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Google

Inspired from the term googol, Google is a popular and widely used search engine located at http://www.google.com that was first developed by Sergey Brin and Larry Page in 1996 for a research project at Stanford University. Google was later incorporated on September 7, 1998.

Other Google services / web pages

  • Froogle - Search for products based off prices, location, type, etc.
  • Gmail - Google's free online e-mail service with over 1gb of storage.
  • Google Alerts - Create alert text messages sent to an e-mail address each day or as it happens of web searches, news searches, etc.
  • Google Analytics - A great site for users who run a website. Google Analytics allows anyone with their own domain to have Google post great reports of visitors on their website. 
  • Google Answers - Post questions and have it answered by Google searchers for a fee of your choice.
  • Google Base - Location where you can post information and make your information searchable on Google. 
  • Google Blog - A blog maintained by Google that helps give an insight into the company.
  • Google Catalogs - Search thousands of different scanned catalogs.
  • Google Deskbar - Small software utility that adds a Google search to the Microsoft Windows Taskbar allowing users to search without even opening a browser.
  • Google Desktop - Small software utility that allows Microsoft Windows users to have a small sidebar that displays all the information they commonly want, e-mail , and more. 
  • Google Directory - Browse the Open Directory of web pages modified to list the directory listings by Google's PageRank technology.
  • Google Earth - A fantastic software program that allows a person to view almost everywhere on earth, get directions, find close shops and places of interest, and much much more.
  • Google Features - A great listing from Google of some of its different available features as well as tricks on searching for different content on Google.
  • Google Groups - Google's bulletin board with millions of users and postings.
  • Google H4x0r - Display Google's search page and results in leet speak.
  • Google Home Page - Google's main page.
  • Google Images - Google search that allows you to search for images instead of text.
  • Google Klingon - Display Google's search page and results in Klingon.
  • Google Labs - A section of Google that displays some of the new features they are working on and testing.
  • Google Maps - A great feature that enables users to search for directions from one location to another, search for local businesses, and more.
  • Google Moon - In celebration of the first Moon landing, Google created this page that has a map of our Moon as well as each of the moon landings.
  • Google Personalized - Enables Google users to personalize the Google home page, having it display the latest news they want to view, their local weather, and more.
  • Google Pig Latin - Display Google's search page and results in Pig Latin.
  • Google Search by Location - Utilizes Google Maps to find local search results.
  • Google Sets - Type in a few keywords that are similar to pull up a listing of more words that relate to the words you typed in.
  • Google Scholar - Allows users to search for scholarly literature.
  • Google Suggest - Display results as you're typing your search query. This feature enables you to not have to type out full search results or see very similar search queries.
  • Google News - Great news site automatically generated using the results of news sites queried by Google.
  • Google SMS - Enables users to send text messages over their mobile using SMS to get quick answers such as driving directions, movie showtimes, local business listing, etc.
  • Google Talk - Instant Messenger program.
  • Google Toolbar - For Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer and Firefox users, this software add-on enables users using these browsers to have access to the Google search and other Google features any time the browser window is open.
  • Google Translator - Translate a foreign language web page or text into your language.
  • Google Video - Search for online videos hosted by Google as well as transcript text of videos and TV shows.
  • Google Voice - Use Google search over the phone using your voice.
  • Google Web Accelerator - For broadband users this is a small software utility for Microsoft Windows users that helps speed up browsing times by utilizing Google's global computer network. 
  • Google Zeitgeist - A listing of some of the top searches on Google.
  • Google.org - The philanthropic arm of Google.
  • Orkut - A social networking site that provides you a location to socialize with your friends and family, and meet new acquaintances from all around the world.
  • Picasa - A great free Microsoft Windows software program to view images, manage images, and much more.

We also suggest you visit our Internet tips page for additional tips on search with Google as well as other Internet tips.

Also see: GFS, Goobuntu, Googol, JFGI, YouTube

 

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