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Care about standards? From my comment from Jeff Dean's post at http://plus.google.com/112317652221071509598/posts/Wd1SamQcvpQ

Here's some things you can do to support standards at Google:

-- Look at the pages your team generates the way Googlebot does:

http://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/richsnippets

Add standard schema.org and html5 markup.

-- Discuss standards with the scant 200 other Googlers at  http://g/standards-discuss

-- Participate in a standards mailing list/group.  Plenty available for individuals at IETF or W3C.  See standards-discuss if you want to participate as a Googler on corp-oriented bodies.  Standards often suck because they're written by the standards/industrial complex instead of actual implementors.

-- Participate in an open-source project that implements a standard.  These reference implementations are often poorly or insecurely coded.  (For example a few people contributing to Apache Oltu would make Java OAuth that much better)

-- Consider exposing your amazing well-crafted stubby API via Apiary.  Be extra careful to not break compatibility for a whole year.   Write lots of integration and conformance tests.

-- Be like Vint.  Suit up.

-- Above all have fun!


http://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/richsnippets






 

Found the perfect baby shower gift.

Found the perfect baby shower gift.

 

This is a new community that will allow us to coordinate with folks that are using our widgets.  Please invite anyone that  you know that's involved.


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It's search actions.  Any idea where we are with that project?  Hopefully we can converge on a syntax that works for everyone.


http://searchengineland.com/yandex-announces-interactive-snippets-serp-redesign-159942






 

Broadening distribution.  Syncing up the Moments API (aka History API) with schema.org actions and the recent changes for inbox activities would benefit us all.


https://docs.google.com/a/google.com/document/d/1IMQGH0F8SQ2r0I1CdlOwGFWsI5kYZccavyKGoArMn6U/edit






 

I highly recommend taking some time to set up your own Adwords campaign.  It's eye-opening.

There are things I like.  [targeted emails are genuinely helpful and intelligent based on your situation]

And things that are not so great.  [some confusing web UI for newbies, some difficulty getting keyword/landing page quality matched to bids]


http://www.google.com/adwords/?sourceid=awo&subid=ww-et-awhp_nelsontest3_nel_p&clickid






 

Interested in standardizing and coordination of Google's vocabulary and markup efforts?  Join here!

 <div itemscope
          itemtype=”http://schema.org/SubscribeAction”>;
   <span itemprop=”name”>Join</span> the
   <a itemprop=”url”
     href=”https://plus.google.com/communities/102693216008518569997”>;
     Schemarama</a>
    Community!
</div>


102693216008518569997






 

 

Buganizer, buga-buganizer, you're a buganizer
Oh, buganizer, oh, you’re a buganizer baby
You, you-you are, you, you-you are
Buganizer, buganizer, buganizer
(Buganizer)

_cannot unhear_









 

Anyone interested in a structured data/markup/schema group to coordinate external facing efforts?

It seems that we're moving in the same directions:

- Publisher Markup (authorship/schema)
- Interactive Posts for Google+
- Moments API
- Inbox Actions (JSON-LD)
- Tools (SDTT, markup helper)

If interested you can plus people into this thread and I'll create a G+ community with these people as seed members...









 

Boswell relevant....

@103827306991532885669  -- just had a chat with the CTO of vizify where I explained authorship.


https://www.vizify.com/






 

Feedback from my wife who doesn't follow many people.

- didn't like having followers show up in the list of people.  She had created circles for design/art/music but they were not set to 'Following'.  I think we should ask users to check this on startup.  (I'm assuming that following-only circles are not used for hangouts)

- She saw someone she didn't recognize and from a following circle.  Her first choice was to remove the person from her circles.  That did not remove the person from the chat roster. How does Babel sync circle members and the chat roster?  ANything I can tell her? (She reloaded, logged-out, logged-in) etc...









 

Hi

Hi, 

Thunder will be at Office HGours

1240-140 and 230-4

 

Like a boss

Like a boss

 

A bear on a shark and an active G+ profile? Yeah I'll take that.

A bear on a shark and an active G+ profile? Yeah I'll take that.

Originally shared by Steve Aoki

IT'S OUT!! This is how you'll feel when you listen to my new Singularity Remix EP!!! Get it right here on iTunes: http://bitly.com/SingularityRemixEP

 

 

chromebook with verizon 3g is the only thing that has decent ping @I/O.











 

So even us Googlers are in the dark about possible musical acts for After Hours.

So even us Googlers are in the dark about possible musical acts for After Hours.  Last year it was Train and Paul Oakenfold.  The year before?  Janes Addiction.

Let's play a little game.  Post who you think will play and why here..

If you guess well and I'm impressed with your sleuthing skills find me at the Google+ office hours.  I might have some special schwag for you.

 

 

 

Have to give props to the people that go through all the effort to place ads on our site.

Finicky finicky.  Or is just that we internally outbid everything with the word 'google' in it?


https://plus.google.com/photos/107786897865850743842/albums/5877650856094579745/5877650856940352498?...






 

Somewhat surprised that Adwords doesn't use Google Wallet.....









 

 

Your investment in authorship continues to pay dividends.

Your investment in authorship continues to pay dividends. Thanks everyone for implementing -- it makes products like this possible.

Originally shared by AJ Kohn

Content Recommendations for Your Mobile Website

When you help someone find a great article on your site, you’re not only making them happier, you’re inspiring deeper engagement and loyalty. That's why today, we're bringing together elements of Google+ and Google Search to suggest the right content from your mobile website, at just the right time.

For example: Forbes visitors can now more easily discover other Forbes articles based on Search Authorship, signals and other articles with lots of Google+ activity (including +1's and shares). In all cases, recommended content is based on the specific page the visitor is viewing, to boost the relevance of recommendations. And they only appear when people tap for more, so as not to interrupt their browsing experience.

Very interesting on a lot of fronts!

     

 

 

A neutrino walks into a bar.

A neutrino walks into a bar. The bartender says, We don't serve neutrinos in here.  The neutrino says, Hey, I was just passing through.

More  from the latest DNA Lounge newsletter.

 

Leafletting a Googler parking lot for low-end android phones?

Hope they're not on commission.


https://plus.google.com/photos/107786897865850743842/albums/5876404909126848705/5876404927437279234?...






 

 

46 new speakers added to the I/O Speakers Circle (v4, May 9th edition)  Perfect for adding to your Google I/O stream.

46 new speakers added to the I/O Speakers Circle (v4, May 9th edition)  Perfect for adding to your Google I/O stream.

 

 

Animated GIF of a webpage with animated GIFs, which will go into a slides preso that will be recorded on Youtube.

I'm all out of encapsulations..


https://plus.google.com/photos/107786897865850743842/albums/5875959129896111745/5875959136286702114?...






 

What's your favorite Oakland page?

What's your favorite Oakland page?

Happy to see Montclair Veterinary Hospital posting now and then..

 

 

My I/O talk authorship document (pending legal approval)  Improvements welcome.

*Like an H6*

Popping nodes in the dom, like a blizzard
When we code we do it right gettin slizzard
Sippin sizzurp in my box, like 6 px
Now I'm feeling so small like a H6
Like a H6, Like a H6
Now I'm feeling so small like a H6
Like a H6, Like a H6
Now I'm feeling so small like a H6

Gimme that See-SeeEssEss
Gimme that Duh-Duh-OM
Browsers love my style, and my tables gettin wild
Get them browsers scaling, we get that class and that prop
Now give me 2 more nodes cause you know it don't stop









 

Here's the latest I/O Speaker Circle (v3, May 7th edition)

Here's the latest I/O Speaker Circle (v3, May 7th edition)

18 new speakers added including: Mike McGeary Jeremy Robbins John Hjelmstad Jeannie Foulsham Jen Pahlka Adam Eijdenberg Grzegorz Gogolowicz Benjamin Wiley Sittler Sergey Panitkin Brynn Evans Martin Gannholm Derek Slater Sunil James Sarah Peterson John Cormie Navneet Joneja and Kevin Callahan 

 

Looks like Vimeo embeds are working correctly in v2 now!


http://vimeo.com/64783605#cols






 

Compiler experts:

The JS style guide mentions that UPPER_CASE implies @const-- however when I try compiling this code using


  /**  @type{number}
   *@const*/
  var FOO = 1;
  FOO = 2;

it fails, but

  /**@type{number} */
  var FOO = 1;
  FOO = 2;

succeeds

Oddly enough this succeeds as well, which I would expect to work..
  /**@type{number}@const*/
  var FOO = 1;
  FOO = 2;

Any ideas?  These tests were done with http://closure-compiler.appspot.com -- I have not tested using google3 (yet)  Just wanted to make sure that the style guide meshes with the way the compiler treats things..


http://closure-compiler.appspot.com/home






 

Achievement Unlocked - deleted top-level google3 directory.

I think we need a code janitors badge on moma.  Suggested inspiration below:


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Toxic_Avenger_(film)






 

I/O Speakers Circle v2 (May 3rd Edition)

I/O Speakers Circle v2 (May 3rd Edition)

Added some missing speakers including:

Pamela Fox Kris Schroder Alexis Deveria Helena Roeber Charles Mendis Alexis Hanicotte Steve Lee Olivier Michon 

Here's a circle containing all the speakers announced to date.  I'll try to keep it up to date and reshare it as more sessions are announced.

Tip: Consider creating a new circle for people from this list.  Then you can control how much I/O you get in your main stream with Google+ Volume Controls.  (You can also remove the circle later too)

Enjoy Google I/O!

 

 

 

Salon.com needs to learn
- that they have a http://google.com/+salon URL
- use rel="publisher" in their page markup instead of using http://gplus.to/Salon

Anyone have time to reach out?


https://plus.google.com/+salon






 

 

 

Hi I/O Speakers!

Hi I/O Speakers!

I created this circle based on the profiles listed on the public I/O Site.  You might be seeing people adding you on G+ due to this.   !

 

Starting a Google I/O 2013 Circle?

Starting a Google I/O 2013 Circle?  

Here's a circle containing all the speakers announced to date.  I'll try to keep it up to date and reshare it as more sessions are announced.

Tip: Consider creating a new circle for people from this list.  Then you can control how much I/O you get in your main stream with Google+ Volume Controls.  (You can also remove the circle later too)

Enjoy Google I/O!

 

 

 

@111466602600743594987 for the homebrew fork/follow buttons

Everyone else for the font loading technique and IE support

https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/blob/master/css/font-awesome.css


http://fortawesome.github.io/Font-Awesome/






 

 

Can we get Google+ comments activated for the Google+ developers blog?

http://googleplusplatform.blogspot.com









 

What would you like to see show up when you search?

What would you like to see show up when you search?

Originally shared by Chris Messina

Today at ,  Seth Sternberg and Ardan Arac announced that we'll soon be integrating Google+ Platform app activities [1] into Google Search. 

Soon, if you search for a site or app on Google.com (and that app has integrated with Google+ Sign-In app activities), you'll see popular and aggregate user activity next to search results. For example, searching for Fandango will show the top movies among Google+ users. And when you click on a movie, you’ll go directly to its page on Fandango. 

Learn more here and be sure to follow Google+ Developers  :

http://googleplusplatform.blogspot.com/2013/04/Bringing-App-Activities-to-Google-Search.html

[1] https://developers.google.com/+/features/app-activities