Create web apps on top of Google search

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Tom Stocky, Product Manager</span><br /><br />We just launched a new version of the <a href="http://code.google.com/apis/ajaxsearch/">Google AJAX Search API</a>, which is designed to make it easier for webmasters and developers to do two things:<br /><ul><li>Add a search box to your site that displays Google Web, Video, News, Maps, and Blog Search results without taking users to a separate page.</li></ul><ul><li>Build powerful web apps on top of Google search. (<a href="http://code.google.com/apis/ajaxsearch/samples.html">See some samples</a>.)</li></ul>Read more about this release on the <a href="http://googleajaxsearchapi.blogspot.com/2006/10/google-ajax-search-api-beta-version-10.html">Google AJAX Search API Blog</a>.

Create web apps on top of Google search

Posted by Tom Stocky, Product Manager We just launched a new version of the Google AJAX Search API , which is designed to make it easier for...

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Discount with Checkout

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Dror Shimshowitz, Product Marketing Manager</span><br /><br />Here's another way it pays to use <a href="http://checkout.google.com">Google Checkout</a>: there's a $10 bonus on purchases of $30 or more at <a href="http://www.google.com/checkout/10off30.html">participating stores</a>.

Discount with Checkout

Posted by Dror Shimshowitz, Product Marketing Manager Here's another way it pays to use Google Checkout : there's a $10 bonus on pur...

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Now anyone can Talk

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Mike Jazayeri, Product Manager, Google Talk</span><br /><br />Last year, we launched <a href="http://www.google.com/talk" title="Google Talk">Google Talk</a>, a free and easy service for making voice calls and sending instant messages. It used to be that only Gmail users could use Google Talk but now <a href="https://www.google.com/accounts/NewAccount?service=talk" title="anyone can sign up">anyone can sign up</a> for Google Talk. If you haven't tried the service yet, here are 5 good reasons to give it a try:<br /><ul><li>now anyone can use the service (Gmail accounts no longer required)</li><li>free and crystal clear <a href="http://www.google.com/support/talk/bin/answer.py?answer=23991">voice calls</a> to your friends and family anywhere in the world</li><li><a href="http://www.google.com/support/talk/bin/answer.py?answer=44253">transfer files</a> and folders to others</li><li>free <a href="http://www.google.com/support/talk/bin/answer.py?answer=44262">voicemail</a> messages (MEEP!)</li><li><a href="http://www.blackberry.com/googletalk">IM from your BlackBerry</a></li></ul>Just <a href="https://www.google.com/accounts/NewAccount?service=talk">sign up</a>, invite some friends, and you can be chatting with them in minutes. There are millions of people around the world to chat with! There are, however, still some features including chat histories and mail notifications that will only work if you sign into Google Talk with a Gmail account. Either way, we encourage you to give it a try.

Now anyone can Talk

Posted by Mike Jazayeri, Product Manager, Google Talk Last year, we launched Google Talk , a free and easy service for making voice calls an...

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Your inbox for the web

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Nicholas Baum, Product Manager, Google Reader</span><br /><br />Do you ever wish that finding interesting stuff on the web was as easy as watching TV? Some nights, I just want to relax, tune in to HBO and see what's on. Other times, I know exactly what I want to watch: all those <span style="font-style: italic;">Curb Your Enthusiasm </span>episodes that I've recorded, for one thing. But on the web, the only way to "tune in" is to go to the websites themselves and see what's there. What I really want is for the websites to come to me instead, so I can read them when I feel like it.<br /><br />Enter Google Reader. Today there's <a href="http://reader.google.com">a new version</a> that makes it even easier to keep track of your favorite websites. Think of Google Reader as your inbox for the web. When you check your email, you don't go to each of your friends' mailboxes to see if they sent you anything — you just check your inbox. Google Reader does the same thing for the Internet, by putting all the sites that interest you in one convenient location and indicating when something has been updated. Here's a quick video intro for you:<br /><br /><embed style="width: 400px; height: 326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=5980861656829941065&hl=en"><br /><br />We've also made sharing a lot more fun. Everyone who uses Google Reader now gets their own public page to which they can post items of interest. Kind of like a blog with training wheels — it creates a whole stream of your favorites on a page your friends and family can see or even subscribe to. This is definitely my favorite feature — I use it all the time to share pictures from my favorite photoblogs with my friends and family.<br /><a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/uploaded_images/New_READER_screenshot2-748088.GIF" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/uploaded_images/New_READER_screenshot2-745501.GIF" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><br />So go ahead and try it out. If you're already a regular, we hope you'll like the new look. If you've never used Google Reader before, we invite you to discover a brand new way to keep track of the sites that interest you. We still have a lot of features we want to experiment with, so it's in Google Labs for the time being. And keep up to date with the latest developments via our <a href="http://googlereader.blogspot.com/">Reader blog</a>... in Google Reader, of course!

Your inbox for the web

Posted by Nicholas Baum, Product Manager, Google Reader Do you ever wish that finding interesting stuff on the web was as easy as watching T...

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Happy trails with Google Transit

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Chris Harrelson, Software engineer & Transit team tech lead</span><br /><br />A little less than a year ago we <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2005/12/public-transit-via-google.html" title="announced the launch">announced the launch</a> of a new Labs product, <a href="http://google.com/transit" title="Google Transit Trip Planner">Google Transit Trip Planner</a>. We made it easier for Portland commuters to find the fastest and most effective way to get around the city using public transportation.<br /><br />Today, we're thrilled to tell you that we've added five more cities to our coverage:<br /><ul><li> <a href="http://google.com/transit?ll=44.065000,-123.050000&spn=0.122000,0.231000" title="Eugene, Oregon ">Eugene, Oregon </a> </li><li> <a href="http://google.com/transit?ll=21.475434,-157.986145&spn=0.482424,1.055374" title="Honolulu, Hawaii">Honolulu, Hawaii</a> </li><li> <a href="http://google.com/transit?ll=40.513972,-79.903519&spn=0.258257,0.352053" title="Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania">Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania</a> </li><li> <a href="http://google.com/transit?ll=47.562723,-122.146319&spn=0.407366,0.360521" title="Seattle, Washington">Seattle, Washington</a> </li><li> <a href="http://google.com/transit?ll=27.939108,-82.460494&spn=0.233428,0.273535" title="Tampa, Florida">Tampa, Florida</a> </li></ul> Now riders in these cities (and <a href="http://google.com/transit?ll=45.510197,-122.671967&spn=0.383982,0.687538" title="Portland">Portland</a>, of course) can use Google to plan trips using public transportation, and in some cities, compare the cost of public transportation with the cost of driving. You can also specify when you want to leave or arrive, and see different route possibilities. Here are some things you can find out:<br /><ul><li> In Seattle, how to get <a href="http://google.com/transit?f=q&hl=en&time=&date=&ttype=&q=University+Way+NE+%26+NE+45th+St,+Seattle,+WA+98105+to+720+Fourth+Avenue+kirkland,+wa+10am&ie=UTF8&z=13&om=1" title="University of Washington to Google's Kirkland office">from UW to Google's Kirkland office</a> </li><li> In Pittsburgh, how to get <a href="http://google.com/transit?q=3703+forbes,+pittsburgh+to+300+w+waterfront+homestead+pa+by+1pm" title="from brunch at Pamela's to a 1pm matinee at the Waterfront">from brunch at Pamela's to a 1pm matinee at the Waterfront</a> </li><li> In Honolulu, how to get <a href="http://google.com/transit?q=hnl+to+kalakaua+%26+liliuokalani,+honolulu" title="from the airport to Waikiki Beach">from the airport to Waikiki Beach</a> </li></ul> Stay tuned, as we'll be making many improvements in the weeks and months ahead based on your feedback. If you have comments or ideas about how this site could be even more helpful, don't hesitate to <a href="mailto:labs-transit_feedback@google.com" title="send us email">send us email</a>.<br /><br />The transit agencies in Google Transit Trip Planner now serve a population of more than 6 million people with over 1 million transit trips per day. For us, that's a fivefold increase in transit riders that we can help -- but we realize that it's still only a small fraction of the world's transit riders. To help expand coverage and to make it easier for transit agencies to get their schedules included, today we're announcing a lightweight <a href="http://code.google.com/transit/spec/transit_feed_specification.htm">Google Transit Feed Specification</a>. If you're from a transit agency interested in being included in this Labs product, <a href="mailto:labs-transit_content@google.com">just write to us</a>.

Happy trails with Google Transit

Posted by Chris Harrelson, Software engineer & Transit team tech lead A little less than a year ago we announced the launch of a new La...

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Google Calendar does something about the weather

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Michael Bolin, Google Calendar Engineer</span><br /><br />Maybe you haven't tried <a href="http://calendar.google.com">Google Calendar</a> yet because you don't think your daily routine is complicated enough to use one. But it's more than just a personal organizer – it also keeps you current about other kinds of time-related information, like what the weather will be on Friday.<br /><br />Our latest feature, web content events, makes it easier to distinguish between what you've scheduled for yourself and other things going on around you. A web content event appears as an icon at the top of the day – you can either mouse over that to get a quick summary, or click it to bring up a web page with more information.<br /><br />You can <a href="http://www.google.com/support/calendar/bin/answer.py?answer=48483">add web content events</a> to your own calendar for weather forecasts, moon phases, and even Google doodles (those special-occasion logos you sometimes see on Google.com). Now you can be the first to know when there's a new one!<br /><br /><img alt="" border="0" src="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/uploaded_images/Calendar_weather-cal-775547.gif" /><br /><br /><img alt="" border="0" src="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/uploaded_images/Calendar_new_years_logo_small-709761.gif" /><br /><br />Developers can also create their own web content event calendars to share. We think this opens a whole new world for interesting calendar content, and we're excited to see what people will come up with. For more on how to create one, take a look at these <a href="http://www.google.com/support/calendar/bin/answer.py?answer=48490">tips for getting started</a>.

Google Calendar does something about the weather

Posted by Michael Bolin, Google Calendar Engineer Maybe you haven't tried Google Calendar yet because you don't think your daily ro...

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How long is 8 years in Internet time?

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Dennis Hwang, Webmaster</span><br /><br />This week we celebrate Google's 8th birthday, and I hope you like the commemorative logo that appears on today's homepage:<br /><a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/uploaded_images/Google_logo_8thbday-769595.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/uploaded_images/Google_logo_8thbday-761868.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a> Having worked at Google for 6 years, I've been lucky enough to design our birthday images (and <a href="http://www.google.com/holidaylogos.html">a lot of other doodles</a>). I hope you enjoy reading the candles. :)

How long is 8 years in Internet time?

Posted by Dennis Hwang, Webmaster This week we celebrate Google's 8th birthday, and I hope you like the commemorative logo that appears ...

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