Posted by Leslie Hawthorn, Program Manager, Open SourceGoogle Summer of Code, our program to introduce students to open source software development is coming back. In the past ...

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When Les Kenny and his family launched their do-it-yourself (D.I.Y.) website www.buildeazy.com in 2001 solely as a hobby site, they had no idea ...

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The Search Marketing Expo (SMX) West conference was a blast, and now I’m trying to recover and catch up on the things I missed at work. ...

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Google Base Competitor Analysis Author: Tom Wilson Google APIs used: Base An application that Google Base providers can use to determine how their items compare to similar items in Google Base. ...

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Posted by Pamela Fox, Google Maps API Team Why re-invent the wheel when you can copy and paste our wheel instead? In the Google Maps API ...

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Posted by Andrew Moore, Engineering DirectorOn Tuesday, March 4, the Google Pittsburgh office will open its doors to the technical community for a special evening. We'll kick things off with some mingling over beer,...

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When we talk about optimization in AdSense, we usually focus on testing different formats, colors, and locations for your ad units. But it's...

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Posted by Chiu-Ki Chan, Software EngineerA few months ago, we launched My library. We are always looking to improve this feature and make it more useful for book lovers, so we r...

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Posted by Scott Johnston, Senior Product Manager (former VP of Products at JotSpot)Many of you have been waiting for JotSpot to re-emerge, in...

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Posted by Rishi Chandra, Google Apps Product ManagerToday, information is created in all types of formats, such as documents, presentations, ...

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Posted by Marissa Mayer, VP, Search & User ProductsIt's been a busy week for the Google Health team. Last week we announced our partnership ...

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Posted by Craig Walker, Senior Product ManagerAs we mentioned last fall, GrandCentral's Project CARE initiative, which provides permanent telephone numbers and voicemail services to the homeless, has partnered with San...

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