Google Summer of Code (GSoC) is a program that offers student developers stipends to write code for various open source projects. Google will be working with a several open source, free software, and technology-related groups to identify and fund several projects over a three month period. Historically, the program has brought together over 1,500 students with over 130 open source projects to create millions of lines of code. The program, which kicked off in 2005, is now in its fourth year.

We'll begin accepting applications from open source mentoring organizations on Monday, March 3, 2008; we'll stop accepting organization applications on Wednesday, March 12th.

You can submit your code using our online form. If you have a lot of code to submit, you may want to create a Code Search sitemap, which provides a way to specify all the code files on your site. Please note that we do not add all submitted code to our index, and we cannot make any predictions or guarantees about when or if it will appear.

Not really. To be clear, Google will use the results of the program to help identify potential recruits. But that's not the focus of the program. Take a look at the organizations we've worked with in the past, and you'll see the vast majority are engaged in work that's not directly applicable to Google's business. That said, the more code out there, the more everyone benefits.

Web app sign in will be available for mentoring organization applications on Monday, March 3, 2008, and for student applications on Monday, March 25th.

In order to participate in the program, you must be a student. Google defines a student as an individual enrolled in or accepted into an accredited institution including (but not necessarily limited to) colleges, universities, masters programs, PhD programs and undergraduate programs. You should be prepared, upon request, to provide Google with transcripts or other documentation from your accredited institution as proof of enrollment or admission status.

You can download flyers and post them around your campus. We're also asking for community help in translating the flyer, so if you're interested in contributing your skills in localization please check out the program flyer wiki page for further details.

If you have written code you wish to share with the developer community, let people know by sending a message to the Google SOAP Search API discussion group.

While we greatly appreciate the value of documentation, this program is an exercise in developing code; we can't accept proposals for documentation-only work at this time.

Yes, provided you meet all other eligibility requirements, you're welcome and encouraged to apply for this year's instance of the program. You might also want to consider becoming a mentor instead. We've given this question a lot of thought, and we've decided it is best not to allow participants to do both. We want to make sure that each project and student receives sufficient attention, and we're concerned that this split in focus could create a bad experience for those involved.

The amount of time you will need depends on both the scope of your project and the requirements of your mentoring organization. While your organization may offer some flexibility around milestone completion dates, you should expect your project to be your primary focus this summer. If you have a great internship starting soon or you're planning a month long backpacking trip, you likely won't be a good candidate for the program.

While the answer to this question will vary widely depending on the number of students a mentor works with, the difficulty of the proposals and the skill level of the students, most mentors have let us know that they underestimated the amount of time they would need to invest in GSoC. Five hours per student per week is a reasonable estimate.

Yes. Code Search results are available via a GData/XML feed, and we encourage you to help create IDE plugins and add Google Code Search to your site.

Google Code Search is still in Google Labs, so the search results may not be perfect. If you notice a significant problem with the search results, please let us know by emailing codesearch-issues@google.com. If you're a copyright owner and believe you've found results that infringe your copyright, please follow our DMCA process to request removal.

You can submit bugs and feature requests to the Google Summer of Code project issue tracker. Please check to see if your problem is already a known issue before submitting a bug report.

The developer's kit includes some example Google client Java code, a .NET programming example, and a WSDL file you can use to generate code if your environment supports it. The developer's kit contains some third-party libraries; your use of these libraries is subject to their terms and conditions. Google has included the licenses for these libraries in the developer's kit download package.

Three main factors affect the position of your website in Google results. Our Search Engine Optimisation service addresses each of these.

No. You can leave that section blank if you don't want to track your clicks. Leave the channels line in the code just erase my numbers and leave "" there. Example= google_ad_channel ="";

Sign-Up for your on It page on MyItthings.com and pick the username that will become part of your URL (Www.//myitthings.com/YourUsername) Log into your Google Adsense account, click on 'Account Settings' and scroll to the bottom to get your Adsense Code. It is the 'Adsense for Content' code listed under Property Info. NOTE: NEVER CLICK ON YOUR OWN ADS: Google can detect click fraud and will ban you for life if you click your own ads. You will then also lose your It page.

You are welcome to wear whatever you like, but shorts and t-shirts are perfectly acceptable. You may want to pack a few nice things for a night on the town, but bring comfortable clothes for classes and studying. Classroom temperatures can vary dramatically so, a light jacket or sweater to wear when the air conditioning is functioning is advised.

We will send you directions when you are confirmed to participate in a study; it's likely that you will need a car to get to our office in Mountain View, California. Please be prepared to show a photo ID upon arrival at Google reception, where you will also be asked to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA). It is important that you arrive on time – we work to tight schedules and may not be able to accommodate you if you are late.

you type into the search box, Google Suggest guesses what you're typing and offers suggestions in real time. This is similar to Google's "Did you mean?" feature that offers alternative spellings for your query after you search, except that it works in real time. For example, if you type "bass," Google Suggest might offer a list of refinements that include "bass fishing" or "bass guitar.

You can go directly to http://www.google.com, or type http://www.google.com into your browser's address field; either way, you'll be back using ordinary Google search without Google Suggest. If Google Suggest comes on whenever you open a new browser window, it may be set as your home or start page. To set your start page back to http://www.google.com (or anything else) use your web browser's Options menu. In Internet Explorer, you can do this by first selecting Tools, then Internet Options.

Accessible Search is a natural and important extension of Google's overall mission to better organize the world's information and make it universally accessible. Google Accessible Search is designed to help the visually impaired find the most relevant, useful and comprehensive information, as quickly as possible. In the past, visually impaired Google users have often waded through a lot of inaccessible websites and pages to find the required information.

It's ultra-casual. You're welcome to wear whatever you like, but shorts and t-shirts are perfectly acceptable. You may want to pack a few nice things for a night on the town, but do yourself a favor and bring comfortable clothes for classes and studying. You'll find that Ann Arbor is a very relaxed place, and the Summer Program reflects this. First of all, please do not fill out a second registration form.

soon as the Testing Phase has been completed, the advancers to the next round will be posted here. In addition, an email will be sent to all participants indicating whether or not each has advanced.

Yes. As part of our service in getting you started we will list your new website with the major search engines FREE of charge. We will also endeavor to provide search engine optimization for your site by ensuring we include the relevant basic keywords and page links on your site. Once we have listed your site with the search engines they are normally listed within a matter of days or weeks although this can occasionally take longer. You can read more about this on google.