Everything Google
Everything Google - Special Class notes for 8/23/16
What is Google (Alphabet)?
Advertising Company!
They created their own audience for their advertisers.
How do they get their own audience?
Search Engine - Look up anything you want and get an answer. "Google it" is a verb
Search for:
Information on a webpage - fact, travel, company, person…
Images
Directions - maps.google.com
News - news.google.com
Books (Archived) - books.google.com
Videos - www.youtube.com
Airline Flights - flights.google.com
Shopping - shopping.google.com
Why get a Google Account?
- go to gmail.com
- Click "create account"
- Fill out the information (mobile phone and alternate email are not necessary)
Email - gmail.com
Create your newspaper with the news you want to read.
- Click personalize on the top right
- Edit the categories
Create a jukebox of the songs you want to listen to.
- Search for the song you want
- Click on the song to preview it
- Click the + Add To on the bottom left
- Add it to an existing playlist or create a new playlist
Access my Playlist on Youtube
Click the 3 lines on the top left to view your playlists
Get Directions
- Type in where you want to go, exact address or name of the place
Click the star to save the location for future reference
Scroll down to view information about the place you are going to
Click directions for turn by turn directions by car or transit instructions
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