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Description
Regardless of the complicated explanation, web users have deemed that Google works and it works well, ranking it consistently in the top websites in the world according to Alexa.com
Beyond being useful to searching the web, Usenet and for images, Google also owns and develops other internet-based technologies such as Gmail.com, Google Maps, Google Earth and Google SketchUp.
Web Search
Behind its simple interface, Google contains a powerful search engine capable of handling a number of advanced queries. Including:
- Searching the full text of books.
- Automatic translation of sites from one language to another.
- Searching for local results/businesses/services in the U.S., U.K. and Canada.
- Search refining operations.
- Ability to search for pages related to a particular result.
- Alternate spellings/corrected spellings for queries.
- The ability to find pages that link to a specific website URL.
- The ability to to use interactive maps.
- and more...
See a full list and explanations
Integrating their product line is a specialty of Google, like this Google Map which incorporates a business search.
Other products
Google might be considered to be the largest search engine in the world, but they've also got interests in other areas, and have been amassing a network of Web 2.0 favorites:
- Google Maps -- A fusion of different mapping technologies with other Google services to create a robust interactive online map. Places directions, reviews and businesses in your area at your fingertips.
- Google Earth -- A specialized application that lets users view anywhere on Earth in 3D using satellite images and advanced technology.
- Google Sketchup -- Software for designing 3D sketches on your computer.
- Gmail -- The free mail service that helps keep messages contained in "conversations" together so that users can easily catch the thread of a conversation without having to jump around or search their inbox.
- Google AdSense -- Technology for advertisers to find people searching on Google and the advertising network (Ad Words) using low impact text-based ads and larger "banner" type ads. Ad Sense uses parts of Google's search technology to attempt to match up what consumers are looking for/reading about with products.
- Google AdWords -- The other part of the Ad Sense world is Google's ways of allowing website owners to place unobtrusive advertising on their pages with products that are relevant to the website.
- Analytics -- Creates traffic statistics for websites, dovetails with Ad Words so that webmasters can optimize their advertising campaigns based on traffic areas.
- Blogger.com -- Arguably the most popular service for online blogging, Blogger was purchased by Google in 2003.
- Orkut.com -- The popular online community/social networking site was created by a Google employee as an independent project.
- Jot Spot -- This wiki company is used for a number of businesses. They were purchased by Google in Oct. 2006.
- YouTube.com -- The acquisition of this online video powerhouse for $1.65 billlion in Oct. 2006 made headlines and still makes ripples in the Web 2.0 world.
- Other offerings include desktop widgets, a web-based calendar, photo organizer and editor, spreadsheet and writer application, price search engine, news listings, weather info and more.
- See GoogleLabs for more developments.
Holiday Logos
As infamous as the Google logo has now become, Google has had a history of playing around with their logo for holidays and famous birthdays, which has created its own buzz in the world. These modified logos show up on the google homepage only. The logos for image, video and all other searches remain the same. Would you like to see some of these holiday logos?
Google in the News
Acquisition of YouTube.com
On 9 Oct. 2006, YouTube.com was purchased by Google for $1.65 billion. Read the New York Times story here:
- New York Times: Dot-Com Boom Echoed in Deal to Buy YouTube (10 Oct. 2006)
Or, take a look at this video from the founders of YouTube talking about the Sale:
Address
- 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
- Mountain View, CA 94043
Contact
- Google Inc.
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- +1 650 623 4000, Fax: +1 650 618 8571
Languages
Community Reviews
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Google your best friend or worst enemy
- From a Webmasters point of view Google can be your best friend or more likely your worst enemy they have absolutely no respect for anybody's website one minute you may be having great ranking success the next day thay can Penalize your site without any warning or any reason for weeks or months at a time completely destroying your website/business and of course there is no body to contact for any help. Google also Penalizes any website selling links but of course it's perfectly acceptable for them to sell adsense links. Like most major companies Google has gone mad with power and has a serious darkside to them. It's just a shame Microsoft and Yahoo don't pull their finger out and create a decent search engine
Painful silence
- My gmail account was hacked earlier this month and I have not been able to talk to Google about it for help. I have poured through their help files and nothing - circular links, dead ends. The most help has been from weblogs posting about this, but not much help - I have filled out three forms. Nothing. I loved gmail, and I used many other products from Google, but now I have no access to them, very painful. I wish I could explain this to someone at Google in person... ~~ MarkDilley
The Answer to Everything
Rave 
- What's the answer to every problem in the world? Google, of course! There's nothing you can't find by utilizing Google.
- posted by Jsab on Nov 18, 2007, 9:43 pm
The Best part of google is search in various languages
Rave
- Google speaks your language.
- posted by User:64.62.138.104
10 out of 10
Rave
- Google is really an amazing search engine, and has pretty much anything you would want to find! Find addresses, pictures, books, news, video, and of course, just websites. What I love google for is that it doesn't just look for how many times a word or phrase is in a page, but rather it tries finding what you most likely would be looking for.
- Google is also great for webmasters! From a simple search box to an actual server, Google's got it!
- I recommend Google to anyone who wants to find what they're looking for.
- posted by Vartan C. Simonian at 16:53, 21 September 2007 (PDT)
Best search engine!
Rave
- Everybody knows Google. They're a cultural phenomenon. The best things about this company are their corporate guidelines ("Don't be evil") and their commitment to taking good ideas and executing on them amazingly.
- posted by Jacob Pappe on Sep 22, 2006, 6:27 pm
Magic Machine
Rave
- I really Feel some times that Google is a magic Machine..., you can ask anything, it will answer you with many surprising details. I believe Google is my Teacher & i gain lot of knowledge from it.
- posted by Anonymous on Oct 23, 2006, 12:49 pm
It don't get better than this
Rave
- Simple, Efficient and it works. Okay, so it can take a bit of getting used to to work well but Google search and all other Google products are superb.
- posted by Thomas Morton on Dec 23, 2006, 3:35 pm
Rave
- What can I say that nobody else has said before? Google is a very good search engine.
- posted by Anonymous on Feb 16, 2007, 2:13 pm
Unknown ?
- Google is to the internet what Windows is to computers
- posted by Anonymous on July 29, 2007, 12:39 AM
Google.com is great
Rave
- Probably the #1 web search engine on the internet. Completely recommended.
- posted by Anonymous
Adwords
Rant 
- It's strange really because Google Adwords makes you pay every time someone clicks on your ads, so the big question is how do you really know that Google is not clicking your ads?
- Why does Youtube get to be displayed on Adwords and on other people's websites?
- Did you know when you use Adsense on your website(s), you're getting paid to become non famous and you're getting paid to advertise other website(s). How is it that people love to pay Google when there's a question that no one can answer only Google can prove but yet has not proven.
- Why is it on the most popular keyword results, massive companies get displayed and not lower level websites?
- Google is not for putting small website companies on there because they won't replace the massive companies on the search results.
- Google is not fair where at the top of the list on video results they have GoogleVideo.com on it Youtube.com, Yahoo video, MSN video and many more massive companies.
- Google is not fair and will only display rich companies on the big search results. Questions after questions and nobody cares.
- Posted by Anonymous on 05:17, 19 September 2007.
- The reason that google shows massive companies over minor ones, is because they display them by the popularity of a web site, and the massive ones actually have things like commercials and such to help them become known. Simple as that. Also, google owns Youtube.com so they get more advertisement.
- Response by TJ - Owner of ModdersNation.net on 1:52pm, 16 December 2007.
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External Links
- Alexa: Google.com
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Various Other Search Sites
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Rohan G's Comments on Google.com
- Rohan G (frustrated) : It would be nice if webmasters could embed Google search for their website more easily, like Yahoo's current embeddable, customizable search. Other than that, Google is easily the best search engine! 13:29, 6 August 2008 (PDT)
- Rohan G (delighted) : The search is easily the most powerful on the web. Way to go! 13:27, 6 August 2008 (PDT)
