Google Blogoscoped
Encyclopedia
Google Blogoscoped is a blog
authored by Philipp Lenssen (born 1977) covering the search engine
company Google
since 2003.
Blogoscoped reports mainly on product releases but also offers tips and tutorials and tracks any projects of the Mountain View, California
company. While the blog concentrates on Google, it has a "Contains 80% Google" stamp, representing the fact that Lenssen also writes about other things that interest him including other search engines, web development, global affairs and even comic book characters.
Lenssen, from Stuttgart
, Germany
, and co-editor Tony Ruscoe write the vast majority of the posts. Past co-bloggers include Colin Colehour, Terrence Gordon, Tadeusz Szewczyk, Mark Malseed, Justin Pfister, Seth Finkelstein, Brinke Guthrie, Ludwik Trammer and Ionut Alex. Chitu. The blog has an active forum which contains the comments on posts and helps its contributors to share hints on incoming Google products. Several well-known Googlers have participated to the discussions, including Matt Cutts
, Kevin Fox, Adam Lasnik, Mihai Parparita and Pamela Fox.
It is linked to from Google's official blog as part of the "What We're Reading" section., and is consistently in Technorati
's list of the top 100 blogs.
John Battelle
includes the website in his 2005 book about Google, The Search.
In 2006 Lenssen also wrote the book '55 Ways to Have Fun with Google'. The book was 'born out' of the Google Blogoscoped blog and is available under the Creative Commons
.
In April 2008, Lenssen published the book 'Google Apps Hacks'. It presents hacks, workarounds and undocumented tips for Google Docs, Gmail
, Google Calendar
and other Google applications.
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
authored by Philipp Lenssen (born 1977) covering the search engine
Search engine
A search engine is an information retrieval system designed to help find information stored on a computer system. The search results are usually presented in a list and are commonly called hits. Search engines help to minimize the time required to find information and the amount of information...
company Google
Google
Google Inc. is an American multinational public corporation invested in Internet search, cloud computing, and advertising technologies. Google hosts and develops a number of Internet-based services and products, and generates profit primarily from advertising through its AdWords program...
since 2003.
Blogoscoped reports mainly on product releases but also offers tips and tutorials and tracks any projects of the Mountain View, California
Mountain View, California
-Downtown:Mountain View has a pedestrian-friendly downtown centered on Castro Street. The downtown area consists of the seven blocks of Castro Street from the Downtown Mountain View Station transit center in the north to the intersection with El Camino Real in the south...
company. While the blog concentrates on Google, it has a "Contains 80% Google" stamp, representing the fact that Lenssen also writes about other things that interest him including other search engines, web development, global affairs and even comic book characters.
Lenssen, from Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, and co-editor Tony Ruscoe write the vast majority of the posts. Past co-bloggers include Colin Colehour, Terrence Gordon, Tadeusz Szewczyk, Mark Malseed, Justin Pfister, Seth Finkelstein, Brinke Guthrie, Ludwik Trammer and Ionut Alex. Chitu. The blog has an active forum which contains the comments on posts and helps its contributors to share hints on incoming Google products. Several well-known Googlers have participated to the discussions, including Matt Cutts
Matt Cutts
Matt Cutts works for the Search Quality group in Google, specializing in search engine optimization issues. In an interview with USA Today in June 2008, Cutts provided advice on how to optimize search results on Google.-Career:...
, Kevin Fox, Adam Lasnik, Mihai Parparita and Pamela Fox.
It is linked to from Google's official blog as part of the "What We're Reading" section., and is consistently in Technorati
Technorati
Technorati is an Internet search engine for searching blogs. By June 2008, Technorati was indexing 112.8 million blogs and over 250 million pieces of tagged social media...
's list of the top 100 blogs.
John Battelle
John Battelle
John Linwood Battelle is a journalist as well as founder and chairman of Federated Media Publishing. He is a visiting professor of journalism at the University of California, Berkeley and also maintains Searchblog, a weblog covering search, technology, and media.Battelle is one of the original...
includes the website in his 2005 book about Google, The Search.
In 2006 Lenssen also wrote the book '55 Ways to Have Fun with Google'. The book was 'born out' of the Google Blogoscoped blog and is available under the Creative Commons
Creative Commons
Creative Commons is a non-profit organization headquartered in Mountain View, California, United States devoted to expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share. The organization has released several copyright-licenses known as Creative Commons...
.
In April 2008, Lenssen published the book 'Google Apps Hacks'. It presents hacks, workarounds and undocumented tips for Google Docs, Gmail
Gmail
Gmail is a free, advertising-supported email service provided by Google. Users may access Gmail as secure webmail, as well via POP3 or IMAP protocols. Gmail was launched as an invitation-only beta release on April 1, 2004 and it became available to the general public on February 7, 2007, though...
, Google Calendar
Google Calendar
Google Calendar is a free time-management web application offered by Google. It became available on April 13, 2006, and exited the beta stage in July 2009...
and other Google applications.