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Do not fill this in! == Products and services == {{Main|List of Google products}} === Search engine === {{Main|Google Search|Google Images}} Google [[search engine indexing|indexes]] billions of web pages to allow users to search for the information they desire through the use of keywords and [[Operator (computer programming)|operators]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Arrington |first=Michael |date=July 25, 2008 |title=Google's Misleading Blog Post: The Size Of The Web And The Size Of Their Index Are Very Different |url=https://techcrunch.com/2008/07/25/googles-misleading-blog-post-on-the-size-of-the-web/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312042335/https://techcrunch.com/2008/07/25/googles-misleading-blog-post-on-the-size-of-the-web/ |archive-date=March 12, 2017 |access-date=March 9, 2017 |website=[[TechCrunch]] |publisher=[[AOL]]}}</ref> According to [[comScore]] market research from November 2009, Google Search is the dominant search engine in the United States market, with a [[market share]] of 65.6%.<ref name="comscore">{{Cite news |date=December 16, 2006 |title=comScore Releases November 2009 U.S. Search Engine Rankings |url=http://www.comscore.com/Press_Events/Press_Releases/2009/12/comScore_Releases_November_2009_U.S._Search_Engine_Rankings |url-status=live |access-date=July 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100225142724/http://www.comscore.com/Press_Events/Press_Releases/2009/12/comScore_Releases_November_2009_U.S._Search_Engine_Rankings |archive-date=February 25, 2010}}</ref> In May 2017, Google enabled a new "Personal" tab in Google Search, letting users search for content in their Google accounts' various services, including email messages from Gmail and photos from [[Google Photos]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schwartz |first=Barry |date=May 26, 2017 |title=Google Adds Personal Tab To Search Filters |url=https://www.seroundtable.com/google-personal-tab-search-23912.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170527140309/https://www.seroundtable.com/google-personal-tab-search-23912.html |archive-date=May 27, 2017 |access-date=May 27, 2017 |website=Search Engine Roundtable |publisher=RustyBrick}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gartenberg |first=Chaim |date=May 26, 2017 |title=Google adds new Personal tab to search results to show Gmail and Photos content |url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/26/15701778/google-personal-tab-search-results-gmail-photos-images-maps-news-filter |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170526215945/https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/26/15701778/google-personal-tab-search-results-gmail-photos-images-maps-news-filter |archive-date=May 26, 2017 |access-date=May 27, 2017 |website=[[The Verge]] |publisher=[[Vox Media]]}}</ref> Google launched its [[Google News]] service in 2002, an automated service which summarizes news articles from various websites.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Macht |first=Joshua |date=September 30, 2002 |title=Automatic for the People |magazine=Time |url=http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,356152,00.html |url-status=dead |access-date=June 7, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101022094519/http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,356152,00.html |archive-date=October 22, 2010}}</ref> Google also hosts [[Google Books]], a service which searches the text found in books in its database and shows limited previews or and the full book where allowed.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=China |date=November 26, 2007 |title=Google hit with second lawsuit over Library project |url=http://www.infoworld.com/t/platforms/google-hit-second-lawsuit-over-library-project-722 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110510022853/http://www.infoworld.com/t/platforms/google-hit-second-lawsuit-over-library-project-722 |archive-date=May 10, 2011 |access-date=July 5, 2010 |publisher=[[InfoWorld]]}}</ref> Google expanded its search services to include [[Google Shopping|shopping]] (launched originally as Froogle in 2002),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Naughton |first=John |date=July 1, 2017 |title=Challenges to Silicon Valley won't just come from Brussels |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jul/01/google-fine-challenges-to-silicon-valley |work=[[The Observer]] |access-date=September 19, 2023 |archive-date=October 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002124625/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jul/01/google-fine-challenges-to-silicon-valley |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Google Finance|finance]] (launched 2006),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mills |first=Elinor |date=March 21, 2006 |title=Google launches its own financial site |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/google-launches-its-own-financial-site/ |website=[[CNET]] |access-date=September 19, 2023 |archive-date=October 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002124623/https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/google-launches-its-own-financial-site/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Google Flights|flights]] (launched 2011).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pepitone |first=Julianne |date=September 13, 2011 |title=Google launches Flight Search - with a cool feature rivals lack |url=https://money.cnn.com/2011/09/13/technology/google_flight_search/index.htm |website=[[CNN Money]] |access-date=September 19, 2023 |archive-date=October 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002124624/https://money.cnn.com/2011/09/13/technology/google_flight_search/index.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> === Advertising === [[File:Ad-tech London 2010 (2).JPG|thumb|Google at ad-tech London, 2010]] Google generates most of its revenues from advertising. This includes sales of apps, purchases made in-app, digital content products on Google and YouTube, Android and licensing and service fees, including fees received for Google Cloud offerings. Forty-six percent of this profit was from clicks (cost per clicks), amounting to US$109,652 million in 2017. This includes three principal methods, namely [[AdMob]], [[AdSense]] (such as AdSense for Content, [[AdSense]] for Search, etc.) and [[DoubleClick]] AdExchange.<ref name="agm2017">{{Cite book |url=https://abc.xyz/investor |title=Annualg report (Alphabet Inc.) – 2017 |date=March 1, 2018 |publisher=Alphabet Inc. Investor relations |access-date=December 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203091612/https://abc.xyz/investor/ |archive-date=February 3, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> In addition to its own algorithms for understanding search requests, Google uses technology from its acquisition of [[DoubleClick]], to project user interest and target advertising to the search context and the user history.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nakashima |first=Ellen |date=August 12, 2008 |title=Some Web Firms Say They Track Behavior Without Explicit Consent |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/11/AR2008081102270_pf.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112172756/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/11/AR2008081102270_pf.html |archive-date=November 12, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Helft |first=Miguel |date=March 11, 2009 |title=Google to Offer Ads Based on Interests |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/11/technology/internet/11google.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170328214358/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/11/technology/internet/11google.html |archive-date=March 28, 2017 |access-date=March 9, 2017 |website=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> In 2007, Google launched "[[AdSense for Mobile]]", taking advantage of the emerging mobile advertising market.<ref name="adsense_mobile">{{Cite web |date=September 17, 2007 |title=Google AdSense for Mobile unlocks the potential of the mobile advertising market |url=https://www.google.com/intl/en/press/annc/20070917_mobileads.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120620042233/https://www.google.com/intl/en/press/annc/20070917_mobileads.html |archive-date=June 20, 2012 |access-date=February 26, 2010 |website=Google, Inc.}}</ref> [[Google Analytics]] allows website owners to track where and how people use their website, for example by examining click rates for all the links on a page.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bright |first=Peter |date=August 27, 2008 |title=Surfing on the sly with IE8's new "InPrivate" Internet |url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2008/08/surfing-on-the-sly-ie8s-inprivate-internet/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312040931/https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2008/08/surfing-on-the-sly-ie8s-inprivate-internet/ |archive-date=March 12, 2017 |access-date=March 9, 2017 |website=[[Ars Technica]] |publisher=[[Condé Nast]]}}</ref> Google advertisements can be placed on third-party websites in a two-part program. [[Google Ads]] allows advertisers to display their advertisements in the Google content network, through a cost-per-click scheme.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Beal |first=Vangie |date=December 21, 2010 |title=AdWords – Google AdWords |url=http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/A/adwords.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629163240/http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/A/adwords.html |archive-date=June 29, 2017 |access-date=May 27, 2017 |website=Webopedia |publisher=QuinStreet Inc.}}</ref> The sister service, Google AdSense, allows website owners to display these advertisements on their website and earn money every time ads are clicked.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Beal |first=Vangie |date=December 20, 2010 |title=AdSense – Google AdSense |url=http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/A/adsense.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170502044751/http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/A/adsense.html |archive-date=May 2, 2017 |access-date=May 27, 2017 |website=Webopedia |publisher=QuinStreet Inc.}}</ref> One of the criticisms of this program is the possibility of [[click fraud]], which occurs when a person or automated script clicks on advertisements without being interested in the product, causing the advertiser to pay money to Google unduly. Industry reports in 2006 claimed that approximately 14 to 20 percent of clicks were fraudulent or invalid.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mills |first=Elinor |date=July 25, 2006 |title=Google to offer advertisers click fraud stats |work=news.cnet.com |publisher=[[CNET]] |url=http://news.cnet.com/Google-to-offer-advertisers-click-fraud-stats/2100-1024_3-6098469.html |url-status=live |access-date=July 29, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110510075216/http://news.cnet.com/Google-to-offer-advertisers-click-fraud-stats/2100-1024_3-6098469.html |archive-date=May 10, 2011}}</ref> [[Google Search Console]] (rebranded from Google Webmaster Tools in May 2015) allows [[webmasters]] to check the sitemap, crawl rate, and for security issues of their websites, as well as optimize their website's visibility. === Consumer services === ==== 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 – 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=[[Condé 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 – 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=1224–1229 |doi=10.1016/j.healthplace.2010.08.007 |pmc=2952684 |pmid=20797897}}</ref> ==== Software ==== Google develops the [[Android (operating system)|Android]] [[mobile operating system]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schonfeld |first=Erick |date=November 5, 2007 |title=Breaking: Google Announces Android and Open Handset Alliance |url=https://techcrunch.com/2007/11/05/breaking-google-announces-android-and-open-handset-alliance/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622140334/https://techcrunch.com/2007/11/05/breaking-google-announces-android-and-open-handset-alliance/ |archive-date=June 22, 2017 |access-date=June 12, 2017 |website=[[TechCrunch]] |publisher=[[AOL]]}}</ref> as well as its [[Wear OS|smartwatch]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Orazio |first=Dante |date=March 18, 2014 |title=Google reveals Android Wear, an operating system for smartwatches |url=https://www.theverge.com/2014/3/18/5522226/google-reveals-android-wear-an-operating-system-designed-for |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170210034323/http://www.theverge.com/2014/3/18/5522226/google-reveals-android-wear-an-operating-system-designed-for |archive-date=February 10, 2017 |access-date=April 4, 2017 |website=[[The Verge]] |publisher=[[Vox Media]]}}</ref> [[Android TV|television]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ong |first=Josh |date=June 25, 2014 |title=Google announces Android TV to bring 'voice input, user experience and content' to the living room |url=https://thenextweb.com/google/2014/06/25/android-tv-google-io-2014/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313130445/https://thenextweb.com/google/2014/06/25/android-tv-google-io-2014/ |archive-date=March 13, 2017 |access-date=April 4, 2017 |website=The Next Web}}</ref> [[Android Auto|car]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilhelm |first=Alex |date=June 25, 2014 |title=Google Announces Android Auto, Promises Enabled Cars By The End Of 2014 |url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/06/25/google-announces-android-auto-promises-enabled-cars-by-end-of-2014/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622135917/https://techcrunch.com/2014/06/25/google-announces-android-auto-promises-enabled-cars-by-end-of-2014/ |archive-date=June 22, 2017 |access-date=April 4, 2017 |website=[[TechCrunch]] |publisher=[[AOL]]}}</ref> and [[Internet of things]]-enabled [[Android Things|smart devices]] variations.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kastrenakes |first=Jacob |date=December 13, 2016 |title=Android Things is Google's new OS for smart devices |url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/12/13/13924996/android-things-announced-smart-home-iot-operating-system |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217131058/http://www.theverge.com/2016/12/13/13924996/android-things-announced-smart-home-iot-operating-system |archive-date=February 17, 2017 |access-date=April 4, 2017 |website=[[The Verge]] |publisher=[[Vox Media]]}}</ref> It also develops the [[Google Chrome]] web browser,<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Pichai |first1=Sundar |last2=Upson |first2=Linus |date=September 1, 2008 |title=A fresh take on the browser |url=https://googleblog.blogspot.no/2008/09/fresh-take-on-browser.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315022315/https://googleblog.blogspot.no/2008/09/fresh-take-on-browser.html |archive-date=March 15, 2016 |access-date=November 22, 2016 |website=Official Google Blog}}</ref> and [[ChromeOS]], an operating system based on Chrome.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Pichai |first1=Sundar |last2=Upson |first2=Linus |date=July 7, 2009 |title=Introducing the Google Chrome OS |url=https://googleblog.blogspot.no/2009/07/introducing-google-chrome-os.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161122222918/https://googleblog.blogspot.no/2009/07/introducing-google-chrome-os.html |archive-date=November 22, 2016 |access-date=November 22, 2016 |website=Official Google Blog}}</ref> ==== Hardware ==== [[File:Pixel 3 と Pixel 3 XL を初触。本体をギュッと握ると Google Assistant が立ち上がるのがおもしろい。 ワシントンDC (44519013945).jpg|thumb|180px|Google Pixel smartphones on display in a store]] In January 2010, Google released [[Nexus One]], the first Android phone under its own brand.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Siegler |first=MG |date=January 5, 2010 |title=The Droid You're Looking For: Live From The Nexus One Event |url=https://techcrunch.com/2010/01/05/nexus-one-event/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161123054909/https://techcrunch.com/2010/01/05/nexus-one-event/ |archive-date=November 23, 2016 |access-date=November 22, 2016 |website=[[TechCrunch]] |publisher=[[AOL]]}}</ref> It spawned a number of phones and tablets under the "[[Google Nexus|Nexus]]" branding<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ion |first=Florence |date=May 15, 2013 |title=From Nexus One to Nexus 10: a brief history of Google's flagship devices |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/05/from-the-nexus-one-to-the-nexus-10-a-brief-history-of-nexus-devices/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170624004245/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/05/from-the-nexus-one-to-the-nexus-10-a-brief-history-of-nexus-devices/ |archive-date=June 24, 2017 |access-date=June 12, 2017 |website=[[Ars Technica]] |publisher=[[Condé Nast]]}}</ref> until its eventual discontinuation in 2016, replaced by a new brand called [[Google Pixel|Pixel]].<ref name="Pixel inside story">{{Cite web |last=Bohn |first=Dieter |date=October 4, 2016 |title=The Google Phone: The inside story of Google's bold bet on hardware |url=https://www.theverge.com/a/google-pixel-phone-new-hardware-interview-2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106213353/http://www.theverge.com/a/google-pixel-phone-new-hardware-interview-2016 |archive-date=January 6, 2017 |access-date=June 12, 2017 |website=[[The Verge]] |publisher=[[Vox Media]]}}</ref> In 2011, the [[Chromebook]] was introduced, which runs on [[ChromeOS]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Pichai |first1=Sundar |last2=Upson |first2=Linus |date=May 11, 2011 |title=A new kind of computer: Chromebook |url=https://googleblog.blogspot.no/2011/05/new-kind-of-computer-chromebook.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161122222651/https://googleblog.blogspot.no/2011/05/new-kind-of-computer-chromebook.html |archive-date=November 22, 2016 |access-date=November 22, 2016 |website=Official Google Blog}}</ref> In July 2013, Google introduced the [[Chromecast]] dongle, which allows users to stream content from their smartphones to televisions.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Robertson |first=Adi |date=July 24, 2013 |title=Google reveals Chromecast: video streaming to your TV from any device for $35 |url=https://www.theverge.com/2013/7/24/4552204/google-reveals-chromecast-tv-streaming |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161226065215/http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/24/4552204/google-reveals-chromecast-tv-streaming |archive-date=December 26, 2016 |access-date=November 29, 2016 |website=[[The Verge]] |publisher=[[Vox Media]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=July 31, 2013 |title=Google Chromecast takes on streaming content to TV |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-23514400 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129205929/http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-23514400 |archive-date=November 29, 2016 |access-date=November 29, 2016 |website=[[BBC News]] |publisher=[[BBC]]}}</ref> In June 2014, Google announced [[Google Cardboard]], a simple cardboard viewer that lets the user place their smartphone in a special front compartment to view [[virtual reality]] (VR) media.<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Toole |first=James |date=June 26, 2014 |title=Google's cardboard virtual-reality goggles |url=https://money.cnn.com/2014/06/25/technology/innovation/google-cardboard/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129145138/http://money.cnn.com/2014/06/25/technology/innovation/google-cardboard/ |archive-date=November 29, 2016 |access-date=November 29, 2016 |publisher=[[CNN]]}}</ref> Other hardware products include: * [[Google Nest (smart speakers)|Nest]], a series of voice assistant smart speakers that can answer voice queries, play music, find information from apps (calendar, weather etc.), and control third-party smart home appliances (users can tell it to turn on the lights, for example). The Google Nest line includes the original [[Google Home]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bohn |first=Dieter |date=October 4, 2016 |title=Google Home is smart, loud, and kind of cute |url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/10/4/13156676/google-home-assistant-speaker-photos-video-device-hands-on |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161007204916/http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/4/13156676/google-home-assistant-speaker-photos-video-device-hands-on |archive-date=October 7, 2016 |access-date=October 8, 2016 |website=[[The Verge]] |publisher=[[Vox Media]]}}</ref> (later succeeded by the [[Nest Audio]]), the [[Google Home Mini]] (later succeeded by the [[Nest Mini]]), the [[Google Home Max]], the [[Google Home Hub]] (later rebranded as the Nest Hub), and the [[Nest Hub Max]]. * [[Google Nest Wifi|Nest Wifi]] (originally Google Wifi), a connected set of [[Wi-Fi]] routers to simplify and extend coverage of home Wi-Fi.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bohn |first=Dieter |date=October 4, 2016 |title=The Google Wifi routers are little white pucks you can scatter throughout your house |url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/10/4/13157680/google-wifi-router-photos-hands-on |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161007180430/http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/4/13157680/google-wifi-router-photos-hands-on |archive-date=October 7, 2016 |access-date=October 8, 2016 |website=[[The Verge]] |publisher=[[Vox Media]]}}</ref> === Enterprise services{{anchor|Enterprise_products}} === {{Main|Google Workspace|Google Cloud Platform}} [[Google Workspace]] (formerly G Suite until October 2020<ref>{{Cite web |title=Announcing Google Workspace, everything you need to get it done, in one location |url=https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/workspace/introducing-google-workspace/ |access-date=October 24, 2020 |website=Google Cloud Blog |archive-date=January 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128010314/https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/workspace/introducing-google-workspace |url-status=live }}</ref>) is a monthly subscription offering for organizations and businesses to get access to a collection of Google's services, including [[Gmail]], [[Google Drive]] and [[Google Docs]], [[Google Sheets]] and [[Google Slides]], with additional administrative tools, unique domain names, and 24/7 support.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Choose a Plan |url=https://gsuite.google.com/intl/en_ie/pricing.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161212231639/https://gsuite.google.com/intl/en_ie/pricing.html |archive-date=December 12, 2016 |access-date=December 2, 2016 |website=G Suite by Google Cloud}}</ref> On September 24, 2012,<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 24, 2012 |title=Celebrating the spirit of entrepreneurship with the new Google for Entrepreneurs |url=https://googleblog.blogspot.com/2012/09/celebrating-spirit-of-entrepreneurship.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320171207/https://googleblog.blogspot.com/2012/09/celebrating-spirit-of-entrepreneurship.html |archive-date=March 20, 2018 |access-date=March 20, 2018 |website=Official Google Blog |language=en}}</ref> Google launched [[Google for Entrepreneurs]], a largely not-for-profit [[business incubator]] providing startups with [[Coworking|co-working spaces]] known as Campuses, with assistance to startup founders that may include workshops, conferences, and mentorships.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fell |first=Jason |date=September 27, 2012 |title=How Google Wants to Make Starting Up Easier for Entrepreneurs |language=en |work=Entrepreneur |url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/224522 |url-status=live |access-date=March 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320230407/https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/224522 |archive-date=March 20, 2018}}</ref> Presently, there are seven Campus locations: [[Berlin]], [[London]], [[Madrid]], [[Seoul]], [[São Paulo]], [[Tel Aviv]], and [[Warsaw]]. On March 15, 2016, Google announced the introduction of Google Analytics 360 Suite, "a set of integrated data and marketing analytics products, designed specifically for the needs of enterprise-class marketers" which can be integrated with [[BigQuery]] on the Google Cloud Platform. Among other things, the suite is designed to help "enterprise class marketers" "see the complete [[customer journey]]", generate "useful insights", and "deliver engaging experiences to the right people".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Muret |first=Paul |date=March 15, 2016 |title=Introducing the Google Analytics 360 Suite |url=https://analytics.googleblog.com/2016/03/introducing-google-analytics-360-suite.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170112142850/https://analytics.googleblog.com/2016/03/introducing-google-analytics-360-suite.html |archive-date=January 12, 2017 |access-date=January 22, 2017}}</ref> Jack Marshall of ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' wrote that the suite competes with existing marketing cloud offerings by companies including [[Adobe Systems|Adobe]], [[Oracle Corporation|Oracle]], [[Salesforce.com|Salesforce]], and [[IBM]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Marshall |first=Jack |date=March 15, 2016 |title=Google Launches New Data Tools for Marketers |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-launches-new-data-tools-for-marketers-1458043217 |url-status=live |access-date=January 22, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161113150024/http://www.wsj.com/articles/google-launches-new-data-tools-for-marketers-1458043217 |archive-date=November 13, 2016}}</ref> === Internet services === In February 2010, Google announced the [[Google Fiber]] project, with experimental plans to build an ultra-high-speed broadband network for 50,000 to 500,000 customers in one or more American cities.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Ingersoll |first1=Minnie |last2=Kelly |first2=James |date=February 10, 2010 |title=Think big with a gig: Our experimental fiber network |url=https://googleblog.blogspot.no/2010/02/think-big-with-gig-our-experimental.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129150926/https://googleblog.blogspot.no/2010/02/think-big-with-gig-our-experimental.html |archive-date=November 29, 2016 |access-date=November 29, 2016 |website=Official Google Blog}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schonfeld |first=Erick |date=February 10, 2010 |title=Google Plans To Deliver 1Gb/sec Fiber-Optic Broadband Network To More Than 50,000 Homes |url=https://techcrunch.com/2010/02/10/google-fiber-optic-network-home/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129145628/https://techcrunch.com/2010/02/10/google-fiber-optic-network-home/ |archive-date=November 29, 2016 |access-date=November 29, 2016 |website=[[TechCrunch]] |publisher=[[AOL]]}}</ref> Following Google's corporate restructure to make Alphabet Inc. its parent company, [[Google Fiber]] was moved to Alphabet's Access division.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McLaughlin |first=Kevin |date=August 25, 2016 |title=Inside the Battle Over Google Fiber |url=https://www.theinformation.com/articles/inside-the-battle-over-google-fiber |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129144256/https://www.theinformation.com/articles/inside-the-battle-over-google-fiber |archive-date=November 29, 2016 |access-date=November 29, 2016 |website=The Information}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Statt |first=Nick |date=August 25, 2016 |title=Alphabet is putting serious pressure on Google Fiber to cut costs |url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/8/25/12652734/google-fiber-access-alphabet-layoffs-wireless-internet |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129145849/http://www.theverge.com/2016/8/25/12652734/google-fiber-access-alphabet-layoffs-wireless-internet |archive-date=November 29, 2016 |access-date=November 29, 2016 |website=[[The Verge]] |publisher=[[Vox Media]]}}</ref> In April 2015, Google announced [[Project Fi]], a mobile virtual network operator, that combines Wi-Fi and cellular networks from different telecommunication providers in an effort to enable seamless connectivity and fast Internet signal.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fox |first=Nick |date=April 22, 2015 |title=Say hi to Fi: A new way to say hello |url=https://googleblog.blogspot.no/2015/04/project-fi.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129150714/https://googleblog.blogspot.no/2015/04/project-fi.html |archive-date=November 29, 2016 |access-date=November 29, 2016 |website=Official Google Blog}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Goldman |first=David |date=April 22, 2015 |title=Google launches 'Project Fi' wireless service |url=https://money.cnn.com/2015/04/22/technology/google-project-fi-wireless-service/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129150255/http://money.cnn.com/2015/04/22/technology/google-project-fi-wireless-service/ |archive-date=November 29, 2016 |access-date=November 29, 2016 |website=[[CNN]]}}</ref> === Financial services === In August 2023, Google became the first major tech company to join the [[OpenWallet Foundation]], launched earlier in the year, whose goal was creating open-source software for interoperable digital wallets.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Google joins OpenWallet Foundation |url=https://www.paymentsdive.com/news/google-open-wallet-foundation-owf-digital-wallet-jenny-cheng-daniel-goldscheider/692368/ |access-date=September 1, 2023 |website=Payments Dive |language=en-US |archive-date=September 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901160500/https://www.paymentsdive.com/news/google-open-wallet-foundation-owf-digital-wallet-jenny-cheng-daniel-goldscheider/692368/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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