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57 Useful Google Tools You’ve Never Heard Of

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Reader: Reader is a Web-based news aggregator

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iGoogle: Create a custom designed home page with iGoogle.

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Picasa: This Google program makes it easy to manage your photos online and off.

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Docs: You no longer need desktop publishing applications installed on your computer to type out documents or create spreadsheets, you can do it entirely online with Google.

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Notebook: Research can be easier with this Web clipping application from Google.

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I'm curious how this compares to diigo

Desktop: Make it easy to find everything on your desktop with this application from Google.

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I have privacy concerns with this tool. It also slows the machine significantly and can result in application conflicts.

Ride Finder: Hook up with taxi, limousine and shuttle services through this search tool which uses GPS data from vehicles in 14 US cities.

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Transit: Those taking public transportation will appreciate this mapping tool which helps users to plan a trip via the local public transportation options by using Google Maps.

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Mars:

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Users can see the elevation, infrared data and photos of Mars through the site.

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Sky: T

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It provides easy access to images from the Hubble telescope through the Space Telescope Science Institute, allowing users to look through planets, stars, galaxies, satellites and more.

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  1. uses satellite imagery and mapping technology to allow you to find and see any location in the world through an attractive and easy to use interface.

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SketchUp: SketchUp is a simple but effective 3D drawing tool designed for both Macs and PCs that can be a handy tool

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Checkout: Designed to simplifying the process of paying for things online,

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Web Accelerator: Make webpages load a little faster by making use of this tool. It uses data compression, prefetching of content, and shared cached data to make even slow Internet connections less painful to use.

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Haven't tried this one yet; curious how it works. Might be useful for presentations to have sites load quickly?

FeedBurner:

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manage a variety of RSS feeds

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Web History:

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Again, privacy issues?

Base: This tool from Google is an online database in which any user can add content– text, images, documents and webpages.

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Co-Op: Co-Op allows web developers to feature specialized information in Google searches

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App Engine: Developers can build and host websites on Google servers using this tool.

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Website Optimizer:

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Browser Sync:

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Privacy issues?

Click-to-Call:

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Page Creator:

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Orkut: This social networking service used to be invitation only, but since 2006 has been open for anyone to join.

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Android: Android is an open source mobile phone platform

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Send to Phone: Send yourself a message from the Web with this tool.

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Shared Stuff: Google offers this free Web page sharing system that allows users to save and share pages they find interesting on the Web with others.

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Talk: You may have heard of Google Talk but did you know that it’s not only a chat tool but can be used for VoIP conversations as well?

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Dodgeball: This social networking site was created for use on mobile phones

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Friend Connect: This new feature offered by Google allows users to easily add social networking functionality to their sites.

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GrandCentral: GrandCentral is a VoIP service that allows customers to link several phone numbers.

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Sites: Create and collaborate on shared websites with this tool from Google.

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Scholar: Google Scholar provides a great way to search through the full text of scholarly literature from all fields and formats.

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Patent Search:

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Sets:

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allows you to enter a few items of a set into a search query and the site will try to predict other items in the set.

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Catalogs:

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Search by Number:

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Accessible Search:

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Trends: Get easy to read graphs of Web trends over time with this tool.

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Book Search: Formerly known as Google Print,

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News Archive Search:

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Special Searches:

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Google Pack:

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Gadgets:

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Pinyin IME:

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Image Labeler:

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Code Search:

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Alerts:

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Apps:

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GOOG-411:

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Google Moblizer:

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Gears:

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Simply Google: This site provides access to all of Google’s specialized searches in one easy-to-use place.

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Googlematic: With this helpful tool, you’ll be able to search Google using AIM or MSN Messenge

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Cooking With Google:

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Babelplex:

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