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Ask HN: What Google products do you use, and why?
- PedroCandeias 15y agoI love web based software because I can access it from any device that has a decent browser. Hotmail was the first such service I used, and when gmail came around I gave it a try and was hooked. Not only did it boast an unheard of 2gb of storage space, the ajax interface was a dream. I'm also a heavy google docs user. I find it awkward to launch OpenOffice every time I want to edit a spreadsheet or add something to my essays. I'm still partial to Keynote when it comes to presentations, but other than that, "office" software is google docs all the way. Google is the only search engine I use, simply for the convenience. Got a question? cmd+l, "?", query, enter, done. I've had a G+ account from the beginning but never go there anymore. I tried google wave for a while and some of the ideas for the next version of Threddie come from it, but in the end there was just nothing to do there. Oh, Google Analytics. Never gave much thought to alternatives, it just does everything I need it to do and it's free. Dabbled with AdWords a couple times, decent results. Why did I go with that? I guess because it's got such a strong "top-of-mind" ranking. If you're not a pro web marketer, adwords is just the first thing that springs to mind when you think of online ppc campaigns. I think that's all.
- tdfx 15y agoGmail - email (duh) Google Apps - email for companies Calendar - syncs with phone Docs - store scanned receipts, documents, etc. Google Voice - Barely use my cell phone anymore, do all my calls and texting from my computer during the day Google Reader - RSS Google Maps - daily for directions or general orientation Google Search - hundreds of searches a day Of course I also use Google Website Optimizer, Analytics, Webmaster Tools, etc. for business.