List Of Google Products

Saturday, November 10, 2007

Standalone applications




Desktop application to manage a users

Google AdWords account. The application allows users to make changes to
their account and advertising campaigns before synchronising with the online
service.






Desktop search application, that indexes e-mails, documents, music,
photos, chats, Web history and other files. It allows the installation of
Google Gadgets.




Virtual globe that uses satellite imagery, aerial photography and GIS over
a 3D globe.



  • Gmail/Google Notifier

    [4]     (Mac OS X, Windows 2000/XP)



Alerts the user of new messages in their
Gmail account.




Allows users to send images across the Internet and publish them to blogs.




Collection of computer applications -- some Google-created, some not --
including

Google Earth,

Google Desktop,
Picasa,
Google
Talk, Star Office and

Mozilla Firefox.



  • Photos Screensaver

    [7]



Slideshow

screensaver as part of Google Pack, which displays images sourced from a
hard disk,
or through RSS and

Atom Web feeds.




Photo organization and editing application, providing photo library
options and simple effects.



  • Picasa 2



Photo organization and editing application, providing even more options
and effects than Picasa.



  • Picasa Web Albums Uploader

    [9]     (Mac OS X)



An application to help uploading images to the "Picasa
Web Albums" service It consists of both an
iPhoto
plug-in and a stand-alone application.




VPN client for
Google
WiFi users, whose equipment does not support

WPA or 802.1x
protocols




Simple 3D sketching program with unique dragging interface and direct
integration with Google Earth.




Application for

VoIP and

instant messaging. It consists of both a service and a client used to
connect to the service, which uses the
XMPP protocol.




Video player to watch videos from

Google Video, including unique resume and download features. (Also
included in Google Pack.)




Uses various caching technologies to increase load speed of web pages.


 


 Desktop extensions


These products created by Google are extensions to
software
created by other organizations.




Displays related comments from other

Blogger users.




Saves browser settings for backup and use on other installations of

Mozilla Firefox.




Collection of mini-applications including
Gmail,

Blogger and Search History.






Input Method Editor that is used to convert

Chinese
Pinyin characters, which can be entered on Western-style keyboards, to
Chinese characters.



  • Send to Phone

    [19]     (Web
    and Firefox extension)



Allows users to send text messages to their mobile phone (US only) about
web content.




Web
browser toolbar with features such as a Google Search box,
phishing
protection, pop-up blocker as well as the ability for website owners to create
buttons.


 


 Mobile products


 


 Online mobile products


These products must be accessed through a
browser
on a mobile device.




Only available on some US networks. Allows you to post to your

Blogger blog from a mobile device.




Read a list of all

Google Calendar events from a mobile device. There is also the option to
quickly add events to your personal calendar.




Access a Gmail account from a mobile device using a standard mobile
web
browser. Alternatively, Google provides a specific mobile application to
access and download Gmail messages quicker.




Access
Google
News on a mobile device using a simpler interface compared to the full
online application.



  • Google Mobilizer[25]



Makes any web page mobile-friendly.




Simple version of
iGoogle -
you must visit the information page to choose which modules to display on your
personal mobile version as not all modules are compatible.




Updated version of the previous Froogle Mobile




View

Google Reader on a mobile device.




Search web pages, images, local listings and mobile-specific web pages
through the Google search engine. If a webpage is not tailored for a mobile
device Google will provide a simple text version of the webpage generated
using an algorithm.




Lets you view photo albums that you have stored online.


 


 Downloadable mobile products


These products must be

downloaded and run from a mobile device.




A downloadable application that has many advantages over accessing Gmail
through a web interface on a mobile such as the ability to interact with Gmail
features including labels and archiving. Requires a properly configured Java
Virtual Machine, which is not available by default on some platforms (such as
Palm's Treo).




Mobile application for viewing maps on a mobile device. Unlike other
Mobile Google products, mobile Maps is available in non-Java versions,
avoiding the difficulties with getting a Java Runtime Environment installed
and properly configured on the mobile device. Maps mobile is currently
available in versions for Blackberry devices, Windows Mobile and Palm OS
smartphones.



  • Google Talk (Blackberry Exclusive)

    [33]



A Mobile application to stay connected your contacts while you're away
from your computer. The Google Talk application for BlackBerry® smartphones,
is offered by BlackBerry®. Just browse to

http://www.blackberry.com/GoogleTalk (from your blackberry browser) to
download the free application. Google Talk on the BlackBerry® smartphone uses
the same familiar interface for your Google Apps contact list, so you can
quickly see who's online and instant message with them from anywhere (in real
time). This application is free, but carrier charges may apply. (If you have a
data plan with your carrier, this is sufficient, Google Talk only uses data.)


 


 Web products


These products must be accessed via a
Web
browser.


 


 Advertising






Advertisement program for
Website
owners. Adverts generate revenue on either a per-click or
per-thousand-ads-displayed basis, and are adverts shown are from AdWords
users, depending on which adverts are relevant.




Google's flagship advertising product, and main source of revenue. AdWords
offers

pay-per-click (PPC) advertising, and site-targeted advertising for both
text and
banner ads.



  • AdWords Website Optimizer

    [36]



Integrated AdWords tool for testing different website content, in order to
gain to the most successful advertising campaigns.




Radio advertising program for US businesses. Google began to roll this
product out en masse on
15 May
2007 through its
exisiting AdWords interface.




Calling system so users can call advertisers for free at Google's expense
from search results pages.




Scheme for non-profit organizations to benefit from free Cost-Per-Click
advertising on the AdWords network.






CPM-driven

television advertising scheme available on a trial basis, currently aimed
towards professional advertisers, agencies and partners.


 


 Communication & Publishing




Google 3D Warehouse is an online service that hosts

3D models of existing objects, locations (including buildings) and
vehicles created in
Google
SketchUp by the aforementioned application's users. The models can be
downloaded into Google SketchUp by other users or

Google Earth.




Custom
domain
and service integration service for businesses, enterprise and education,
featuring Gmail and other Google products.




Weblog
publishing tool. Users can create a custom,
hosted
blogs with features such as photo publishing, comments, group blogs, blogger
profiles and mobile-based posting with little technical knowledge.




Free online
calendar.
It includes a unique "quick add" function which allows users to insert events
using natural language input. Other features include
Gmail
integration and calendar sharing. It is similar to those offered by
Yahoo! and
MSN.




Document, spreadsheet and presentation application, with document
collaboration and publishing capabilities.




Social networking site built specifically for use on mobile phones. Users
text their location to the service, which then notifies them of crushes,
friends, friends' friends and interesting venues nearby.




News
feed management services, including feed traffic analysis and advertising
facilities.




Mini-applications designed to display information or provide a function in
a succinct manner. Available in Universal or Desktop format.




Free
Webmail and POP e-mail service provided by Google, known for its abundant
storage and advanced interface. It was first released in an invitation-only
form on April 1,
2004. Mobile
access and Google Talk integration is also featured.




Free voice communications product that includes a
POTS telephone
number. It includes a follow-me service that allows the user to forward their
GrandCentral phone number to simultaneously ring up to 6 other phone numbers.
It also features a unified
voice
mail service.




Customizable homepage, which can contain
Web feeds
and Google Gadgets, launched in May 2005. It was renamed to iGoogle on
April 30,
2007 (previously
used internally by Google).




Soccer
community site, similar to services such as
MySpace, in
that each member has a profile, and can join groups based on shared interests.
The service allows a user to meet other fans, create games and clubs, access
athletes from Nike, and watch and upload video clips and photos.




Application wiki
company that offers enterprise social software and was founded by
Joe Kraus
and

Graham Spencer, co-founders of
Excite. The
product is targeted mainly to small and medium-sized businesses. It was
acquired by Google on
October
31, 2006.




Web clipping application for saving online research. The tool permits
users to clip text, images, and links from pages while browsing, save them
online, access them from any computer, and share them with others.



  • Marratech e-Meeting





Web conferencing software, used internally by Google's employees. Google
acquired the software from creator
Marratech
on April 19,
2007. Google has not yet stated what it will do with the product.






Social networking service, where users can list their personal and
professional information, create relationships amongst friends and join
communities of mutual interest. In November 2006, Google opened Orkut
registration to everyone, instead of being invitation only.




Webpage-publishing program, which can be used to create pages and to host
them on Google's servers.




Online photo sharing, with integration with the main Picasa program..




Web-based

news aggregator, capable of reading

Atom and

RSS feeds. It allows the user to search, import and subscribe to feeds.
The service also embeds audio

enclosures in the page. Major revisions to Google Reader were made in
October 2006.




Web page sharing system, incorporating a Share

bookmarklet to share pages, as well as a page for viewing the most popular
shared items. Pages can also be shared through third party applications, such
as
del.icio.us or
Facebook.



  • Questions and Answers

    [60]     (Google Russia Only)



Community-driven knowledge market website. Launched on June 26, 2007 that
allows users to ask and answer questions posed by other users.

[61]




Popular free

video sharing Web site which lets users upload, view, and share
video
clips. In October 2006,
Google, Inc.,
announced that it had reached a deal to acquire the company for $1.65 billion
USD in Google's
stock. The deal closed on
13
November 2006.


 


 Development




Google's site for developers interested in Google-related development. The
site contains
Open
Source code and lists of their
API services.




Platform for users to expand and apply Google Search to specific sites and
topics, using Custom Search Engine, Subscribed Links and Topics.




An extension for Firefox and a plug-in for Internet Explorer that supports
offline access to web applications.




Web Mashup creation with publishing facilities, as well as syntax
highlighting and debugging.




  • OpenSocial

    [67]     A set of common APIs for building social applications on many
    websites.




Sitemap submission and analysis for the
Sitemaps
protocol. Renamed from Google Sitemaps to cover broader features, including
query statistics and

robots.txt analysis.


 


 Mapping




Mapping service that indexes streets and satellite imagery, providing
driving directions and local business search.




Imagery of Mars using the Google Maps interface. Elevation, visible
imagery and infrared imagery can be shown. It was released on
March 13,
2006, the
anniversary of the birth of astronomer

Percival Lowell.




NASA imagery of the moon through the Google Maps interface. It was
launched on
July 20, 2005,
in honor of the first manned
Moon
landing on
July 20, 1969.




Taxi, limousine and shuttle search service, using real time position of
vehicles in 14 US cities. Ride Finder uses the
Google
Maps interface and cooperates with any car service that wishes to
participate.




Public transport trip planning through the
Google
Maps interface. Google Transit was released on
December
7, 2005, and
is now fully integrated with Google Maps.


(For Google Earth, see "Standalone
applications")


 


 Search




Search engine for the blind and visually impaired. It prioritises
usable
and

accessible web sites in the search results, so the user incurs minimal
distractions when browsing.




E-mail notification service, which sends alerts based on chosen search
terms, whenever there are new results. Alerts include web results,

Groups results news, and video.




Google submission database, that enables content owners to submit content,
have it hosted and make it searchable. Information within the database is
organized using attributes.




Weblog
search engine, with a continuously-updated search index. Results include all
blogs, not just those published through Blogger. Results can be viewed and
filtered by date.




Search engine for the full text of printed books. Google scans and stores
in its digital database. The content that is displayed depends on the
arrangement with the publishers, ranging from short extracts to entire books.




Search engine for over 6,600 print catalogs, which are acquired through

Optical character recognition.




Online payment processing service provided by Google aimed at simplifying
the process of paying for online purchases. Webmasters can choose to implement
Google Checkout as a form of payment.




Search engine for programming code found on the Internet.




Collection of links arranged into hierarchical subcategories. The links
and their categorization are from the

Open Directory Project, but are sorted using
PageRank.




Navigation directory, specifically for Chinese users.



  • Experimental Search

    [84]



Options for testing new interfaces whilst searching with Google, including
Timeline views and keyboard shortcuts.




Searchable US business news, opinion, and financial data. Features include
company-specific pages, blog search, interactive charts, executives
information, discussion groups and a portfolio.




Web and e-mail discussion service and
Usenet
archive. Users can join a group, make a group, publish posts, track their
favorite topics, write a set of group web pages updatable by members and share
group files.

[87]. In January, 2007, version 3 of Google Groups was released. New
features include the ability to create customised pages and share files.




Game that induces participants to submit valid descriptions (labels) of
images in the web, in order to later improve Image Search.




Image search engine, with results based on the filename of the image, the
link text pointing to the image and text adjacent to the image. When
searching, a thumbnail of each matching image is displayed.




Collection of linguistic applications, including one that allows users to
translate text or web pages from one language to another, and another that
allows searching in web pages located in a specific country or written in a
specific language.




Search engine tailored towards everyday needs, such as train times,
recipes and housing.




A specialised search engine that obtains Film showing times near a
user-entered location as well as providing reviews of films compiled from
several different websites,




Music ranking of the songs played with iTunes, Winamp, Windows Media
Player and Yahoo Music. Trends are generated by
Google
Talk's "share your music status" feature.




Automated news
compilation service and search engine for news. There are versions of the
aggregator for more than 20 languages. While the selection of news stories is
fully automated, the sites included are selected by human editors.




Feature within Google News, that allows users to browse articles from over
200 years ago.




Search engine to search through millions of
patents,
each result with its own page, including drawings, claims and citations.





Price engine that searches online stores, including auctions, for
products.





Google China's search trend site, similar to Google Zeitgeist. Currently
part of Google Labs.




Search engine for the full text of scholarly literature across an array of
publishing formats and scholarly fields. Today, the index includes virtually
all peer-reviewed journals available online, except those published by
Elsevier,
the world's largest scientific publisher.




Search engine that means to "test innovative user interfaces." Among its
features are the ability to display image results on the same page as web
results, feedback about features, and continuous scrolling results. Aside from
its

privacy policy and

terms of service, there is no
Google
branding on the site.




List of items generated when the user enters a few examples. For example,
entering "Green, Purple, Red" produces the list "Green, Purple, Red, Blue,
Black, White, Yellow, Orange, Brown."





Mobile phone

short message service offered by
Google in
several countries, including the USA, Japan, Canada, Germany, Spain and
formerly the UK. It allows search queries to be sent as a text message. The
results are sent as a reply, with no premium charge for the service.




Auto-completion in search results while typing to give popular searches.




Listings for search engines for University websites.



  • U.S. Government Search

    [105]



Search engine and Personalized Homepage that exclusively draws from sites
with a .gov
TLD.




Video search engine and online store for clips internally submitted by
companies and the general public. Google's main video partnerships include
agreements with CBS,
NHL and the
NBA. Also searches
videos posted on YouTube.




Non-premium phone service for searching and contacting local businesses



  • Web History

    [108]     (Previously Google Search History / Personalized Search)



Web page tracking, which records Google searches, Web pages, images,
videos, music and more. It also includes Bookmarks, search trends and item
recommendations.




Web

search engine, which is Google's core product. It was the company's first
creation, coming out of

beta on

September 21,
1999, and remains their most popular and famous service. It receives 1

billion requests a day and is the most used search engine on the Internet.


 


 Statistics




Traffic statistics generator for defined websites, with strong AdWords
integration. Webmasters can optimize their ad campaigns, based on the
statistics that are given. Analytics is based on the

Urchin software and the new version released in May 2007 integrates
improvements based on
Measure
Map.




Data trend viewing platform to make nations' statistics accessible on the
internet in an animated, interactive graph form.




Graph plotting application for Web Search statistics, showing the
popularity of particular search terms over time. Multiple terms can be shown
at once. Results can also be displayed by city, region or language. Related
news stories are also shown.




Collection of lists of the most frequent search queries. There are weekly,
monthly and yearly lists, as well as topic and country specific lists. Closed
22 May 2007 and replaced by "Hot
Trends, a dynamic feature in

Google Trends".


 


 Hardware products



  • Google Search Appliance

    [114]



Hardware device that can be hooked to corporate intranets for
indexing/searching of company files.




Reduced capacity and less expensive version of the Google Search Appliance


 


 Previous products


Applications that have been discontinued by Google, either because of
integration with other Google products, or through lack of support.




Question and answer service, allowing users to pay researchers to answer
questions. Google announced the

closing of service on

November 28, 2006.
All past discussions have been publicly archived.



  • Deskbar



Bar on your desktop with a minibrowser build into it. It was discontinued
when a very similar feature was added to Google desktop. Some people preferred
Google deskbar for its ability to add custom searching and the mini-browser so
you wouldn't have to open an actual window. The last release, version 9.95,
had a .NET plugin.




Free code to embed either web search or site search into another website.
Discontinued in favour of Google Co-op's Custom Search Engine.



  • Local



Local listings service, before it was integrated with mapping. The merged
service was then called Google Local, which was further renamed to Google Maps
due to popular demand.



  • Personalized Search



Search results personalization, now fully merged with Google Accounts and
Web History.




Non-commercial organization service, which included free SiteSearch,
traffic reports and unlimited search queries. Discontinued in February 2007
and re-directed to

Google Co-op.



  • Related Links



Script that places units for related Web content, including pages,
searches and videos, on the owner's Website, through embedded code.
Discontinued in July 2007.



  • Spreadsheets




Spreadsheet management application, before it was integrated with Writely
to form

Google Docs & Spreadsheets. It was announced on
6 June
2006.




Automated voice system for searching the Web using the telephone. Now
called Google Voice Local Search

[120], it is currently integrated on the Google Mobile web site

[121].



  • Writely



Web-based

word processor created by software company Upstartle, who were acquired by
Google on March
9, 2006. On
October
10, 2006,
Writely was merged into Google Docs & Spreadsheets.




Re-designed Google search homepage, using a
Mac OS style
interface. It appeared in Google Labs, but was removed the following day for
undisclosed reasons.

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