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An open source Debian-based Linux operating system (OS) that Google uses for its employee computer desktop workstations. Goobuntu is basically a long term support (LTS) version of Ubuntu with custom security features.
Good Operating System (gOS)
A Linux distribution designed for use with Web-based applications rather than software that must be purchased and installed.
Google is a multinational, publicly-traded organization built around the company's hugely popular search engine. Google's other enterprises include Internet analytics, cloud computing, ads, and Web app, browser and operating system development.
A program in which enterprises can display Google advertisements on Web sites and earn revenue from hits that generate traffic for the Google search engines. Google AdSense represents businesses of all sizes worldwide in multiple languages.
Google Adwords
AdWords is Google's main advertising product and main source of revenue. AdWords offers pay-per-click, that is, cost-per-click (CPC) advertising, cost-per-thousand-impressions or cost-per-mille (CPM) advertising, and site-targeted advertising for text, banner, and rich-media ads. The AdWords program includes local, national, and international distribution.
Google Alert is an automated Web search service that can help people and businesses monitor the Internet for developments and activities that could concern them. Results are sent to subscribers daily by e-mail.
A free Web analytics service that provides statistics and basic analytical tools for Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and marketing purposes. The service is available to anyone with a Google account.
An email, messaging and content-sharing service provided by Google for small and medium-sized businesses as well as enterprises. The package includes Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Docs, Google Sites and Google Video for Business.
Google Authorship
Google Authorship is a way to link content you create with a Google+ profile, which provides benefits such as your headshot image appearing next to your content in Google’s search results.
Google Base
An online database and free Web publishing service provided by Google that allows users to upload their own content. Posted content is searchable using the Google Base search engine.
Google Bomb
An attempt to bias a search result on Google by increasing a Web page's PageRank by considering keywords when determining PageRank, and also the number of other sites that link to a page and the words used in the link description.
Google charts
The Google Chart API is a tool that lets people easily create a chart from some data and embed it in a web page. Google creates a PNG image of a chart from data and formatting parameters in an HTTP request. Many types of charts are supported, and by making the request into an image tag, people can simply include the chart in a web page.
Google Chrome
A freeware browser developed by Google that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier.
Google Chrome OS
An open source lightweight OS. It uses one-sixtieth as much hard drive space as Windows 7 and is intended for netbooks or tablet PCs that access Web-based applications and stored data from remote servers. Boot time is about seven seconds.
Google Chromebook
An Internet-dependent laptop that takes about 7 seconds to boot. They’re relatively lightweight and powered by Google’s Chrome operating system.
Google Cloud
Google Cloud is a cloud computing platform offered by Google for enterprises to build a range of programs from simple websites to complex applications. The Google Cloud Platform is composed of Google App Engine, Google Compute Engine, Google Cloud Storage, Google Cloud Datastore, Google Cloud SQL, Google BigQuery, Google Cloud Endpoints and Google Cloud DNS.