Collaborating with colleagues from various teams in different offices is a daily facet of my work. I am based in Zurich, Switzerland, and many of the people I interact with are in California, USA, which is nine hours behind. Oftentimes I find myself invited to attend meetings that happen late in my evening, which proves that coordinating across time zones can be a challenge. At Google we want to help you maintain a healthy work/life balance,

We're excited to announce that Google Earth Pro 5.2 is now out of beta. With the initial launch two months ago, we detailed the new features that are available to all Google Earth users, including Multitrack and Elevation Profile, and outlined the new Google Earth Pro Data Layers . Today we'd like to take this opportunity to highlight some of the most exciting new features that are exclusively available to Google Earth Pro customers.

Editors note: As part of our Going Google Everywhere series, today's guest blogger is Jen Grant, VP of Marketing at Box.net, a Palo Alto-based start-up that helps businesses collaborate, share, and manage all their content online. Learn more about other organizations that have gone Google on our community map . When I joined Box.net a few years ago, we weren't using a web-based email and calendaring solution, despite being "born in the cloud.

Editor's note: Today's guest post comes from Chris Poe, Engineering Director at JibJab Media. JibJab.com is a digital entertainment studio that creates, produces and distributes humorous online content. From offbeat eCards to personalized videos and satirical viral videos, JibJab is on a mission to help more people share more laughs than any other company in the history of the world. We could all use a good laugh from time to time.

Google's multi-tenant infrastructure allows us to launch new features to our customers seamlessly, and with over 50 launches in first half of this year alone, the pace of innovation in Google Apps continues to accelerate. Today we keep up the innovation with several new updates in Google Sites and Google Docs. We've improved Google Sites with several highly-requested features including horizontal navigation, global footers, and a new section for deleted items.

Editor's Note: We invited Kyle Swafford, Director of IT Services for Bergelectric, to share the story of Bergelectric's evaluation of Google Apps and Microsoft BPOS-S and their subsequent migration from Novell Groupwise to Google Apps using Google Apps Authorized Reseller SADA Systems, Inc. Since our founding in 1946, Bergelectric Corporation has provided electrical contracting on thousands of construction projects for clients such as Phoenix International Raceway,

Most every business, including ours, starts small . These days, technology is giving businesses even more ways to grow bigger... faster. In our recent Small Business series on the Official Google Blog, a handful of real-life entrepreneurs have shared their experiences building companies from scratch and embracing Internet tools that have taken their businesses to the next level. We've received fantastic feedback about these posts,

We're pleased to announce the release of new imagery data across the globe within Google Earth Pro . International coverage is a key feature in this release, including parts of Mexico, Argentina, South Africa, India, and China, to name a few. See the crowds gathering for an soccer match in Johannesburg, or marvel at the rapidly-changing Shanghai skyline. The United States imagery updates feature key urban sites, such as Boston, San Francisco, El Paso, Des Moines, and Portland,