More types of gadgets for iGoogle

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Mendel Chuang, Product Marketing Manager</span><br /><br />Google Desktop lets you not only search your computer easily, but you can also personalize your desktop. From cultivating a virtual potted plant, to reading the latest news and checking the weather forecast, you can customize your desktop with a variety of gadgets and a sidebar. Some of you have asked if you can also put gadgets on iGoogle homepages next to your other gadgets. And starting today, the answer is yes.<br /><br />With <a href="http://desktop.google.com/">Google Desktop 5.5 Beta</a>, you can you now embed Google Desktop Gadgets right into your iGoogle homepage. Gadgets on an iGoogle homepage can have more advanced functionality, such as <a href="http://www.google.com/ig/directory?root=%2Fig&dpos=top&num=24&url=http://desktop.google.com/gow/gadgets/glass_media_player.xml" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" target="_blank" title="playing music"> playing music</a> from your computer. You can find them alongside other gadgets in the iGoogle Content Directory. We've also improved some of the other features; such as better looking Quick Search Box, support for multiple copies of a gadget, and improved Outlook search functionality. Read more on the <a href="http://googledesktop.blogspot.com/2007/10/igoogle-meets-desktop-gadgets.html">Google Desktop Blog</a> and check out <a href="http://www.google.com/ig/directory?root=%2Fig&dpos=top&q=desktop.google.com&btnG=Search+Homepage+Content" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" target="_blank" title="these gadgets"> these gadgets</a> you can now add to your iGoogle homepage.

More types of gadgets for iGoogle

Posted by Mendel Chuang, Product Marketing Manager Google Desktop lets you not only search your computer easily, but you can also personaliz...

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3 short weeks

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Scott Petry, Founder, Postini</span><br /><br />Three weeks ago today was the official close of Google's acquisition of Postini -- and what a three weeks it's been. "Official close" meant that integration work could legally begin, and so the Google Apps team and Postini team have been burning the midnight oil to get our services integrated. Now, Google Apps customers, Postini customers and everyone else can see <a href="http://www.google.com/intl/en/press/pressrel/apps_postini_20071003.html">the results</a>.<br /><br />Postini security and compliance capabilities are officially part of <a href="https://www.google.com/a/enterprise/">Google Apps Premier Edition</a>. Google Apps customers get these services for free. Postini customers get an extended trial period for Apps. New customers can choose their entry point: Apps (including <a href="http://www.google.com/a/help/intl/en/admins/security.html">Postini security and compliance</a>) or any of the standalone Postini services.<br /><br />The benefits of software as a service are numerous -- that's why we're seeing a huge interest in Apps. Businesses of all sizes are asking for these services, and we need to help customers embrace Apps without loss of features, functions, or security. I'm proud that Postini plays a role in this offering.<br /><br />Postini was founded in 1999 with the vision of transforming how IT organizations consumed security and compliance products. We recognized the service delivery model brings huge leverage, and 36,000 customers around the world validated that vision. Google Enterprise is now scaling that vision. No one knows what the next three weeks will bring, but we're all excited to be part of it.

3 short weeks

Posted by Scott Petry, Founder, Postini Three weeks ago today was the official close of Google's acquisition of Postini -- and what a ...

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Got a blog? Help a student.

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Josh Mendelsohn, Program Manager</span><br /><br />When it comes to philanthropy, everyone’s got something different to give – some people have money, others have time, and bloggers have devoted readers. The creative folks at <a href="http://www.donorschoose.org/" id="gdcq" title="DonorsChoose">DonorsChoose</a> have a few ideas about how bloggers can help students and teachers.<br /><br />In case you’re not familiar with DonorsChoose, it’s a site where teachers post needs they have for their classrooms, and donors fund those projects directly. If you’ve got a blog, a website, or even an email account, you can help by creating what’s called a <a href="https://secure.donorschoose.org/donors/createChallenge.html" id="zf6h">challenge</a>. Just pick some of your favorite projects and challenge your family, friends, and readers to fund them. If you’ve got a Blogger account, it’s easy to add your challenge to your blog in just a few clicks.<br /><br />To support their recent expansion to schools all across the U.S., the DonorsChoose team is holding a little competition, <a href="http://www.bloggerschoose.org/">keeping track</a> of which bloggers and webmasters drive the most funding to schools.<br /><br />We think this is a cool idea, so we want to help it succeed. We’re going to reward the winning bloggers with exactly what they gave to DonorsChoose, students, and teachers: traffic. The competition will remain open until the end of October - we'll then take a look to see who has helped raise the most money in each of the eight DonorsChoose challenge categories. We’ll post links to the winners’ blogs here, and we’ll also throw in a $500 gift certificate for each winner to spend on DonorsChoose.<br /><br />So here’s our challenge to you: go <a href="https://secure.donorschoose.org/donors/createChallenge.html">create a challenge</a> on DonorsChoose.

Got a blog? Help a student.

Posted by Josh Mendelsohn, Program Manager When it comes to philanthropy, everyone’s got something different to give – some people have mone...

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International Cleanup Weekend: Think globally, clean locally

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Steve Miller, Google Earth Outreach</span><br /><br />On October 13^th and 14^th, Googlers and many people around the world will head out to clean up local parks, beaches, trails and other places close to home. We'll be planning our cleanups using <a href="http://maps.google.com/">Google Maps</a> and sharing our plans with friends and families, along with an invitation to help. So far, Googlers have sent in almost 100 cleanup maps and proposed plans, and have invited more than 900 of their personal contacts to help.<br /><br />And since many small cleanups add up to one big impact, we hope you'll join in too. It takes just a few minutes to plan your own cleanup, make a map of it, and send your map to us -- we'll add it to a growing map of all the cleanups around the world. If you keep your cleanup small (groups of 6-10 people work best) and close to home, it'll be easy to organize and you can be sure that you're doing what's most important for your neighborhood. After your cleanup, share your work with the world by posting photos and videos to your map.<br /><br />If you'd like to join this global effort, you can <a href="http://maps.google.com/help/maps/cleanup/">get started here</a>.

International Cleanup Weekend: Think globally, clean locally

Posted by Steve Miller, Google Earth Outreach On October 13 th and 14 th , Googlers and many people around the world will head out to cle...

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YouTube and Checkout for the non-profit world

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Maryrose Dunton, Product Manager, YouTube, and Prem Ramaswami, Product Manager, Google Checkout</span><br /><br />Ever since YouTube first launched, people and organizations have been using it to broadcast their causes and engage supporters around the issues they care about. In that spirit, today YouTube unveiled its <a href="http://youtube.com/nonprofits">Non-Profit Program</a> at the <a href="http://youtube.com/clintonfoundationorg">Clinton Global Initiative</a> to help non-profit organizations more easily connect with the world's largest online video community. In the past few years, online video has emerged as a key tool for grassroots organizing on the Internet -- a short, simple video can demonstrate the impact and the needs of an organization in a uniquely compelling fashion. This program will enable non-profits to create dedicated YouTube channels for themselves, making it even easier for people to find, watch, and engage with the organization's video content. The initial participants are 13 organizations including the <a href="http://youtube.com/amercancersociety">American Cancer Society</a>, <a href="http://youtube.com/friendsoftheearth">Friends of the Earth</a>, and <a href="http://youtube/youthnoise">YouthNoise</a>.<br /><br />One other thing the YouTube Non-Profit Program offers: the ability to collect donations directly from these channels using the new <a href="http://googlecheckout.blogspot.com/2007/09/introducing-google-checkout-for-non.html">Google Checkout for Non-Profits</a>. Checkout for Non-Profits -- which can also be integrated directly into a non-profit's site -- helps drive more donations for U.S.-based 501(c)(3) groups by making it possible for supporters to contribute quickly and securely. It also offers supporters the satisfaction of knowing that 100 percent of their contributions will be sent to the non-profit, as Google has committed to processing donations through Checkout for free through at least the end of 2008. This functionality is particularly exciting, as today's fund-raising is increasingly moving online -- and Checkout for Non-Profits makes the entire process even easier. You can learn more <a href="http://google.com/checkout/npo/">here</a>.

YouTube and Checkout for the non-profit world

Posted by Maryrose Dunton, Product Manager, YouTube, and Prem Ramaswami, Product Manager, Google Checkout Ever since YouTube first launched,...

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Our testimony on Google-DoubleClick

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Pablo Chavez, Policy Counsel</span><br /><br />You may have read that a U.S. Senate committee in Washington is holding a hearing today looking at online advertising and our acquisition of DoubleClick. Check out our <a href="http://googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/2007/09/our-senate-testimony-on-online.html" id="gny5" title="Public Policy blog">Public Policy blog</a> for more details about Google's testimony.

Our testimony on Google-DoubleClick

Posted by Pablo Chavez, Policy Counsel You may have read that a U.S. Senate committee in Washington is holding a hearing today looking at on...

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A new caffeine-free way to stay alert

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Amy Wu, Associate Product Manager, and Rajat Mukherjee, Group Product Manager</span><br /><br />Since new videos are constantly appearing all over the web, it's difficult to keep tabs on all of them. But now <a href="http://www.google.com/alerts">Google Alerts</a> will make it easy for you to add video to your other Alerts: News, Web, Blog and Groups.<br /><br />Video Alerts enables you to specify any topics or queries of interest so we can deliver interesting and relevant videos on a daily, weekly, or as-it-happens basis (your choice) to you via email. To start receiving Video Alerts, you can visit the Google Alerts homepage directly or set up the alert <a href="http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=jack+russell+terriers#alerts">during your normal video searches</a>. Videos may come from Google Video, YouTube, or many other video sources on the web.<br /><br />What are you waiting for? Stay up to date with the <a href="http://www.google.com/alerts?hl=en&q=one+laptop+per+child&ie=UTF8&t=9" id="w6_y" title="one laptop per child">One Laptop Per Child</a> program. Find the latest videos on the <a href="http://www.google.com/alerts?hl=en&q=Lunar+X+Prize&ie=UTF8&t=9" id="gd-7" title="Lunar X Prize">Lunar X-Prize</a>. Impress Grandma by updating your <a href="http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=How+to+knit+a+scarf#alerts" target="_blank" title="scarf-knitting skills">scarf-knitting skills</a>.

A new caffeine-free way to stay alert

Posted by Amy Wu, Associate Product Manager, and Rajat Mukherjee, Group Product Manager Since new videos are constantly appearing all over t...

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