Googleholic for May 20, 2008
Welcome to Googleholic, your bi-weekly fix of everything Google! In this edition:
- Google gets a new office in Taipei
- Third party advertising tags on Google
- Google China mourns to commemorate earthquake victims
- FeedFlare now available for Blogger comments
Google gets a new office in Taipei
Having been in Taiwan for two years, Google decided it needed to move the office from their 37th floor location in the landmark Taipei 101. The new location? Still the Taipei 101, except now on the 73rd floor. Now Google employees in Taiwan can enjoy their amenity-laden workdays a whole 36 floors higher than before.
[via: Google Blogoscoped]
Third party advertising tags on Google
Now accepting: third party advertising tags on Google's content network. In North America anyway. Google has established a procedure for reviewing third party ad tags that comply with their standards and policies which allows them to implement this feature. If this prospect thrills you, check out the three part video that explains it all in luscious detail.
[via: Official Google Blog]
Google China mourns to commemorate earthquake victims
As China mourns the 50,000 earthquake victims, Google China has changed its look to a dark theme and features a link to a special search engine designed to find sites that include information about missing people. Google is also donating $2 million to help with relief efforts, $1.7 million of which will come from Google.org.
[via: Google Operating System]
FeedFlare now available for Blogger comments
Google owned FeedBurner's FeedFlare is finally available for Blogger, allowing Blogger users to show comment counts on their RSS feeds. The comment count links to the Blogger's comment page, allowing readers of the feed to quickly reply to a post and see whether a post is a comment magnet. Which is a good thing, if not just convenient.
[via: Google Operating System]
