The Summer of Code

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Chris DiBona, Open Source Program Manager</span><br /><br />We're very excited to launch our newest Open Source initiative, the<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span> <a href="http://code.google.com/summerofcode.html" title="http://code.google.com/summerofcode.html">Summer of Code</a>, a program that aims to help students enter the world of Open Source software development by honing their skills on real problems with real programmers. It's not only intellectually rewarding, though - we're offering stipends to each student who successfully completes a project by the end of the summer. If you're up for it, <a href="http://code.google.com/soc_application.html" title="http://code.google.com/soc_application.html">go for it</a>!

The Summer of Code

Posted by Chris DiBona, Open Source Program Manager We're very excited to launch our newest Open Source initiative, the Summer of Cod...

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Speaking of search

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Michael Krantz, Google Blog Team</span><br /><br />Do you manage to lose track of files, emails and websites in languages other than English? If so, you’ll be glad to know that Google Desktop Search is now available in <a href="http://desktop.google.fr">French</a>, <a href="http://desktop.google.it">Italian</a>, <a href="http://desktop.google.de">German</a>, <a href="http://desktop.google.es">Spanish</a>, <a href="http://desktop.google.nl">Dutch</a>, <a href="http://desktop.google.com/zh/CN">Chinese (simplified)</a>, <a href="http://desktop.google.com/zh/TW">Chinese (traditional)</a>, <a href="http://desktop.google.co.jp">Japanese</a> and <a href="http://desktop.google.co.kr">Korean</a>.

Speaking of search

Posted by Michael Krantz, Google Blog Team Do you manage to lose track of files, emails and websites in languages other than English? If so,...

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Give them a hand

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Debbie Jaffe, Product Marketing Manager</span><br /><br />The product marketing team is currently experimenting with some new ideas for <a href="http://local.google.com/">Google Local,</a> and I just went to Kansas City to beta-test some of them with my colleagues Resmi and Samantha. Our first order of business was to visit mall kiosks. Since my poor sense of direction has inspired my family to invoke “The Debbie Rule” (the listener travels in the opposite direction from what Debbie says), before arriving in Kansas City I used Google Maps to print out driving directions from <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=325+ward+parkway,+kansas+city,+mo&daddr=5000+W+119th+St,+Leawood,+KS+66209&hl=en">Rafael Hotel to Town Center Plaza</a>, and from there <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=5000+W+119th+St,+Leawood,+KS+66209&daddr=11461+W+95th+St,+Overland+Park,+KS+66214&hl=en">to the Oak Park Mall.</a><br /><br />Aside from <a href="http://www.arthurbryantsbbq.com/">Arthur Bryant’s barbeque</a>, a highlight of the trip was a <a href="http://kansascity.royals.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/wrapup.jsp?ymd=20050520&content_id=1056432&vkey=wrapup2004&fext=.jsp&c_id=kc">ball game</a> between those major rivals, the Kansas City Royals vs. the St. Louis Cardinals. Not only did the Royals rally in the 8th inning to come within one run of the Cards, but it was pretty cool to see fans wave big foam hands from Google.<br /><br /><img src="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/media/KC_foamhands.jpg" /><br /><br />(If it's too hard to read, one side says “Know your city like the back of your hand. In this case, a big foam hand. Google Local.” The other side says “Go Royals.”)<br /><br />Some Cardinals fans also enjoyed the hands - but none of those photos are suitable for posting (the hands we provided all started out with five fingers, I swear).

Give them a hand

Posted by Debbie Jaffe, Product Marketing Manager The product marketing team is currently experimenting with some new ideas for Google Local...

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No scraping necessary

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Brian Singerman, Software engineer</span><br /><br />My friends have been asking me for something that could add Gmail and news headlines to the Google homepage. I saw a Slashdot post requesting the same thing, and someone wrote back: if you want that feature, do it yourself and whip up some code or scrape the data. Of course, why would my friends spend any time hacking this together when they could just get me to do it for them?<br /><br />So I got involved with the 'fusion' initiative by joining the team working on a <a href="http://www.google.com/ig">personalized homepage</a>. We launched today, so now I can return the Python books I bought my lazy friends. Check it out and <a href="http://www.google.com/support/fusionph/bin/request.py">tell us</a> what else you want to see. We just might code it up.

No scraping necessary

Posted by Brian Singerman, Software engineer My friends have been asking me for something that could add Gmail and news headlines to the Goo...

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A method to our madness

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Marissa Mayer, Director of Consumer Web Products, and Jessica Ewing, Product Manager</span><br /><br />Does Google have a strategy, or are we just a bunch of mad computer scientists running around building whatever we want? Today this question gets an answer: we've launched our personalized homepage via <a href="http://labs.google.com">Google Labs</a>. It's part of a strategic initiative we refer to as 'fusion' to bring together Google functionality, and content from across the web, in useful ways.<br /><br />The personalized homepage is a complement to the existing Google homepage - not a replacement. Keep using the original Google homepage if you want to. (We expect many people will.) But if you're keen to organize and customize your information, take a stab at designing your own homepage. You can add Gmail, news, stocks, weather and more. Plus you can add great content from websites like the BBC and Wired. We're incorporating feeds from just a few other sites today, but we envision being able to accept any standardized feed very soon.<br /><br />Enjoy, and <a href="http://www.google.com/support/fusionph/bin/request.py">let us know</a> what you think!

A method to our madness

Posted by Marissa Mayer, Director of Consumer Web Products, and Jessica Ewing, Product Manager Does Google have a strategy, or are we just a...

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Tomorrow, work that bike

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Joe Gross, System Ops Manager </span><br /><br />So many Googlers commute by bike every day that you can't easily look down a hallway and not see a bicycle or two leaning against the wall. Some people bike in from just a few miles away while others combine their commute with other training. I ride 40 miles from San Francisco to Mountain View (and back!) twice a week. Somehow, I'm much more awake and refreshed than I would have been if I sat in my car on 101 for an hour. Or more...<br /><br />Google is a huge supporter of bike commuting, and <a href="http://www.bikemonth.com/">Bike to Work Day</a> is a <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2004/05/pedal-power.html">real party</a> in Mountain View. Cyclists can get Google-branded bike goodies, monthly onsite bicycle tune-ups, and classes on basic commuter skills, bike maintenance, touring - even how to ride your first century. But it doesn't matter what or how far you ride. Biking to work is a great way to get some exercise, save some gas, improve the environment, and most importantly of all, have fun!<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">this just in from Aparna Brown, Commuting Coordinator:</span><br /><blockquote>Since he was just named <a href="http://bayareabikes.org/btwd/commuter.html#sanfrancisco">San Francisco County's Bike Commuter of the Year</a> by the <a href="http://bicycling.511.org/">Bay Area Bicycle Coalition</a>, Joe is the perfect Googler to write about bike commuting. As someone who only bikes 2.5 miles to work, I'm pretty darn impressed with his dedication to regular rides to work. To encourage others to bike to work, Joe and others will be leading rides to Mountain View from all over the Bay Area on Thursday. Watch for bikers with Google shirts and give them a friendly wave (from your bike, natch).<br /><br /></blockquote>

Tomorrow, work that bike

Posted by Joe Gross, System Ops Manager So many Googlers commute by bike every day that you can't easily look down a hallway and not see...

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Search for the enterprise

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Matthew Glotzbach, Product Manager</span><br /><br />Looking for a crucial file you lost somewhere on your computer? At home you’d use Google Desktop Search - and at work, you’d start updating your resume. Not anymore. Check out Google <a href="http://desktop.google.com/enterprise">Desktop Search for the Enterprise</a>: fast, secure (and free!) desktop search that you can actually use from 9 to 5.

Search for the enterprise

Posted by Matthew Glotzbach, Product Manager Looking for a crucial file you lost somewhere on your computer? At home you’d use Google Deskto...

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