Thursday, August 4, 2011

Google Tools Good For Urban Start Ups

If you have entrepreneurial dreams, they don't necessarily have to break the bank. Many people are afraid to start a business or live their dreams because of the capital it takes to get going. Well, Google has some great new tools that could come in handy for growing companies. Especially if the budget is zero. Most (if not all) are free! Some have been around for a while, many are newly acquired or created.  Truth is Google has 90+ products at last count in their offerings that can give you an edge in communication as well as business. As the old adage goes, some of the best things in life are indeed free. Hope you find this listing useful to your cause:

List Of Google Products, Services, Tools

  1. Google Search & it’s features - Google search is the most popular search engine on the Web.
  2. Android – Android is a software stack for mobile devices that includes an operating system , middleware and key applications.
  3. Blogger - A free blog publishing tool for easily sharing your thoughts with the world.
  4. FeedBurner – Allows bloggers and podcasters to manage their RSS feeds.
  5. Google Ad Planner – A free media planning tool that can help you identify websites your audience is likely to visit so you can make better-informed advertising decisions.
  6. Google AdSense – Place contextual Google ads on your site – and earn money.
  7. Google AdWords - Advertise online and pay only when people click on your ad.
  8. Google Affiliate Network (DoubleClick) - Full-service online marketing company specializing in pay-for-performance media.
  9. Google Alerts - Google Alerts are email updates of the latest relevant Google results (web, news, etc.) based on your choice of query or topic.
  10. Google Analytics (Urchin) - Google Analytics makes it easy to improve your results online.
  11. Google Apps - Software-as-a-service for business email, information sharing and security.
  12. Google Base - Google Base is a place where you can easily submit all types of online and offline content.
  13. Google Blog Search - Blog Search is Google search technology focused on blogs.
  14. Google Bookmarks - Google Bookmarks is an online service that lets you save your favorite sites and attach labels and comments.
  15. Google Book SearchSearch and preview millions of books from libraries and publishers worldwide.
  16. Google Buzz – Start conversations about the things you find interesting. Share updates, photos , videos and more with your friends.
  17. Google Calendar - Keep track of all your life’s important events – birthdays, reunions, little league games, doctor’s appointments – all in one place.
  18. Google Checkout - Buy from stores across the web and track all your orders and shipping in one place.
  19. Google Chrome - A browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier.
  20. Google Chromium – The Chromium projects include Chromium and Chromium OS, the open-source projects behind the Google Chrome browser and Google Chrome OS, respectively.
  21. Google Code - Code is for external developers interested in Google related development.
  22. Google Contacts – Similar to an online address book, the Contact Manager gives you easy access to the people you want to reach.
  23. Google Custom Search Engine & Google Subscribed Links – With Google Custom Search Engine and Subscribed Links, you can create a search engine tailored to your needs and lets you create custom search results that users can add to their Google search pages.
  24. Google Dashboard – Google Dashboard offers a simple view into the data associated with your Google Account.
  25. Google Desktop - Search your computer as easily as you search the web with Google.
  26. Google Dictionary - Free online dictionary.
  27. Google Directory - The web organized by topic into categories.
  28. Google DocumentsFree web-based word processor and spreadsheet, which allow you share and collaborate online.
  29. Google Earth & Google Mars - Offers maps and satellite images for complex or pinpointed regional searches.
  30. Google Fast Flip - Read news fast.
  31. Google Finance - Offers a broad range of information about stocks, mutual funds, and companies.
  32. Google Fusion Tables – Share and discuss your data online.
  33. Google Friend Connect – Instantly awakens and strengthens the community that visits your site by enriching it with social features.
  34. Google Gears - A Firefox and Internet Explorer extension that allows to navigate on compatible websites offline and synchronize when going back online.
  35. Google Grants – In-kind advertising for non-profit organizations.

  36. Google Groups - Where groups of people have discussions about common interests.
  37. Google Health - Puts you in charge of your health information.
  38. Google Image Search & Similar Images - The most comprehensive image search on the web. Google Search Images allows you to search for images using pictures rather than words.
  39. Google In QuotesAllows you to find quotes from stories linked to from Google News.
  40. Google Knol - Knol makes it free and easy to create, collaborate on, and publish credible web content.
  41. Google Latitude - See where your friends are on a map.
  42. Google Local Business Center - If you are a business owner Claim your business listing today and let customers find you online!
  43. Google Mail (Gmail) - Gmail is a new kind of webmail, built on the idea that email can be more intuitive, efficient, and useful.
  44. Google Maps & Google Map Maker - Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions. With Map Maker you can edit the map in more than a hundred countries and watch your edits go into Google Maps.
  45. Google Mars – Provides a visible imagery view, like Google Moon, as well as infrared imagery and shaded relief (elevation) of the planet Mars.
  46. Google Mobile - Upgrade your phone with free Google products.
  47. Google Moderator - A tool that allows distributed communities to submit and vote on questions for talks, presentations and events.
  48. Google Moon – See the Moon in 3D.
  49. Google News, News Archive Search & Google News Timeline - Aggregated headlines and a search engine of many of the world’s news sources. News archive search provides an easy way to search and explore historical archives. News Timeline is a web application that organizes information chronologically.
  50. Google Notebook (SearchWiki) - With Google Notebook, you can browse, clip, and organize information from across the web in a single online location that’s accessible from any computer.
  51. Google Pack – Google Pack is a collection of software tools offered by Google to download in a single archive.
  52. Google Patents - Search the full text of the U.S. patent corpus and find patents that interest you.
  53. Google Postini – Google email security and archiving services, powered by Postini, make your existing email system more secure and compliant.
  54. Google PowerMeter – Save Energy. Save Money. Make a Difference.
  55. Google Product Search (Froogle) - Presents photographs of products and links to the stores that sell them online.
  56. Google Profiles – Decide what the world sees when it searches for you. Display the information you care about and make it easy for visitors to get to know you.
  57. Google Reader - Web based feed reader to keep up with blogs and news.
  58. Google Scholar - Provides a search of scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources, including theses, books, abstracts and articles.
  59. Google Script Converter – Convert text or a webpage.
  60. Google Sets - Automatically create sets of items from a few examples.
  61. Google Sites - Google Sites is a free and easy way to create and share web pages.
  62. Google SketchUp - Create, modify and share 3D models.
  63. Google Sky - Google Sky includes a number of different ways to explore the universe.
  64. Google Squared – Takes a category and creates a starter ‘square‘ of information, automatically fetching and organizing facts from across the web.
  65. Google Street View – Explore the world at street level.
  66. Google Store – Official Google Accessories, Apparel Items, Software, Office Equipment.
  67. Google Subscribed Links – Subscribed Links let you create custom search results that users can add to their Google search pages.
  68. Google Suggest - As you type your search, Google offers keyword suggestions in real time.
  69. Google Talk - Chat with family and friends over the Internet for free.
  70. Google Tasks – Keep track of what you need to do. Your task list stays up to date no matter how you access it. It’s a simple list that’s with you everywhere you go.
  71. Google Toolbar - Internet Explorer and Firefox Toolbar with Google search.
  72. Google Transit – Plan a trip using public transportation.
  73. Google Transliteration – Google Transliteration allows you to type phonetically using Roman characters.
  74. Google TranslateFree online language translation service instantly translates text and web pages.
  75. Google Trends & Google Insights for Search - Compare the world’s interest in your favorite topics. Use Google Insights for Search and see for yourself what the world is searching for.
  76. Google Ventures – Venture Capital – by Google.
  77. Google Video - Search and watch millions of videos indexed from all over the web.
  78. Google Voice – Google Voice gives you one number for all your phones, voicemail as easy as email, free US long distance, low rates on international calls, and more.
  79. Google Wave – Google Wave is a new online communication and collaboration tool.
  80. Google Web Accelerator - Google Web Accelerator works with your browser to help web pages show up in a snap.
  81. Google Web Elements – Google Web Elements allow you to easily add your favorite Google products to your website.
  82. Google Web History - Your web history is stored on Google servers, which means that you can view and manage it from any computer.
  83. Google Webmaster Tools - Provides you with detailed reports about your pages’ visibility on Google.
  84. iGoogle - Your personalized Google home page.
  85. Jaiku - Create your own microblog and connect with your friends.
  86. Orkut - Social networking site designed to make your social life more active and stimulating.
  87. Picasa - Helps you organize, edit, and share your photos.
  88. reCAPTCHA – A captcha system that uses successful decodings to helps digitise books for online use.
  89. Textcube - Korean blogging platform.
  90. YouTube - Share your videos with friends, family, and the world.