Official Google Cloud Blog: January 2011

A Google Docs documents list refresh

Monday, January 31, 2011

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Google Docs blogPosted by Vijay Bangaru, Product Manager, Google Docs

Gaining Altitude: A New Way to Think about Your Inbox

Friday, January 28, 2011

Editor’s note: Continuing our Gaining Altitude series, we’ve invited guest blogger Marsha Egan, CEO of InboxDetox.com and an internationally recognized workplace productivity expert and speaker. Named one of Pennsylvania’s Top 50 Women in Business, her “12 Step Program for Curing Your Email E-ddiction” was featured in several publications and on ABC Nightly News and Fox News.

Maintaining a cluttered inbox is a productivity killerShift the way you view and use your inboxDifferentiate between working and sorting emailSetting reminders is the keyhttp://InboxDetox.com/blogWhy should you want a clean inbox?Posted by Ashley Chandler, Google Apps Team

Google Apps for Government: a progress report

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Google Apps for GovernmentU.S. General Services AdministrationState of WyomingCity of Wooster, OhioFISMAreliablepublic records projectpublic record emailPosted by Dan Israel, Google Apps for Government Team

Google Apps just got smarter: introducing the Apps Marketplace’s new EDU category

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

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Haiku: an LMS that allows teachers to create media-rich class websites, give and auto-grade assessments, annotate assignments and interact online with students.

LearnBoost: an all-in-one gradebook and lesson plan software for teachers that includes tools to visualize data and student performance.

And other classroom management tools such as eduARC, Class.io, PlanbookEdu, ThinkWave SIS and Applane SIS, gradebooks such as Engrade and ThinkWave Gradebook, and assessment tools such as EduBrite and RCampus iRubric.

Learning Aids

BrainPOP: an app that offers animated, curriculum-based content that enhances student learning in numerous ways, from illustrating complex concepts to reviewing before a test.

DreamBox: a tool that helps students learn math through interactive lessons and gives teachers reporting dashboards to monitor individual student progress.

And other teaching aids like Grockit, BuzzMath and LearnThatWord.

Student and Admin Tools

EasyBib: an automatic bibliography composer that helps students format sources quickly and accurately to cite in papers.

Digication: an online e-Portfolio creation tool that helps students share and showcase their work and achievements online.

And other student and admin tools like Aviary, Edutone Sakai Connector, Edutone Moodle Connector, Leveled Library and Rcampus e-Portfolio.

Marketplace education categoryManage your school in the cloud with the Google Apps MarketplaceRegister hereHelp students learn more effectively with the Google Apps MarketplaceRegister here

Farsighted Specsavers Goes Google

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

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AncorisGoogle Enterprise Reseller

Posted by Malgosia Rigoli, Google Apps team

Upcoming Google Apps for Education professional development webinars

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

In November, we kicked off a series of biweekly webinars aimed at helping educators learn ways to use Google Apps in the classroom. These sessions, taught by Google Apps for Education Certified Trainers, have received a great response and we've decided to hold them more frequently – you can now tune in every Tuesday at 4:30PM PT/7:30PM ET to hear tips and techniques for using Google Apps for Education.

Register to attend one of the upcoming webinars in the series today and on the following Tuesdays:

Jan 25: Introduction to forms in Google Docs
Feb 1: Advanced forms in Google Docs
Feb 8: Embrace your inner Einstein: Using Google Apps for the Google Science Fair
Feb 15: Managing Google Docs with your classroom
Feb 22: Building a class site with Google Sites

Archived recordings from past Google Apps for Education webinars can also be found in our resource center.

Posted by Dana Nguyen, Google Apps for Education Team

Google Apps for Business now available for Verizon customers

Monday, January 24, 2011

Editor's note: We're excited that beginning today Google Apps for Business is available through Verizon. We've asked Monte Beck, Vice President of Small Business Marketing for Verizon, to share more details.

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Live Google Apps Webinar Tomorrow - Chrome, Chrome OS & Apps for Business

Monday, January 24, 2011

Destination: Dial Tone -- Getting Google Apps to 99.99%

Friday, January 14, 2011

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Google Message Continuitytheir service notifications1. The Radicati Group, 2010. "Corporate IT Survey – Messaging & Collaboration, 2010-2011"Posted by Matthew Glotzbach, Google Enterprise Product Management DirectorUpdate: clarification added to fifth paragraph.

Conquer tax season with integrated finance apps from the Google Apps Marketplace

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Editor's note: This is the latest in a series of posts on apps or topics in the Google Apps Marketplace that have caught our eye here at Google. We’ll do this every so often as we see things we'd like to share. Look for the label "marketplace highlights" and subscribe to the series if you'd like to stay tuned.webinar and Q&A Using applications from the Google Apps Marketplace to conquer tax seasonRegister here accounting and finance appsuniversal navigation barDigitize your important documentsShoeboxedSimplify invoicing and billing to easily monitor cash flowHarvestPrepare your finances for tax timeOutright

Invoicing/Billing
Freshbooks
Zoho Invoice
Invoicera
Bill.com
Invoic€xpress
WorkingPoint
Harvest

Accounting
Yendo Accounts
FreeAgent
Rhino Accouting
Kashoo.com
Outright

ERP
MyERP.com
Brightpearl
ERPLY

Expense Reporting
Expensify
Concur Breeze
Yendo Expenses
Shoeboxed

Google Apps Marketplace

Go 'big' in 2011 - join us at NRF's BIG show

Friday, January 7, 2011

If your company runs an ecommerce website, you’re probably taking a well deserved break with the end of the holiday rush. But as we move into a new year, it’s also a great time to start thinking about how to give your customers an even better online shopping experience.

We’re also looking forward to an exciting 2011 and to kick things off, we’re heading to New York next week to be part of the National Retail Federation's BIG Show. Visit us at Booth #3239 from January 10-13 where you’ll be able to speak with the Google Commerce Search and Google Product Search teams, and learn how our commerce offerings can help bring visitors to your site, optimize their experience, and convert them into loyal customers.

On Monday, join our afternoon session where we discuss ‘In Stock Nearby: The Next Step in Shopping’. Paul Lee, Senior Product Manager, will set out how to serve today’s cross-channel shopper, regardless of platform or location.

On Tuesday morning, don’t miss our session on ‘Search Insights’, where Nitin Mangtani, Group Product Manager on Google Commerce Search, will explain how increasingly sophisticated online shoppers are driving innovations in search.

We’re looking forward to a ‘big’ few days and hope to see you in New York next week.

Posted by Derek Niddery, Google Commerce Team

Google Apps Adventures: A Voyage Through Climate Change with polar explorer Børge Ousland and Traffic Konzept + Film

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Editor's note: We're thrilled to share stories from the people and organizations that use Google Apps to explore, discover and push the boundaries. These businesses truly embody the freedom enabled by the cloud.

Our third Apps Adventure profiles Traffic Konzept + Film GmbH, a Berlin-based multimedia studio that supported polar explorer Børge Ousland in a record-setting expedition to document climate change in the Arctic. Assisting Traffic was post-production house Magna Mana.Børge Ousland

Google AppsPosted by Len Dickter, Creative Director, Traffic Konzept + Film GmbH

Spam takes another hit: email authentication now available to millions of Google Apps customers

Thursday, January 6, 2011

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eCertenable DKIM signingPosted by Adam Dawes, Google Enterprise Product Manager

PriceMinister.com enhances collaboration and reduces costs by going Google

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Editor’s note: Over 3 million businesses have adopted Google Apps. Today we’ll hear from Justin Ziegler, CIO of PriceMinister.com. To learn more about other organizations that have gone Google and share your story, visit our community map or test drive life in the cloud with the Go Google cloud calculator.

PriceMinister.comPriceMinister.co.uk

Creating a safer email environment

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Posted by Adam Dawes, Google Apps Product Manager

Official Blog

A Google Docs documents list refresh

Gaining Altitude: A New Way to Think about Your Inbox

Google Apps for Government: a progress report

Google Apps just got smarter: introducing the Apps Marketplace’s new EDU category

Farsighted Specsavers Goes Google

Upcoming Google Apps for Education professional development webinars

Google Apps for Business now available for Verizon customers

Live Google Apps Webinar Tomorrow - Chrome, Chrome OS & Apps for Business

Destination: Dial Tone -- Getting Google Apps to 99.99%

Conquer tax season with integrated finance apps from the Google Apps Marketplace

Go 'big' in 2011 - join us at NRF's BIG show

Google Apps Adventures: A Voyage Through Climate Change with polar explorer Børge Ousland and Traffic Konzept + Film

Spam takes another hit: email authentication now available to millions of Google Apps customers

PriceMinister.com enhances collaboration and reduces costs by going Google

Creating a safer email environment

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