I am sure that I am just like most of the rest of us... when it comes to finding things on the web (and even more so now) I always lean on Google. Well, for those of you who really do not know, google is much more than a search engine these days, check out some of the other things they offer... all of them are free (at least for the basic service that meet all personal needs).
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Alerts Receive news and search results via email |
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Mobile Use Google on your mobile phone |
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Answers Ask a question, set a price, get an answer |
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News Search thousands of news stories |
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Catalogs Search and browse mail-order catalogs |
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Print Search the full text of books |
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Directory Browse the web by topic |
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Scholar Search scholarly papers |
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Froogle Shop smarter with Google |
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SMS Use text messaging for quick info |
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Groups Create mailing lists and discussion groups |
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Special Searches Search within specific topics |
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Images Search for images on the web |
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University Search Search a specific school's website |
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Labs Try out new Google products |
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Web Search Search over 8 billion web pages |
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Local Find local businesses and services |
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Web Search Features Do more with search |
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Maps View maps and get directions |
Gmail Google's Email application -- the ruler of email |
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| SMS Google Text message Google for quick results. |
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Blogger Express yourself online |
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Earth Explore the world from your PC |
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Code Download APIs and open source code |
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Picasa Find, edit and share your photos |
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Desktop Search your own computer |
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Toolbar Add a search box to your browser |
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Hello Instant message your pictures to friends |
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Translate View web pages in other languages |
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| Spreadsheet & Docs Google has gotten into the Office Application "arena" |
Calendar Google's very cool sharable calendar |