This holiday season, the Google
Prediction API Team is bringing you four presents and, thanks to the joys of cloud computing,
no reindeer are required for delivery. Here’s what you’ve already received:
Faster on-ramp: We’ve made it easier to get
started by enabling you to create an empty model (by sending a trainedmodels.insert
request with no storageDataLocation specified) and add training data
using the trainedmodels.update
method. This change allows you to submit your model contents without needing to stage the data
in Google Cloud Storage.
Improved updates: The
algorithms used to implement model updates (adding additional data to existing models) have
been modified to work faster than ever.
More classification
algorithms: We’ve increased the number of classification algorithms used to build
predictive models, resulting in across-the-board improvements in
accuracy.
Integration with Google Apps Script:
Prediction services are now available as part of Google Apps
Script, which means you can integrate prediction services with Google Docs, Google
Maps, Gmail, and other great Google products.
All of the above
enhancements are supported by the current Prediction API version 1.4 so you can enjoy these
features using the existing client libraries.
Happy Holidays from the
Google Prediction API Team. We’re looking forward to bringing you more exciting features in
2012!
Marc Cohen is a member
of Google’s Developer Relations Team in Seattle. When not teaching Python programming and
listening to indie rock music, he enjoys using the Google Prediction API to peer into the
future.
