Who hasn’t spent hours building and designing houses, castles, pirate ships and entire  cities out of LEGOblocks? The team at Google Chrome has taken the LEGO-obsession to the next level with the Build With Chrome application for Google Maps. Build With Chrome let’s users construct a LEGO building with any

Over half of small businesses in the US don’t have a website, yet over 90% of consumers look online first for local products and services. Now businesses can get a free website and attend free seminars on how to set up their own site and get online without having any

Like other technology and communications companies, Google regularly receives requests from government agencies around the world to remove content from its services (e.g., alleged defamation, hate speech, impersonation), or provide information about their users. The Google Transparency Report shows the number of requests they receive in six-month blocks. Request for

Google has it’s own URL shortener at goo.gl. According to Matt Cutt’s blog it was created so Google could use it for its own products, but then they decided to make it available to the public. If you log in to your Google account, you’ll get analytics and history features

If you’re looking for a no cost option for a word processor, spreadsheet, presentations and collaboration tool, try Google Docs. You’ll avoid buying and updating expensive software and you can login from any computer with internet access. Another free online office suite is offered at Zozo.com. Basic services are free,

Google AdWords tool shows keyword suggestions based on keywords you add, or based on a website’s content. You also get info on keyword competition and search volume. Use this info for SEO, or PPC advertising on AdWords. Related posts: Google Keyword Search Tool Stats On PPC Ads Keyword Density Checker

Find currently popular keywords on Google Trends. Google Trends also shows web and blog results, news articles, graphs, historical data and trends by region and year. You can also compare relative search volume over time of multiple search phrases. Related posts: Monthly Keyword Search Volume Finding Keyword From Questions Get