To that end, Google announced it would allow a select number of people to test a Web-hosted e-mail service called Gmail [source: Google ]. Gmail started out as Google's internal e-mail service. When Google decided to make Gmail available to people outside of the company, it chose to take a gradual approach. At first, the only way to get a Gmail account was to receive an invitation from someone else. Nearly three years after announcing Gmail, Google opened up access to the public at large.
Now anyone can create a Gmail account. The original e-mail will be on top and your reply will appear beneath it. Future messages will appear under the originals, which Gmail collapses so that they don't take up too much space on your screen.
By grouping messages and responses together, Gmail makes it easier for users to keep track of several discussions at once. Some people think that communication by e-mail is dying or is already dead. Google appears to have an answer to that as well: Google Talk. Find out more about it on the next page. Some prefer to keep things short and simple. Google purchased the online messaging service Jaiku in Jaiku is similar to Twitter -- it's a microblog application.
Jaiku users build up networks of contacts. Then they can send and receive short messages using a cell phone, computer or other device connected to the Internet [source: Jaiku]. Just when you thought the Internet had its fill of instant messaging clients, along came Google Talk.
Introduced in , Google Talk is an application that lets users send messages to each other. Unlike Gmail , the Google Talk client isn't entirely Web-based. Users must first download an application to their own computers in order to access its full set of features. Those features go beyond simple messages. You can send unlimited files -- of unlimited size -- to other users. Just remember that if you choose to send someone a big file, it's going to take a while to transfer to the other user, especially over slower connections.
Also, if you have a cap on how much data you can transfer over your network, you might face some hefty fees from your Internet Service Provider ISP. You and your contact will both need microphones and speakers, but Google Talk handles the rest. Real-time voice transmission can take up a lot of bandwidth. Just like file transfers, you might risk going over your data cap with your ISP if you use this feature a lot. Users can also download the Google Talk Gadget, a Web-based application that allows users to access many but not all Google Talk functions from a personal Web site like a blog or an iGoogle page.
That means you can use any computer connected to the Internet to navigate to the right site and use Google Talk. That pretty much covers communication. What else can Google organize? How about Internet shopping? Read all about the Google Checkout service in the next section. Many people use the Internet to shop.
One of the drawbacks of online shopping involves transmitting your personal information over the Internet. If you want to purchase items at different Web sites, you have to enter all your information multiple times. Google saw the opportunity to create a tool that would allow merchants and users to take advantage of a universal checkout system. Here's how it works: first you create a Google account. If you already have a Google account, you'll need to enhance it by providing a credit card number, billing address, shipping address and a phone number.
Once you complete this step, you can go shopping. All you have to do is log in to your Google account and look for Web sites that subscribe to Google Checkout. When you see the checkout symbol listed next to an entry on a search results page, you know that you can purchase items from that site using your Google account. You'll be prompted to provide your Google Checkout password, but you won't have to enter your credit card number or personal information again.
You make your selections and Google handles the rest of the transaction. The merchant never even sees your credit card number. Merchants must pay 2 percent plus 20 cents per sales transaction.
But Google gives a discount to merchants who use Google AdWords. Google also offers products designed to help you organize your life. Find out more about Google Calendar in the next section. Some people may feel nervous about giving Google their credit card information. Google stresses that it takes security and privacy very seriously. Since the merchant never sees the credit card number, there's less of a chance for someone to abuse the user's information.
But it also means that Google's databases become an attractive target for hackers who want access to lots of credit card numbers. In April , Google released a free online calendar application called Google Calendar. If you have a Google account, you can create a Google Calendar. If you don't have one, you can register for a free account. You can use Google Calendar to schedule events and invite people to participate.
By sharing folders, you can compare your schedule with other users. If everyone keeps his or her calendar up to date, it's easy to avoid conflicts. A single user can open multiple calendars and view all the scheduled events in a single window. Since this can get confusing, Google displays each calendar's events in a different color.
Google includes its search feature within the Google Calendar system. You can search for specific calendars. Calendar owners can choose to keep a calendar private or share it openly with everyone. It's also possible to create multiple calendars with one account. That can come in handy for organizations that have multiple customer bases. For example, a theatre might have one calendar for the general public that shows the times of performances and a second calendar for actors to let them know about auditions and rehearsal schedules.
Another Google product that's gaining popularity is a suite of applications that you'd usually find in office desktop software. It's the Google Docs suite of programs. Find out more about them in the next section. Google is big on giving users an integrated experience. That's why Google is one of the companies leading the OpenSocial initiative. The concept is simple: build a system in which a user can create login information and profiles in a central location, then use that information whenever he or she wants to join a social network.
It also benefits application developers -- instead of building the same application for each social network, developers can create one version using the OpenSocial standards and port it across every network.
Google walks the walk by using a similar approach with its products -- you can access most of them by creating a single Google account. The Google Docs suite marks Google's attempt at getting into the online productivity software game.
The free suite includes a word processor, a spreadsheet editor and a presentation application. In short, it has the basic software applications many businesses need.
Instead of saving all your data to your computer 's hard drive, you save your Google Docs files to a remote Google file system. Because the files are hosted on the Web, you can access them from any computer connected to the Internet. Your documents aren't tied to a specific device.
Another feature of Google Docs is the ability to share documents and editing capabilities with other Google users. Multiple people can make edits to the same document at the same time. Mark Dintenfass. Reply to author. Report message as abuse. Show original message. Either email addresses are anonymous for this group or you need the view member email addresses permission to view the original message.
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