Do you own a website where users generate content? Well, the newly released Google AdSense API may be something for you to think about.  "Free" services that rely only on advertising dollars from programs like Google AdSense are all the rage these days, but is that the future?  I think we are seeing the beginning [...]

Today the Google Maps team announced some important additions to the Google Maps product and its API.  According to Nigel Tao, the current version of Google Maps now supports GeoRSS (Simple, GML and W3C Geo) formats — to import a GeoRSS file, simply "search" for the URL of one.  Give this link a shot. An [...]

Some hidden code in Google Video points to a new contact picker — something I have always thought would make sense in Gmail when you are deciding where to send an email (when you want to choose from a list).  That is currently a little tough to do when the only thing in your arsenal [...]

Google had an exciting year in 2006 — stealing headlines with almost everything they did, even if the news wasn't particularly exciting.  Many of the more important things that happened are summarized by Google Operating System in an article titled "Google 2006 in 12 Pictures".
Will the excitement carry forward in 2007?  Like most of you, [...]

Just a few moments ago, the Google Maps API Terms of Use was updated to impose some restrictions on the service.  One of the newer features allows developers to retrieve latitude and longitude coordinates by simply specifying an address — this is often an essential service for any mashup looking to plot locations of buildings [...]

A couple days ago, Google quietly put a stop to a piece of history that was even referenced in many books.  It was a classic example of how "web services" work, and was at the center of many mashups over the years.  Unlike the "Google Answers" service that was let go a few weeks ago, [...]