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Do not fill this in! ==== Web-based services ==== Google offers [[Gmail]] for [[email]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gayomali |first=Chris |date=April 1, 2014 |title=When Gmail Launched On April 1, 2004, People Thought It Was A Joke |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/3028513/when-gmail-launched-on-april-1-2004-people-thought-it-was-a-joke |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018201644/https://www.fastcompany.com/3028513/when-gmail-launched-on-april-1-2004-people-thought-it-was-a-joke |archive-date=October 18, 2017 |access-date=June 12, 2017 |website=[[Fast Company (magazine)|Fast Company]] |publisher=Mansueto Ventures}}</ref> [[Google Calendar]] for time-management and scheduling,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vincent |first=James |date=January 5, 2017 |title=Google Calendar update makes it easier to track your New Year's fitness goals |url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/1/5/14175830/google-calendar-track-fitness-goals-health-data |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113025213/http://www.theverge.com/2017/1/5/14175830/google-calendar-track-fitness-goals-health-data |archive-date=January 13, 2017 |access-date=June 12, 2017 |website=[[The Verge]] |publisher=[[Vox Media]]}}</ref> [[Google Maps]] for mapping, navigation and [[satellite imagery]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Broussard |first=Mitchel |date=March 22, 2017 |title=Google Maps Introduces New Location Sharing Feature With Real-Time Friend Tracking |url=https://www.macrumors.com/2017/03/22/google-maps-location-sharing/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327173708/https://www.macrumors.com/2017/03/22/google-maps-location-sharing/ |archive-date=March 27, 2017 |access-date=June 12, 2017 |website=[[MacRumors]]}}</ref> [[Google Drive]] for [[File hosting service|cloud storage]] of files,<ref name="verge-drive-announced">{{Cite web |last=Sottek |first=T.C. |date=April 24, 2012 |title=Google Drive officially launches with 5 GB free storage, Google Docs integration |url=https://www.theverge.com/2012/4/24/2971025/google-drive-official-launch-features |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161226161807/http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/24/2971025/google-drive-official-launch-features |archive-date=December 26, 2016 |access-date=June 12, 2017 |website=[[The Verge]] |publisher=[[Vox Media]]}}</ref> [[Google Docs]], [[Google Sheets|Sheets]] and [[Google Slides|Slides]] for productivity,<ref name="verge-drive-announced" /> [[Google Photos]] for photo storage and sharing,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Perez |first=Sarah |date=May 28, 2015 |title=Google Photos Breaks Free Of Google+, Now Offers Free, Unlimited Storage |url=https://techcrunch.com/2015/05/28/google-photos-breaks-free-of-google-now-offers-free-unlimited-storage/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706135643/https://techcrunch.com/2015/05/28/google-photos-breaks-free-of-google-now-offers-free-unlimited-storage/ |archive-date=July 6, 2017 |access-date=June 12, 2017 |website=[[TechCrunch]] |publisher=[[AOL]]}}</ref> [[Google Keep]] for [[note-taking]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Graziano |first=Dan |date=March 20, 2013 |title=Google launches Google Keep note-taking service [video] |url=http://bgr.com/2013/03/20/google-keep-annnounced-388095/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008154306/http://bgr.com/2013/03/20/google-keep-annnounced-388095/ |archive-date=October 8, 2016 |access-date=June 12, 2017 |website=[[Boy Genius Report|BGR]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]]}}</ref> [[Google Translate]] for language translation,<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Eadicicco |first=Lisa |date=November 16, 2016 |title=Google's Translation App Is About To Get Much Better |url=http://time.com/4572942/google-translate-app-update-2016/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170401152526/http://time.com/4572942/google-translate-app-update-2016/ |archive-date=April 1, 2017 |access-date=June 12, 2017}}</ref> [[YouTube]] for video viewing and sharing,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hamedy |first=Saba |date=February 28, 2017 |title=People now spend 1 billion hours watching YouTube every day |url=http://mashable.com/2017/02/27/youtube-one-billion-hours-of-video-daily/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517233015/http://mashable.com/2017/02/27/youtube-one-billion-hours-of-video-daily/ |archive-date=May 17, 2017 |access-date=June 12, 2017 |website=[[Mashable]]}}</ref> [[Google My Business]] for managing public business information,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Google My Business β Stand Out on Google for Free |url=https://www.google.com/business/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207151521/https://www.google.com/business/ |archive-date=February 7, 2019 |access-date=February 6, 2019 |website=www.google.com}}</ref> and [[Google Duo|Duo]] for social interaction.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Levy |first=Steven |date=June 28, 2011 |title=Inside Google+ - How the search giant plans to go social |url=https://www.wired.com/2011/06/inside-google-plus-social/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[Wired (website)|Wired]] |publisher=[[CondΓ© Nast]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170405130052/https://www.wired.com/2011/06/inside-google-plus-social/ |archive-date=April 5, 2017 |access-date=June 12, 2017}}</ref> In March 2019, Google unveiled a [[cloud gaming]] service named [[Google Stadia|Stadia]].<ref name="unveils">{{Cite web |last=Warren |first=Tom |date=March 19, 2019 |title=Google unveils Stadia cloud gaming service, launches in 2019 |url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/19/18271702/google-stadia-cloud-gaming-service-announcement-gdc-2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190319173136/https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/19/18271702/google-stadia-cloud-gaming-service-announcement-gdc-2019 |archive-date=March 19, 2019 |access-date=April 8, 2019 |website=[[The Verge]]}}</ref> A job search product has also existed since before 2017,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zakrasek |first=Nick |year=2017 |title=Connecting more Americans with jobs |url=https://www.blog.google/products/search/connecting-more-americans-jobs/ |website=blog.google |access-date=June 21, 2021 |archive-date=June 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624204109/https://www.blog.google/products/search/connecting-more-americans-jobs/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Job Search on Google β Get Your Job Postings on Google Today |url=https://jobs.google.com/about |website=jobs.google.com |access-date=June 28, 2021 |archive-date=June 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628200911/https://jobs.google.com/about/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Search Job Opportunities & Expand Career Skills |url=https://grow.google/job-seekers/ |website=Grow With Google |access-date=June 21, 2021 |archive-date=June 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210619224906/https://grow.google/job-seekers/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Google for Jobs is an enhanced search feature that aggregates listings from [[job board]]s and career sites.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ryan |first=Robin |year=2019 |title=How To Use Google's Job Search Feature To Land A Job |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/robinryan/2019/08/06/how-to-use-googles-new-job-search-feature-to-land-a-job |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806144615/https://www.forbes.com/sites/robinryan/2019/08/06/how-to-use-googles-new-job-search-feature-to-land-a-job/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 6, 2019 |website=forbes.com}}</ref> Some Google services are not web-based. [[Google Earth]], launched in 2005, allows users to see high-definition satellite pictures from all over the world for free through a client software downloaded to their computers.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Clarke |first1=Philippa |last2=Ailshire |first2=Jennifer |last3=Melendez |first3=Robert |last4=Bader |first4=Michael |last5=Morenoff |first5=Jeffrey |year=2010 |title=Using Google Earth to conduct a neighborhood audit: reliability of a virtual audit instrument |journal=Health & Place |volume=16 |issue=6 |pages=1224β1229 |doi=10.1016/j.healthplace.2010.08.007 |pmc=2952684 |pmid=20797897}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). 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