Google Goodness
Let’s just start out by saying a phrase I heard a while back, "Everything Google touches turns to gold". I find myself using Google services quite frequently and figured what a good blog post to describe all the great tools I have found and use. This is by no means a complete list but rather the ones that stood out to me and could help you become more popular, well I can’t promise that.
Analytics
Google Analytics has been re-designed to help you learn even more about where your visitors come from and how they interact with your site.
Docs
Create and share your work online
- Create, edit and upload quickly
- Access and edit from anywhere
- Share changes in real time
Gmail
Gmail is a new kind of webmail, built on the idea that email can be more intuitive, efficient, and useful.
Base
Simply describe your items on Base to make them as easy as possible for people to find when they search. You don’t even need a website to put your stuff online.
Adwords
Google’s advertising platform offering both cost-per-click and cost-per-impression pricing for advertisements served on Google.com and partner sites. Something I found recently was Audio Ads which seems like a great way to get radio exposure.
Orkut
Social networking and discussion site operated by Google.
Adsense
Google AdSense matches ads to your site’s content, and you earn money whenever your visitors click on them.
Calendar
Shared calendars, quickly add events and see your friends’ and family’s schedules right next to your own.
Video Upload Program
This new upcoming service seems intriguing, "Your work deserves to be seen. You’ve made a great video. Now who will watch it?". Just make sure you own the rights to it and pending their approval you could have your video on Google. If you are a big shot producer with 1,000 + hours of vide you can sign up for their "Premium Program".
OpenSocial
"OpenSocial defines a common API for social applications across multiple websites. Built from standard JavaScript and HTML, developers can create apps with OpenSocial that access a social network’s friends and update feeds. By using a common API, developers can extend the reach of their applications more quickly, yielding more functionality for users."
Relating News :: OpenSocial Foundation launches with Google, Yahoo, MySpace
"According to Google’s statistics, OpenSocial applications are already used by over 200 million users across participating social networks like Engage.com, Friendster, LinkedIn, Six Apart, and more. Next Tuesday, hi5 will be joining the fold, and the OpenSocial Foundation itself should be up and running within the next 90 days."