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Like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz, we re all curious about who s responsible for the magic that takes place behind the curtain. Through our series of interviews with members of our engineering team, we hope you ll gain a little insight into the men and …
Posted by Luuk van Dijk, Zurich Tech Team Last week, we launched 10 new versions of Google News. Now, Google Nieuws is available in Dutch for the Netherlands, and furthermore, news readers in Belgium can get country specific news in either Dutch or …
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by Steven De La O, Google Base OperationsOne formatting issue we ve often come across when processing bulk uploads is the presence of invalid location values. Our bulk upload specifications mention that a valid location value is formatted as follows:Street, city, state, postal code, and countryWe understand complete addresses are not always available or applicable for certain items, so we accept partial addresses as well. So how can you find out if your location values will be accepted? Here s a tip you can use to check your values:Before you submit your bulk upload file, try entering a few of your location values at http: local.google.com . Your location is considered valid if it returns a hit on the Google Local map. If you don t get a hit, try modifying your location according to the suggestions Google Local makes. If you still can t get a hit, read the information in this Google Local help article.We also use Google Local resources to help determine if location values in a file are valid. If your address works there, it should work in Google Base as well.
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