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API, gadgets, and tabs, oh my!

Posted by Matt Gundersen, Google Finance Engineer Today, we're pleased to let you know about two new updates from <a href="http://finance.google.com/">Google Finance</a>. First, we're releasing a <a href="http://tinyurl.com/yqgnqd">new Google Finance tab on iGoogle</a>. This new tab is a dashboard of financial gadgets which enable you to add, customize and share your Google Finance experience. But here's what's extra cool about these gadgets -- they now have communication skills and can "talk" to each other. When you make an update in one gadget, it automatically syncs with the other gadgets in the tab. Second, if you're a gadget developer, we've made it a lot easier to make a gadget with market data. We're releasing a <a href="http://www.google.com/apis/gadgets/finance.html">gadget API for market data</a> which provides a framework for developers to display stock market information from the American, Nasdaq and New York stock exchanges within a gadget on Google properties. We believe this is the first free gadget API for market data for developers and hope you have fun with it. Read more on the <a href="http://googlefinanceblog.blogspot.com/2007/10/api-gadgets-and-tabs-oh-my.html">Google Finance blog</a>.

API, gadgets, and tabs, oh my!

Posted by Matt Gundersen, Google Finance Engineer Today, we're pleased to let you know about two new updates from Google Finance . First...

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Google Tip of the Day gadget

Posted by Bryan Horling and Misha Brukman, Software Engineers One of the great things about working at Google is the breadth and depth of ideas that people come up with. Our development process is primarily bottom-up and driven by the enthusiasm of those same people, so these ideas are frequently translated into new products, services and features. A side effect is that these improvements are sometimes launched at such a pace that even Googlers have a hard time keeping up, and some of the best aspects can be lost in the shuffle. We hate to see a good feature go unnoticed, so we have used some of our 20 percent time to create a new gadget to help you discover them. The <a href="http://www.google.com/ig/directory?url=google_tips.xml">Google Tip of the Day</a> gadget highlights some of the lesser-known or recently added members of the Google lineup, providing short, easily digested descriptions and examples. A new feature is covered each weekday, and you can catch up on what has been previously shown as well. Here's today's tip: <script src="http://gmodules.com/ig/ifr?url=http://www.google.com/ig/modules/google_tips.xml&synd=open&w=350&h=200&title=&lang=en&country=ALL&border=%23ffffff%7C3px%2C1px+solid+%23999999&output=js"></script> You can <a href="http://www.google.com/ig/directory?url=google_tips.xml">add the gadget</a> to your iGoogle homepage, or generate code to embed it in your web page or blog. We know that many of you have tips and tricks of your own; soon we'll be adding functionality so you can submit your own tips that can be featured in the gadget. For now, if you have a tip you'd like to share, you can post it in our <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/google-tips">Google Group for Tips</a>.

Google Tip of the Day gadget

Posted by Bryan Horling and Misha Brukman, Software Engineers One of the great things about working at Google is the breadth and depth of id...

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Free IMAP for Gmail

Posted by Germano Caronni, Software Engineer When I joined Google a little over a year ago, I'd been working in the same field for several years and I wanted to do "something different." It seems I got my wish: together with an excellent team, I helped develop IMAP for Gmail. And today, we're starting to roll it out on every device, for free. Plenty of devices you use every day can take advantage of <a href="http://www.imap.org/">IMAP</a>, a technology that lets you keep all your email in sync automatically as you read and sort it. Your smart phone most likely supports it, as does your PDA, laptop, desktop computer, etc. To learn more about IMAP, please have a look at the <a href="http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2007/10/sync-your-inbox-across-devices-with.html">Gmail Blog</a>, which describes it in more detail, or the <a href="http://mail.google.com/support/"> Gmail Help Center</a>, which explains exactly how to set it up. And if you have an iPhone, check out our "<a href="http://mail.google.com/mail/help/about_whatsnew.html">What's New</a>" page to learn how to start using IMAP in a matter of minutes. And remember, we're rolling out IMAP starting today, so if you don't see it in "Settings," don't worry, it will be there soon.

Free IMAP for Gmail

Posted by Germano Caronni, Software Engineer When I joined Google a little over a year ago, I'd been working in the same field for seve...

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Southern California fire maps

Posted by Jess Lee, Product Manager, Google Maps The devastating <a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&hs=hTB&um=1&ie=ISO-8859-1&resnum=1&ct=title&q=southern+california+fires&btnG=Search+News" id="rf_r" title="wildfires in Southern California">wildfires in Southern California</a> have burned more than 373,000 acres of land; 350,000 homes have been evacuated. Lots of people have pulled together to make maps with information about the fires, including the burn zones, evacuation alerts, evacuation centers, safe areas, and closed roads. Here's a list of some of the most widely-used fire maps that our Google Maps team is aware of. We hope everyone is safe and that relief comes soon. <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=114250687465160386813.00043d08ac31fe3357571" id="o8go">San Diego County Fires</a> - KPBS is updating this map every 5 to 15 minutes with the latest information on the spread of the fire. It appears to be one of the most up-to-date and includes lots of information about evacuation alerts and evacuation centers. It also shows burn zones drawn on the map. <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?uid=109103557032275200740&hl=en&gl=us&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=117631292961056724014.00043d21dedd02f5ae1f7" id="ef01" title="Los Angeles Times 10-23-07 Fires">Los Angeles Times 10-23-07 Fires</a> - Includes status updates on each of the fires, including the number of acres burned, percentage contained, the amount of property damage, injuries and evacuations. The LA Times is updating this quite frequently. <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=104490150066531762262.00043d07fd69c22f79aee" id="mr3f" title="Wildfires in Southern California">Wildfires in Southern California</a> - Fire status updates, closed roads, evacuation alerts, and photos by the Los Angeles Daily News. <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=107592071260393044446.00043d12d7e7e7af51aaa" id="p81r" title="San Diego Under Siege: Witch Creek and Harris Fires info and maps">San Diego Under Siege: Witch Creek and Harris Fires info and maps</a> - This map is focused on the Witch Creek and Harris fires. It appears to have been created by someone who lives in the area who is updating the map as more news appears on TV. <div class="title"><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=110975786704419377282.00043d17488896182acd3" id="ofwn" title="Fire Updates and Road Closures">Fire Updates and Road Closures</a> - This map is specifically about the fires in Santa Clarita, including road closures, burn zones, property damage, and injures. </div><div class="description"> </div><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=112610726935098716734.00043d08e814b2f38b93f" id="g._c" title="Witch Creek Fire">Witch Creek Fire</a> - This one is specifically about the Witch Creek fire. It doesn't seem to be getting updated as frequently now; apparently the creator had to leave. <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=107327873899641045650.00043d1c2702f027c6600" id="y-.7" title="The Orange County Register">The Orange County Register</a> - Updates from the Register on each of the fires, including evacuated areas, start time, origin, property damage, etc. <a href="http://photos.signonsandiego.com/gallery1.5/view_album.php?set_albumName=sandiegocountywildfires" id="lcad" title="Wildfire Photos">Wildfire Photos</a> - Photos from the San Diego Union-Tribune. <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=112674941830232417080.00043d308e052ee647000" id="uvj6" title="Wildfire Videos">Wildfire Videos</a> - Videos from the San Diego Union-Tribune. <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=112674941830232417080.00043d199392855ccccc3" id="b1xf" title="2007 Wildfires">2007 Wildfires</a> - Burn zones and evacuation centers from the San Diego Union-Tribune. <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=117631292961056724014.00043d0e9ca465cefeeed" id="ez8w" title="Los Angeles Times 10-22-07 Fires">Los Angeles Times 10-22-07 Fires</a> - Fire news from yesterday by the Los Angeles Times. <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=110445133727901355192.00043d057b853a9fa91c6" id="x_9v" title="Malibu Wildfire Info From blog.sudosu.net">Malibu Wildfire Info From blog.sudosu.net</a> - Specific information about the fires in Malibu. Updates are based on news from the TV and web. Update: There's now a Google Earth overlay. <a href="http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2007/10/southern-california-fire-imagery.html">Read more on the LatLong Blog.</a> (10/25)

Southern California fire maps

Posted by Jess Lee, Product Manager, Google Maps The devastating wildfires in Southern California have burned more than 373,000 acres of la...

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Spotlight on Seattle

Posted by Steve Yegge, Software Engineer Our Seattle/Kirkland engineering office just celebrated its third birthday! And like our friends in New York <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2007/10/if-you-build-it-they-will-eat-it.html">who recently commemorated an anniversary</a>, we too had a very special cake to mark the occasion, as you can see here. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDSvNlaoG0FyfTGigOmcBh4Dt0P8OnIPkdBSAZsV71sstRAlaCQ6e_ml_9-S7rJpAHTNzKvgP37coFYhD8Eh96NydnJIrFxR8dF0LNb0ASMBWDopt6SD8d8jXj6UNKddOPSDPfBxOvi363/s1600-h/kirkcake2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123149370840820434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDSvNlaoG0FyfTGigOmcBh4Dt0P8OnIPkdBSAZsV71sstRAlaCQ6e_ml_9-S7rJpAHTNzKvgP37coFYhD8Eh96NydnJIrFxR8dF0LNb0ASMBWDopt6SD8d8jXj6UNKddOPSDPfBxOvi363/s320/kirkcake2.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a> This is the home of many great products, including Google Talk, Google Pack, Sitemaps, Site Optimizer, and Google Toolbar for Firefox. If we do say so ourselves, we have also made major contributions to the core search engine, Google Maps, Google's advertising technology, Video Search and Video Ads. There's all kinds of work going on in Google Seattle/Kirkland, and <a href="http://www.google.com/support/jobs/bin/static.py?page=why-wa.html">we're always looking</a> for great people to help us out. So to celebrate our birthday, we're excited to announce that we just opened a <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=651+N.+34th+Street+Seattle+Washington+98103&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=45.149289,76.992187&ie=UTF8&z=16&om=1">Fremont office</a> (just north of downtown) as the latest addition to our family of Seattle-area locations. We don't like to brag here in the Pacific Northwest, but unlike Mountain View headquarters, we actually have a view of the mountains. <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=kirkland+washington&ie=UTF8&z=12&iwloc=addr&om=1">Kirkland</a> is a lovely city nestled on Lake Washington, with views of the water, the Seattle skyline, and of course <a href="http://images.google.com/images?q=mount+rainier&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi">Mount Rainier</a>, which is by far the area's most impressive (and hopefully most dormant) volcano. Kirkland features numerous great local restaurants, shops, sports bars, nightclubs, spas and salons. And we're just minutes from <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=Seattle+washington&ie=UTF8&z=11&iwloc=addr&om=1">Seattle</a> -- a beautiful city with a great music scene, two side-by-side stadiums, and a famous miniature replica of Toronto's space needle. Plus we have no state tax. Not that we would make a big deal out of something like that, but it's *definitely* not 8.75% like our neighbors to the south ... What else can we tell you? We have three lovely <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=ski+resorts+seattle&ie=UTF8&z=10&om=1">ski resorts</a> within an hour's drive, including Snoqualmie Pass, the nation's largest night-skiing facility. And the world-famous Whistler/Blackcomb resort is just a few hours' drive across the Canadian border. We're proud of our great football team and our great baseball team. Oh, and if you'd like to buy the Sonics, please contact Clayton Bennett.

Spotlight on Seattle

Posted by Steve Yegge, Software Engineer Our Seattle/Kirkland engineering office just celebrated its third birthday! And like our friends in...

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Helping law enforcement to combat online child exploitation

Posted by Marc Crandall, Product Counsel To support law enforcement work in combating Internet-related crimes against children, last week we participated in the <a href="http://www.icactraining.org/ICAC_Conf.htm" id="g35h" title="6th Annual Internet Crimes Against Children">6th Annual Internet Crimes Against Children</a> (ICAC) National Conference in San Jose, California. Each year, the ICAC National Conference brings together hundreds of federal, state and local law enforcement investigators, forensic experts and prosecutors to participate in workshops and lectures that provide law enforcement with the tools necessary to investigate and prosecute online crimes against children. My conference session, entitled “Google: Combating the Online Exploitation of Children,” gave the attendees an overview of our products and tips for law enforcement agencies on how to work effectively with Google on child exploitation investigations. <a href="http://www.icactraining.org/default.htm" id="na1z" title="ICAC Task Forces">ICAC Task Forces</a> across the country are doing invaluable work in investigating and pursuing online child exploitation cases, and we're pleased to be sharing technical knowledge and resources with people working on the front lines in this battle. Government and industry interaction through the ICAC National Conference is critical to online child protection, and we plan to remain engaged with law enforcement in an effort to protect children on the Internet.

Helping law enforcement to combat online child exploitation

Posted by Marc Crandall, Product Counsel To support law enforcement work in combating Internet-related crimes against children, last week we...

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Get your iGoogle in 42 languages

Posted by Jessica Gray, Software Engineer Earlier this week, iGoogle launched in 13 new languages, bringing the total number of supported languages to 42 and the total number of country domains supported to over 70. For those of you who don't know, <a href="http://www.google.com/ig?source=igbp">iGoogle</a> is a personalized version of the Google homepage that lets you select the content that matters to you most from across the web and arrange it in a way that you find useful and fun. People rely on iGoogle to save time by putting all the information and services they need in one place. They also use it to discover new content through the <a href="http://www.google.com/ig/directory">iGoogle gadget directory</a>. With this launch, more than 99% of Internet users can take advantage of these features in their native language, which is really exciting for us. We're particularly curious to see what iGoogle ends up looking like in these new languages. For example, who would have guessed that 'Tu Nombre en Japonés' (Your name in Japanese) would be among the top 20 gadgets in Chile and Spain? (Mine is Jえすしか, by the way.) Because users and developers ultimately decide what iGoogle will look like in each of these new domains, we can't be sure what will be popular, which is part of the fun. If you're a developer who speaks one of the languages below, now is a great opportunity to get your cool gadget idea out to a fresh audience. For more information, visit our <a href="http://www.google.com/apis/gadgets/">Gadget APIs page</a>. Who knows, maybe it'll be the next 'Tu Nombre en Japonés.' <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9tb_hbaoDRB92hppZGJ4zNkeb7mxUpNIWKe6iokZFO8wdCeCA0QJqefSra1yr7Tcba5MsjIpJ0NhhpUtTdMNDl1EA4rtpDGDiCHVVvyWplPELwPrhMdBgIh9AgkBvYEy5FlSRNFv1gII2/s1600-h/spain_large+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122453547484162738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9tb_hbaoDRB92hppZGJ4zNkeb7mxUpNIWKe6iokZFO8wdCeCA0QJqefSra1yr7Tcba5MsjIpJ0NhhpUtTdMNDl1EA4rtpDGDiCHVVvyWplPELwPrhMdBgIh9AgkBvYEy5FlSRNFv1gII2/s320/spain_large+copy.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a> Here's a list of the new languages available: * Arabic * Bulgarian * Catalan * Croatian * Icelandic * Indonesian * Latvian * Lithuanian * Malay * Serbian * Slovak * Slovenian * Tagalog

Get your iGoogle in 42 languages

Posted by Jessica Gray, Software Engineer Earlier this week, iGoogle launched in 13 new languages, bringing the total number of supported la...

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