Google.com is the leading search engine that provides users the ability to find what they are looking for while surfing the web. Each month over 150 million users visit the site from the United States looking for sites and products online.. In addition to the search engine, Google also provides many services and products. http://www.quantcast.com/google.com
- Google Chrome is an Internet browser that provides a safe and secure web experience.http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/landing_chrome.html?hl=en
- To share pictures online, Google provides users with Picasa and allows them to share their photo albums online. http://picasa.google.com/ #Acquiring the user generated video site YouTube, visitors can share their experiences, memories and knowledge with others. http://www.youtube.com/
- Web designers, businesses, blogs and more can be optimized using Adwords. This advertising program allows anyone on the Internet to attract visitors to their site by placing ads within Google searches.https://adwords.google.com/cm/CampaignMgmt?__u=8070540198&__c=5298096228&stylePrefOverride=2
- For those wishing to earm money on their site, Adsense is a pay per click program where web designers can place codes within their site, and when visitors click through to the advertised page, the site owner earns revenue.https://www.google.com/adsense/login/en_US/?gsessionid=gfdj8l7t10lUIJ6AMvMeCw
- Everyone has a voice with Google Blogger, Google's free blogging platform. With Blogger, users can design and share with the world. https://www.blogger.com/start
- To track your site activity, Google Analytics shows where site raffic comes from and can help to promote and optimize website traffic. http://www.google.com/analytics/
- Along with these programs Google also offers Google Docs, Google Maps, Gmail, and more.http://www.google.com/about.html
Google History
Google has grown from a start up in someone's garage in 1997, to the Internet powerhouse we know it as today. It has acquired many different sites and programs over the past 13 years and is continueing to grow with the lates addition of Google Buzz, Google's social sharing network.http://www.google.com/buzz Buzz was launched in 2010 and allows users to share everything from web pages, to status updates, pictures and more. Users can customize their Google.com experience by using the tools that Google has developed such as watching the trends of web browsing and even a Google browser with Chrome.
Teachers and Principals Talk about Google Docs
Even educators are excited about the services that are offered by Google such as Google Docs. Using this document program in the classroom allows several users to view the document at one, providing a central location for all information necessary for assignments or other class related tasks. Teachers can share information with students that can be accessed from any computer at any time.
