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 May 29 2005, 06:00 PM
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Newbie [Level 2]  Group: Members Posts: 25 Joined: 5-March 05 Member No.: 4,185  |
Google has recently released a few beta services that I think are awesome. Here's info on these new services.
1. Google Print Google has recently released a new service called "Google Print". It lets users search for books and read limited portions of them. If they like the books, they have the option to buy the book. Google makes no profit off of this except for advertising. 2. Google's personalized home pages Google has released customizable, personalized home pages. If you have a Google Account, you may create one of these personalized home pages. You can get instant email inbox previews, read Google news or Slashdot news, get weather info with 3 day forecasts, get quotes from famous people, and get movie ratings and reviews right on your home page. And of course, you can perform searches with the Google search engine. 3. Search History Alot of people are not aware of this, but if you get a Google Account, you can save your search history while you're logged in! This is convenient, because you don't have to type the same thing over and over again if you search for particular things frequently. It also has a color-coded calendar that shows how many searches you've done on each particular day. 4. Unlimited Email Space Yeah, this has been around since April 1st, but alot of people thought it was an April Fool's day joke. I'm here to tell you that it's not. The maximum storage space of all Gmail accounts is increasing right now, as you read this thread! I've had Gmail since August of 2004, and I've only used 10 MB of my 2200+ MB though... That's all of the recent features google has rolled out. If, in the future, Google creates new features that I think are cool, I'll mmake a new thread with all of the juicy details of their future services. Opinions? |
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May 29 2005, 09:42 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 7 Joined: 29-May 05 Member No.: 7,641 |
I love all of google's services.
Just the search engine made me happy, than they came out with a whole mess of new free services that work perfectly and are a great benifit! I have to say I love having the gmail services! One of the best things to come around! |
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May 29 2005, 10:02 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 1,161 Joined: 9-May 05 From: Brisbane, QLD Member No.: 6,818 |
QUOTE(hars53 @ May 30 2005, 04:00 AM) 3. Search History Alot of people are not aware of this, but if you get a Google Account, you can save your search history while you're logged in! This is convenient, because you don't have to type the same thing over and over again if you search for particular things frequently. It also has a color-coded calendar that shows how many searches you've done on each particular day. A good way for Google to keep track of your surfing habits and serve up content appropriate to your search patterns. |
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May 29 2005, 10:18 PM
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Premium Member Group: Members Posts: 198 Joined: 15-May 05 From: SoCal Member No.: 7,099 |
This is one of the main reasons why I love google. They keep on offering new free services. Kind of off-topic but I think it deserves to be mentioned: There's another Google Beta, but it's really internet or computer related.
It's called Google Gulp, and it's an energy drink [though I don't know how they can have a 'Beta' for a drink...]. The only way to get a Google Gulp is to get a cap from a friend who has already drank a gulp. It comes in 4 flavors!  More information about it here: http://www.google.com/googlegulp/
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May 30 2005, 12:23 AM
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Privileged Member Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 936 Joined: 14-April 05 From: West Chester, PA Member No.: 5,636 |
Yeah google definitely is making its name known through numerous beta and full service ideas that are well written and complete. I know i have used every one of those services myself plus many of there others like google maps, desktopSearch, etc. Google is by far the best search engine for searching everything.
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May 30 2005, 04:05 AM
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Newbie [Level 3] Group: Members Posts: 46 Joined: 30-May 05 Member No.: 7,655 |
 googlgulp sounds awesome. how do I get me one of those personalized homepages that sounds like a nice thing to have
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May 30 2005, 06:36 AM
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Member [Level 2] Group: Members Posts: 76 Joined: 28-May 05 Member No.: 7,587 |
Yes Google is by far the leading search engine today but it goes even beyond that with the fans of google now contributing with mock sites or innovative ways of googling. Check out sum of these sites for more info on them there is a google oracle post aswell.
www.alltooflat.com/geeky/elgoog www.gizoogle.com www.mycgiserver.com/~Morat |
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Jun 2 2005, 02:11 PM
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Super Member Group: Members Posts: 203 Joined: 2-June 05 From: Why would you want to know? Member No.: 7,778 |
Only 2 out 4 of those I didn't know about. I might check the 2 I didn't know about out later when I go to Google.
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Jun 2 2005, 02:33 PM
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Privileged Member Group: Members Posts: 618 Joined: 30-October 04 From: Philippines Member No.: 2,049 |
Where can i get Google Gulp? is it really available here in the philippines?
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