2011

Google Walletnear field communication (NFC)Sprint Nexus S 4GCiti MasterCardpledged a commitment to an open commerce ecosystemvideo of our first customergoogle.com/walletPosted by Osama Bedier, Vice President of Payments

Time, technology and leaping seconds

September 15, 2011

Google’s Site Reliability team is responsible for keeping Google’s services and data centers up and running 24/7. In this post, you’ll hear about a project our Site Reliability Engineers took on to make sure that the fluctuations of time don’t adversely affect Google’s products and services. If you like this (detailed) glimpse at the tech behind the scenes, come back for more about this team’s work in the future. -Ed.Network Time Protocolleap secondsWhy time matters at GoogleeverythingIERSHere’s the science bitnot setw lie(t) = (1.0 - cos(pi * t / w)) / 2.0ChubbyWhat we learnedPosted by Christopher Pascoe, Site Reliability Engineer

Saying thanks—in person—to our Google Top Contributors

September 15, 2011

you’reGlobal Top Contributor SummitGoogle product forumsGmail forumGoogle Earth forumGerman Webmaster forum

TCs from the AdSense, Gmail and Webmaster forums hang out with Googlers (in red)

Bottom right: TC treebles, as he’s known in the Maps and Places for business forums, talks with the custom maps teamGoogle product forumsHelp Forum guidePosted by Brenna Robertson and Adrienne Ludwick, Global Top Contributor Summit co-organizers

A search insights lesson for back-to-school

September 15, 2011

(Cross-posted on the Inside Search Blog and the Retail Blog)

kids shoeskids haircutshealthy school lunchesfirst day of school outfitetextbook

printable coupons

bank accountopen bank account

laptop lockjump onlaundry service

Posted by Julie Krueger, Industry Director, Retail

New tools to help publishers maximize their revenue

September 15, 2011

DoubleClick for PublishersDoubleClick Ad ExchangeVideo and mobile in DoubleClick for PublishersGoogle Display NetworkAdMobDirect Deals on the DoubleClick Ad Exchangemore revenue for publishersPosted by Neal Mohan, Vice President of Display Advertising

Enhanced accessibility in Docs, Sites and Calendar

September 14, 2011

Google Docs, Google SitesGoogle CalendarEnterprise bloggoogle.com/accessibilityPosted by T.V. Raman, Technical Lead, Google Accessibility

+Snippets on Google Maps: if you can see it, you can share it

September 14, 2011

+snippetsGoogle Mapsdriving directionshotel informationnearby wineries

+Snippets on Google Maps: Directions, Places, search resultsWith today’s launch, Google Maps joins other Google products like Books, Offers and Product Search in having +snippets. And like Maps, what you see onscreen is what you share—just click on “Share...” in the Google+ bar to reveal the +snippet:

+Snippets on Google Books, Offers and Product Searchcustomize their own +snippets(Cross-posted on the Lat Long blog)Posted by Bradley Horowitz, Vice President of Product Management

Tradition meets technology: top universities using Apps for Education

September 13, 2011

(a) Number of points required to win a standard game of Cribbage
(b) The country code to call Australia
(c) Number of Top 100 universities that use Google Apps for EducationU.S. News and World Report28th annual rankingGoogle Apps for Education100% web

Yale University

Northwestern University

Brown University

Vanderbilt University

University of Notre Dame

University of Southern California

Wake Forest University

William and Mary

Brandeis University

Case Western Reserve University

University of Maryland

Boston University

Rutgers University

Clemson University

University of Minnesota

U.S. News complete rankingsregisterswhohowwww.google.com/apps/top100schools

Google Apps for Education(Cross-posted on the Enterprise Blog)Posted by Tom Mills, Director of Education

Ten years later

September 10, 2011

On Monday September 12, the 9/11 Memorial will open to the public within the original footprint of the twin towers. Our relationship with the 9/11 Memorial team dates back to 2009, when we collaborated to build their Make History site. This web archive lets people place and share their photos and videos in geographical context, collectively piecing together the history that was witnessed, one photo or video at a time.

The 9/11 Memorial has also produced a commemorative album called Ten Years On, a musical tribute featuring well-known musicians and performers. The album has inspired a video archive project on YouTube of the same name which encourages people to submit video tributes to those affected by the events of 9/11.

YouTube also worked with The New York Times on a YouTube Channel featuring archived news broadcasts and personal stories and reflections from the public.

John Reilly, a software executive and Deputy Chief of the Mountain Lakes (NJ) Volunteer Fire Department, built First-Responder to help community organizations like fire departments and EMS corps increase their emergency preparedness and respond more effectively to crises. This open source application uses freely available web tools to map critical resources and contingency plans, dispatch and track first responders, and interoperate with mutual aid organizations during emergencies.

Posted by Andy Berndt, Creative Lab, New York City

It’s kickoff time for U.S. football searches

September 9, 2011

National Football Leaguenfl lockoutconsistently more popular

college footballstates with the most searchesthird largest “city”

spikes in searchout frontrg3game of his career

most searched for player

playoffsAmerica’s Teamlead all other teams

more people are interested

peak every fallking of all tailgating

Posted by Jim Lecinski, vice president U.S. sales and Notre Dame class of ‘87

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Dynamic Views: seven new ways to share your blog with the world

Taking in more sun with Clean Power Finance

European Commission President Barroso takes your questions on YouTube World View

From the desert to the web: bringing the Dead Sea Scrolls online

Remembering my dad, Jim Henson

Google Apps highlights – 9/23/2011

The Fox News/Google Debate live tonight on YouTube: GOP candidates answer your questions

A 67-year reunion of wartime survivors, inspired by Google Books

Google+: 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99... 100.

Launching Google Wallet on Sprint and working with Visa, American Express and Discover

Time, technology and leaping seconds

Saying thanks—in person—to our Google Top Contributors

A search insights lesson for back-to-school

New tools to help publishers maximize their revenue

Enhanced accessibility in Docs, Sites and Calendar

+Snippets on Google Maps: if you can see it, you can share it

Tradition meets technology: top universities using Apps for Education

Ten years later

It’s kickoff time for U.S. football searches

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