Announcing v4.1 of the AdSense Host API

We’re happy to announce the release of v4.1 of the AdSense Host API. Don’t let the numbering fool you, this is a major update that provides a ton of new functionality!




The new version is intended as a full replacement of AdSense Host API v3 for ContentAds hosts, with a few extra features. Changes from v4 include added support for:

• Account creation and association with a new publisher signup flow


• Managing URL and custom channels on the host


• Retrieving publisher ad clients


• Creating and managing new publisher ad units, and retrieving ad code for them


• Running publisher-side reports

With this new release, we're also announcing the sunset of version 3 of the Host API, to take place on January 1, 2013. Over the next few weeks, we will be getting in touch with existing hosts and helping them get started with the migration.



If you’re not an AdSense host yet and are interested in joining the program, take a look at our introduction page to find out more about the requirements and how it works.




Let us know if you have any questions!



 - Sérgio Gomes, on behalf of the AdSense API Team

Map of the Week: Vote Night

Map of the Week: Vote Night

Why we like it: Vote Night shows current projected outcomes for the 2012 US Presidential Election, on a state-by-state basis. The site allows you to make predictions about the outcome of the election by changing the projected results in a given state to see how that would alter the outcome. You can also view historic elections going back to 1932.



The site uses Styled Maps to mute the map background, providing the context of the map but highlighting its own data. The individual states and the District of Columbia are rendered as clickable Polygons, allowing you to change their color (red for Republican, blue for Democrat, gray for undecided). This makes for an easy interface to interact with the map to change the data. There’s also a drop down list you can select from.



You can embed your prediction into your blog or website, or share it via social media.









The site also restricts the zoom levels you can view on the map, so that you don’t get too far away or too close and lose track of what they are looking at. All around a great user experience packed into a deceptively simple package.



Post Text Posted by Mano Marks, Maps Developer Relations team

Exclusive promotions for fall

Google Affiliate Network exclusive promotions are back! Over 40 limited-time deals are available only to Google Affiliate Network publishers from September 21st to September 24th. 

Follow these steps to get started:

1. Apply for Google Affiliate Network with your AdSense Publisher ID (or sign in if you're already a Google Affiliate Network publisher).


2. Once approved, review the available promotions and click "Apply Link" for each one that you wish to promote.

When can I post these promotions on my site?
All promotions will be live on 12 am Central Time on September 21st, and they will expire at 11:59 pm Central Time on September 24th. You can find the promotions in your Google Affiliate Network Home tab or by searching for “September Exclusive” in the Links tab.


For additional questions, check out the Help Center or contact us.



Posted by Erica Sievert, Product Marketing Manager

Nicknames for Google Groups

Google Apps administrators now have the ability to create nicknames for Google Groups. If your Google Apps account includes more than one domain, you can add a nickname that has a different domain from the original group. Note that this can only be done in the administrator control panel.



Languages supported:

All languages



Editions included:

Google Apps for Business, Government and Education



For more information:

http://support.google.com/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2727156



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Scheduled Release track features update 9/11/12

Calendar: Users with an active Google+ profile can add a Google+ Hangout to calendar events. Invited guests can join the hangout by clicking on “Join hangout” on the event details page. These hangouts will respect any restrictions in the administrator control panel.



The following features are intended for release to these domains on September 18th:

Spreadsheets: Users now have the ability to collaborate more efficiently with discussions in Google Spreadsheets. This updates brings features like the ability to +mention users to add them to the discussion.



Release track:

Scheduled



Editions included:

Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education



For more information:

http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2012/08/bringing-google-to-work.html

http://support.google.com/calendar/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2690797

http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2012/09/google-spreadsheets-now-with-discussions.html



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Need help? Now you can get it right inside the DFA UI

We've made it easier to get right from DFA to the help you need. In fact, you don't even have to leave DFA at all: now you can access a help pane from within the DFA UI. Use it to find and read articles, as well as contact the support team with questions or comments.

To open in-product help, click the Help link in the upper right of the DFA interface. This brings up a search bar you can use to find popular Help Center articles.

If you need more help, try the full Help Center by clicking Explore Help in the lower right of the product help page. Or click Contact Support to send questions to the support team.

In-product help even offers tools to accompany your question or comment with a screenshot of your page. You can highlight areas of the screenshot that are especially relevant to your issue.

Plus, your question or comment will automatically include the URL you’re on, along with key trafficking details and information about your browser type. You can review all this data before you send your message by just clicking on the Included system information link.

Help content may be a route, but we know the product is your destination. That's why we developed in-product help with this in mind: the quickest way back to DFA is never leaving in the first place. So try it out and let us know what you think.

Posted by Jeremy Axelrod, Technical Writer, DFA

Retiring support for v201108, v201111, and v201201 of the DFP API

Today, we are announcing the deprecation of versions v201108, v201111, and v201201 of the DFP API. In roughly 3 months, on Dec 10th, these versions will be turned off. Turning off older versions allows us to make sure that everyone can benefit from the improvements in more recent releases and to focus on releasing new features.

Although we are not announcing the deprecation of any other versions at this time, we would still like to give our developers using v201203, v201204, and v201206 notice that those versions will most likely be deprecated next. Upgrading to v201208 now will reduce any future development time needed for an upgrade later.

As mentioned in previous deprecation announcements, we will always give at least 3 months notice before turning off a version. Our release notes page also contains changelogs for each version, which will help you migrate to a newer version. If you aren’t using one of our client libraries, now would be a great time to start as well. If you have any feedback or comments about this deprecation, or the API in general, please feel free to leave them on our forum.

 - Adam Rogal, DFP API Team