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G o o g l e. A presentation by Baylee Webb, grade seven. B a s i c s. What is G oogle?. Google is a popular internet search engine that can be used by people all over the world. It’s a wealthy company. It’s said that in 2010 alone they made 29.3 billion dollars. F e a t u r e s. Simple
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Google A presentation by Baylee Webb, grade seven
What is Google? Google is a popular internet search engine that can be used by people all over the world.
It’s a wealthy company. It’s said that in 2010 alone they made 29.3 billion dollars.
Features • Simple • Easy to use • Offers many devices and applications
ApplicationsandDevices • Gmail • Google Documents • Google Translate • Google Images • Google Drive • Google Maps • Google Earth
Pros • Simple • Easy to use • Cheap • “A fantastic place to work” - Gayle LaakmannMcDowell (former employee)
Cons • It can lead you to bad sites • Safety and privacy concerns with • Google Maps • Street views • Allows people the ability to easily see other houses, cars • Google Calendar • Provides a lot of information about one’s daily life • Needs be kept private!
ConspiracyTheories? • “Google is evil” claims • Untrustworthy? • Evil? • But they said “don’t be evil”? • “become a self aware entity and since then it has been pretending that it isn’t, slowly taking over every sector of the digital and real world until the right moment where it can enslave/slaughter humanity”?
HowtoStaySafe • Well, you can’t really • Sue them • Draw up a petition • March down to the office • But you CAN • Not go onto suspicious looking sites • Set up an internet filter that will block any bad sites • Make your Google Calendar private
Bibliography • www.techchunks.com • www.vault.com • www.seomoz.org • www.marketingland.com • www.searchengineland.com • www.gcflearnfree.org • (and personal experience)