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Google Earth and Katrina help
July 31, 2006
Posted by John Hanke, Director, Google Earth and Maps
When
Hurricane Katrina
hit the Gulf Coast almost a year ago, people across the country and around the world wondered how to help. Many donated money; others lent their homes to dislocated survivors. A group of Googlers lent their expertise by leveraging the power of Google technology.
Over several long nights, the teams from Google Earth and Google Maps created satellite imagery overlays of the devastation in the affected region, which showed more accurately the scope of the disaster. Soon after, we were told that rescue workers and the U.S. Air Force were using Google Earth to find people who were stranded.
And last week, we received formal recognition from the
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
. Members of the NGA presented the "Hurricane Katrina Recognition Award" to the Google Earth team, as well as the Google Enterprise and Global Support groups, for their direct support during the Katrina disaster. Individual recipients included Brian McClendon, Andria McCool, Wayne Thai, Charlie Chapin, Michael Ashbridge, Chikai Ohazama, Lenette Howard, and Rob Painter, along with two folks from Carnegie Mellon University who assisted us: Randy Sargent and Anne Wright. We're pleased to be recognized in this way -- but even more pleased that we could help.
Summer health tips
July 28, 2006
Posted by Karen Wickre, Google Blog team
Our esteemed Google doc, Taraneh Razavi, M.D., has kindly provided a few tips on coping with such summer challenges as
tick bites
,
thunderstorms
, and
heat exhaustion
. She's also blogged about
insect repellents
and
sunscreen
. But as she reminds us, summer also means - there's
ice cream
. Stay healthy and cool, people, and have fun this and every weekend.
Make your own buttons
July 28, 2006
Posted by Ben Lewis, Toolbar Product Manager
Custom Buttons are by far my favorite feature in the new
Google Toolbar
, which comes out of beta today. Clearly I’m not the only one, either -- we have over 600 buttons in the
gallery,
with new buttons being added every day -- and here are some some of my
favorites
, if you'd like to add them to your Toolbar. If you’re interested in making your own, it’s pretty easy. Just go to one of your favorite sites, right-click on the search box, and then click “Generate Custom Search.” You can find out how to add advanced features to your buttons
here
.
Lane's Gifts settlement ruling
July 27, 2006
Posted by Nicole Wong, Associate General Counsel
We know many have you have been following the
Lane's Gifts v. Google
case, so we want you to know that Judge Joe Griffin ruled today to approve the proposed settlement. Here is his
ruling
. We're pleased Judge Griffin has affirmed the settlement as appropriate and fair to advertisers. We look forward to continuing to manage invalid clicks effectively and provide our advertisers with an outstanding return on their investment. If you're an advertiser, there's more about how the settlement applies to you
here
.
A roadmap for Google help
July 27, 2006
Posted by Suzanne Hampton and Terry Hurlbutt, Online Product Support Team
Those of us in user support had a pet peeve: there was no single place that held all of Google's help information at your fingertips. So we decided to build one -- and now you can visit
Google Help
to find tips, tricks, and troubleshooting solutions for just about every Google product and service. We don't want you to have to work hard to find anything, so we also added an
A-Z guide
in case you do know exactly what you're looking for.
From the Support page you can also visit the Help Center of your choice to discover answers to frequently asked questions and link to our interactive help groups to discuss various features with other Google users. So remember to keep
google.com/support
handy, and enjoy.
London conference on test automation
July 25, 2006
Posted by Allen Hutchison, Engineering Manager
Earlier we announced a first-time
conference on test automation
, something of interest to an admittedly select group. Just a reminder to those of you who work in this area that our deadline for requesting a spot at the London meeting this fall is coming up at the end of the week. Here's
more information
if you'd like to sign up.
Corporate info on the go
July 25, 2006
Posted by David Bercovich, Product Marketing Manager
In keeping with the blog's mobile theme today, we've just made enterprise information -- corporate networks, databases, content management systems -- searchable on mobile devices. You can read more
here
.
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