healthy4u

Google Chrome now live

Google Chrome now live

In yesterday's post on Google Chrome, we promised to let you know when it would be available for everyone to try -- and that time is no...

Đọc thêm »

Denver recap and St. Paul update

The general election season officially kicked off last week as delegates gathered in Denver for the Democratic National Convention - and Google and YouTube were there to enable and promote the use of the Internet to bring voters and candidates closer than ever before. People across the U.S. were able to keep up with the latest convention news and action using YouTube, Picasa and Election News - centralized and featured on our <a href="http://www.google.com/2008election/convention.html" id="zh9f" title="Conventions page">Conventions site</a>. On the ground, delegates and attendees got a taste of Google at our Google Retreat in the <a href="http://www.thebigtentdenver.org/" id="i2oh" title="Big Tent">Big Tent</a>, where they could drink refreshing smoothies, enjoy free massages and sample our newest election products, including the <a id="bu3x" href="http://www.google.com/2008election" title="2008 U.S. Elections site">2008 U.S. Elections site</a>, the <a id="pdpk" href="http://maps.google.com/elections" title="Google Maps Election Gallery">Google Maps Election Gallery</a> and <a id="p1xs" href="http://www.google.com/powerreaders" title="Power Readers in Politics">Power Readers in Politics</a>. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAVjb0SZkAu0moFqDbeViAT1m1GVt8dXO8Lmfqy7EmduL9Ob-4z6dcTg7e4IeXSx6lqcDlHGMA-60x2JCBLFGkwlM0Ky-29F7YWLJnEQhKicRN9Kqvd9clteoKf7ZHDabjexFYao6itpGc/s1600-h/Denver_booth1.gif"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241451802790619266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAVjb0SZkAu0moFqDbeViAT1m1GVt8dXO8Lmfqy7EmduL9Ob-4z6dcTg7e4IeXSx6lqcDlHGMA-60x2JCBLFGkwlM0Ky-29F7YWLJnEQhKicRN9Kqvd9clteoKf7ZHDabjexFYao6itpGc/s320/Denver_booth1.gif" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a>Many of our Democratic guests took the time to post video nominations of Senator Barack Obama at YouTube booths in the Google Retreat and inside the Pepsi Center. Our goal was to allow those in attendance to express their enthusiasm for the Party on video - and allow voters at home a more robust and diverse view of the proceedings in Denver than ever before. We collected over <a title="500" href="http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=D453870BDA2C7DF5" id="ccas">500</a> such videos from delegates on hand. In addition, party and political leaders – among them <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3qWHc5fXlk">Governor Mark Warner</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAy4xvvkxi4">Senator Harry Reid</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRkxrUKAynM">Governor Bill Richardson</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5CsauW0cXw">Governor Brian Schweitzer</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDhKjj5-FWc">Mayor Gavin Newsom</a>, and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nmrx2MUeHaE">Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin</a> – and celebrities like <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b59S70kTynY">John Legend</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSngF6jL8m8">Charles Barkley</a>, and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9q1o_x1vAMw">Louis Gossett Jr.</a> took the opportunity to speak directly to the YouTube community and/or to talk about why they are nominating Obama (as did Congressman Dennis Kucinich, pictured here). Their videos, and a whole lot more, including <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQGsP8mnHsg">Senator Obama's acceptance speech</a>, are available on our 2008 Conventions <a title="YouTube channel" href="http://youtube.com/2008conventions" id="qb38">YouTube channel</a>. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNgvdOOW7IYNKHISprSYCI7gl7svemYfkt7R-_52H1U_nkZgRLG50kfpGcy8Rz8IXYtRYK4DDtGG4nn1rhJNNG7eb159GegmYS_ebdbPwwp8CnwOkb3zsX4TG9YzJsNbg8IikDC1BaPB4t/s1600-h/Denver_Kucinich_YT.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241452521632585042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNgvdOOW7IYNKHISprSYCI7gl7svemYfkt7R-_52H1U_nkZgRLG50kfpGcy8Rz8IXYtRYK4DDtGG4nn1rhJNNG7eb159GegmYS_ebdbPwwp8CnwOkb3zsX4TG9YzJsNbg8IikDC1BaPB4t/s320/Denver_Kucinich_YT.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a>Along the 16th Street Mall, visitors stepped into our Google Maps voting booths to find how to register and where to cast their ballots with our <a id="el:c" href="http://maps.google.com/vote" title="US Voter Guide">US Voter Info Guide</a>. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZOaqmKAgkrNXyF1v55491gsvG_bD7R8MqPb24uqjt476xAnHwEAHsg4GHSz3yZkvQsVNUA4oFVY4O23aAYKJLbuDFfBKhEblOk9heQkQnSQChn0IL4PoX9zTrKjrjFmjbrfemKWhv0CnK/s1600-h/Denver_booth3.gif"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241453045779044578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZOaqmKAgkrNXyF1v55491gsvG_bD7R8MqPb24uqjt476xAnHwEAHsg4GHSz3yZkvQsVNUA4oFVY4O23aAYKJLbuDFfBKhEblOk9heQkQnSQChn0IL4PoX9zTrKjrjFmjbrfemKWhv0CnK/s320/Denver_booth3.gif" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a> Our CEO, Eric Schmidt, participated in a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYzBVRUrBD0" id="x8yo" title="townhall discussion">townhall discussion</a> moderated by Rachel Maddow on technology's role in modern politics, from the <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/14/AR2006081400589.html" id="susw" title="Macaca incident">Macaca incident</a> to the next administration. Video Embed: <object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tYzBVRUrBD0&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tYzBVRUrBD0&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> We even showcased Google Maps on a Jumbotron before Barack Obama's stadium speech in an effort to illustrate Americans' top concerns for 2008; Google App Engine helped us host the mashup and manage thousands of incoming text messages. See the live map on the <a href="http://www.demconvention.com/sms-map/">DNC website</a>. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaHVYomC96rayY4mKkUVyGolEJLsCQOxWSRYDdjPoxndxVkdiOWiyiYQtiHlobSZwDQhrUU8iEwqAr86qR5XOtkBIYFCVrotIRguFSg67fVQXOh61g5wFGlbE1rr88EbgjxgKh39Wop9ZF/s1600-h/Denver_booth4.gif"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241453304369219330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaHVYomC96rayY4mKkUVyGolEJLsCQOxWSRYDdjPoxndxVkdiOWiyiYQtiHlobSZwDQhrUU8iEwqAr86qR5XOtkBIYFCVrotIRguFSg67fVQXOh61g5wFGlbE1rr88EbgjxgKh39Wop9ZF/s320/Denver_booth4.gif" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a>And to celebrate the closing night of the convention, we partnered with Vanity Fair to throw a party for press, celebrities, political leaders and executives in attendance. Our guests challenged each other to tennis matches in the "hallway of Wiis" and performed their favorite hits in the Rock Band room. This week we're in St. Paul for the Republican National Convention, which of course has taken a muted tone in the face of Hurricane Gustav. Thankfully, so far the damage has been less than predicted and the convention proceedings may be able to resume. In the meantime, delegates are using YouTube to upload messages of support via video, Google Earth to <a id="ixep" href="http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2008/08/tracking-hurricane-gustav-in-google.html" title="Google Earth to track Gustav's progress">track Gustav's progress</a>, and Google Maps to <a id="r.p2" href="http://www.google.com/gustav_sept08.html" title="display evacuation sites and hurricane forecasts">display evacuation sites and hurricane forecasts</a>. And this week we're excited to be able to stream the convention live each night on <a id="dgqo" href="http://news.google.com/nwshp?topic=el" title="Google News">Google News</a>, thanks to Ustream, the official streaming provider of the RNC. When we're not showing live coverage, we'll have highlights from the previous day's activities. <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D- 11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="320" id="utv35359" width="400"><param name="flashvars" value="viewcount=true&autoplay=false&brand=embed"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://www.ustream.tv/flash/live/272800"><embed flashvars="viewcount=true&autoplay=false&brand=embed" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" id="utv35359" name="utv_n_124013" src="http://www.ustream.tv/flash/live/272800" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="320"></embed></object><a href="http://www.ustream.tv/" style="padding: 2px 0px 4px; background: rgb(255, 255, 255) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 400px; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; display: block; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center;" target="_blank">Live Streaming by Ustream</a> Update: Added reference to Google App Engine mashups. Posted by Rick Klau, Brittany Bohnet, and Steve Grove, Google Elections Team

Denver recap and St. Paul update

The general election season officially kicked off last week as delegates gathered in Denver for the Democratic National Convention - and Goo...

Đọc thêm »

Video-sharing goes to work

It was a mere three years ago that YouTube streamed its first video, forever changing the way we share experiences with people regardless of time and distance. At home, equipped with ubiquitous technology like a digital camcorder, a computer webcam or even a mobile phone, we can easily create video clips and share them with our friends and family. Technology is no longer a barrier on either end. All you need is a browser and a fast Internet connection. The same has not been true for this rich form of information-sharing in the office. Companies readily recognize the power of video as a medium for communication and collaboration, for reaching out to employees in remote offices and for knowledge transfer. Unfortunately, there hasn't been an easy way to distribute video content to an increasingly distributed workforce. Custom video sharing solutions have been prohibitively resource-intensive for businesses, and public video sharing sites don't give businesses the right level of security and privacy for internal-only content. Enter Google Video for businesses, available today as part of Google Apps Premier Edition. Imagine YouTube's ease of sharing and watching videos, but in a secure, private environment made for content like internal corporate announcements, team member status updates, employee training materials and informal information-sharing. Videos can be easily shared with everyone in the company or with specific individuals. People can comment on, rate and tag videos that they watch, bringing even more useful information to subsequent viewers. When we started using Google Video for business inside Google, we were surprised at how quickly Googlers in 20+ countries took to the app. Many of our most popular internal videos were created of their own accord by individuals and teams for sharing with colleagues, a testament to how video has taken horizontal collaboration to the next level. Watch this to learn how we've been using video inside Google: <object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/iWzwLGJ0BIo&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/iWzwLGJ0BIo&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> You can learn more about video sharing and other innovative collaboration apps for businesses at <a href="http://www.google.com/apps/collaboration" title="www.google.com/apps/collaboration">www.google.com/apps/collaboration</a>. And stay tuned for info about Google Video for schools and universities. It'll be available as part of Google Apps Education Edition on September 8. <object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/iWzwLGJ0BIo&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></object> Posted by Pavni Diwanji, Engineering Director

Video-sharing goes to work

It was a mere three years ago that YouTube streamed its first video, forever changing the way we share experiences with people regardless of...

Đọc thêm »

A fresh take on the browser

At Google, we have a saying: “launch early and iterate.” While this approach is usually limited to our engineers, it apparently applies to our mailroom as well! As you may have read in the blogosphere, we hit "send" a bit early on a comic book introducing our new open source browser, Google Chrome. As we believe in access to information for everyone, we've now made the comic publicly available -- you can find it <a href="http://www.google.com/googlebooks/chrome/index.html">here</a>. We will be launching the beta version of Google Chrome tomorrow in more than 100 countries. So why are we launching Google Chrome? Because we believe we can add value for users and, at the same time, help drive innovation on the web. All of us at Google spend much of our time working inside a browser. We search, chat, email and collaborate in a browser. And in our spare time, we shop, bank, read news and keep in touch with friends -- all using a browser. Because we spend so much time online, we began seriously thinking about what kind of browser could exist if we started from scratch and built on the best elements out there. We realized that the web had evolved from mainly simple text pages to rich, interactive applications and that we needed to completely rethink the browser. What we really needed was not just a browser, but also a modern platform for web pages and applications, and that's what we set out to build. On the surface, we designed a browser window that is streamlined and simple. To most people, it isn't the browser that matters. It's only a tool to run the important stuff -- the pages, sites and applications that make up the web. Like the classic Google homepage, Google Chrome is clean and fast. It gets out of your way and gets you where you want to go. Under the hood, we were able to build the foundation of a browser that runs today's complex web applications much better. By keeping each tab in an isolated "sandbox", we were able to prevent one tab from crashing another and provide improved protection from rogue sites. We improved speed and responsiveness across the board. We also built a more powerful JavaScript engine, V8, to power the next generation of web applications that aren't even possible in today's browsers. This is just the beginning -- Google Chrome is far from done. We're releasing this beta for Windows to start the broader discussion and hear from you as quickly as possible. We're hard at work building versions for Mac and Linux too, and will continue to make it even faster and more robust. We owe a great debt to many open source projects, and we're committed to continuing on their path. We've used components from Apple's WebKit and Mozilla's Firefox, among others -- and in that spirit, we are making all of our code open source as well. We hope to collaborate with the entire community to help drive the web forward. The web gets better with more options and innovation. Google Chrome is another option, and we hope it contributes to making the web even better. So check in again tomorrow to try Google Chrome for yourself. We'll post an update here as soon as it's ready. Update @ 3:30 PM: We've added a link to our <a href="http://www.google.com/googlebooks/chrome/index.html">comic book</a> explaining Google Chrome. Posted by Sundar Pichai, VP Product Management, and Linus Upson, Engineering Director

A fresh take on the browser

At Google, we have a saying: “launch early and iterate.” While this approach is usually limited to our engineers, it apparently applies to ...

Đọc thêm »

Information on Gustav

As Hurricane Gustav bears down on the Gulf Coast, we've assembled some resources to keep people informed and, we hope, out of harm's way. These include: <ul><li>Google meta-page to help recovery efforts and tracking: <a href="http://www.google.com/gustav_sept08.html" target="_blank">google.com/gustav_sept08.html</a></li><li>Latest <a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=hurricane+gustav&btnG=Search+News" target="_blank">Gustav reports on Google News</a> Special content in the <a href="http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2008/08/tracking-hurricane-gustav-in-google.html" target="_blank">Google Earth Weather folder</a> (track Gustav's progress and forecast, see the latest advisories from the National Hurricane Center, view Louisiana Live webcams)</li><li>More info on <a title="our LatLong blog" href="http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2008/08/tracking-hurricane-gustav-in-google.html" id="j94k">our LatLong blog</a> (we'll continue to post additional info here) </li></ul>Our thoughts are again with Gulf-region families as they struggle against the forces of nature. Posted by Kate Hurowitz, Google Blog team

Information on Gustav

As Hurricane Gustav bears down on the Gulf Coast, we've assembled some resources to keep people informed and, we hope, out of harm's...

Đọc thêm »

Introducing the winners of the Android Developer Challenge I

Less than a year ago, we <a title="announced" href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2007/11/calling-all-developers-10m-android.html" id="e418">announced</a> the Android Developer Challenge, a two-part contest for developers to design engaging, innovative mobile applications for Android to<span class="on" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_CreateLink" title="Link" onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 8);ButtonMouseDown(this);"> the tune of $10 million total in awards. Since the kickoff of the first part of the contest (ADC I) last November, we've been eagerly waiting to see what these brilliant minds would come up with. The first round of ADC I closed earlier this year, awarding the top 50 entrants with $25,000 each. Today marks the closing of the second and final round of ADC I, in which 10 winners will receive $275,000 and 10 semi-finalists will be awarded $100,000. We'd like to wish a hearty congrats to all the award recipients! Visit the <a href="http://android-developers.blogspot.com/">Android Developers blog</a> to read more about the finalists' projects, and check back for updates on ADC II. Posted by Eric Chu, Android Mobile Platform

Introducing the winners of the Android Developer Challenge I

Less than a year ago, we announced the Android Developer Challenge, a two-part contest for developers to design engaging, innovative mobile...

Đọc thêm »

Empowering users to map their worlds

In countries like India, great maps and comprehensive local data are hard to come by. And traditional mapping approaches are stretched to the limit in such environments, where infrastructure and local businesses are evolving at a furious pace. This need inspired us in Google India to design and build <a href="http://mapmaker.google.com/" id="pj__6" target="_blank">Google Map Maker</a>, which enables users everywhere over to create rich, deep maps and fresh local data. People can mark their favorite spots in their cities and hometowns, add features such as roads, parks, and buildings, tag small businesses to help users find them, and collaborate to map neighborhoods of interest. This product is motivated by the spirit of information democracy, where people can create information that are moderated and consumed by their peers. Today, we are bringing home this innovation by launching Google Map Maker in India, which has already been deployed in <a title="57 other countries" target="_blank" href="http://www.google.com/mapmaker/mapfiles/s/launched.html" id="s548">57 other countries</a>. <object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/DjoXsot4Xao&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/DjoXsot4Xao&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> We hope Google Map Maker will result in rich local data which will benefit Google users both on the web and on mobile. The creation of base maps where there were previously none will encourage many mashups, mapplets and other cool applications that make use of this data. We're also excited to see Google Map Maker create a new breed of local map experts who bring their passion for their neighborhoods and communities into the online world, adding to local commerce, tourism and investment. I will leave you with a map of IIT Bombay, the alma mater to many of us in Google India. When I spent a few hours mapping IIT Bombay -- the place I lived in, the school I went to, and the streets I played on, it turned out to be a surprisingly satisfying experience that reconnected me to a place that is home to many of my memories. We hope you will find the Google Map Maker experience as fun and fulfilling as we do. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPF-igSAvUcbxEj2oqKWKMUsVAMzixWozjj3Aj4VafTPd1fBEs1D8cjqfH_D_JwNfKHE6zaonV-w6GEULSzdijn6y4APYqDl6Nuc2C8xZPm4Fe-8E20tdWE6tmy1IDPR7G0SYNmAUDYLys/s1600-h/IIT.gif"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239577004463933522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPF-igSAvUcbxEj2oqKWKMUsVAMzixWozjj3Aj4VafTPd1fBEs1D8cjqfH_D_JwNfKHE6zaonV-w6GEULSzdijn6y4APYqDl6Nuc2C8xZPm4Fe-8E20tdWE6tmy1IDPR7G0SYNmAUDYLys/s320/IIT.gif" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a> Posted by Lalitesh Katragadda, Software Engineer and creator, Google Map Maker

Empowering users to map their worlds

In countries like India, great maps and comprehensive local data are hard to come by. And traditional mapping approaches are stretched to th...

Đọc thêm »