2. Google Products
Web :
Google Search Engine
Google Chrome ( Browser)
Google Toolbar
Media
YouTube, Google Books, Google News, Google
Scholar, Image search, Picasa , Google Map etc
3. Google Products… Contd
Geo
Maps :
Panoramio : geo-location oriented photo sharing
Social Networking
Orkut
Google Plus
Blogger
Groups
4. Google Products… Contd
Home & Office
Gmail
Google Drive
G-Talk
Google Calendar
Translate
Specialized Services
Blog Search
Finance etc
5. Major Google Products a Brief History
Google search is developed by Larry Page and Sergey Brin students of Stanford
developed search engine as BackRub (1996), operates on Stanford servers. In 1997
its renamed as Google a play on the word “googol,” a mathematical term for the
number represented by the numeral 1 followed by 100 zeros. In May 2000 the ten
more language version of Google released.
Google Toolbar is browser plugin released in December 2000 to enable searching
with out going to Google search page.
Image search of Google was launched in July 2001 , with offering access to 250
million images
Google News with 4000 news sources is launched in September 2002
Acquired Pyra Labs, the creators of Blogger in June 2003
Orkut the social networking site was launched in January 2004
Gmail became open to public in April 2004 ( open for every body in Feb 2007
earlier need invitation)
Google Desktop Search & Google Scholar a search interface to search scholarly
academic thesis, journals, per reviewed journals etc launched in Oct 2004
Source : http://www.google.com/about/company/history
6. Major Google Products a Brief History
Google Map is alive in Feb 2005
Google Earth a satellite imagery-based mapping service combining 3D
buildings and terrain with mapping capabilities and Google search
released in June 2005 .
GTalk the chatting software of Google launched in August 2005
Google reader is introduced in conference on Web 2.0 at San Francisco
in October 2005 ( Google reader is to be withdrawn from service in July
2013)
Google Analytics a tool for evaluating web impact is released in
November 2005
Gmail Mobile version is launched in US on December 2005
Google Finance released in March 2006 ( later for non US available from
July 2007 and live status updating started in June 2008)
YouTube the video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal
employees in February 2005 and acquired by Google in November 2006
7. Major Google Products a Brief History
Google Print Program (since renamed Google Book Search) expands through digital scanning
partnerships with the libraries of Harvard, Stanford, University of Michigan and Oxford as well as
the New York Public Library , Google Book begins offering free PDF Downloads of books in the
public domain in December 2006
Google Docs Available for users in Feb 2007
Google Health became available for Public May 2008
Google Chrome Released in September 2008
Google Latitude a location aware apps launched in Feb 2009
Google Voice gadget released in March 2009
Google Drive is a file storage and synchronization service was released on April 2012 this enables
user cloud storage, file sharing and collaborative editing.
Source : http://www.google.com/about/company/history
8. Multiple Login / Access
Use different web browsers ( Google chrome allows access in
single web browser)
Add Account option and access the different mail
9. Multiple Login / Access contd..
Forwarding the mail to primary email address
10. Multiple Login / Access contd..
Enable multiple inbox in your primary account
Then create a filter and forward all the mail from added account
to the newly created inbox
11. Multiple Login / Access contd..
Enable send mail as option in primary account
13. Google Securities contd
Use multiple character passwords ( that includes alphabets,
numerals and symbols)
Two step verification
Google Account
Security
Two step Verification
Enable
15. Google Search
Explicit Phrase :
Enclose the search phrase within double quotes
eg : “internet marketing”
Exclude Words :
use the "-" sign in front of the word you want to exclude
eg : internet marketing –advertising
Exclude Domain :
use the "-" sign in front of the word
eg : internet marketing –.org
Site Specific :
eg : "internet marketing” site:www.smallbusinesshub.com
16. Google Search
Similar Words and Synonyms : add ~ in front of the word
Eg : "Internet marketing" ~professional
Specific Document Types : "filetype:“
Eg : "internet marketing" filetype:ppt
Specific Domain : term:.domain
Eg: internet marketing:.edu
This OR That : Use OR ( capital) between the terms
Eg : Internet marketing OR advertising
17. Google Search
Wildcard : Utilizing the asterisk on Google, you can add
greater flexibility in your search and capture a wider variety
and a larger number of results.
Avoid synonym : Force Google to skip their synonym
suggestions by using a plus sign (+)
Word Definitions : define:word
Eg : define:microeconomics
Numeric Ranges: what’s between the X and Y are two ranges
use X..Y
Eg : Prime minister 1960..2012
Calculator : instead of bringing up the Calculator application
Eg : 15 * 65
18. Google Search
Tips
Avoid stop words viz a; and; for etc in the search bar
Specific search eg : CAT use “CAT” otherwise Google will display Cat,
CAT, catty , C.A.T, cats etc
For price comparison is possible by $ ( Nike bag $ 50) even though it
neglects all the symbols included in the search bar
Keep short : fewer the term more accurate the result
Make specialty Search
Unit conversion : 5 cups in ounces
Weather : “weather”635 ( 635 is area code)
If we are searching by log in through search will be narrowed based on
search history
If you need privacy searching log out of the account and do the search
otherwise it will remain in your history
19. Google Search
Search Features of Google
Every Day Essentials
Weather : To see the weather “weather” followed by the city and state
Stock Quotes : To see current market data for a given company or fund,
type the ticker symbol into the search box. On the results page, you can
click the link to see more data from Google Finance
Time : To see the time in many cities around the world, type in “time” and
the name of the city.
Sports Score : To see scores and schedules for sports teams type the team
name or league name into the search box. This is enabled for many
leagues including the National Basketball Association, National Football
League, National Hockey League, and Major League Baseball
Sunrise & Sunset : To see the precise times of sunrises and sunsets
20. Google Search
Search Features of Google
Reference Tools
Calculator : To use Google’s built-in calculator function, simply enter the
calculation you’d like done into the search box.
Book Search : If you’re looking for results from Google Book Search, you
can enter the name of the author or book title into the search box
Earth earthquakes To see information about recent earthquakes in a
specific area type “earthquake” followed by the city
Unit Conversion : Convert between many different units of measurement
of height, weight, and volume among many others : enter your desired
conversion into the search box and we’ll do the rest
Public Data : To see trends for population and unemployment rates type
"population" or "unemployment rate" followed by a state or county
People Profiles : enter the name of that person plus some identifying words
about him or her to see a list of people with that name
21. Google Search
Choosing Key Word
Synonyms : tilde sign (~) immediately in front of your search term
Dictionary Definitions ; define space the word
Spell Checker: G oogle’s spell checking software automatically checks
whether your query uses the most common spelling of a given word. If it
thinks you’re likely to generate better results with an alternative spelling,
it will ask “Did you mean: (more common spelling)?”. Click the suggested
spelling to launch a Google search for that term
Health Search
Health Conditions : To see information about a common disease or symptom,
enter it into the search box and we’ll return the beginning of an expert
summary
Medication : Medications : To see information about most generic and brand
name prescription drugs in the U.S., enter the drug name into the search
box, and we’ll display a summary and description of that medication.
22. Google Search
Poison Control : You can quickly find the U.S. poison control hotline (1-800-222-
1222) by entering “poison control” or similar phrases into the search box.
Suicide Prevention : quickly find the phone number for the US department
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255) by entering "suicide
prevention" or similar phrases into the search box
Currency Conversion :use r built-in currency converter, simply enter the
conversion you’d like done into the Google search box and we’ll provide your
answer directly on the results page.
Flu Vaccine Finder : During flu season, search for “flu” to find tips on how to stay
healthy from U.S. Health and Human Services and a flu shot locator which uses
Google Maps to show you nearby locations offering seasonal and/or H1N1 flu
vaccine. Flight Tracking : To see flight status for arriving and departing
Flight Schedules : To see flight schedules to or from a particular destination, type
“flights from” or “flights to” followed by the city or airport of interest.
Maps : Type in the name Clicking on the map will take you to a larger version on
Google Maps
23. Google Search
Related Search : search for web pages that have similar content to a
given site, type “related:” followed by the website address into the
Google search box
Search by Number :
Package Tracking : You can track packages by typing the tracking
number for your UPS, Fedex or USPS package directly into the
search box
Patent Numbers: To search for U.S. patents, enter the word “patent”
followed by the patent number into the Google search box and hit
the Enter key or click the Google Search button.
24. Google Search Voice Recognition
We can enter the search term by using microphone Windows 7 or
higher
28. Google Search
Search possible as website, map, images, videos, news, shopping,
books, places, blog, discussions, applications and patents.
Narrowing the search in Google search ( www.google.com)
Time viz. last 24 hr, last week, last month & customized days
All results viz. sites with images, related search, dictionary, reading
level
For others like Google India, Google Australia etc two more
narrowing tools are there.
Searching all websites / webs from India
Set search location and add search locations
35. Search Setting
Allows to set the safe search filters ( ON/OFF)
Search Language
Set ON/OFF Google instant prediction
Set results per page
Open Selected option in a new browser
Blocking unwanted site ( block upto 500 websites)
Edit Search history
Select language for Google use with the account
Set location
36. Google Scholar www. http://scholar.google.com
World wide catalogue which bring
Court opinions
Academic papers
Professional journal article
Thesis
Abstract
Patents
professional societies
Online repositories, Universities and other web sites
37. Google Scholar www. http://scholar.google.com
Full text documents are evaluated by scholarly persons of in the
subject field
Documents evaluated and weighted, along with where the
document published and credibility of author
Rating of how cited by scholars and how recent
Helps you find relevant work across the world of scholarly
research.
We can create email alerts
Advanced search facility is available in Google scholar
Supporting publishers the worldwide visibility and accessibility
of your content
Library support organize the world's information and make
it universally accessible and useful
41. Google Scholar www. http://scholar.google.com
Finding Recent Papers
Normally sorted by relevance
"Since Year" to show only recently published papers, sorted by
relevance
(Normally sorted by relevance, change to sort by
date to get date wise)
Click envelope icon to have new results periodically delivered by
email (create alert)
Abstracts are freely available for use, for full text article we
should have paid subscription. However some of full text are
available free.
Related articles" or "Cited by“ for more results
44. Google Scholar www. http://scholar.google.com
Google Scholar Metrics
Google Scholar Metrics provide an easy way for authors to quickly gauge
the visibility and influence of recent articles in scholarly publications.
Scholar Metrics summarize recent citations to many publications, to
help authors as they consider where to publish their new research
Can browse the top 100 publications in several languages, ordered by
their five-year h-index and h-median metrics
h5-index is the h-index (alternative to earlier impact factor) for
articles published in the last 5 complete years. This index was
suggested by Jorge E. Hirsch and also known as Hirsch index
or
Hirsch number
h5-median for a publication is the median number of citations
for the articles that make up its h5-index.
45. Google Scholar www. http://scholar.google.com
Google Scholar Metrics contd…
Can also explore publications in research areas of your interest. To browse
publications in a broad area of research, select one of the areas in the left column.
For example: Social Sciences
To explore specific research areas, select one of the broad areas, click on the
"Subcategories" link and then select one of the options
Browsing by research area is, as yet, available only for English publications
Search for specific publications in all languages by words in their titles
Scholar Metrics are currently based on our index as it was on November 15,
2012.
49. Google Finance http://www.google.com/finance
Financial Information
Financial News
Up to the minute stock price
Currency rate
Summaries to follow market
Helps to evaluate performance and wise investment
Steps :
1. Know the stock market symbol of the company by typing the name of
company in finance search box
eg : Nissan
When we select the company Google Finance gives the name of the
office , directors, the physical address, along with website and company
overview
53. Google Finance http://www.google.com/finance
Inside the graph we can find letter flags, the flags corresponds to the
lettered news article to the right of the graph. The news are
arranged on the graph in the order of date and time
56. Google Finance http://www.google.com/finance
Default area will be overview , here we can manage investment by
using deposit / withdraw link . Here we can import transaction,
edit transaction, edit portfolio, delete portfolio, download as
Spreadsheet, download to OFX
Compare two or more stocks on graphs
Second Control Tab is Portfolio fundamentals which gives
preferences of each stock in our portfolio over time
Third Tab is performance shows how shares are faring in the market
which helps you to assess the value of the share you hold
Next tab is Transaction tab
No of shares, price, commission etc
The performance of the caompany for last 52 weeks could be accesed
from stock screener
58. Google News http://www.google.com/news
Computer-generated news site that aggregates headlines from more
than 4,500 English-language news sources worldwide
Google News is available in 70 different languages
Groups similar stories together and displays them according to each
reader's personalized interest ( need to login to Google account )
Customize language option (also available in Malayalam )
Alerts Weekly, daily or as-it-happens email alerts on any topic that
interests you
Feeds: You can receive updates of various sections of Google News or
Google News search results by subscribing to RSS or Atom feeds in
your favorite feed reader
News archive search: Search and explore information from historical
archive dating back over 200 years
62. Google Books http://books.google.com/
Collection of digital books and detailed catalogue about the book published
For books under copyright GB will show preview of the book along with rating , comments and
list of places to buy
The books are arranged as Cookery, Family and Relation, business and Economics etc. By
clicking over the book we can read the books / have the details of the books
For books having copyright we could buy it through listed vendors (rediff , flickart, infbeam
etc.)
Books which are not having copyright protection we can download it for offline reading
We can comment and give star rating for interested books
For further reading we can add it to personal library
We can purchase books through Google play ( but this service yet to be started in Indi)
Advanced Search facility is availabe
65. Google Patents https://www.google.com/patents
Google patents contains patents issued by United States Patent and Trademark
Office (USPTO) and the European Patent Office (EPO)
US patent documents date back to 1790, EPO to 1978.
Can search the full text of U.S. patents by selecting "Patents" from within Google
search , or by typing the grant or application number into Google as follows:
US8000000 or US20090299573
US Patents is avilable on USPTO website also ( paid service)
Download patents individually / bulk as PDF
Prior works could be found by clicking Find Prior Art . The Prior Art Finder
identifies key phrases from EPO and post-1976 US patent documents, combines
them into a search query, and displays the results from Google Patents, Google
Scholar, Google Books, and the rest of the web.
68. Google Drive
5 GB of free space
PC and Mac ,Chrome OS, iphone and iPad and Android devices
Can create new documents, spreadsheets and presentations
Work together at the same time, on the same doc, and see changes as
they appear
bulky email attachment, could be Send as a link from Google Drive in
Gmail and everyone has the same file, same version—automatically.
70. Image Search www.images.google.com
Exact image from a particular website search by
“macfast”site:macfast.org
Can sort according to the size of image by selecting from the
option available in navigation bar available on left side
Search by Colour pictures/ dominant colour/black & white in
the image
Advanced search facility is available
Content wise choice ie. Line drwaing, clip art, photo , faces,
news etc.
78. Image Advanced Search
www.images.google.com
Advanced Search
Search term option
All these words ( all the terms typed in search box ) food technology
Exact word or phrase ( add quotation mark ) “food technology”
Any of these word ( OR search) food packaging OR food processing
None of these words ( add minus sign before the un wanted words)
food technology –packaging
79. Image Advanced Search www.images.google.com
Narrowing the search
Size of the image viz. large, medium, small, icon ; pixel of the image ; file
size of image
Aspect ratio of image viz. tall, square, wide, panoramic
Colour in image viz. any colour, full colour, black and white and selected
colour from colour box
Type of image viz. face, photo, clip art, line drawing
Selected region
Site/ domain
File type viz, jpg, png,mbp , ico,svg etc.
Usage rights : free for use or share, free for use or share even
commercially, free to use, share or modify, free for use ,share or modify,
even commercially
Safe search ( show most relevant result /filter explicit result ) , this exact
word or phrase ; SafeSearch whether to filter sexually explicit content.
89. Google Video Search
Index videos from various video sharing site and websites. viz. YouTube,
ina.fr, videoevo.com etc.
Initially started as Google videos , later acquired YouTube and after wards
started indexing of video sites also
Search of Videos are possible according to duration of video, period or
time, quality of video , all videos/ close captioned videos, source
websites
Advanced search facility with words, exazct word/phrase, any of these
words (OR search ), none of this word search ( -word)
Search could be narrowed by using tools, language, duration, posting date,
quality, sub titles any, safe search option
99. Google Drive
Google Drive is a file storage and synchronization service which
enables user cloud storage
It’s the home for Google Docs now
It gives 5 GB free space to all free of cost
25 GB to 16 TB storage is available for paid subscription
Google Drive setup can be downloaded and installed in PC
When connected over internet the files in Google Drive folder will be
automatically uploaded to Google cloud
We can update the files either offline/ online, the file in the cloud
will be updated when connected over internet
We can share files on internet and multiple access facility is available
for these file simultaneously
100. Google Drive
Files Supported
Image files (.JPEG, .PNG, .GIF, .TIFF, .BMP)
Video files (WebM, .MPEG4, .3GPP, .MOV, .AVI, .MPEGPS, .WMV, .FLV)
Text files (.TXT)
Markup/Code (.CSS, .HTML, .PHP, .C, .CPP, .H, .HPP, .JS)
Microsoft Word (.DOC and .DOCX)
Microsoft Excel (.XLS and .XLSX)
Microsoft PowerPoint (.PPT and .PPTX)
Adobe Portable Document Format (.PDF)
Apple Pages (.PAGES)
Adobe Illustrator (.AI)
Adobe Photoshop (.PSD)
Tagged Image File Format (.TIFF)
Autodesk AutoCad (.DXF)
Scalable Vector Graphics (.SVG)
PostScript (.EPS, .PS)
TrueType (.TTF)
XML Paper Specification (.XPS) Archive file types (.ZIP and .RAR)
115. Google Translate
https://translate.google.com/?hl=en&tab=wT
Google translation service is a free service provided for translating
between 64 different languages
Translate word, sentence , web page etc. between different languages
Documents can be uploaded on translate website for translation
Translated phrases may be added to phrase book and could be used
later
The noun, verb the sample usage of that word/phrase are be also
displayed in the page.
Listening the word using headphone/speaker is available
Reading the word phonetically facility is their
131. Google Translate
Wikipedia Article & Webpage
Enter the URL of the page to be translate
Select language
Upload for translation ( the rest as per uploaded file)
132. Google Translate
YouTube video
YouTube video must be public or unlisted
a non machine-transcribed
caption track
must be the owner of the YouTube video in order to retrieve and
upload its caption file for translation.
134. NB:
The purpose of this work not a commercial
aspect it purely academic
Courtesy
Google Secrets by Yvette Davis Published by Wiley India Pvt
Ltd
https://www.google.com/intl/en/about/
www.wikipedia.com
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