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ACTIVITY
• How many Google products do you use?
Google, the elephant in the room
Google products
• Gmail free public email• Google Docs free, Web-based word processor,
spreadsheet, presentation• Google Chrome web browser• Website creation tool• Picasa photo sharing • Personal page = your profile page
Blogger Blogs
BLISS BlogECU Library Blog
iGoogle start page
Google account
Google Research tools
• Google Scholar• Google Blog search– very useful – competition for Technorati
• Google Book Search• Image, Video, Photosearch• Alerts
Google maps and Streetview
Google earth
Google reader RSS
Google analytics
Google GroupsGraduate
Research School
Other Google tools
• Google Lively– virtual world, was Second Life rival, no more
• Google Voice (US)– one phone number linking all phones and
voicemail
• Google Chrome OS– just announced, operating system in 2010– challenging Microsoft
Google Wave
Google’s Carbon Footprint• Is that Google search really necessary? • Google search performed from a desktop produces
about – 7g of CO2– boiling a kettle 15 g
• Disputed, all highly contentious• Google aims to reduce carbon footprint– moving servers to regions of low cost energy– eg Washington State
References
• http://mashable.com/category/google-lists/• http://mashable.com/category/google/• Google Wave Video http://cnettv.cnet.com/google-wave/9742-1_53-50072681.html?tag=api