Google is the most frequently accessed
search engine by internet users. It uses innovative and proprietary technology to serve users with the
information they want. The users can search in pages of websites. Specify the keyword to search for, and within no time
Google will return the links to the pages containing these keywords. However, it does matter how you specify the search phrase. If you are looking for a solution to an error message given by your computer or software, one can specify the exact message to Google search. Nine times out of ten you will find the solution to the problem. This is where it is very effective. Try
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www.google.com
The users can find images. This is very helpful when one knows the name of a person but has not seen his/her photograph. Imagine a school teacher wants the students to recognise the leaders of various nations. The teacher can have access to photographs of all such personalities using Google's effective image search. Try it at http://www.google.com
The user can also search for information in Groups, News and more.
The Groups portal of Google is divided in twelve broad categories. However it does expand into the full UseNet groups. The user can create his/her own group and follow your bookmarked topics. Try http://www.google.com/groups and http://www.google.com/news OR alternatively click on the respective hyperlinks in the http://www.google.com home page.
Understanding the value of local information, Google has local information
service. If you need to eat pizza in London you can do a quick local search at http://www.google.com/local . Just specify the word "pizza" in the What box and the word "London" in the Where box. On clicking the search button Google will list the local vendors who supply pizza. Yummy isnt it!!! More.... The list is linked to an area map shown alongside. If you are new you can even get directions to that place. Hey, if you do not want to go far you can even specify the search range in miles...
The user can carry out keyword search in News. If you want to know news on a particular topic as it happens then you can avail of Google's news alert service. Try: http://www.google.com/alerts. This can be called PULL technology. As an end user you will be able to demand-pull information to your computer instantly, as and when it is born.
Google on your Mobile: If you want to search for information while you are mobile specify the URL http://www.google.com/xhtml in your mobile browser. You will be able to access the search facilities of Google from your hand held mobile. This is very handy when you need information outside your office.
Google has its very own shopping service by the name of Froogle. http://www.google.com/froogle . The buyer can surf, search and buy static shopping items. It is very difficult to purchase fresh, perishable items from the electronic shopping portals. Emphatically, Froogle is a good news for sellers. Vendors can upload their product information free of cost.
Recently, Google has started a video upload program. This allows users to upload their videos. This is a very good service for prospective buyers looking for video content. Users can search for videos. Try http://video.google.com
The internet has petabytes of information. Finding the information you want is a challenging job. Very often search engines are not able to provide the information one wants. To deal with this difficulty, Google gives you the Answers service. You can put a question to Google, which will be answered by experts; for a price of course. Try: http://www.google.com/answers
http://www.google.com/catalogs allows one to search for products from catalogs uploaded by suppliers.
Of late Google has been working on web acceleration. By this the user request to open a website will be fulfilled by Google. Google has a technology by which web pages can be downloaded and opened quickly on your computer. Although this feature is in its nascent stage, it is a very hot roposition. This technique will be welcomed in all countries where internet speed is very less, particularly eastern countries. Try: http://webaccelerator.google.com/
Google launched its email service with the name
GMail. This service is extra-ordinary, because it was the first to give storage space in GBs. It is currently giving 2 GB (2147483648 characters). You never need to delete mails, because it allows you to search in the emails you have. GMail stores emails with respect to the correspondence and not as individual mails. Thus every email correspondence is stored as a group, making it easy to know the full communication context. There are no banner and popup advertisments on the email page, which saves you on surfing time. However GMail does scan your email subject and its contents to show relavent text advertisments along side the email. One is concerned about privacy. Google email accounts can only be made by invitation. If any of your friend has a GMail account, you can request him/her to send an invitation. You will receive an invitation in your current email account. This invitation will have an activation link, which is valid for only one click. You can click on this link and create your own GMail account. It is really worth having a yourname@gmail.com account. If you need invitations send me an email at mahesh.dewandas@gmail.com.
With Google and such other portals offering accurate information services; one should never say "I don't know".
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