Google Reader goes multilingual

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Kevin Systrom, Product Marketing Manager</span><br /><br />I've been traveling a bunch in the past few days, and the one thing I've noticed is the variety of newspapers you're offered on every flight in Europe. In London, where I am now, my hotel has between 10 and 15 newspapers in the lobby from around the world in different languages. So I started thinking about how news plays an increasingly important role across the world.<br /><br />Of course, blogs have also become an international phenomenon. They're not constrained by language or nationality — in fact, blogs have become an important way to bring rise to independent reporters and writers. And there are more and more people who wish to read blogs in other languages. Up until now, our blog and news site service, Google Reader, was only available in English. As of today, it supports these languages: French, Italian, German, Spanish, Dutch, English (UK), Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), Japanese, and Korean.<br /><br />With this announcement (you might enjoy <a href="http://googlereader.blogspot.com/2007/09/breaking-up-isnt-hard-to-do.html">this take</a> from the Reader blog), I'm also happy to tell you that we're removing the "Labs" label from Google Reader. It's a small textual change, but we believe it solidifies our commitment to make reading blogs and news sites easier than ever. So try <a href="http://www.google.com/reader">Google Reader</a> and get all your blogs and news sites in one place.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Update:</span> Added Dutch, which is now live.

Google Reader goes multilingual

Posted by Kevin Systrom, Product Marketing Manager I've been traveling a bunch in the past few days, and the one thing I've noticed ...

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Our feature presentation

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Attila Bodis, Software Engineer</span><br /><br />In April we announced that we were working to <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2007/04/were-expecting.html">bring presentations to Google Docs</a>. (Astute readers may recall learning about this <a href="http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2007/02/google-presently.html">even earlier</a>, which caused a bit of excitement around here.) And today we're unveiling the new Google Docs presentations feature and invite you to try it at <a href="http://docs.google.com/">documents.google.com</a>. Maybe more than any other type of document, presentations are created to be shared. But assembling slide decks by emailing them around is as frustrating as it is time-consuming. The new presentations feature of Google Docs helps you to easily organize, share, present, and collaborate on presentations, using only a web browser.<br /><br />Starting today, presentations -- whether imported from existing files or created using the new slide editor -- are listed alongside documents and spreadsheets in the Google Docs document list. They can be edited, shared, and published using the familiar Google Docs interface, with several collaborators working on a slide deck simultaneously, in real time. When it's time to present, participants can simply click a link to follow along as the presenter takes the audience through the slideshow. Participants are connected through Google Talk and can chat about the presentation as they're watching. Not wanting anyone to feel left out, we've made the presentation feature available in 25 languages; <a href="http://www.google.com/a/">Google Apps</a> customers can also access it as part of Google Docs.<br /><br />We hope the millions of people who already create and share documents and spreadsheets will find presentations a welcome addition to the Google Docs family, and we can't wait to add even more features and enhancements.<br /><br />If you're new to Google Docs, watch this video to learn more about creating and collaborating on documents (and now presentations!).<br /><br /><object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value=" http://www.youtube.com/v/eRqUE6IHTEA"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/eRqUE6IHTEA" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>

Our feature presentation

Posted by Attila Bodis, Software Engineer In April we announced that we were working to bring presentations to Google Docs . (Astute readers...

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Australia readies itself for a Google election

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Julian Sonego and Rob Shilkin, Google Australia</span><br /><br />Looking from down under, the long U.S. election cycle ensures that there is no shortage of political headlines generated more than a year out from the actual Presidential election. Many of you may not realise that Australia is also readying itself to enter campaign mode. A federal election is anticipated to be held before the end of the year. You can be sure as the Australian parties get out on the hustings, babies will be kissed, doors knocked and hands vigorously shook -- but this election campaign is already a lot different to others, with digital media playing a new and important role.<br /><br />Today, in Sydney, we announced the launch of a <a href="http://www.google.com.au/election2007">Google Australia election website</a>, so that Australian voters can have an intimate look at the parties, candidates and election issues, all in one Google location. These services, spanning Search, Maps, News, video, Earth, Trends, and iGoogle, enable voters to organise, find and share Australian election information more easily than ever.<br /><br />We created a <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/auelection">Picasa Web Album </a>to showcase all the elements, and we're pleased to offer these world-first tools that were developed in our Australian office. Here's hoping Australians will find them useful and even fun. It's our view that democracy on the web works -- and the web can work for democracy.<br /><br /><object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/07yLauixFkM"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/07yLauixFkM" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></embed></object>

Australia readies itself for a Google election

Posted by Julian Sonego and Rob Shilkin, Google Australia Looking from down under, the long U.S. election cycle ensures that there is no sh...

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We've officially acquired Postini

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Dave Girouard, Vice President & General Manager, Google Enterprise</span><br /><br />As of today, <a href="http://www.postini.com/index.php">Postini</a> becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of Google, and we couldn’t be happier about it. (Here's the <a href="http://services.google.com/blog_resources/FINAL_Google_Postini_acquisition_FAQ.pdf">FAQ</a>.) Since July 9, when we announced the <a href="http://www.google.com/intl/en/press/pressrel/postini_20070709.html">agreement</a> to acquire Postini, plenty of businesses have told us how much they respect Postini and how the acquisition makes sense for customers of both companies.<br /><br />We view this as welcome news, but also a sign of things to come. With the more than 100,000 businesses on <a href="http://www.google.com/a/">Google Apps</a>, 35,000 businesses and more than 10 million users of Postini products, we see great potential on both sides. We're committed to continue to deliver the type of innovative and useful business products our customers have come to expect. And we plan to announce even more product offerings in the very near future.<br /><br />Separately, both companies shared a vision for what the world of hosted applications can become for businesses of all sizes. Together, we look forward to achieving it.

We've officially acquired Postini

Posted by Dave Girouard, Vice President & General Manager, Google Enterprise As of today, Postini becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of ...

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Fly me to the moon

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Alan Eustace, Senior VP of Engineering</span><br /><br />In 1961, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_Gagarin">Yuri Gagarin</a> became the first man to go into space and orbit the Earth. Two years later, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentina_Tereshkova">Valentina Tereshkova</a> became the first woman in space (she orbited the earth 48 times -- take that, Yuri). By the end of the decade, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_program">Apollo</a> teams, rising to President Kennedy's <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8Q4g-iINWU"> challenge</a>, made Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin the first human beings to walk on the Moon.<br /><br />Great things can happen when you reach for the stars. That's why we're thrilled to be sponsoring the <a href="http://www.xprize.org/">Lunar X-PRIZE</a>, which will award a total of $30 million to teams competing around the world to land privately funded spacecraft on the Moon.<br /><br />Why does <a href="http://www.google.com/space/">Google love space</a>? Well, for one thing, we just think it's cool. More seriously, space exploration has a remarkable history of producing technological breakthroughs, from ablative heat shields and asteroid mining to invisible braces and Tang; the X-PRIZE, too, could lead to important developments in robotic space exploration, a whole host of new space-age materials, precision landing control technology, and who knows what else.<br /><br />Finally, we hope the contest will help renew public interest in fields like math, engineering and computer science, especially among the young people on whom we'll all be depending to tackle tomorrow's technical challenges, whether they're on the web or <a href="http://earth.google.com/sky/skyedu.html">among the stars</a>.<br /><br />As Neil Armstrong famously <a href="http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/324100.html">pointed out</a>, small steps lead to giant leaps. We hope that our <a href="http://googlelunarxprize.org/">sponsorship</a> of the Lunar X-PRIZE is one of those small steps, and we can't wait to see what giant leaps result. By the way, just so the teams can scout locations and plan accordingly, <a href="http://www.google.com/moon/">Google Moon</a> <a href="http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2007/09/new-moon.html">just went live</a>. For more information, visit the <a href="http://www.googlelunarxprize.org/">Google Lunar X-PRIZE site</a>.

Fly me to the moon

Posted by Alan Eustace, Senior VP of Engineering In 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first man to go into space and orbit the Earth. Two years...

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Get your cricket scores here

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Sadeesh Duraisamy, Software Engineer, and Alok Goel, Business Product Manager</span><br /><br />With the start of the <a href="http://news.google.com/news?q=Twenty20+world+championship&hl=en&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2007-24,GGLD:en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&oi=news_result&resnum=1&ct=title">Twenty20 world championship</a>, cricket fever is upon legions of enthusiasts. To make it easier for you to indulge your interest in a game John Fowles characterized as "chess made flesh," we've simplified your search for cricket scores. Just type [<a href="http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&q=cricket&btnG=Google+Search">cricket</a>] in a Google search box and you'll see a brief score of all the current cricket matches. A single click will also give you access to a detailed cricket score card.<br /><br />If you're a diehard India fan, then type [<a href="http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&q=cricket+india&btnG=Google+Search">cricket india</a>] or [<a href="http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=gd&q=cricket+score+India+England&hl=en&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2007-24,GGLD:en&wxob=0">cricket score India England</a>] to get results for Indian matches. Of course, feel free to replace India with the country of your choice for country-specific results.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyeoDsbml650ClrJJDbI6crjdbLGhPuDisr_0YvV7vUL_ZOCyqzLwljAHb2gqQasgQARW4soTFLXUDdcz9tpbB9s8vsS35nAG_HVtzvbQNv61c8KAEHtOHdh_sv05PucA-Z3f7Nl4dQIGf/s1600-h/Cricket_India.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109356498405589906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyeoDsbml650ClrJJDbI6crjdbLGhPuDisr_0YvV7vUL_ZOCyqzLwljAHb2gqQasgQARW4soTFLXUDdcz9tpbB9s8vsS35nAG_HVtzvbQNv61c8KAEHtOHdh_sv05PucA-Z3f7Nl4dQIGf/s320/Cricket_India.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a>

Get your cricket scores here

Posted by Sadeesh Duraisamy, Software Engineer, and Alok Goel, Business Product Manager With the start of the Twenty20 world championship , ...

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A new Google.org RFP

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Kirsten Olsen, Project Manager, Google.org</span><br /><br />Today, <a href="http://google.org/">Google.org</a> has issued a <a href="http://www.google.org/recharge/rfp/">request for proposals</a> to the tune of $10 million in order to advance sustainable transportation solutions. We're inviting entrepreneurs and companies to show us their best ideas on how they can contribute to this important cause. We need catalytic investments to support technologies, products and services that are critical to accelerating plug-in vehicle commercialization.<br /><br />There's <a href="http://blog.google.org/2007/09/drivers-start-your-batteries.html">more about this</a> on the Google.org blog.

A new Google.org RFP

Posted by Kirsten Olsen, Project Manager, Google.org Today, Google.org has issued a request for proposals to the tune of $10 million in or...

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