Your favorite Google things in 2006?
One thing I like to do for the Super Session talk is discuss what’s new since the last conference (in this case, Pubcon Boston was in April, I think). I normally spend an hour making a list of things Google has released or updated. Lazyweb, why don’t you help me? I know my top 2-3 favorite things, but what are yours? What changes, features or products has Google rolled out in 2006 that you enjoyed?
Chris Winfield Said,
November 14, 2006 @ 11:43 pm
Matt - I think Maps has come a long way and I find myself using that more than mapquest or Yahoo! maps recently
Co-op is cool and gave me an easy way to search webmasterworld which you always had to use a search engine to do anyways.
Also - after chatting with Adam a bit today - I think that he was a good addition as well.
Mike Empuria Said,
November 14, 2006 @ 11:46 pm
For me it would be the improved Webmaster Central.
JohnMu Said,
November 14, 2006 @ 11:49 pm
Google Reader, because I hated my old RSS reader
Google Notebook, because I like being able to have my notes in all my browsers, quick and simple access
Google Webmaster Help Groups, because it’s fun (and because the people there are generally of the friendly sort… mostly :-))
100 PR4 Minimum Links Said,
November 14, 2006 @ 11:53 pm
Google Docs is pretty good except for the spreadsheet. For some reason the bottom half row of cells disappear. But the share feature for collaboraters is simply brilliant.
rxbbx Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 12:02 am
Google Earth, Webmaster Central and Picasa.
varun mahajan Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 12:08 am
Google Reader, Picasa, Orkutized Google Talk
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Search Engines WEB Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 12:12 am
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Google Code Search and the Special Logos 
Mads Krog-Jensen Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 12:31 am
With no doubt PicasaWeb is the best thing that happend to me this year (IT Wise that is
)
Gmail for Mobile is NOT that bad either.
And last, but NOT least, Google Apps for your Domain with Google Docs…
Well, I guess IT’S ALL COOL!
Sébastien Billard Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 12:36 am
Without hesitation, Google CSE as it is related to search, and Google Earth for the data and beautiful visualization.
Harith Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 12:37 am
The new infrastructure BigDaddy!!
Teodor Filimon Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 12:42 am
I think Google Docs and Spreadsheets is the best. It has given me the option not to install all kinds of offline office suites
Btw, is there a chance that it will also support PDF reading in the future?
Willem de Hortelaar Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 1:08 am
Google Reader and CSE.
bash3r Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 1:10 am
Google Code Search, Maps API2 and Spreadsheets
Adam Christie Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 1:20 am
It’s gotta be Calendar and Notebook for me. I use them both every day.
Limbo Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 1:26 am
Google CSE
Gmaps
Adsense
Claudio Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 1:27 am
Hi Matt, good conference so far?
One product I really liked, out of the Labs in May 2006, was the Notebook. It is extremely useful when you’re doing a search on any topic and need to visit tens of pages with relevant information that you want to put together - and it does that in seconds - right click, add to notebook. And you can edit it, add own notes and even share it online and search for other people’s notebooks - EXCELLENT!
Ian Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 1:35 am
iono really. Nothing that really blew me away, like GMail and maps did. Which in itself may be a worry.
Sketchup is pretty cool, used it to make a mockup of my house extension I’m planning. I guess the webmaster central thing is pretty cool, and I might want to look more into the code search at some point (but mostly, I just use API references).
Ahh, actually, I’ve just remembered, Google Calendar is my big new Google product I’ve been using this year. Still massively in need of better mail integration, and a way to synch to my iPAQ, but awesome for a first release
The best thing may be yet to come … how about a Matt-Cutts-takes-truth-serum-before-answering-all-your-questions-at-pubcon event?
Ross Hill Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 1:36 am
Probably Earth / Maps.
I’ve probably been using search less now, and tend to go directly to the wikipedia page for a lot of things (using a neat little bookmarklet - goes to the page of the currently highlighted text, or whatever you type into the box).
kankan Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 1:36 am
webmaster tools and google talk
very good tools
Ross Hill Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 1:36 am
Oh yeah, and gmail… duh.. how could i forget!
Alex Mace Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 2:15 am
Got to be Google Calendar for me - it’s simply brilliant. I’ve never regularly used a Calendar app before and it’s the one that’s got me hooked.
I really like Google Desktop 4 too, but it still seems a bit buggy…
Maurice Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 2:20 am
The improvements to sitemaps and the changes to foogal/base though more work needs to be done on localisation for base - I get ssl certificate errors on the .co.uk base.
It would be usefull to be able to use one acount to load products into the uk and the .com version or alow us to indicate which markets a product/item is pertinant to.
Carfeu Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 2:22 am
I think Gmail is the best free email service around. Simple, intuitive, uses Ajax beautifully. I love to use it. I still use Hotmail, because I have an account there since 1999, but I wish Hotmail had the features Gmail now has.
Olaf Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 2:28 am
Of course gmail because of the great spam protection.
the hosted services are also great (yeah it’s gamil too)
For the next year I see a lot in the CSE…
Andrew Hunter Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 3:16 am
Definitely google sitemaps improvements.
In particular - query stats by search type/location, crawl rate and preferred domain options.
Johnny Sutherland Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 3:34 am
GoogleReader, Google Calendar, Picasa and GoogleMaps - especially the public API for GoogleMaps
You guys are incredible - the number of new applications since last year is truly amazing. Very impressive.
Christian Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 3:37 am
Matt,
- Webmaster tools (the new stuff of course)
- Googles summer of code. Although I didn’t take part, the investment in our future is great!!!
- Google CSE. What a great concept, except lose the ads.
and
- Bigdaddy. Although it hurt me, pain and pleasure sometimes go together.
Thanks,
Christian
Dominic Hodgson Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 4:04 am
how could anyone not choose the matt cutts videos?…
Joe Critchley Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 4:09 am
I would probably say the Google Reader re-design. That’s so innovative and out of this world. Then, I think the runner-up has to be Blogger Beta, because of the instant-ness of them (except for the FTP blogs).
Joe Critchley Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 4:11 am
How can I forget…. the YouTube acquisition, of course! I’m not a specific fan of YouTube, but this is a method that gets Google into the “cool as fcuk” category. Orkut needs Blogger and YouTube integration, then it will be the social net for everyone.
Charlie Wood Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 4:13 am
GData! And more specifically, the Google Calendar Data API. Oh, and Google Apps for your Domain.
So maybe I should say, “GData access into Google Calendar for Your Domain.” Adios, Exchange.
Regards,
Charlie
Michael Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 4:14 am
I think that there are a lot of things that happened this year, but out of all things, my top 3 are
1) Sponsoring stopbadware.org
2) Webmaster tools
3) Informing the Webmaster community that there is a difference between an update and a data refresh. (just wish we could get more info on data refreshes, like a weather report…)
Philipp Lenssen Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 4:49 am
Hmm, there ought to be a neat little visual Google release history timeline. Something like http://www.google.com/corporate/history.html but without so many words
So, I have to add my vote to Google Code Search. Think it needs to be closer to the “google main search box” though… hmm, why dontcha give people the option to configure the links in Google’s dynamic “more” box?
AjiNIMC Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 5:14 am
I think it is CSE, I really liked the concept. I have started using docs and spreadsheets.
Philippe Meunier Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 5:30 am
First : The new Google Reader improved interface ! Wow, I never thought that reading my rss feed could be so easy.
Second : Google Webmaster Central, with sitemaps. Statistics, Page Analysis and Crawl stats, very good thing
Dave Davis Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 5:36 am
For me, by far it is the Google Website Optimizer.
This tool although in Beta is absolutely AMAZING. When (If ever) you make this tool public, it is going to revolutionize the way we build websites and market online.
This has been the most useful tool, in my opinion, that Google have ever released. (Yes, even more than Analytics).
Jonathan Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 6:10 am
Google Calendar has a feature to text message me a specified number of minutes before each appointment. This has saved my butt on numerous occasions.
Gary Beal Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 6:13 am
My favorite things about Google are the addition of;
Webmaster Central and the decision on Google’s part to be active in the SEO/Webmaster forum.
The tools in Sitemaps to warn you of errors and possible problems
The additions and upgrades to Adwords Editor 2.0
And lastly,
Buying YouTube…all the controversy it has stirred up. Even in England its caused a ton of speculation and some great reading.
GaryTheScubaGuy
Jean Manco Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 6:23 am
And now for a researcher’s perspective - specifically historic buildings research. The Google products that I have mentioned to the readers of my site since April are:
a) Google Book Search. It became possible to add it to your own site in August, so I did.
b) Google Maps. I’m afraid that I noted in September that its aerial views have been outshone by those of Windows Live, but I did say that Google Maps was excellent!
c) Google Earth. The latest version (November) offers a selection of historic maps, which is useful to have combined with Google Earth’s navigation and overlays.
Ian Feavearyear Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 6:24 am
I love Google Docs as it enables me to easily work on documents from multiple locations. GMail is great too and I love Analytics.
D Sarathy Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 6:46 am
Ads Diagnostic Tool, Google Notebook and the Google Reader are my favorites.
MichaelDuz Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 6:47 am
Favorite and good fun to play with has to be Custom Search Engine…
- Michael
M. Just M. Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 6:58 am
Love analytics. Google Earth rocks. Maps in line next. Summer of code, I agree with Christian… didn’t participate but great way to invest in the future.
Nicky Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 7:30 am
I actually liked the additions to the Google Toolbar. I know it sounds small, but little things please as well
carly Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 7:40 am
gmail, google code search, gtalk(however, still facing some bugs while using it)
Ghanapathi Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 9:01 am
For me the best are Google earth, Custom Search Engine and of course Google maps
Hagrin Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 9:06 am
1) Mobile Gmail application - fast, easy to use, much better than just loading Gmail in a browser. The app on my Blackberry works so well I can keep up with email on the train almost as fast as if I was sitting at the desk.
2) GTalk for the Blackberry - Great implementation for a mobile version. Again, easy to use, utilizes the Blackberry features very well, etc.
3) Google Sitemaps/Webaster Central - great improvements, this tool has come a long way. Along with this would be better communication with the public - your level of secrecy has decreased somewhat.
InfraJohn Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 9:36 am
Google Browser Sync - I was able to finally stop the madness. No more sending the link to a site to myself by email so that I could bookmark it on my office computer too. And if I want to continue working on something at night when I get home, I can just close the browser window and be reminded of what I was doing by the tabs recalling the last page they were looking at.
Google Calendar with recurring events (like monthly pymts due same day every month) and text msg to cell Alerts - saved me a couple times already when bills hide in envelopes that don’t get opened by a person who lives digitally.
Google Checkout - 1 click ordering - already knows where I want it shipped - already had a dispute with a merchant and all of the history of the transaction (order dates, amounts, invoice, item info) are all in one place, ready for us consumers to make a case about how many times we asked for a refund for sending the Canon battery charger when we ordered the Olympus Battery Charger
Wayne Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 9:37 am
I think the co-op CSE is the search engine feature of the year! If there was a magazine like time magazine for search engines the CSE should get the cover in Jan. 2007 as the feature most likely to have the greatest effect on search in the future. I wish there was a feature to search and find the vertical search collections by topic.
Maps is my personal favorite thing on google. Being able to text mail google for information from a cell phone is very cool but I kind of already know the definitions to all the words I know how to spell, text messaging for translations is awsome but computer translations often pick an uncommonly used word, and then there is my poor reading skills in a language I don’t know (the commercial “yo caro un bud lite” comes to mind)
JLH Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 10:12 am
My favorite by far has been the expansion of the the official webmaster help Google Groups. They’ve added more categories and really ramped up the responses from Googlers. It’s becoming a great community where people are actually helped every day.
Brian Lane Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 10:47 am
OK, I like it SSSOOOOOO much that it is a ‘bolded’ link on my custom home page.
I have affectionately labeled the link “G-Reader”, that’s right, from a personal usage point the Google Reader is my personal fav from Google.
On a business/strategic point of view Webmaster Central is top of the line.
Regards,
U R > me (a.k.a. Brian)
Link to Rank Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 10:49 am
Features in google that i visit usually are the Google Analytics and webmaster tools. I have not yet used Google Docs and Spreadsheets. I might try them later on.
New Matt Cutts Shirt! Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 11:36 am
Funny new shirt:
http://www.nonbot.com/blog/google-post/new-seo-shirt/78/
All in fun Matt
Jeff Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 11:46 am
Webaster Tools
Google Checkout….I hate paypal and its about time someone gave them competiton.
So, when are we going to see googles free version of ebay where sellers can auction and buyers use google checkout? Would be nice if google gave ebay a run for the money as well.
BTW… If google did that and ebay died, then I would not have as many expired ebay auctions in the serps……
Matt Cutts Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 11:49 am
This is pretty bitchin’–thanks everybody.
I’m going to list as many as I want because it’s my blog. 
- Webmaster central/console and webmaster forum. We could still a lot more on webmaster communication, but I’m proud of how far we’ve come.
- Google Reader. I use it every day. With the mobile version, now I can even go furniture shopping with my wife.
- Google Browser Sync. I also use it every day.
- Gmail + Google Calendar + Google Desktop = pretty much everything I need to work during the day, plus a safety net where I can search for any web pages I’ve surfed to.
For non-Matt people, I think Google Apps for Domains (hosted services) is really interesting. The combo of Gmail/Calendar/Docs/Spreadsheets would let you run most of the software/communication side of a small start-up for free. Then add in CSE (Google’s Custom Search Engine) and you could do even more.
Anyway, here’s the histogram as I saw it.
Webmaster Central/console/forum xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Maps/Earth xxxxxxxxxxxx
CSE/Co-op xxxxxxxxx
Google Reader xxxxxxxx
Calendar xxxxxxx
Gmail xxxx (plus xx for Mobile Gmail)
Picasaweb xxxx
Google Notebook xxxx
Hosted Services/Apps for you Domain xxx
Google Code Search xxx
Bigdaddy xx
Google Browser Sync xx
Google Checkout xx
Summer of Code xx
Google Docs/Spreadsheets xx
YouTube xx
Analytics xx
Google Talk xx
Sketchup x
Special Logos x
Google Talk in Orkut x
Hiring Adam x
Desktop x
Sponsoring stopbadware.org x
Matt’s videos x
Update/data refresh definitions x
Website Optimizer x
AdWords Editor 2.0 x
Ads Diagnostic Tool x
AdSense x
Book Search x
Google Toolbar improvements x
Gtalk for the Blackberry x
Blogger Beta x
Google Notebook had a really nice showing, considering that we haven’t talked about it much. Thanks again for all the good feedback. Philipp, I think an AJAX-y timeline of Google launches would be very cool. I agree that customizing the “more >>” box would be neat, too.
MacBasedLifeform Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 12:33 pm
I don’t know how I ever lived without Google Reader
Theo Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 12:59 pm
Google Earth and Webmasters Central
JLH Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 1:10 pm
I’d add ASCII Histographs on your blog to that list as well.
Kathy Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 1:27 pm
I like my Google drink dispenser. I like how I can select crushed or cracked ice, subflavors for my cold drinks and added flavors for the hot stuff.
Second on my list is my Google flashlight that interfaces with maps and acts like a GPS unit in the dark.
Third on my list: Webmaster tools.
pittfall Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 6:48 pm
For me: Google Dance, SJ 2006
Great party!
For everyone: Reader, by far.
When I am unplugged too long, all I need is a connection and I can get up to date faster!
Terrence Thurber Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 7:17 pm
Love the CTRL CTRL search from gDesktop 2 .. still can’t figure out why it can’t spider the XML/HTML logs that gaim generates though
TheSEOGuru Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 7:37 pm
for me Google Trends
Aaron Pratt Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 7:45 pm
The Google Reader sharing feature rocks, now give me the URL of your shared blackhat list there Matt! =P
Linda Said,
November 15, 2006 @ 10:36 pm
Gmail
New features added in Gtalk
Orkut + Gtalk
Analytics and adwords combined
JohnMu Said,
November 16, 2006 @ 12:34 am
I’m not sure, but this might top my other mentions: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2006/11/search-engines-united.html
Great going, Google!! A new standard within a bit more than a year, is that a new record or what?!
Alexander Said,
November 16, 2006 @ 1:19 am
Hmmmzz… maybe a long shot in the dark, but why not a Google operating system? The combination of the user-central-Google-point-of-view and a feeling for innovation and experimentation…. could be a new revolution in software land… oh yeah… as long as we are dreaming… why not a real Google notebook?? Let’s post this on WMW
Free Software Said,
November 16, 2006 @ 1:22 am
Google Apps for Domains
remo Said,
November 16, 2006 @ 5:35 am
- Google Reader
- Gmail
- Getting the index cleaner
If you want to get balance and not meaning “I used to rank but not now I dont or other comments about SERPS”
Why not also ask “what do you think is wrong with these products we think are best”
Maybe the responses will be too much for your personal blog but G should look at it - Yes webmasters have avenues to chase at but maybe an idea for 2007 - Whats good, whats not, what do people not like - make it more open if G want better versions
24 acquisitions later a well thought out place to contribute if implemented before 2007
would be one of the best things G has done in 2006
Russell Said,
November 16, 2006 @ 6:03 am
I think Google Pack was great, it would be awesome to include Openoffice.org, Inkscape Thunderbird, VLC, Gimp in a future release……in 2007
Jarid Said,
November 16, 2006 @ 6:12 am
My top 3 new apps:
Google Maps for Mobile
Google Reader for Mobile (this one doesn’t get talked about much)
Google CSE
Omar Khan Said,
November 16, 2006 @ 3:23 pm
Google CSE, Google Calendar and Gmail for corporations.
Jeff Said,
November 16, 2006 @ 4:39 pm
Geez, another site that has hidden text, keyword stuffing in the top ten. Look at this one… Why is the google algo not picking these things up? Over 100 keywords in hidden text
http://www.luciferlighting.com/
100 PR4 Minimum Links Said,
November 16, 2006 @ 5:54 pm
Nice pickup Geoff. Good to see someone is on the ball!
ted sullivan Said,
November 16, 2006 @ 8:58 pm
I though about it a while: sitemaps
Francois Goube Said,
November 17, 2006 @ 12:47 am
I think “Google Apps for your domain” is the best service ever. I use it on my own domain and for my company, this is totally helpfull and easy to configure and use.
Thanks for all Googlers!
garethjax Said,
November 17, 2006 @ 12:48 am
I think that the new sitemap protocol, becoming a standard, is probably one the greatest accomplishment of google.
And for the personal use, calendar is really changing my life in a better way
simon Said,
November 17, 2006 @ 1:32 am
I love the google reader, and the personalised home page, and the to-do list widget, calc, calendar, notes they are my favs.
simon Said,
November 17, 2006 @ 1:35 am
But with the sitemap protocol standard, that means we will need to register and submit to msn, yahoo etc More work!!
Séan Said,
November 17, 2006 @ 2:25 am
Late post… But I really like Google CoOp
Maurice Said,
November 17, 2006 @ 4:26 am
Ditto on the new sitemaps standard nice to see thebig 3 doing somthing posative to gether
Jake the dating guy Said,
November 17, 2006 @ 5:50 am
Customized home is an absolute godsend for me, I work from several different locations and it’s great to be able to log in to a custom environment with all my fav utilities, feeds and toys right there wherever I go.
David Said,
November 17, 2006 @ 6:26 am
google calendar has changed how i keep my life organized. much easier than outlook. it needs a pocket pc syncronization function…
gmail is always one of google’s best applications
google maps gets me from place to place.
Chris Angus Said,
November 17, 2006 @ 11:22 am
Google rolls out so many new things that are useful that we all seem to be chomping at the bit to see what new tool comes out next.
Google Reader is the best new tool this year I think
Peter Said,
November 17, 2006 @ 4:13 pm
ONLY 1 THING
PAGERANK UPDATE
lol
100 PR4 Minimum Links Said,
November 17, 2006 @ 10:06 pm
Peter,
Be patient son! PR update is just around the corner!…LOL
It’s a loooooong corner that one!!
Harith Said,
November 17, 2006 @ 11:46 pm
I found it!!!!!
A photo of Matt and Ozzie returning back from PubCon.
Welcome back Matt
Marcelo Antelo Said,
November 18, 2006 @ 4:10 am
IMHO Co-op and SiteMaps are the TopTop of Google in 2006.
The abbility to build up from the ground a CSE that can be 100% monetized since hour 0 and that as much it´s used it grows up both in relevance and in importance (Authority) is very exciting and SiteMaps, a racional way to give leeds to GoogleBot look at our content (this being a standart now!!!) and to Google spent less in band, CPU, processing is very interesting too!
Jonathan Said,
November 18, 2006 @ 8:47 am
I love Google Sitemaps, Picasa and GMail!
Gwen Said,
November 18, 2006 @ 9:33 am
The Google adwords software
David Said,
November 18, 2006 @ 12:15 pm
Serp position 31 for domain name searches.
It provides fuel for the discussion lists.
Mat Siltala Said,
November 18, 2006 @ 7:30 pm
By far I am really starting to love Google Base, I also really enjoy how I can integrate my own domains email into the gmail. It was great to hear you at PubCon in Vegas this year! Thanks for the insights and good info.
Luke Meshios Said,
November 18, 2006 @ 9:47 pm
Has to be Webmaster Tools, imo.
Dataracks Said,
November 19, 2006 @ 5:24 am
Google Maps for mobile is awesome.
Lani Said,
November 19, 2006 @ 9:15 am
Personalize Home is my top favorite, I use it keep up to date on blogs and rss - I’m sure I can use a reader like Google Reader, but with Home I see everything (news, entertainement, work related - everything) at one glance in an easy to follow format.
Maps are another defitinite favorite as well..
Good seeing you at Pubcon Matt!
Stuart Said,
November 19, 2006 @ 9:26 am
that is an easy one!
Google Maps
Google Sitemaps
Google Adwords
Sitemaps hs really helped no-end… despite the fact its gone real funny the past week!
Rahu B Said,
November 19, 2006 @ 8:33 pm
I liked the personalized homepage initially I still preferd classic home but couldn’t escape from new homepage. It’s my starting point for everything today. A week back Gtalk integration with Orkut finally made me install gtalk. Great stuff there especially when Gazzag marketing that “User can chat” I liked the fast step taken there. I loved Google Maps and integrated few for my sites and last the most important thing I like is updated webmaster guidelines and accepting urls with session IDs. Everything else was as usual Marissa Myer so has to be good and it will turn out best sooner or later.
MidasSoft Said,
November 20, 2006 @ 3:04 am
Google webmasters tool, google alerts, google trends, google check out and my favorite google talk..
DEUCE Said,
November 20, 2006 @ 5:40 am
Gmail, Calandar, Webmaster & making the top 10 for “chicago real estate”.
Richard Ball Said,
November 20, 2006 @ 6:27 am
Favorite: Custom Search Engines. Excellent product and excellent customer support.
*Least* Favorite: AdWords Starter Edition. This is a very bad idea as implemented. New advertisers should not be buying contextual ads as well as search engine ads. They should either have the choice to opt out of the content network or else Starter Edition should be purely search engine advertising. Also makes it hard to help people with their AdWords accounts. Most of the Google help documentation doesn’t apply to Starter Edition. Can you get the AdWords team to re-think this one?
Thanks.
SourceV at Freeware Network Said,
November 20, 2006 @ 6:51 am
Top five Google thing for 2006
Google Adsense - My best year so far
Google Co-op - Much better than Adsense for search
Webmaster Tools - You know, get listed.
Toolbar buttons and Google Gadget - Cool tools
Google Calendar - The SMS alerts
Looking forward to 2007
Shortshire Said,
November 20, 2006 @ 10:16 am
Gmail is the best. Best spam filter I ever had and the space keeps growing. I don’t even need to update it. I just leave it and I don’t ever delete email. I found google analytics this year and it was so sweet. I can tell where all my links are coming from and everything I really like it. I know what keywords people are searching on and everything. Good work Google, keep on making your products.
Last Order Dates Said,
November 20, 2006 @ 11:23 am
The personalized homepage - defo - no question about it
I wake up in the morning to the latest news, time, date, weather, wikipedia, random facts, and RSS feeds - it’s great!
It feels weird when I’m not at home, having to put up with the company intranet homepage.
Tom
Tina Said,
November 20, 2006 @ 2:45 pm
The new Beta Blog looks promising but I just wish even if it was a paid for thing, you could get a 24 hr detailed reply as to why your site is page 1 on Google for weeks on end then it crashes out of Google completely.
I am not asking for a paid re-inclusion, a paid reply as to why you were deleted or dropped at least that way mistakes would be learned.
Henawi Said,
November 20, 2006 @ 3:12 pm
webmaster tools and google talk
Off topic:
————-
Could you please tell me how to add the spam protection in the comment, thanks.
James Oppenheim Said,
November 20, 2006 @ 11:15 pm
Google Maps. Oh how I love thee! The API is revolutionising the world! Go Google.
Bas van den Beld Said,
November 21, 2006 @ 12:22 am
Hi There, I am a loyal dutch reader of your weblog. I really enjoy it!
There are a lot of features from Google that I like. There are a few which I use a lot, but one I use most. I love to know everything about the visitors of my website so Google Analytics is still a big favorite of mine. The only thing that’s missing there is really tracking specific visitors, for example through their ip-adresses.
I also wanted to show you that Google Maps is playing a part in the dutch elections. On the website http://millionpieces.nl/stemlocatiesamsterdam/ people can find where they can vote.
Good luck
Bas van den Beld (Netherlands)
Unispace Said,
November 21, 2006 @ 8:39 pm
Google Maps - excellent job for building interactive web apps and really useful for conferences. It’s easy to setup and good for those that are traveling.
Analytics - well because it is free, you don’t get products like this for free. I do agree with Bas van der Ben about the tracking specific visitors by IP, it is really important for sales.
Sitemaps was good. I think next year it will be my favorite if the open source Sitemap Protocol actually pulls through.
Ian Said,
November 22, 2006 @ 7:51 am
Actually, yes, in addition to Google Calendar, Google Apps for your domain is the other awesome thing.
Hawaii Five-O Said,
November 22, 2006 @ 8:40 am
Gmail new Features.
- Reply on top (this is very cool)
- Embarassment-reducing new message notifications
- Forward all
- Chat even when your friends are offline
My Homepage Custimize
Clint Lenard Said,
November 22, 2006 @ 12:00 pm
I like alot of products that have been released this year.
Spreadsheet is cool, in my opinion.
My favorite is Analytics!
Maps are getting really handy…
Shiva Said,
November 26, 2006 @ 12:58 pm
For me, it was Google Docs. I used to save my Blog posts in word docs and carry it around in my USB drive, until I lost the drive oneday with about 10 or so unpublished stories.
So I started using Google Docs, and it has been very useful. Wherever I have time, and access to internet, I put down some thoughts in my Google Docs, and then expand them out into Blog stories.
No fear of losing blog story documents on flash drives anymore !
Shimon Said,
November 27, 2006 @ 7:53 am
I like Analytics, GTalk and GMail.
I still don’t like Google reader and Spreadsheets
Ghanapathi Said,
November 27, 2006 @ 2:17 pm
I even love the new mobile services
vikas123 Said,
November 28, 2006 @ 2:12 am
does page size calculate page load time?
vikas123 Said,
November 30, 2006 @ 4:47 am
does page size calculate page load time……?
vikas123 Said,
November 30, 2006 @ 4:50 am
please explain more.
Chris Said,
December 1, 2006 @ 9:53 am
I have a question. I implemented the Google Search Appliance for my company. I wanted to clarify something. We used Googleoff/on to keep the menu navigation out of internal Google index. Does the external Google engine treat Googleoff/on tags the same?
Thanks
Anna Said,
December 1, 2006 @ 11:04 am
As an average user (and not a SEO girl) I think I was enchanted by Google Trends. Also, as I rely very heavily on GMail and the extra tools padded inside, I especially appreciate the finetuning of GCalendar (added event, search event) as wellas the WebClips. And, last but not least, something really thoughtful: accessible search.
A lot of things really!!
However, I somehow do not see YouTube as either a feature or a product of Google. It was an event I read and blogged about, and thought hard how to offer user-friendly marketing options on it. But It is still not part of the Google universe (at least for me). If I had not read the news about the buy-out etc. it would not be associated with Google products. So I am looking forward to how the site will get clearer and better structured in 2007.
mythdigger Said,
December 1, 2006 @ 3:45 pm
My favs are Google Code Search, Personalized Search and the WebmasterCentral.
Great blog, by the way !
Keep up the good work Mr. Matt
SEO Pakistan Said,
February 23, 2007 @ 3:45 am
Google Earth, Webmaster Central, Gmail
The Dog Clothing Company Said,
July 11, 2007 @ 9:40 am
I would definitely vote for the Webmaster Central as my favorite! Thanks Google!