Well, what a dumb question, right? Everyone “Google’s” these days. The name has changed from a proper noun to a verb!

I thought it might be interesting to note some of the top Google features I use most:

Google Web Search

I, like the vast majority of the world, use the classic Google search as my main web search tool. It goes without saying that search is critical to business in many capacities. It is an invaluable tool for finding information and for getting others to find information about me and my company.

Gmail

Probably Gmail runs a close second. Many times my clients need to send large file attachments and Gmail can handle it. Some ISP’s also accept Gmail when my other email addresses are blocked for some reason (although I never knowingly send spam). The spam filter in Gmail is one of the best I have seen in the free email accounts. Messages are stored in the spam folder so I can go there periodically and check to make sure a “real” email hasn’t slipped though marked as spam. If that does happen, I just check the email and mark it as Not Spam and it is back in my Inbox where it belongs. And for a chuckle, I click on the Spam recipes that Google posts on the Spam Folder page.

Maps

I use the Google Maps feature frequently. This feature cannot only be of use to potential customers looking for your business, but also another time saver for when you need to find other businesses. I also use it when driving to unknown locations to get correct driving directions. It has been, in my opinion, the most up-to-date of the mapping sites online.

iGoogle

What can I say? I Love iGoogle. It can be customized with all sorts of widgets and everything I want to read is right there on one page. I love being able to customize it and change the theme so that it has a different look anytime I want it to.

There are many other features that Google offers like the image search (which I use sometimes for web design inspiration or just to see what some image looks like). I never take images from that section of Google because since they are already on the internet on a web page somewhere, they are copywritten to that site’s owner.

If you haven’t used Google for anything besides their classic search feature, you might want to look into the many other areas that this fine company has to offer.

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