| The following are some of the popular and | | | | from around the web; its comprehensive |
| innovative services offered by Google and | | | | database consists of more than 425 million |
| there are always improvisations in it. | | | | images. All a user has to do is to enter a |
| | | | query in the image search box, then click on |
| Google Answers | | | | the "Search" button. On the results page, by |
| | | | clicking the thumbnail a larger version of |
| Google Answers is an interesting cross etween | | | | the image can be seen, as well as the web |
| 'online marketplace' and probably a 'virtual | | | | page on which the image is located. By |
| classroom'. Those who wish to participate | | | | default, Google's Image Search uses its |
| must register with Google Answers. Here, the | | | | mature content filter on the initial search |
| researchers who have considerable expertise | | | | by any user. The filter removes many adult |
| in online researching provide answers to the | | | | images but it cannot guarantee that all such |
| queries posted by other users for a fee. | | | | content will be filtered out. It is not |
| | | | possible to ensure with 100% accuracy that |
| When a user posts a question, he or she also | | | | all mature content will be removed from image |
| needs to mention the price the user is | | | | search results using filters. |
| willing to pay in case the question is | | | | |
| answered. When the question is answered by | | | | Google's Catalog Search |
| any user, then the payment is made | | | | |
| accordingly to the user answering the | | | | Google offers a unique service in the form of |
| question. Moreover, the questions and the | | | | its Catalog Search. Google's Catalog Search |
| discussion that ensues will be publicly | | | | has made it easy to find information |
| viewable and other registered users can also | | | | published in mail-order catalogs that were |
| share their opinions and insights. | | | | not previously available online. It includes |
| | | | the full content of hundreds of mail-order |
| There is a non-refundable listing fee of | | | | catalogs selling everything from industrial |
| $0.50 per question plus an additional 'price' | | | | adhesives to clothing and home furnishings. |
| you set for your question that reflects how | | | | |
| much you're willing to pay for an answer. | | | | Froogle |
| Three-quarters of your question price goes | | | | |
| directly to the Researcher who answers your | | | | The word 'froogle' is a combination of the |
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| Google to support the service. | | | | 'economical' and of course 'Google'. Google's |
| | | | spidering software crawls the web looking for |
| Google Groups | | | | information about products for sale online. |
| | | | It does so by focusing entirely on product |
| Google Groups is an online discussion forum | | | | search and applying the power of Google's |
| and it contains the entire archive of Usenet | | | | search technology to locate stores that sell |
| discussion groups dating back to 1981. These | | | | items you want and consequently pointing you |
| discussions cover the full range of human | | | | to that specific store. |
| dissertation and present a fascinating look | | | | |
| at evolving viewpoints, debate and advice on | | | | Just like the Google Web Search, Froogle also |
| every subject from politics to technology. | | | | ranks store sites based only on their |
| Users can access all of this information all | | | | relevance to the search terms entered by the |
| in a database that contains more than 800 | | | | users. Google does not accept payment for |
| million posts by using the search feature of | | | | placement within their actual search results. |
| Google. | | | | Froogle also includes product information |
| | | | submitted electronically by merchants. Its |
| Google's Image Search | | | | search results are automatically generated by |
| | | | Google's ranking software. |
| Google offers a wide collection of images | | | | |