TT #43: Google services

Thirteen Google services I use This blog is powered by Blogger, owned by Google. I use a lot of Google services, so I thought I'd list them for this week's TT! Google Search - the basis, the start of everything. I use it every day multiple times. Gmail with Notifier - webbased mail with very good spam protection, 2.8 GB free storage and other great features. Google Reader - easy feedreader. I use it to keep up with all the blogs I want to read. In the BlogRolling widget in my sidebar you can see which blogs I added to my reader. Google Earth - "Explore, Search and Discover" is the slogan and that's exactly what I do. Very addictive, before you know it hours have passed! Google Toolbar - It has a lot of very handy features, which are well worth exploring. Google Groups - groups and electronic mailing list service. Of course there's also Yahoo and MSN, but Google does it better. Bonus: it is also possible to access Usenet newsgroups dating back to 1981, to read and post. iGoogle - personal startpage. Easy to adapt, add stuff, choose a theme, etc. Google Page Creator - an online website builder that allows you to create web pages known as “GooglePages” and publish them directly through your web browser. It's WYSIWYG, but you can also work in HTML. ~*~Tink's Niche~*~ is my Google Page. Google Video - based on YouTube, a lot of people have found this service too Google Alerts - An alert is an aggregate of the latest results from one or multiple sources into a single email to provide maximum coverage on the topic of your choice. You give a search term, the sources you want (web, news, blogs, etc.) and how often you want a mail. Google Notebook - makes web research of all kinds easier and more efficient by enabling you to clip and gather information even while you're browsing the web. All findings are gathered into one organized location that you can access from any computer. Google Book Search - searches the full text of books to find ones that interest you and learn where to buy or borrow them Picasa with Web albums - software download that enables you to find, edit and share all the pictures on your computer. It also offers the Web Albums feature, which enables you to easily upload photos from your computer to the web for sharing with others. If you use Blogger, the pictures you upload to your blog are automatically stored together in a webalbum. The great thing about Google services is that they integrate perfectly with each other; one account covers it all. Can you tell I'm a Google fan? :-) (TT-Google graphic again courtesy of Emily) ~*~*~*~ Links to other Thursday Thirteens! ~*~ Samulli ~*~ Burnt Offerings ~*~ Christine d'Abo ~*~ Alasandra ~*~ Samantha Lucas ~*~ Gabriella Hewitt ~*~ Joy Renee ~*~ Mo ~*~ Darla ~*~ Lesley ~*~ ladynred ~*~ Nads ~*~ Julia ~*~ Tempest Knight ~*~ Lori ~*~ Crowwoman ~*~ Stephanie ~*~ Starrlight ~*~ SciFiChick ~*~ The Rock Chick ~*~ L^2 ~*~ Emma ~*~ SusieJ ~*~ Mark Caldwell ~*~ Miss Frou Frou ~*~ Susan Helene ~*~ Titania Starlight ~*~ Julia ~*~ Crimson Wife ~*~ Fence ~*~ Lara Croft ~*~ Get the Thursday Thirteen code here! The purpose of the meme is to get to know everyone who participates a little bit better every Thursday. Visiting fellow Thirteeners is encouraged! If you participate, leave the link to your Thirteen in others comments. It’s easy, and fun! Be sure to update your Thirteen with links that are left for you, as well! I will link to everyone who participates and leaves a link to their 13 things. Trackbacks, pings, comment links accepted! View More Thursday Thirteen Participants