I was browsing through the Google Blogs using my Yahoo Pipe and noticed that there have been a couple pieces of cool news item floating around at the the Gmail and Google Checkout blogs.
So recently the Gmail team has been working on a structural code change that
we’ll be rolling out to Firefox 2 and IE 7 users over the coming weeks (with
other browsers to follow). You won’t notice too many differences to start with,
but we’re using a new model that enables us to iterate faster and share
components (we now use the same rich text editor as Groups and Page Creator, and the Contact Manager can be seen in several Google apps). A few other things you will notice are some new keyboard shortcuts and the ability to bookmark specific messages and email searches.
Google Checkout Adds 5 New API Features
* Name Parsing: Provides the first name, last name, and full name of the buyer and
order recipient in separate fields new order notifications.
* Google Promo Notification: If an order is placed under a Google promotion, you can require new order notifications, charge amount notifications, and refund amount notifications to include the promotion amount.
* Ship-to Phone: Returns the buyer’s ship-to phone number in new order
notifications.
* Billing Phone: Returns the buyer’s billing phone number in new order
notifications.
* Improved Notifications: Prevents a merchant from improperly acknowledging a new order notification by requiring their acknowledgment to specify the serial number of the notification.
