Official Google Blog: July 2007

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Google Apps goes global

July 31, 2007

Posted by Sanjay Raman, Google Apps Product Managerworld's informationuniversally accessibleGoogle Appsapplications

Google Apps Premier Edition for companies and organizations needing an uptime guarantee for email service, 10 gigabytes of email storage per user, integration APIs and multi-lingual telephone support for critical issues (support experts are available in English, French, Italian, German, Spanish and Dutch). Also, for a limited time, you can try Premier Edition for free for 30 days.

Google Apps Partner Edition for ISPs and portals that want to offer Gmail and other applications to their subscribers.

Google Docs & Spreadsheets, which lets Google Apps users create and collaborate in real time, right from their browsers.

The Start Page, a central place for Google Apps users to preview their inboxes, calendars and documents, access their organizations' essential content, and search the web.

A more user-friendly control panel interface for Google Apps administrators.

Mail migration tools for administrators who want to switch from a different email system (available with Premier and Education Editions only).

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Google Finance in Canada - for real

July 31, 2007

In addition, stock quotes and charts for Canadian-listed companies are now available through the Google.com web search.

Now there's Google Finance for Canada-update

July 27, 2007

Posted by Dion Loy, Google Finance engineer

Robots Exclusion Protocol: now with even more flexibility

July 27, 2007

Don't include this document in the Google search results:

X-Robots-Tag: noindex

Tell us that a document will be unavailable after 7th July 2007, 4:30pm GMT:

X-Robots-Tag: unavailable_after: 7 Jul 2007 16:30:00 GMT

You can combine multiple directives in the same document. For example:

Do not show a cached link for this document, and remove it from the index after 23rd July 2007, 3pm PST:

X-Robots-Tag: noarchive
X-Robots-Tag: unavailable_after: 23 Jul 2007 15:00:00 PST

Our goal for these features is to provide more flexibility for indexing and inclusion in Google's search results. We hope you enjoy using them.

Posted by Dan Crow, Product Managerfirst postrobots.txtMETAsecond postTell us if a page is going to expireMETAunavailable_afterMETA<META NAME="GOOGLEBOT" CONTENT="unavailable_after: 25-Aug-2007 15:00:00 EST">RFC 850 formatunavailable_afterWebmaster Central blogMeta tags everywhereMETAMETAMETAX-Robots-TagHTTP Header

Don't display a cache link or snippet for this item in the Google search results:

X-Robots-Tag: noarchive, nosnippet

Don't include this document in the Google search results:

X-Robots-Tag: noindex

Tell us that a document will be unavailable after 7th July 2007, 4:30pm GMT:

X-Robots-Tag: unavailable_after: 7 Jul 2007 16:30:00 GMT

Do not show a cached link for this document, and remove it from the index after 23rd July 2007, 3pm PST:

X-Robots-Tag: noarchive
X-Robots-Tag: unavailable_after: 23 Jul 2007 15:00:00 PST

Computer science resources for academics

July 26, 2007

Posted by Dan Peterson, Product ManagerGoogle Faculty SummituniversitiesalloverGoogle Code for Educatorsofferings for K-12 teachersCreative Commonsyour thoughtsGoogle ResearchMapReduceGoogle File System

What Eric Schmidt did this summer

July 26, 2007

Posted by Karen Wickre, Google Blog Teamkeeping up with him

Earth to the Enterprise

July 26, 2007

Posted by Matthew Glotzbach, Product Management Director, Google EnterpriseGoogle Earth Enterprise

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Like making videos? Love Gmail?

July 25, 2007

Posted by Arielle Reinstein, Product Marketing ManagerRube Goldberg machineGmail Blog, or go directly to http://mail.google.com/mvideo where you'll find directions on how to submit your clip.

Calling all SketchUp fans

July 23, 2007

Posted by Aidan Chopra, SketchUp Product EvangelistOfficial Google SketchUp Blogsexy mustache contestsSketchUpCheck out the 3D Warehouse to see models from people all over the world, and turn on the 3D Warehouse layer in Google Earth to explore cities with realistic 3D buildings made in SketchUp (Denver is particularly impressive). If you like, you can download the free version and start building models yourself.

Our commitment to open broadband platforms

July 20, 2007

Posted by Chris Sacca, Head of Special Initiatives the obstacles that prevent the Internet from being available to should enjoy such abundant access to this rich resource while billionslast weekurged

Open applications: consumers should be able to download and utilize any software applications, content, or services they desire;

Open devices: consumers should be able to utilize their handheld communications device with whatever wireless network they prefer;

Open services: third parties (resellers) should be able to acquire wireless services from a 700 MHz licensee on a wholesale basis, based on reasonably nondiscriminatory commercial terms; and

Open networks: third parties (like Internet service providers) should be able to interconnect at any technically feasible point in a 700 MHz licensee's wireless network.

numerous public interest organizationsletter to FCC Chairman Kevin MartinNote: We've cross-posted this to our Public Policy Blog.

Your Campus in 3D winners announced

July 19, 2007

Posted by Allyson McDuffie, Education Program Developmentannouncedjudgescolleges and universitiesUniversity of MinnesotaPurdue UniversityConcordia UniversityIndiana University - Purdue University Fort WayneFranklin W. Olin College of EngineeringDartmouth CollegeStanford Universitycompetition site

Opening up Google Print Ads

July 18, 2007

Posted by Andrew Chang, Product Marketing Manager, Google Print AdsannouncedGoogle Print AdsInside AdWords blog*Scarborough Research USA, Release 2, 2006.

Hosted site search for businesses

July 17, 2007

Posted by Custom Search Business EditionCustom Search EngineHere's more about CSBE

Cookies: expiring sooner to improve privacy

July 16, 2007

Posted by Peter Fleischer, Global Privacy Counselrecently announcedcookie

Nonprofits mix it up with Google Apps

July 12, 2007

Posted by Matthew Glotzbach, Product Director, Google Enterprise

Tonight I attended a social mixer co-hosted by Google and the Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN), a nationwide membership organization of several thousand nonprofit technology professionals who want to help nonprofits use technology more effectively.

Not only did the event offer DJ Hey Man! -- Darian Rodriguez Heyman, Executive Director of the Craigslist Foundation -- the opportunity to show off his skills as a DJ, but it brought together nearly 150 members of nonprofits to hear such speakers as Katrin Verclas of NTEN, and Ami Dar of Idealist.org, plus Camron Assadi, Partnerships Officer for Mercy Corps, and Daniel Heath, Network Administrator for the East Bay Community Recovery Project, discuss ways in which nonprofits can take advantage of the latest technology trends to support their programs, and their experiences with Google Apps.

The gathering also gave us the chance to announce that we're extending the Google Apps Education Edition to registered nonprofits in the U.S. The idea for this program extension emerged from conversations we had with local nonprofits. We realized that the Education Edition of Google Apps, our hosted suite of communication and collaboration tools -- free for educational institutions -- fits well with the vital need among nonprofits for easy-to-use, flexible technologies requiring little or no investment. We hope such features as email migration, 24/7 assistance and integration APIs, in addition to the standard email, calendaring and online document collaboration tools will enable nonprofits to worry less about technology and focus more on fulfilling their mission -- in whatever field of advocacy, policy, civil, social or environmental welfare (to name a few) they may be.

We're always looking for ways in which the technologies we develop can support education and action on the range of global and local issues affecting our world. Find out more about Google Apps or apply for an account.

Search your blog world

July 12, 2007

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Overview of our accessible services

July 10, 2007

Posted by T.V. Raman, Research ScientistFrom time to time, our own T.V. Raman shares his tips on how to use Google from his perspective as a technologist who cannot see -- tips that sighted people, among others, may also find useful. - Ed.everyallWeb search, our primary service, has a very simple interface and has always been accessible from a variety of user environments. Newer services that present highly interactive interfaces continue to present accessibility challenges when used with specialized adaptive technologies such as screenreaders. We are committed to finding accessibility solutions that make our services work better for everyone who visits.

Here's a list of our accessibility-related services and a few solutions to some accessibility challenges.

Web Search: Result pages include headers to delineate logical sections.

Accessible Search: Promotes results that are accessible.

Book Search: Full-text access to public-domain works.

Gmail: A simple yet functional HTML mode that works well with screenreaders.

Gmail Mobile: A lightweight user interface that is also speech-friendly.

Google Maps: Easy-to-use textual directions.

Calendar: A functional, yet speech-friendly user interface.

Audio Captchas: All services that use Google Accounts provide an audio alternative for the visual challenge-response tests that are used to distinguish humans from machines.

Mobile Transcoder: A mobile lens for viewing the web that produces accessible views.

Google Video: Allows uploaded videos to contain captions/subtitles in multiple languages for viewers who are hearing-impaired or unfamiliar with the original language.

Google Talk: IM clients inside a web browser can pose accessibility challenges, but the use of the open Jabber API means that Google users can choose from a variety of Jabber clients, many of which work well with adaptive technologies.

Web APIs: Many Google services offer high-level web APIs that aid in authoring mashups; this provides a means for creating highly customized accessible views.

1-800-GOOG-411: Here's an exception to the rule that we deliver most things through a web browser. Our experimental Voice Local Search service lets anyone who can speak into a phone search for a local business by name or category; get connected to the business free of charge; get the details by SMS if you’re using a mobile phone. (Just say "text message".)

Google ScholarGoogle NewsBloggerGoogle Product SearchIf any of this interests you, we invite you to participate in our user community. Please tell us what works well, share your own tips on using Google services, and make sure to tell us what could be made even better.Update: Added info on 1-800-GOOG-411.

Official Blog

Google Apps goes global

Google Finance in Canada - for real

Now there's Google Finance for Canada-update

Robots Exclusion Protocol: now with even more flexibility

Computer science resources for academics

What Eric Schmidt did this summer

Earth to the Enterprise

Like making videos? Love Gmail?

Calling all SketchUp fans

Our commitment to open broadband platforms

Your Campus in 3D winners announced

Opening up Google Print Ads

Hosted site search for businesses

Cookies: expiring sooner to improve privacy

Nonprofits mix it up with Google Apps

Search your blog world

Overview of our accessible services

Bloggin' down under

Welcome, Postini team

Ever more books to read

All aboard

Google and health care

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