Posts Tagged ‘Functionality’

Google+: A few big improvements before the New Year

Today we’re pleased to announce a goodie basket full of Google+ features and functionality for you to unpack and enjoy over the holidays. Some of these were on nearly everyone’s wishlist… and some we hope will be welcome surprises. These features…

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Get your personal Chrome experience on all your devices

If you’ve used Chrome for awhile, you know that it fits you better and better over time—it just wouldn’t be your Chrome without your favorite bookmarks, apps, extensions, history, and other settings.Signing in to Chrome lets you take your Chrome …

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Testing Gmail’s new look

Posted by Mark Striebeck, Engineering Director

Editor’s note: This post, like yesterday’s, is more technical than most posts here, but we thought some of you might find it interesting to look inside how Gmail works.

Yesterday, we talked about how we …

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What’s new in webOS 3.0.4?

A new over-the-air update for HP TouchPad is now available. (For details about how over-the-air updates work, click here.) Some of the new functionality you’ll find in the new update include: A new Camera app for photos and video The…

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Be more productive with Gmail Offline in Chrome

Today’s world doesn’t slow down when you’re offline, so it’s a great feeling to be productive from anywhere, on any device, at any time. We recognize that offline access is important to many of you–especially for Chromebook users who spend mos…

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Submit URLs to Google with Fetch as Googlebot

Webmaster Level: All

The Fetch as Googlebot feature in Webmaster Tools now provides a way to submit new and updated URLs to Google for indexing. After you fetch a URL as Googlebot, if the fetch is successful, you’ll now see the option to submit that…

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Gmail Snooze with Apps Script

Posted by Corey Goldfeder, Software Engineer

Editor’s Note: For a more technical description, see the Google Apps Developer Blog

At Google, we all use email very heavily — for communicating with other Googlers, for task management, and to mail aro…

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The Power of LinkedIn Everywhere: Apply with LinkedIn

Starting today, we’re taking our vision of the professional web to the next level by helping our members utilize the power of their LinkedIn membership when they need it most — when applying for a job.  It’s my great pleasure to announce the launch of our newest professional web plug-in: Apply with LinkedIn. Check out [...]

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Improved handling of URLs with parameters

Webmaster level: AdvancedYou may have noticed that the Parameter Handling feature disappeared from the Site configuration > Settings section of Webmaster Tools. Fear not; you can now find it under its new name, URL Parameters! Along with renaming it…

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“Download map area” added to Labs in Google Maps for Android

(Cross-posted from the Mobile and Lat Long Blogs)

One way we bring you new product features is through Google Labs—a collection of fun, experimental features you can turn on if you’re interested in the functionality. In fact, Google Maps itself st…

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