Workspace updates from November 2008
12 Workspace updates were tracked in November 2008.
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2008-11-21Comms & Meetings
Attendee names now appear in event blocks for two-person events.
For events scheduled between only two people, Google Calendar now displays the name of the other attendee directly within the event block on the calendar view.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2008-11-21 • Scheduled: 2008-11-21 -
2008-11-21Comms & Meetings
New feature to report event invitation spam.
Users can now report spam event invitations by clicking on the specific event on their calendar and selecting the 'Report Spam' link.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2008-11-21 • Scheduled: 2008-11-21 -
2008-11-21Comms & Meetings
Automatic time zone detection for travelers.
Google Calendar now features time zone auto-detection, which helps users view their calendar in the correct local time zone while traveling.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2008-11-21 • Scheduled: 2008-11-21 -
2008-11-21Comms & Meetings
Ability to transfer event ownership to other users.
Users can now transfer the ownership of a Google Calendar event to a different user by selecting 'Transfer Event...' from the 'Calendar' selection menu in the event details.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2008-11-21 • Scheduled: 2008-11-21 -
2008-11-21Comms & Meetings
Google Calendar now integrates with Google Maps for event locations.
Google Calendar now recognizes the locations of events and allows users to view where events take place in Google Maps by clicking the 'map' link within the event details, provided the owner entered a recognized location.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2008-11-21 • Scheduled: 2008-11-21 -
2008-11-19More
Contact synchronization for BlackBerry devices is now available.
BlackBerry users can now synchronize their device's built-in address book with their Google Apps contacts. This feature supports automatic two-way synchronization over the air.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2008-11-19 • Scheduled: 2008-11-19 -
2008-11-14Content & Collaboration
Google Apps administrators can now disable the default logo for all new user-created Google Sites.
Google Apps administrators now have the option to specify that all new user-created Google Sites will not display a logo at the top of each page. This setting can be managed via the administrative control panel by navigating to 'Domain settings', then 'Appearance', and un-checking the box for 'Show this logo in all sites that users create'.
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2008-11-14Comms & Meetings
Google Calendar is now available in Hebrew and Arabic.
Google Calendar users can now access their accounts in Hebrew and Arabic, which includes a complete right-to-left user interface for these languages.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2008-11-14 • Scheduled: 2008-11-14 -
2008-11-11Comms & Meetings
Browser-based voice and video chat available in Gmail
Users can now conduct free voice and video chats with their contacts directly within the Gmail browser window. To access this feature, users open a chat session with a contact, click on the 'Video & more' menu at the bottom of the chat window, and select either 'Start video chat' or 'Start voice chat'. A small plugin installation is required upon first use.
Release: Rapid • Rapid: 2008-11-11 -
2008-11-03Other
Google Apps administrators can now link Google Analytics accounts to track usage data for Google Docs and Google Sites.
Google Apps administrators for Premier and Education Editions can now integrate their Google Analytics accounts with Google Apps. This allows them to collect and analyze usage data specifically for Google Docs and Google Sites by entering their profile ID in the 'Advanced Tools' tab of the administrative control panel.
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2008-11-03More
Google Apps administrators can now link their Google Analytics accounts to Google Apps, providing administrators with usage data for Google Docs and Google Sites.
Google Apps administrators can now link their Google Analytics accounts to Google Apps, providing administrators with usage data for Google Docs and Google Sites.
Release: GA • Rapid: 2008-11-03 • Scheduled: 2008-11-03 -
2008-11-03More
Google Apps administrators can now link their Google Analytics accounts to Google Apps, providing administrators with usage data for Google Docs and Google Sites.
Google Apps administrators can now link their Google Analytics accounts to Google Apps, providing administrators with usage data for Google Docs and Google Sites.
Release: GA • Rapid: 2008-11-03 • Scheduled: 2008-11-03