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I was talking to Brett Slatkin about authorship and he mentioned the Google Consumer surveys offers an A/B image survey that would be perfect for Authorship profile photo optimization.
You also get geographic/demographic breakdowns so I suspect that it's a good deal more informative than the OK Cupid bestface system.
IIRC the accuracy rate was on-par or better than traditional survey methods. **
As always how you ask the question matters a large amount too.
http://www.google.com/insights/consumersurveys/static/consumer_surveys_whitepaper_v2.pdf
Happy to see OAuth support for CalDAV. Still sad that it's always going to be saddled with legacy vCalendar issues.
Both CalDAV and CardDAV suffer from their history and badly need redesigning. Not much has changed in the 10 years since I was hacking on libical. I mean, consider the following CDATA chunk from the RFC. No one should need to parse/generate this ancient format. It's complicated, finicky and plain awful.
BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Example Corp.//CalDAV Client//EN
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
LAST-MODIFIED:20040110T032845Z
TZID:US/Eastern
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
DTSTART:20000404T020000
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=4
TZNAME:EDT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
DTSTART:20001026T020000
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=10
TZNAME:EST
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20060206T001102Z
DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20060102T100000
DURATION:PT1H
SUMMARY:Event #1
Description:Go Steelers!
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR
Maybe I should standardize SnmpDav? At least it has XER which would make it slot into XML without the ugliness above.
In any case I hope that a new calendaring standard emerges from this muck that is more developer friendly.
#closure boilerplate reduction:
@107106902560384103150 submitted http://cr/47565620 , which allows goog.ui.Components to do this:
this.getRequiredElementByClass('classname')
Also goog.ui.Component has a domhelper. You can get rid of your local domHelper_ vars in most cases and use this.getDomHelper() (and other dom helpers in goog.ui.Component) instead..
#googplus
truth:
Another option is to take a hard look at how the accident actually happened, treat the engineers involved with respect, and learn from the event.
A couple more pull quotes:
"... at Etsy. We instead want to view mistakes, errors, slips, lapses, etc. with a perspective of learning. Having blameless Post-Mortems on outages and accidents are part of that."
"an engineer who thinks they’re going to be reprimanded are disincentivized to give the details necessary to get an understanding of the mechanism, pathology, and operation of the failure. "
"A funny thing happens when engineers make mistakes and feel safe when giving details about it: they are not only willing to be held accountable, they are also enthusiastic in helping the rest of the company avoid the same error in the future."
My favorite quote: "[Engineers who make mistakes] are, after all, the most expert in their own error."
I can honestly tell you that I've been the person who has primarily been involved in multiple incidents that were followed up with a postmortem. Each time it's been a great experience. There really is no blame. It doesn't even enter the picture. Each time we've learnt and improved the situation so that the same problems don't arise in future. Everyone wins.
My local electric utility PG&E has a low tech solution for their Smart meters. If you want to activate the remote sensor you fill out this form and wait 5 days for your "HAN eligibility code".
Well.. it turns out that submitting this form emails [email protected] with the information (and cc's the person filling out the form). A quick check reveals that it posts to '/cgi-bin/pgemail.pl' with the included account number and other personal information.
I wonder how they'll send me this super secret code? Email too? But don't worry it's secure, they have "PKI certificates using Certicom Elliptic Curve Qu Vanstone (ECQV) technology."
Warning, once seen, cannot be unseen.
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Go to your profile. Notice that your +1 tab is *+1's* instead of *+1s*.
Maybe we should rename the other tabs to:
Post's
Photo's
Review's
:-P
http://b/5155750
#googplus
Do you send out emails with a noreply address?
Do you have a plus page?
Then you should consider getting your mappings added to the following bug so people can follow your page when they're reading your email updates.
https://b.corp.google.com/issue?id=9176847
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An API generator with shades of Apiary being used by my former coworkers at LinkedIn..
http://rest.li/
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At LinkedIn HQ they have a time-capsule made of legos. I hope they invite me over when they decide to open it back up.
Of course this would be the handiwork of Adam Nash.
And thanks again to Brandon Duncan for inviting me over for lunch to see this and other LinkedIn wonders.
And more from James.. Seems like it's moving in a good direction..
http://www.chmod777self.com/2013/05/time-for-updated-activity-streams.html
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Was listening to Kreayshawn's Gucci Gucci, heard the shout out to Google Maps and got curious...
http://rapgenius.com/search?q=google
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Added some information to this question about integrating with analytics.js
I wasn't aware of this change to tracking functionality. I'll see if we can add some of this to the docs or provide an easy way to activate this tracking.
Actual subject line:
_Subject: traceroute Square, Inc_
Got me thinking about what unix commands one could prepend in front of a company name. Bonus points if they actually execute :)
Subject: mount Netapp.com:/jobs /home
Subject: echo "curl http://evite.com/jobs" | at teatime
#googplus
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
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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
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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
#googplus
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
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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
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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...
#googplus
Boswell relevant....
@103827306991532885669 -- just had a chat with the CTO of vizify where I explained authorship.
https://www.vizify.com/
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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...
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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.
Daft Punk - Oh I wish..
This is highly suspicious...
Will.I.am
Hopefully another band like Jane's Addiction, and not one like Train. :-)
Elvis Presley
Shhh Ade Oshineye don't leak the hologram api!
I'm going to guess Macklemore. he doesn't have a concert till this weekend, and he was just in Napa last weekend.
For the not-rap side of things.... here's hoping for The XX, or Florence and The Machine.... or Primus, or someone like Bad Religion. I'm basically naming off bands I wish I saw last weekend. :)
Daft Punk would be enough to get anyone over jetlag!
Daft Punk would be my guess as they're just about to release a new album. Given that this year's focus for IO is with games (rumors), it could be Linkin Park, who have released a game recently.
I am going to guess Macklemore also - as for the reason - he was just on Yahoo's online tour series and I just have a good feeling about him here :) :) :) I'm feeling lucky
Fleetwood Mac? Presidents of the United States of America? They are both performing in the area in the next week or so.
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?...
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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!
What do you think? Does this image embody 'Flowers'? #photohunt
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 #geekhumor 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?...
#googplus
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?...
#googplus
What's your favorite Oakland page?
Happy to see Montclair Veterinary Hospital posting now and then..
Can you guess which one is #1?
I think I can
Isn't Oakland where you go when you want to get tear gassed by the police?
I guess that is exciting.
I would say New York... but it seems I'm mistaken. My second guess id Mountain view, ca
Jeff Craig -- haven't seen much tear gas since Occupy faded away.
Despite it's problems Oakland does have a lot to offer, and with the right basket of metrics it can even score #1.
Paul Lindner Yeah, actually reading the metrics they judged the cities on, Oakland sounds pretty good.
It just does tend to still carry a reputation for being rougher, and the police reaction to Occupy didn't help that image.
My problem with surveys is that what people say they'll click or appeals to them can differ from what they actually click when they aren't thinking about "I'm taking a survey"
Mark Traphagen, Jun 06 2013 on 1500wordmtu.com