Peripheral Google Services

Improve your Google search results with Google SearchWiki, a simple feature that allows you to customize your Google search results by ranking, removing, or adding notes to them.

Enter Cuil, a slick, minimalist search engine with a magazine look and feel. Cuil claims to have indexed over 121 billion Web pages, so it is quite a large search engine, plus, the search interface returns quite a few related categories and search terms that can potentially launch your search net quite a bit wider.

Google Desktop is one of the most useful applications on the market today. Find out how to set up Google Desktop on your computer so you can search your computer with the power of Google Search.

Google has a nice little stable of free Mac downloads. Find out what they are.

Blackle is an intriguing site that aims to save energy simply by going black. Here's a better explanation: "Blackle was created by Heap Media to remind us all of the need to take small steps in our everyday lives to save energy. Blackle searches are powered by Google Custom Search."

Speculation is running high with the release of Google Spreadsheets - is it going to be a Microsoft Excel challenger?

Google believes as a company, or at least they've written down that they believe this, that in their position as arguably the world's biggest search company that they must be careful to follow a moral code of ethics; to harm no one, in other words.However, there's a school of thought that Google should have stood up to China and upheld it's mantra of "Don't Be Evil".

Learn what Google Base is, how Google Base works, and how you can upload content to Google Base.

What is Google Adwords, and how does Google Adwords work? Find out more about Google Adwords and how it affects Web searchers.

Google Custom Search is a great way for Web site owners to make their sites more customized for their users. Learn more about Google Custom Search.

Check out Google Blog Search, a streamlined search service that tracks down blogs under any topic you can possibly imagine.

Google Catalogs is no longer available on the Web, but is available as an iPad app.

What is PPC, or pay per click advertising? Here is a quick introductory article on what pay per click advertising is, and how you can use it to advertise your website.

You can use Google Toolbar to quickly fill out online forms automatically for you. Learn how Google Toolbar can save you valuable steps when filling out forms online.