Google 2.0

Julia Gross

ACTIVITY

• How many Google products do you use?

Google, the elephant in the room

Google products

• Gmail free public email• Google Docs free, Web-based word processor,

spreadsheet, presentation• Google Chrome web browser• Website creation tool• Picasa photo sharing • Personal page = your profile page

Blogger Blogs

BLISS BlogECU Library Blog

iGoogle start page

Google account

Google Research tools

• Google Scholar• Google Blog search– very useful – competition for Technorati

• Google Book Search• Image, Video, Photosearch• Alerts

Google maps and Streetview

Google earth

Google reader RSS

Google analytics

Google GroupsGraduate

Research School

Other Google tools

• Google Lively– virtual world, was Second Life rival, no more

• Google Voice (US)– one phone number linking all phones and

voicemail

• Google Chrome OS– just announced, operating system in 2010– challenging Microsoft

Google Wave

Google’s Carbon Footprint• Is that Google search really necessary? • Google search performed from a desktop produces

about – 7g of CO2– boiling a kettle 15 g

• Disputed, all highly contentious• Google aims to reduce carbon footprint– moving servers to regions of low cost energy– eg Washington State

References

• http://mashable.com/category/google-lists/• http://mashable.com/category/google/• Google Wave Video http://cnettv.cnet.com/google-wave/9742-1_53-50072681.html?tag=api