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This Valentine's Day discover sweet savings with Google Checkout.

Now through February 11th, save $5, $10 or $20 on gifts for you and your loved ones. A variety of stores are offering exclusive discounts with Google Checkout, including BlueNile.com, FromYouFlowers.com and ShoeBuy.com.

It's easy to find places to save. Simply browse participating stores on the Checkout deals page or search for products on Google.com, and look for the Google Checkout promotion badge. Happy shopping!

Posted by Gina Del Vecchio, Google Checkout Specialist

We're happy to share that the Advanced Buyer Messaging (or gift messaging) feature is now out of beta.

The feature, released in beta in January 2009, provides the functionality for your customers to add gift messages, add additional instructions, or request gift receipts. Over the last year, we've seen a number of Checkout sellers who have used this feature to improve the buying experience of their users.

Ed Note: This is the second in a series of posts from the Checkout team about features that will make running your business on Google Checkout even easier.

We're happy to share two new ways to easily add Google Checkout as a payment option for items on your Google Sites pages. To add the button right from your Sites page, look for the Google Checkout "Buy Now" Button Gadget in the Google Sites list of featured gadgets. Then setup your gadget with the item details and display settings in just a few clicks.


To learn more about how to add the gadget to your Sites pages through Google Sites, please visit the step-by-step instructional article.
Alternatively, you can also generate the "Buy Now" Button in your Merchant Center and copy and paste the generated button's code snippet into your Google Sites page HTML code. Just click the HTML button while in your Google Sites edit page mode and Sites will automatically embed the button in a gadget for you.

Posted by Nicolas Garnier, Developer Programs Engineer

Ed Note: This continues our series of posts about features that make running your business on Google Checkout even easier.

We’re thrilled to announce a significant development in helping you get your business up and running faster with Google Checkout.

Earlier today, we released a new feature in the Checkout API that makes it easier for sellers to integrate Google Checkout into their order management systems. Please visit the new tutorial and Java and PHP libraries to learn how to integrate this new feature. The reduced number of API notifications and the elimination of the requirement of obtaining SSL Certificates make it possible to integrate Google Checkout with your existing order management system in just a few hours.

If you’re already integrated with Google Checkout, you will not experience any changes with your current integration. However as part of this change, existing Checkout merchants will see a re-designed Integration Settings page. Instead of opting into individual features that were part of the API, you will now be able to select a single API Version. Details of each version are available in the API release notes.


This will also make it easier for sellers who have already integrated with Checkout to manage the API features they wish to use in the future.

We’re excited about this release and confident that it will improve the experience of developers as they add Checkout to sites. Please do share your experiences with the new Checkout API (and anything else Checkout related!) in our forums.

Posted by Igor Ginzburg, Software Engineer and Satyajeet Salgar, Product Manager

Welcome to the Google E-Commerce YouTube Channel, your interactive source for demo, feature launch and instructional videos for Google Checkout and Product Search.

Recently, we’ve added instructional videos for how to set up shipping information and sales tax calculations for Google Checkout. Soon, we’ll add videos to address frequently asked buyer and merchant questions and an informational video about how to handle customer chargebacks.

We look forward to supplying merchants with a video resource library and encourage your feedback. Click the ‘Subscribe’ button at the top of the channel page to follow all the latest e-commerce videos and please keep your channel comments coming.

Posted by Chad Liffmann, Google Checkout Operations

Ever wonder what a chargeback is? Or how you can contest a chargeback received on a Google Checkout order? You can learn more about chargebacks in the newest Google E-Commerce YouTube Channel video.

Take a moment to watch the video, learn more about the chargeback resolution process, and leave your feedback. For even more detailed information on chargebacks, please visit the Chargeback and dispute resolution section of the Merchant Help Center.

And don’t forget to subscribe to the Google E-Commerce YouTube Channel to get all the latest updates.

Thanks for watching!

Posted by Chad Liffmann, Google Checkout Operations

We’re excited to announce that IRS-approved 501(c)(6) organizations may now process transactions through Google Checkout. Previously, Google Checkout only processed online donations for 501(c)(3) religious, educational and charitable organizations in the United States.

Today, Google Checkout is extending transaction processing to IRS-approved 501(c)(6) organizations who focus on advancement and improvement of professional and business associations. If you are one of these organizations, we encourage you to sign up for Google Checkout to process transactions for memberships, dues and other services

Posted by S. Raja Satishchandra and Swathi Balerao, Google Checkout Operations

Graduation and Father's Day are around the corner, and it’s time to reward dads and grads for their hard work. Google Checkout makes it easy to find great deals to show dads our appreciation and to give grads our congratulations.

Hundreds of Checkout stores are offering exclusive discounts of $5, $10, or $20 on purchases made now through June 18, 2010. Find places to shop such as Nautica, TigerDirect.com, golfballs.com, eBags and more on the Google Checkout Deals Page. Or search for products to buy on Google.com and look for the Google Checkout promotion badge:



Happy shopping!

Posted by Jason Wang, Google Checkout Operations