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[quote name="Tommy" post="36781" timestamp="1117572478"] Who doesn't know Google, it is slowly taking over the world [img]http://www.astahost.com/public/style_emoticons/#EMO_DIR#/tongue.png[/img]. We all use (well least i think so) Google on a daily basis, it has become a part of our lifes. Some users just use google as a search machine, but others use it much more. Google offers so many services that not many people know about. Google Groups Google Local Google Web Accelerator (BETA) Google News Google Adsense Google Translate Google Maps (Keyhole) Google Video Search (still in Beta) GMAIL (still in beta) Desktop Search Picasa Google Print (online Libary, pre BETA) Google Images Google fusion (also in Beta)* and don't forget Google Search [img]http://www.astahost.com/public/style_emoticons/#EMO_DIR#/mad.gif[/img] the list goes on =) * Google fusion or My Google is the next generation of Google. Remember that huge space underneath the search buttons? Well that will be filled up with your personal layout: Weather, email, News.... (all google services) BETA version of the product can be found here: [url="http://www.google.com/ig"]http://www.google.com/ig[/url] History: Google was owned by Yahoo in the begining, but after arguements google went solo (thank god). Google was a "normal search engine up to a few years ago, when google noticed that they could make a lot more money with advertisement and so the set out to make the best search engine in the world. What is next: Well a lot of people are speculating about what will come next, so here are a few speculations: A. G Messenger? Probability: 90% B. G Browser? Probability: 50% C. Local services? Probability: 95% D. Video content distribution? Probability: 65% I wonder if google will turn into a portal like its opponents (yahoo and msn)? What do you all think? My first post [img]http://www.astahost.com/public/style_emoticons/#EMO_DIR#/smile.png[/img] =) [img]http://www.astahost.com/public/style_emoticons/#EMO_DIR#/smile.png[/img] [img]http://www.astahost.com/public/style_emoticons/#EMO_DIR#/cool.png[/img] [size=4]can someone please move the thread to the correct forum[/size]! (Serves me right having two browser windows open on the site [img]http://www.astahost.com/public/style_emoticons/#EMO_DIR#/smile.png[/img] [img]http://www.astahost.com/public/style_emoticons/#EMO_DIR#/biggrin.png[/img] [img]http://www.astahost.com/public/style_emoticons/#EMO_DIR#/tongue.png[/img] )[/quote] [quote name="Tommy" post="36781" timestamp="1117572478"] Who doesn't know Google, it is slowly taking over the world [img]http://www.astahost.com/public/style_emoticons/#EMO_DIR#/tongue.png[/img]. We all use (well least i think so) Google on a daily basis, it has become a part of our lifes. Some users just use google as a search machine, but others use it much more. Google offers so many services that not many people know about. Google Groups Google Local Google Web Accelerator (BETA) Google News Google Adsense Google Translate Google Maps (Keyhole) Google Video Search (still in Beta) GMAIL (still in beta) Desktop Search Picasa Google Print (online Libary, pre BETA) Google Images Google fusion (also in Beta)* and don't forget Google Search [img]http://www.astahost.com/public/style_emoticons/#EMO_DIR#/mad.gif[/img] the list goes on =) * Google fusion or My Google is the next generation of Google. Remember that huge space underneath the search buttons? Well that will be filled up with your personal layout: Weather, email, News.... (all google services) BETA version of the product can be found here: [url="http://www.google.com/ig"]http://www.google.com/ig[/url] History: Google was owned by Yahoo in the begining, but after arguements google went solo (thank god). Google was a "normal search engine up to a few years ago, when google noticed that they could make a lot more money with advertisement and so the set out to make the best search engine in the world. What is next: Well a lot of people are speculating about what will come next, so here are a few speculations: A. G Messenger? Probability: 90% B. G Browser? Probability: 50% C. Local services? Probability: 95% D. Video content distribution? Probability: 65% I wonder if google will turn into a portal like its opponents (yahoo and msn)? What do you all think? My first post [img]http://www.astahost.com/public/style_emoticons/#EMO_DIR#/smile.png[/img] =) [img]http://www.astahost.com/public/style_emoticons/#EMO_DIR#/smile.png[/img] [img]http://www.astahost.com/public/style_emoticons/#EMO_DIR#/cool.png[/img] [size=4]can someone please move the thread to the correct forum[/size]! (Serves me right having two browser windows open on the site [img]http://www.astahost.com/public/style_emoticons/#EMO_DIR#/smile.png[/img] [img]http://www.astahost.com/public/style_emoticons/#EMO_DIR#/biggrin.png[/img] [img]http://www.astahost.com/public/style_emoticons/#EMO_DIR#/tongue.png[/img] )[/quote]

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Midnight Martyr

Posted 12 June 2005 - 08:11 AM

Although it's efficient and so popular... I wonder what made google so popular? There were lots of search engines around before it. Maybe it's the name. Now people say "google" something instead of "search".

Anyways, GO GOOGLE!

rapco

Posted 11 June 2005 - 08:45 PM

well, i use firefox, and like all the browsers you can change your hompage (start page) in the settings options

Bukowski

Posted 10 June 2005 - 04:47 AM

Oh my god how I hate google. And yes, it's taking over the world. My only problem with mozilla is that the start page is google, and that it doesn't work with my proxy, but thats beside the point.

rapco

Posted 10 June 2005 - 03:14 AM

That's the Google Personalized Homepage, I mentioned it in the list earlier.
You're right it is pretty useful, but at the moment, services like My MSN or My Yahoo are (I hate to say it) better...

i know you mentioned it before, that's why i tried it out... and, wel... why i like the most, is tahat is not HEAVY FOR THE SITE, it does have ads everuwhere, adn i don't kno, saturated....

so, i would disagree on that!

saxsux

Posted 09 June 2005 - 02:12 PM

I'm trying out http://www.google.com/ig/

IT'S GREAT!!!!

You can customize out your web search, for instance, you can tell google to show 100 results per page, instead of ten....

It has the language option, you can see your gmail account from it, BBC new, Cnn news, google news, weather info, quotes of the day, the word of the day....

stuff like that

pretty useful!
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That's the Google Personalized Homepage, I mentioned it in the list earlier.
You're right it is pretty useful, but at the moment, services like My MSN or My Yahoo are (I hate to say it) better...

The thing is, the services Google offer with thier personalized homepage are useful, but MSN and Yahoo's have so much more. Also, Google is stepping closer and closer to becoming a web portal, rather than a search engine.

Google Personalized Homepage does look promising though... but it could do with a lot of work on it.

rapco

Posted 09 June 2005 - 01:08 PM

I'm trying out http://www.google.com/ig/

IT'S GREAT!!!!

You can customize out your web search, for instance, you can tell google to show 100 results per page, instead of ten....

It has the language option, you can see your gmail account from it, BBC new, Cnn news, google news, weather info, quotes of the day, the word of the day....

stuff like that

pretty useful!

wingedwithfire

Posted 08 June 2005 - 10:53 PM

google is great. i love gmail <3... lol

jet

Posted 02 June 2005 - 11:12 AM

Picassa's Hello service is not advertised as an instant messaging service. Yes, it sends instant messages, but most things do. Its main selling point is that it is a photo sharing program, and should be noted as such rather than as an instant messaging service.

saxsux

Posted 02 June 2005 - 07:48 AM

None of you really have put much research into this...

Firstly, Google News, Groups and Local are BETA (Tommy didn't mention it). Also, Google Maps and Keyhole are 2 seperate things.

Google already offer Instant Messaging. It came as part of the deal when they bought Picassa. Visit www.hello.com!

Gnatius, no offence, but the whole 20% thing is actually quite common knowledge.

The whole thing about Local Services, I don't know exactly what you mean, BUT try this - http://local.google.co.uk and http://maps.google.co.uk (or .com for the American versions).

And, heres an improved list:

Google Groups
Google Local (BETA)
Google Web Accelerator (BETA)
Google News (BETA)
Google Alerts
Google AdWords
Google AdSense
Google Translate
Google Maps
Google Video (BETA)
Gmail (BETA)
Google Desktop Search
Picasa 2
Hello (Instant Messaging and Picture Sharing)
Google Print (online Libary, pre BETA)
Google Images
Google Fusion aka Personalized Homepage (BETA)
Google Search
I'm Feeling Lucky
Froogle (BETA)
Google Answers (Payed Service)
Keyhole (Payed Service)
Google Calculator
Google Catalogues
Google Directory (interestingly, there are 2 different Google Directories - I posted a thread on it earlier)
Google Labs
Google X (closed ages ago, but mirrored on many places on the net)
Google Special Searches
Google Universities
Google Scholar (BETA)
Google Mobile (WML and XHTML)
Google SMS
Blogger
Google Toolbar
My Search History (BETA)
Google Glossary
Google Suggest (Brilliant, yet BETA)
Google Deskbar
Google Suggest in Japanese
Google Sets (BETA)
Google Compute
Site Flavoured Search Box
Froogle Wirelss (BETA)
Google Search Appliance
Google Mini Search Appliance
Google Store

Phew!

Feel free to add to it!

gnatius

Posted 02 June 2005 - 06:05 AM

I am a big Google fan!!!!
Research and development of new tech is his strength.

All this amazing and different products come from a company policy called "pet-proyects".

Every single Google employee is allowed to have some (about 20%) of their company time and resources for a project of his/her own. If this project is good/great/awesome it gets resources to be developed as a company product.

Many of the existing services which Google offers (including Orkut and Google News) were developed by employees.

Always the most talented, creative, and entrepreneurial people leave companies like Microsoft in frustration in order to start their own enterprises

Google has created an environment where the most talented, creative, and entrepreneurial employees can play in their own sandbox, and have their pet projected funded within the company.

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