Creating Files through BlobBuilder

As Web sites transition more and more into Web applications, working with files in meaningful ways is becoming increasingly
important. Starting with Platform Preview 2, IE10 includes support for the File API,
enabling developers to read and slice fil…

Click to continue reading “Creating Files through BlobBuilder”

Year of the Meetup

We hereby declare 2012 as the Year of the WordPress Meetup. You’ll want to get in on this action. meet·up \m?t-?p\ noun A meeting, especially a regular meeting of people who share a particular interest and have connected with each other through a social-networking Web site: a meetup for new moms in the neighborhood; a meetup to plan the trip; a meetup for WordPress users.1 So what is a WordPress Meetup? Basically, it’s people in a community getting together — meeting up — who share an interest in WordPress, whether [...]

Click to continue reading “Year of the Meetup”

Weekend Reading: Jan. 27th Edition–Bill Gates Says Youth Will Change the World & Other News from the World Economic Forum, plus the Kelihos Botnet, Hotmail, Windows Phone & Office 365

In this edition of Weekend Reading, we’ve got a blog post from Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates on opportunity for youth and other news from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland as well as stories on Data Privacy Day, the Kelihos botnet, W…

Click to continue reading “Weekend Reading: Jan. 27th Edition–Bill Gates Says Youth Will Change the World & Other News from the World Economic Forum, plus the Kelihos Botnet, Hotmail, Windows Phone & Office 365″

Bing Rewards December Winners and Our Latest Sweepstakes

 
We are pleased to announce the winners, pending official confirmation, of the three Bing Rewards sweepstakes that ended on January 11. Our new sweeps have begun and end on January 31. Keep reading for details on the great prizes we’re offe…

Click to continue reading “Bing Rewards December Winners and Our Latest Sweepstakes”

The Dire Outlook For Middle Class Jobs in the U.S. — And Other Top Stories on LinkedIn This Week

Is SOPA really dead? If you believe Mashable’s headline – in what is our most shared story of the week – the Stop Online Piracy Act has moved on to its final resting place. But if you read the words of the act’s chief sponsor, Texas Rep. Lamar Smith, it sounds more like SOPA is [...]

Click to continue reading “The Dire Outlook For Middle Class Jobs in the U.S. — And Other Top Stories on LinkedIn This Week”

Young People Will Change the World

Editor’s Note: At the 2012 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Bill Gates participated in a roundtable discussion on Opportunity for Youth. It’s a subject Bill is passionate about, because solving the world’s big problems will…

Click to continue reading “Young People Will Change the World”

More Options for Google+ Badges

Webmaster Level: All

When we launched Google+ pages in November, we also released Google+ badges to promote your Google+ presence right on your site. Starting today in developer preview (and soon available to all your users), we’re adding more options…

Click to continue reading “More Options for Google+ Badges”

Looking Back at Sundance 2012

 
As things wrap up in Park City this week, we wanted to thank everyone who stopped by the Bing Bar on main street. We played host to a group of amazing artists, independent filmmakers and athletes who inspire us (and hopefully you.)
We’ve c…

Click to continue reading “Looking Back at Sundance 2012″

What’s new with Sitemaps

Webmaster level: AllSitemaps are a way to tell Google about pages on your site. Webmaster Tools’ Sitemaps feature gives you feedback on your submitted Sitemaps, such as how many Sitemap URLs have been indexed, or whether your Sitemaps have any error…

Click to continue reading “What’s new with Sitemaps”

Resources to support a new and open world for learning

Googlers are the types who never really leave the classroom. Guest speakers come to campus to give talks on subjects ranging from fiction to physics. Diverse groups of people work together to understand and solve big problems while groups of Googlers e…

Click to continue reading “Resources to support a new and open world for learning”