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Static Maps API
This addition to the maps developer platform helps you easily create, customize and display a Google Map as a static GIF image on websites. As a bonus, the static image can be easily attached to emails or viewed on mobile devices. The API is very easy to use, and only involves manipulating a URL to get going.
http://code.google.com/apis/mapsNEW PRODUCTS & UPDATES
Doodle 4 Google
We've launched a Doodle 4 Google competition in the U.S., with the theme "What if...?" The contest is open to all students grades K-12 attending school within the 50 states and the District of Columbia (entrants must also be U.S. residents). Along with creating a doodle, students need to write a title for their doodle and a supporting statement of up to 50 words explaining their "What if...?" vision. All interested teachers must register their schools before March 28, and the deadline for all submissions is April 12.
http://www.google.com/doodle4google Street View in more cities
This month we doubled the total mileage of Google Maps Street View by adding 12 new cities: Albany and Schenectady, NY; Boise, ID; Juneau, AK; Kansas City, MO; Manchester, NH; Milwaukee, WI; Raleigh, NC; Durham and Chapel Hill, NC; San Antonio, TX; and Salt Lake City, UT.
http://maps.google.com Google Apps Team Edition
We designed Google Apps Team Edition to improve the way teams, groups and departments collaborate and share. Once individual users have signed up using a verified business or school email address, they are instantly connected to others in their organization who are already using Google Apps, and can easily invite even more team members to join. With shared contact lists and domain-level sharing, you can more easily search, find and securely collaborate on docs and calendars with your coworkers or classmates.
http://www.google.com/apps Local News on Google News
This month we launched Local News on Google News so that you can create a local section for any city, state or country. Unlike other sites that offer local news, we're not simply looking at the byline or the location of the source. Instead, we analyze the words in every story to understand what location the news is about and where the source is located to get you much more relevant articles and results.
http://news.google.comMISCELLANY
+ Google Earth Outreach +
We confess that we love hearing about new and exciting ways people use our products. Over the years we've shared testimonials ranging from a family using Google to find their pet tortoise -- in their own home! -- to others using the power of search to reconnect with long-lost sweethearts. In recent months, we've been hearing more and more from non-profit organizations about how they're using tools such as Google Maps and Google Earth to further their causes and engage supporters. Launched last June, the Google Earth Outreach program helps non- profits display their information in a dynamic, geospatial environment. For example, the Zoological Society of London developed a layer in Google Earth called 'The Edge of Existence,' which beautifully illustrates what mammal species are endangered, where they are at risk, and how you can help. Women for Women provides much- needed support to women who have been caught up in war. Their site features a storytelling layer highlighting the struggles and achievements of women in war zones. And we've recently learned that researchers at UC Santa Cruz are using Google Earth to aid their work studying the bristlecone pines, the earth's most ancient trees, in the White Mountains of California. These few examples illustrate the inspiring work of dozens of organizations on the Google Earth Outreach site. Visit to pick up an idea or two for an organization or cause you care about.
http://www.google.com/earth/outreach/
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