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The well-reviewed Google Moderator application helps keep group discussions on track by allowing users to prioritize and answer other people's questions.

Google Maps has added new functionality so users can click a point on a map and ask "What's Here?" If you click the option under the right-click menu, you'll get the most relevant result representing the location, address or place.

Know more about your personal electricity usage. Google PowerMeter shows your electricity consumption using a secured new gadget. And we're proud that Wisconsin was one of the first to sign-on as a partner!

Let everyone know you've arrived at your destination safely. ArrivedOK is the mobile tool for travelers you’ll never want to leave home without.

Google is flexing a bit of muscle as they showcase new animated games and widgets that push their web browser, Chrome, to the limits.

Google has joined forces with the popular free phone service GrandCentral and created an enhanced platform, Google Voice. Google Voice is a service that gives you one number for all of your phones and integrates calling features like voicemail, voicemail transcripts, call screening and more.

Cloudlet is a free Firefox browser extension that lets you Google the Internet faster. The application inserts context-aware tag clouds into a traditional Google, Yahoo and twitter interface to help you navigate more efficiently through search results.

Integrate your Google calendar with your Gmail, encrypt your outgoing email messages, or add a "Search by date" button to your Gmail account. Find out about 40+ tools to use in conjunction with Gmail.

Google is the go-to source for everything, and it’s all well organized, too. Check out the products Google has to offer along with their software "pack".

Enter a domain name and Google Trends will return the traffic, geographic visitation and search data for that site. More insight on Google Trends here:

Everybody loves a pretty face– and that’s often the role Adobe Flash has played for websites. Google Analytics now offers a translation of the current Google Analytics tracking code that dramatically simplifies the ability to track Flash, Flex and AS3 content.

It’s a very Google Christmas. Google mined millions of recent Google Product Search queries to come up with a list of this season’s most wanted gifts.

Google seems to have all the answers whenever you want to find anything. But do you have burning questions about Google itself? Find out “everything you’ve ever wanted to know about Google…but were afraid to ask.”

Whether you want to track the modifications of a region over time or just check out the Ocean Floor in 3D, Google Earth’s latest release is breathtaking.

Upgrade your mobile phone with free Google apps: Get Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube and other Google products.

What do your users look at first on your site? Type in your web site address and learn where your most valuable real estate lies.

Create and update your free business listing and learn where your customers come from and how they find you with Google’s new Local Business Center.

Google has created a destination site for the Haiti disaster. Make free phone calls to Haiti via Google Voice, see post-earthquake imagery, utilize the “Person Finder” or make donations.

As of this week, Google has stopped supporting Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 beginning with Google Docs and Google Sites. To make the most of Google apps, consider updating your company’s web browser.

Google has reached a deal with Twitter to include real-time Tweets in your search results.

Want to quickly check whether your flight is on time? Type your airline name and flight number into Google.

Get the athlete's view of the slopes at Whistler with Google’s new Street View Snowmobile.

Etacts keeps track of how often you talk with your Gmail contacts, let’s you know who hasn’t responded to you and allows you to quickly send individualized messages to multiple contacts at once.

Google’s fuzzy search allows you to search for a term and its synonyms. If you're looking for browser help as well as browser guides and tutorials, search for "browser ~help".

Bicyclists rejoice! Google has added biking directions and extensive trail details to their Maps. Find efficient routes and even plan to avoid those big hills.

Gain insight into the word choices and collective lives of Google users. Enter a word and this cool tool instantly links related words and phrases.

How important is video content to your SEO? TechCruch reveals that videos are 53x more likely to receive organic first-page ranking than traditional web pages.

Want to make sure a friend views your message on Google buzz? Use an @ symbol followed by the first few letters of their name. Select their email address from the list -- you’ll see their email address but other friends will only see their name. They’ll find a copy of your buzz post in their Gmail inbox.

Enter your Twitter name and Google analyzes your “following” and “followers” lists to come up with new Twitter users you may want to track.

Explore the world in 3D with Google Earth’s newly released plugin. Navigate through angled Earth views and 3D buildings with smooth panning and zooming.

This app allows career professionals to deliver better and more accurate search engine results as they pertain to themselves. Use it on your LinkedIn profile to add one-click access to select Google results for your press releases and articles.

Google search tip: Search within numerical ranges using the ... operator. If you’d like to find information about marketing books that were published in the last 5 years, you could use this search:

Want to preview photos when you receive a Flickr link, or see the contents of an email without opening it? Add a host of innovative features to your Gmail account by visiting Gmail Labs and enabling features that appeal to you.

This Google GPS enabled mobile app allows you to track your location history and pull out trends such as time at work vs. time at home, places you’ve visited and more.

Add a favorite picture to the background of your Google search page. Watch the lower left hand corner of Google for this soon-to-be-released update.

Attach documents to “Events” scheduled in your Google calendar. Look for “Event Attachments” and click on “Enable.”

Google invites you to explore South Africa’s World Cup stadiums. Get a 3D insider’s view from all 9 host cities, with Street View.

Want to customize the view in your Google Calendar? Follow these steps from PcWorld.

Google has fun with with their browser marketing slogan, "The Internet. Chrome Fast." by creating a game that merges video and search "challenges." Answer questions quickly to help the ball move faster.

Learn why PR and SEO go together like PB & J. This Finn Digital blog post includes tips from local news sources on how to get your press release noticed, insight on the Google Adwords tool and a downloadable spreadsheet for forecasting SEO ROI.

Google has introduced the ability to add links and images to your email signature. Log in to your Gmail account, click "Settings" on the top right of the page, and scroll down to "Signature."

Google your next movie. Use the "movie:" operator to search for a movie title along with a zip code to get a list of area theaters and showtimes.

How is your blog performing? These three simple, actionable tips will help you modify your Google Analytics reporting to find out.

Follow these steps to sync Google Calendar with your cell phone's calendar.

Subscribe to the RSS feed on the Google Analytics Back to Basics blog for a regular dose of tips and tricks.

Google Maps has partnered with a number of reputable sources to create a visual prediction of how the balance of power will play out for Republicans and Democrats this year.

Planning an editorial calendar? Ensure that topics and resulting copy are rich in the SEO terms that mean the most to your company.

Hot Sheet readers love tips and tricks that allow them to quickly review the success of their own interactive marketing efforts. This gem from January 2010 allows readers to determine if important parts of their web page are visible by a wide audience.

Get the facts. Check out Google's short online book aimed at providing a concise, accurate description of cloud computing, web apps, programming languages, browsers, privacy, security and open source.

Have Gmail? Keep track of those folks you're waiting to receive a response from.

YouTube has released a new "Trends" page that allows visitors to zero in on the hottest videos according to search terms revealed by Google Analytics.

Google Street View has partnered with 17 of the most prestigious museums in the world to offer visitors a virtual tour of some of the world's greatest collections of art.

Submit a Google Analytics question or vote for the questions that you want to learn more about. Those with the most votes get answered on Web Analytics TV.

Google's new recipe search allows you to find the right food fit whether you're searching by ingredients, calories or cooking time.

Google Labs has released a new feature that allows you to automatically categorize incoming Bulk, Notification or Forum messages. Click on the green beaker icon at the top of your Gmail account and enable "SmartLabels" to get started.

Google Shopper is a barcode scanner that goes one step further. Scan a barcode or say the name of an item into your smartphone and you'll get the best prices available online and locally.

Looking for a little more search privacy? Delete the words that auto-populate in your personal Google search box.

What time is it in Frankfurt? Google "what time is it" followed by the name of the city, to get the local time in any location.

If you've recently joined the ranks of Google+ users, or plan to in the future, this cheat sheet will you help you get the most from your experience.

Google wants to know what you love. Enter a term such as "saddle shoes" and the results displayed reveal the combined power of 21 different Google products.

This one's for all those people who find it more convenient to ask you a question rather than "Googling" for it themselves.

Are you smarter than Google Maps? Create your own route and send it to your friends. Click on "My places" and then "Create new map."

This new, non-profit website and mobile app aims to "mark historic events as well the small, cultural movements that define communities." Using Google Maps as a base, users are encouraged to "pin" old photographs and videos to their location so that others can benefit from a window to the past.

This free Google Chrome app is a secure file transfer and sharing service similar to an FTP server or YouSendIt but doesn't require an account. Send large files and videos without worrying about email size attachment limits. The app stores files in web links and allows you to send direct links via email.

If you want your Google search results to display only files of a specific type, use the modifier "filetype." For example, if you’re looking to find PowerPoint presentations on "Digital Media" search for "Digital media filetype: ppt."

Next time you're dining at a foreign restaurant, make sure you have the Google Goggles app installed on your iPhone or Android phone. Snap a picture of the item description and you'll find out what's really in that exotic delicacy.

A recent Google study says that 77% of smartphone users visit search engines and 90% of these searches result in an action. Make sure your SEO strategy takes mobile search into account. Utilize the free Google Adwords Keyword Research tool to filter options for mobile devices.

Stay on top of flu trends this season with Google's Flu Trends tracker. This site utilizes search trends to indicate monthly flu activity throughout much of the world.

Keep track of your trick-or-treaters this Halloween using Google Latitude. This free app and service allows family members to receive real-time location information, viewable on a map, with a moving marker displaying your traveling boys and ghouls.

What do your users look at first on your site? Enter your web site address and learn where your most valuable real estate lies.

Utilize this Chrome browser extension to create a logo for your blog, website, or for social networks. This add-on allows you to add and scale an image, apply text and export it as a PNG without the need for an image editor.

The folks at Google have analyzed billions of search engine queries to determine the most searched for items across numerous categories throughout the world. Best viewed with the Google Chrome browser.

If you're looking for more information on a location before you travel there, consider utilizing the Wikipedia layer for Google Maps. Click on the menu at the top right of your Google Map and select "Wikipedia" to display articles that correspond to each area.

Tired of the infiltration of spammy comments on Google+ posts? A new Google Chrome browser extension called "Nuke Comments on Google+" allows users to delete spam comments on posts and block users with one click. Once you install the browser extension you'll see a new button sitting next to comments that say “Nuke”.

Learn why creating a Google+ page for your business can help you get ahead in local search results -- and how to optimize for success.

Boomerang, an email plugin for Gmail, recently analyzed their database of over 5 million users to gather insight on the best times to send work and non-work related email as well as the top seven words to avoid using in an email subject line.

More than 60 new templates and 450 fonts are now on tap to use in your Google Docs presentations and reports. Be forewarned: Comic Sans is one of the new font options...