Google’s Version Of Everything (Almost)

Posted in Blog
Dec 28, 2010

Google is not just about search. It can be used as a calculator, currency converter, translator, clock, dictionary, unit converter, and weather forecaster and more. You can even find movie time, sports scores, track packages, and even flight arrivals.

Google’s core business is in search engine marketing (Google AdWords) and Internet advertising (Google AdSense)  And to aid web developers in this area, Google has provided tools such as Google Analytics, Google Keyword Tool, and Google Webmaster Tools.

But even more than all those, Google in fact has its tentacles into almost all areas of our lives.

Here is a list of Google’s version of — well, just about everything …

• Google’s social networking site is Orkut
• Google’s version of Twitter is Google Buzz
• Google’s email app is Gmail
• Google’s map software is Google Maps
• Google’s photoshare site is Picasa
• Google’s version of Wikipedia is Knol
• Google’s version of YouTube (before it bought YouTube) is Google Videos
• Google’s payment processor (like PayPal) is Google Checkout
• Google’s browser is Google Chrome
• Google’s version of Yahoo! Directory is Google Directory
• Google’s version of your medical records is Google Health
• Google philanthropy is Google.org
• Google’s browser toolbar is Google Toolbar
• Google’s version of phone directory assistance is Goog 411
• Google’s version of the Yellow Page is Local Business search and Google Local Business Center
• Google’s version of Yahoo Groups is Google Groups
• Google’s version of Instant Messenger is Google Talk and Google Wave
• Google’s version of Skype is Google Voice
• Google’s smartphone is Nexus One
• Google’s URL shortener is goo.gl (similar to bit.ly)
• Google’s mobile operating system for smartphone is Android (after Google bought Android Inc in 2005).
• Google’s version of Microsoft Office is Google Apps
• Google’s version of desktop sidebar is Google Desktop
• Google’s version of Yahoo Answers is Google Answers (which has been retired)
• Google’s version of WordPress is Blogger
• Google’s version of your nightly evening news is Google News
• Google’s version of Amazon is Google Product Search
• Google’s version of social search is Aardvark
• Google’s version of CAD (computer aided design) is Google SketchUp
• Google’s version of charting is Google Chart APIs
• Google’s version of your date book is Google Calendar
• Google’s version of Wall Street is Google Finance
• Google’s version of the patent office is Google Patents
• Google’s version of an RSS reader is Google Reader
• Google’s version of the Library of Congress is Google Books
• Google’s version of your university library is Google Scholar
• Google’s version of webhosting is Google Sites
• Google’s version of the planet is Google Earth
• Google’s version of the moon is Google Moon
• Google’s version of Mars is Google Mars
• Google’s version of of the universe Google Sky

You may say that Google is not into the computer operating system yet.  But it is coming to a desktop near you.  Google Chrome OS is an operating system for Chrome notebooks.

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