The World of Google
World Domination One Google Apps At A Time...
Google! was created by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were PHD students at Stanford University, it was a research project to create a better way to search information on the web. The domain Google.com was not really registered until September 15 1997 and the business of Google, Inc. was not incorporated until September 4, 1998.
Google Apps:
Google Apps is a service from Google providing independently customizable versions of several Google products under a custom domain name. It has several Web applications with similar functionality to traditional office suites, including: Gmail, Google Groups, Google Calendar, Talk, Docs and Sites.
Google Apps is free, it offers the same amount of storage as a standard Gmail accounts.[1] Google Apps for Business, can offer additional e-mail storage, but it has an annual fee per user account. Google Apps for Education, which is free, puts together features from the Standard and Premier editions.
Google Apps:
Here, is an outline of several apps that you can focus on to achieve success with Google. For example:
- Gmail
- Calendar
- Blogger
- Picasa
- Chrome
- Buzz
Free Gmail Accounts
Gmail is Google's e-mail program (letters on the Internet). Gmail puts e-mails in groups of "conversations," with each letter it has its replies. There are no popup ads while in the gmail, but there are ads on the sides that are relevant to the content of the letters that are in the in box, and links to related web sites of interest. The search-based webmail service uses the Google search engine to find any message that an account owner has sent or received.
- Inbox of new Gmail letters.
- Sent letters
- Address book
- Capability to have Files for each type of Gmail
- Tasks Reminder list
- Instant Chats with anyone in the address book that is on line at the time.
- Drafts
- Search mail capabilities
- Highlights messages
A personal portal from Google. Developed in 2005 first known as the Google "Personalized Home Page," the name was changed to iGoogle in 2007. iGoogle supports gadgets (mini applications) that provide customized news, calendar, games, quotes and numerous other functions. See personal portal.
- Customized Calendar
- Customized Weather News
- Customize Games
- Customize Files in Documents
- Customize total overall look
Calendar
- can show daily schedule
- can show weekly schedule
- can show monthly schedule
- All details for events are available
Blogger
A widely used blog service from Google that lets anyone write and publish a blog. Developed in 1999 by Pyra Labs, San Francisco, CA, Blogger was bought by Google in 2003. In 2005, Blogger Mobile was announced, allowing users to post photos and text messages by using there mobile phones. Audio blogging is another feature. After signing up, users can call a number and speak, and the sound file goes to their blog. For more information, visit www.blogspot.com. See blog service and blog.
Read more: http://www.answers.com/topic/blogger-service#ixzz1PBezqNnq
- Personal info on the blogging page.
- customize a layout and change it at your leisure.
- Can share and publish each one or keep them private.
Picasa
Picasa is free photo editing software introduced by Google that makes your pictures look better than ever before. Sharing your favorite photos with friends and family is just as easy as pressing a button!
A photo editor and organizer is provided by Google which is available for a free to download. It has special features that gives the abilities to use the same image in several albums without duplicating the file. Photos can be flagged as "Gold Star" favorites, that can be searched for individually. Groups of photos can be selected as private by applying passwords. Google bought the digital photo management company Picasa, Inc., in 2004. See Google. See also Picasa.
Read more: http://www.answers.com/topic/picasa#ixzz1PBlDTZ4G
Chrome
A Web browser featured by Google was introduced for the use of Windows in 2008 and then for Mac and Linux in 2009. Outlined as an open source from the Chromium browser, Chrome offers inventive features such as combining the domain name address bar and search box into one input field. There is also a display for the "most visited pages" when a new tab is opened, and a tab can be changed to a new window by dragging it off the tab bar. The memory usage for each tab can be looked at, and undesired tabs can be closed with Chrome's equivalent to a task manager function.
Read more: http://www.answers.com/topic/google-chrome#ixzz1PBpLBj4s
Buzz allows users to choose to share publicly the chosen images or video with the world or privately to a group of friends any time they post a image or message.[4] Picasa, Flickr, Google Latitude, Google Reader, Google Sidewiki, YouTube, Blogger, FriendFeed, identi.ca and Twitter are currently working together with this Apps. The creation of Buzz is seen as an attempt by Google to create social networking websites like Facebook and smaller messaging services like Twitter.[1] Buzz also includes several interface and interaction elements from other Google products (e.g. Google Reader) such as the ability to "like" a post.
Google executive Sergey Brin said that by offering social communications, Buzz would help bridge the gap between work and leisure,[5] but the Application was strongly criticized at the time it was introduced for not taking adequate measures to address privacy concerns.[6]
Google Advanced Search Tools:
- Google Dictionary (check out www.directory.google.com )
- Google Books (Check out www.books.google.com )
- Google News (check out www.news.google.com )
- Google Scholar (check out www.scholar.google.com )
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