Google Office go on: JotSpot Googled !











Google go on developping their new "Google Office": JotSpot is part of Google today .

JotSpot was founded in 2004 to provide an application wiki which is "a private website designed for collaboration. Unlike a traditional website where pages can only be read, in a wiki everyone can edit, update and append pages with new information, all without knowing HTML."

The startup is based on creating and sharing documents, spreadsheets, photos, and other files, that's why JotSpot is interesting for Google on their way to develop a new software offer online.
New account registrations is closed while JotSpot is now moving to Google's software architecture.

Build your own Search Engine

NEW Google Custom Search Engine
Eureka! Your own search engine has landed! in Google blog

Google mobile improved

Google announced an improvement of Google Mobile to make mobile's services easy to use:

"We've included video tutorials or emulators for every service or application, and we've designed the pages in such a way as to make it easy to learn more about the mobile offerings you're interested in."
in Official Googleblog

Google services for mobile devices:
Search Maps Gmail News SMS Blogger

Edit labels in Beta Blogger

Blogger in Beta added a new feature: labels management that allow adding or removing labels to all posts even the old ones; Blogger users who had switched to the beta version can now organise their old posts into categories.
Labels Management for Blogger in Beta in Blogger Buzz

New Google Website Optimizer tool

Google announced the launch of a new tool in beta: Website Optimizer that is a free tool that helps AdWords advertisers test different landing pages and determine which one drives the most conversions.

For now, this tools is a Beta release and it will be limited to a small number of AdWords advertisers selected from all that apply.

Adsense integrated into Beta Blogger

AdSense ads is now integrated in the new Beta blogger template; Bloggers can now customize ads directly from "Add a Page Element" in new layouts-enabled template.

New Google Office online?

Google integarted Writely with Google Spreadsheets in a new google service: Google Docs & Spreadsheets; A spreadsheet and word processor program that offer Creating, storing and publishing documents and spreadsheets online.

There a also a new official googleblog for this service.

Better together: Docs & Spreadsheets in Official Googleblog

Post photos from Picasa to Blogger

A new feature for Beta Blogger: Posting photos directly from Google’s Picasa photo organizer to the new version of Blogger in Beta.
Post to the Blogger beta from Picasa

Blogger bug: Google blog Hacked

"A bug in Blogger enabled an unauthorized user to make a fake post on the Google Blog last night, claiming that we've discontinued our AdWords click-to-call test. The bug was fixed quickly and the post removed. As for the click-to-call test, it is progressing on schedule, and we're pleased with the results thus far."
that's what google said in google blog to explain the hacking of their official blog last night; this is the copy of the fake post published on googleblog:

Google Click-to-Call project cancelled
By Maximal
After concientiously considering, Google has decided not to continue with Google Click-to-call project. The project has been in the media on last days because of the notice of Google agreement with e-Bay. We finally consider click-to-call agreement with e-Bay a monopolistic aproach that would damage small companies in the CRM area.
This message has been translated using Google language tools.

New version of Google Groups in Beta

Google launched a new beta version of Google Groups, with a lot of new features such as:
- New design for individual groups
-Group owners can now create a welcome message, upload a group logo and customize fonts and colors
-Many of the functions of Google Page Creator right into integrated into Google Groups
-Using Gmail's message cards for discussions, which makes them easier to follow
-Adding a Files section so users can share and collaborate on documents
-Helping groups have a better sense of their members with the Member area

The new Groups experience in Official Google Blog

New Google Code Search

Google launched today Google Code Search, which gives programmers a single place to search publicly accessible source code.
Google also launched a number of general-purpose developer and open-source tools like Google Web Toolkit and project hosting on Google Code.

More developer love with Google Code Search in Official Google Blog

Advanced features in Accessible Search

Google added advanced search features to Google Accessible Search
Example of advanced queries:
restrict search to portions of a page, e.g., the title
restrict search to results in a given language
restrict searches to web pages found during a given time period
restrict searches to content in a given file format

details: Advanced Search Tips

Accessible Search now has advanced search features in Google Blog

Ping Google Blog Search

Google Blog Search launch today a Pinging Service; a way for individual bloggers and blog platform providers to inform Google of content changes.
Blogging providers who syndicate RSS/Atom/XML and want to be included in Google Blog Search can now ping Google directly: Google blog Search Ping Service
It also possible to use Google API to make this ping automatic:
About Google Blog Search Pinging Service API