The actual title to this article by Saikat Basu on MakeUseOf is “10 Google Services That Don’t Get the Limelight They Deserve.”
Probably more accurate but too long. Several of these I did not know about.
01. Search Stories – Mixes storytelling with the topic of search we do on Google. Take the help of the Search Stories Video Creator, enter seven search queries across Google’s search tools, choose a background song and upload automatically on YouTube if you wish. It could be great for offbeat messages. For more inspiration check out the videos on the site.
02. Movie Showtimes – While Google Search can find movies playing in your city, by going to the you can check out ratings and reviews, plus the locations on Google Maps. You can sort the results by movies, theatre, day, and genre.
03. 3D Warehouse - Google SketchUp’s library is an excellent 3D model website and a must visit if you are the creative sort.
04. Panoramio – Sign in with your Google account and upload your geo-located photos (up to 2GB). Photos uploaded here are viewable in activated layers in the two Google apps. Users can restrict access-sharing or provide it under a Creative Commons license. You can directly search by location from the site itself. The photos are displayed alongside a Google Map.
05. Aardvark – The social question and answer service that was acquired by Google early this year. Aardvark attempts to connect your queries to the right people with firsthand knowledge. Aardvark looks at the questions to see what they’re about and then pairs the question to people with the knowledge to give you an answer.
06. Google Sidewiki – Sidewiki is like a sideswiping toolbar in your browser that allows you to add comments and insight on any webpage. It is very similar to adding web notes or annotating webpages you find worthy (or unworthy).
07. Google Code Search – Google Code Search is a very useful tool for software developers as it gives them a shortcut to speed up product development. It is also a great learning tool for newbie programmers. Google Code Search refers to publicly available code which is usually a part of Open Source software development. For instance, a basic use could be to find good coding examples for a particular language.
08. Google News Archive – The Google News Archive Search page is an easy way to search and explore historical archives. The timeline is a useful tool as it tells you when some particular news was ‘hot’. If you are into research, clicking on the peaking blue areas on the timeline could lead you to a motherlode of information.
09. Google Fast Flip – You can flip through the thumbnails of your favorite Google News sources. The mobile site of Google Fast Flip (for iPhone and Android) is suited for what this Google service is trying to do.
10. Google Sites – A competitor to Blogger (a Google service), WordPress and other content management platforms. It’s a very simple way of making your own free multipurpose webpage or a family site. As the free website building tool is free and quick to build, you can also use it to plan out any content layout.
Read the full article, complete with links not only to the above services, but to detailed article about many of them at: http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/10-google-services-limelight/
