Archive for September, 2006

Q: "I already have another email address with a Google Account. I don't want a second Google Account for the email address that I was using with Writely. How do I switch over from one email address to the other?"

A: We built a tool that enables you to move your documents from your old Writely account into your other Google Account. First, you log into Writely using the email address that you want to use going forward. At the bottom of the Active Documents list, there's a link that says "move documents from another Writely account." Click on that link and a wizard will walk you through the process. When that's done, you can then delete the Google Account that was created for the email address you used previously with Writely.

Q: "I don't want a Google Account. How do I delete the one that was created for my Writely email?"

A: If you delete the Google Account that was created for your Writely email, you will no longer have access to Writely or to any Writely documents. Please be sure that you want this outcome before deleting your Google Account.

Posted by Gavin Chan, Product Marketing Manager

Not too long ago we announced a new program for e-commerce providers to help them integrate Google Checkout into their shopping cart applications. In addition to helping with integration, we also offer incentives to get their merchants up and running with Checkout.

Well, e-commerce providers aren't the only group that can help merchants get started with Google Checkout, so we're opening up the incentive program to everyone who maintains a relationship with online merchants. That could include developers, web hosting providers and web designers, just to name a few.

Those who are eligible for the Merchant Referral Program will earn incentives for one year: 0.5% of all Google Checkout sales processed by the merchants they refer, and an additional $25 for each merchant that processes at least $500 in sales and 3 transactions with Checkout. So if you work with online merchants, apply today to start earning cash for the merchants you refer to Google Checkout.

We’ve recently received several inquiries about our policy on concurrent connections, so we thought it would be a good time (especially with the holiday season approaching) to provide some more visibility into how we manage concurrent requests.



When we launched the AdWords API in early 2005, one of our goals was to minimize the number of API-specific policies and restrictions. Therefore, we decided not to set a fixed limit on the number of concurrent requests, and instead instituted a dynamic concurrency limit that takes effect only when total network resources fall below a certain threshold. We planned the system to operate in this way so we could provide developers maximum flexibility/scalability while still ensuring that enough network resources are always available to equitably support a broad ecosystem of developers.



To date, this system has worked well. And we’re happy to report that the limit has rarely been triggered. However, we feel it is important to let you know that if you reach this limit, the system will return one of two possible load-related errors. The first is HTTP status code ‘503’ which is accompanied by an HTTP header called "Retry-After" that contains an integer value for the number of seconds the client should wait before retrying the request. The second possible error returned is the AdWords API error code 87 ("This request is attempting to exceed the limit on the maximum number of outstanding requests allowed per developer token)." You can find this second error listed in the AdWords API Developer’s Guide.



If your application can (or already does) issue concurrent requests to the AdWords API, we recommend that you handle these errors in it, so that it gracefully adapts its behavior if the concurrency limit is reached.



We believe that allowing the limit to float provides our developers with maximum flexibility/scalability. However, we may need to implement a more predictable (e.g. fixed) limit should the AdWords API routinely become swamped with unusually large requests.



Finally, as a best practice, we encourage all developers to use list methods whenever possible (e.g. addCreativeList). These methods are the most efficient way to process large data sets.



As always, thank you for your support of the AdWords API.



-- Jon Diorio, Product Marketing

Click here to watch "'New York Stories' Them Month - New York Month"
The Documentary Channel On The Dish Network Channel 197
1 min 6 sec

Click here to watch ""Ryan" Maverick Month Promo"
Ryan, directed by Chris Landreth, is an animated tribute to Canadian animator Ryan Larkin. Thirty years ago, at the National Film Board of Canada, Ryan produced some of the most influential animated films of his time. Today, Ryan lives on welfare and panhandles for spare change in downtown Montreal. How could such an artistic genius follow this path?
50 sec

Click here to watch "Ears Open Eyeballs Click - Promo"
This unique, eye-opening documentary by newcomer filmmaker Canaan Brumley shows us the hardship a band of United States Marine Corps recruits face during one trip through boot camp. This film is the first half of Stanley Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket brought to reality. Told in a handful of titled chapters, this portrait of soldiers in training isn’t your average documentary; with no interviews or narration, Brumley presents our characters with visual emotion and intensity. Rather than getting to know each of the recruits personally as they fight through boot camp, we travel the road with them and witness the experiences up close and personal.
52 sec

62 (UK). Click here to watch "Duncan Ferguson Tribute By Ian Mills"
Everton legend Duncan Ferguson tribute video by Ian Mills.
5 min 52 sec

96 (US). Click here to watch "Family Guy - Superman"
Funny twist on Superman II.
17 sec

100 (US). Click here to watch "Hand Grenade vs Washer"
Boom!
26 sec