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Google Search Engine News, Information, Resources

Google is the largest and most popular Internet search engine out there today. I've put together a few Google search engine resources for you so you can better understand where Google came from, where Google is going, and how you can make Google work better for you.
Google SearchWiki - A Beginner's Guide
Improve your Google search results with Google SearchWiki, a simple feature that allows you to customize your Google search results by ranking, removing, or adding notes to them.
Google Calculator
Need to do some calculations? Try the Google Calculator.
Google Cache
If you've ever wanted to see a website the way Google sees it, you'll want to know about the Google Cache command.
Is Google always the best search engine?
Is Google always the best choice for your search needs? Can it find what you're looking for every single time? Of course not. Every search engine is different, and every search engine serves a very different need and audience.
Google Maps Walking Directions
Google Maps has just added a fun (and extremely useful) new feature - walking directions. Simply type in the address you'd like to walk from and to, and you'll see a link for "walking directions".
Ex-Google engineers have a new search engine - and it's Cuil
Enter Cuil, a slick, minimalist search engine with a magazine look and feel. Cuil claims to have indexed over 121 billion Web pages, so it is quite a large search engine, plus, the search interface returns quite a few related categories and search terms that can potentially launch your search net quite a bit wider.
Getting Started with Google Desktop
Google Desktop is one of the most useful applications on the market today. Find out how to set up Google Desktop on your computer so you can search your computer with the power of Google Search.
The Top Ten Most Useful Google Services
Here are my picks for the top ten most useful Google services: the products that consistently help people achieve the ultimate productivity, demonstrate ease of use, and are viable for the long term.
Free Google Mac Downloads
Google has a nice little stable of free Mac downloads. Find out what they are.
How to Find Free MP3s with Google
Learn how to use Google to find free MP3 files.
Search for a Specific File Format
Learn how to restrict your search to a specific file format; for example, you can search for only Power Point files, only XML files, only Excel files, etc.
Google Phone Number Search
You can use Google to find both business and residential phone numbers on the Web. Find out how to use Google to find phone numbers.
Twenty Things You Didn't Know You Could Do With Google Search
Google is the most popular search engine on the Web, but many people don't realize the full extent of what they can do with it. Find out more about the wide variety of Google search options that you have, and learn twenty things you didn't know you could with the seemingly limitless power of Google search available to you.
Top Ten Google Search Tricks
Google is the most popular search engine on the Web, but most people don't realize how much more powerful they can make their Google searches with just a few simple tweaks.
Google Voice Local Search
What if you're out and about and can't remember the address of your destination? No problem - call Google Voice Local Search and get the information quickly and easily.
Save energy with Blackle
Blackle is an intriguing site that aims to save energy simply by going black. Here's a better explanation: "Blackle was created by Heap Media to remind us all of the need to take small steps in our everyday lives to save energy. Blackle searches are powered by Google Custom Search."
Google Spreadsheets
Speculation is running high with the release of Google Spreadsheets - is it going to be a Microsoft Excel challenger?
Google and Censorship in China
Google believes as a company, or at least they've written down that they believe this, that in their position as arguably the world's biggest search company that they must be careful to follow a moral code of ethics; to harm no one, in other words.However, there's a school of thought that Google should have stood up to China and upheld it's mantra of "Don't Be Evil".
Google Search Shortcuts-Google Cheat Sheet
Here are the top Google Shortcuts that any savvy Googler should have under his or her belt. You'll find that using these Google Search Shortcuts will greatly cut down on your Google search time, as well as make your Google searches more effective and more efficient.
Google Base
Learn what Google Base is, how Google Base works, and how you can upload content to Google Base.
Google 101
In the last few years, Google has attained the ranking of the #1 search engine on the Net, and consistently stayed there. Users are attracted to its mammoth listings and ease of search; and with the launch of Google’s PPC program (Pay Per Click) business sites are utilizing it more and more as well to help them in the marketplace. Learn more about Google, the search engine.
Google Quiz
Test your Google skills with the Google quiz.
Little Known Facts About Google
Little known facts about Google, the world's largest search engine.
Does Google Worry About Spelling and Capitalization?
Do ALL CAPS or bad speelingg matter when searching on Google?

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