Today, we’re introducing something new. It’s called Inbox. Years in the making, Inbox is by the same people who brought you Gmail, but it’s not Gmail: it’s a completely different type of inbox, designed to focus on what really matters.Read more…
It’s Tuesday morning, play music for a bright, sunshiny day
It’s Tuesday morning and you might be sitting in the office, in desperate need of a way to stay motivated for the week ahead. How about a playlist for staying focused at work? Starting today, it’s easier to find theRead more…
DISTRICT VOICES: Inside Panem with our finest citizens
Meet District Voices, the latest campaign in our Art, Copy & Code project—where we explore new ways for brands to connect with consumers through experiences that people love, remember and share. District Voices was created in partnership with Lionsgate toRead more…
Through the Google lens: search trends October 10-16
Diet secrets from Zach Galifianakis, and cord cutting from a cable company?! Here’s a look at another topsy-turvy week in search. A cast of charactersSearch will always have its fair share of characters and this week was no different. FirstRead more…
Online Retailers: The Secret to Seasonal Success in 2014
Originally posted on the Google Analytics blogPlan ahead. Over the past few years, we’ve seen the holiday rush begin earlier and earlier. And we’ve also noticed that the shopping frenzy is extending beyond the traditional season, with transaction rates inRead more…
Best practices for XML sitemaps & RSS/Atom feeds
Webmaster level: intermediate-advanced Submitting sitemaps can be an important part of optimizing websites. Sitemaps enable search engines to discover all pages on a site and to download them quickly when they change. This blog post explains which fields in sitemapsRead more…
Translate web pages more easily with the new Google Translate Chrome Extension
[Cross-posted on the Google Translate blog] When you’re browsing the web, you might come across a page where some of the text is in a different language. With the new update to the Google Translate Chrome extension, you can translateRead more…
Android: Be together. Not the same.
Good things happen when everybody’s invited. A few years ago, we had the thought that phones (and stuff that hadn’t even been invented yet like tablets and smart watches) would be way more interesting if everyone could build new thingsRead more…
2014 Holiday Shopper Research: Shopping Never Sleeps
This holiday shopping season will be our most connected ever, with devices at our fingertips helping us hunt for deals in short moments—whether it’s on a laptop at work or on a smartphone right before bed. In fact, one thirdRead more…
A simpler, faster way to use Hangouts on your desktop
When you’re chatting with your friends and family, you want your conversations easily accessible, not buried in browser windows. Today, we’re introducing the Hangouts Chrome App for Chrome OS and Windows — a simpler, faster way to use Hangouts onRead more…