From: 5min.com on AOL on Wed, Mar 23 2011 10:24 AM

Seth Shostak, Senior Astronomer at the SETI Institute, speaks to Blaise Zerega, President and CEO of FORA.tv, about his thoughts on sending the right message into outer space by just sending out the internet, by taking Google servers and broadcast the world wide web into space.

From: 5min.com on AOL on Mon, Jun 28 2010 2:24 PM

Google Local Business Center gives you more control over the way your business listing comes up in Google maps. You can also add things like coupons, photos, video and more to your listing. You’ll soon realize why it is an important tool for any business owner. Plus, it's free!

From: 5min.com on AOL on Wed, Jun 09 2010 3:30 PM

In Google Earth you can control what you see on the Earth by turning layers on or off. You can also control other aspects of the program by using the View menu, which changes your world view. You can choose to see the surface of the ocean, get a map legend, see a latitude and longitude grid and ...

From: 5min.com on AOL on Wed, Jun 09 2010 3:24 PM

More cool google search strings that bring up things you may never had expected! I apologize in advance for the potentially poor quality, so for the record the search strings are as follows: "robots.txt" "disallow:" filetype:txt intitle:index of ws_ftp.ini intitle:"index of" passwd passwd.bak

From: 5min.com on AOL on Wed, Jun 09 2010 3:18 PM

Google Earth also has the ability to interface with GPS devices. It can do this in realtime or it can import files created by these devices. You can pull in this data to Google Earth and see it within the program.

From: 5min.com on AOL on Wed, Jun 09 2010 3:17 PM

There are some community features within Google Maps that allow people to learn a little bit more about you when they’re viewing maps you've created and shared or reading reviews you've posted of restaurants, shops, parks or what have you. You can create your own profile on Google Maps...

From: 5min.com on AOL on Wed, Jun 09 2010 3:17 PM

Google Maps has provided traffic information on interstate highways for quite some time. Now though, Google is expanding its coverage of the traffic layer. Traffic will now be shown for US highways and arterial roads leading to those highways.

From: 5min.com on AOL on Wed, Jun 09 2010 3:16 PM

It wouldn’t be a Google product without a robust suite of search options. To that end, Google Maps offers a powerful but simple search option that allows you to find other user-created content. And there's a lot of said user-created content to be found. Everything from tourism point of inte...

From: 5min.com on AOL on Wed, Jun 09 2010 3:16 PM

Google Earth lets you configure the look and feel of the program in a number of ways. Through the use of "layers" you can determine what you see and what remains hidden. This is handy if you’re looking for something specific or if Google Maps runs slowly on your computer.

From: 5min.com on AOL on Wed, Jun 09 2010 3:15 PM

Google uses some Google Gears magic in the background to allow you to share your location without requiring a GPS receiver. Using wifi signals and IP address tracking, Gears allows you to pinpoint your PC and then share that information via Latitude.

From: 5min.com on AOL on Wed, Jun 09 2010 3:15 PM

Now that we’re set up with Google Reader it's time to start finding the content we want to read. Whether it's a favorite recipe site, the day's news or a friend's blog, you can get all this information and much more in one easy, email-like window.

From: 5min.com on AOL on Wed, Jun 09 2010 3:15 PM

Google’s Chrome web browser is a light, lean and altogether smart piece of software. Far from a me-too browser though, Google Chrome takes a fundamentally different approach to some aspects of the web. From creating application shortcuts to web software services like Google Docs and Gmail to all...

From: 5min.com on AOL on Wed, Jun 09 2010 3:15 PM

Google Chrome’s "Incognito" mode allows you to visit sites but without others knowing. Say you were looking for that perfect Christmas gift and didn't want your wife to find the traces, Google Chrome's "Incognito" mode can help you out. It doesn't keep cookies, search or browsing ...

From: 5min.com on AOL on Wed, Jun 09 2010 3:15 PM

No need to wait for the hourly traffic reports from your local radio or TV station; Google Maps offers Live Traffic, an overlay system that shows you how congested major routes are before you head out. It can even predict the traffic patterns based on past conditions.

From: 5min.com on AOL on Wed, Jun 09 2010 3:15 PM

Another new feature in Google Earth is Historical Imagery. This feature lets you go back in time to see what an area looked like in the past. This allows you to see how your neighborhood or the neighborhood you grew up in has changed over time.

From: 5min.com on AOL on Wed, Jun 09 2010 3:15 PM

Latitude works with your iGoogle page to display the locations of your family and friends on a Google Map. If you already have a Google account and a personalized iGoogle page, you can easily add the Latitude gadget. Otherwise, sign up for a Google account and get started right away.

From: 5min.com on AOL on Wed, Jun 09 2010 3:15 PM

Google Voice has been the talk of the Internet since it was first announced. Google Voice lets you simplify voice communication like Gmail. In this five-part guided video tour of Google Voice, Michael "Doctor File Finder" Callahan shows us how Google Voice works. Now available by invitation only...

From: 5min.com on AOL on Wed, Jun 09 2010 3:15 PM

Delving into the Settings section of Google Reader, we have much more control over the way our feeds behave, how we want to read feeds and whether feeds or folders are shared or kept private. We also find out how to export our feeds from Google Reader and into another RSS reader.

From: 5min.com on AOL on Wed, Jun 09 2010 3:15 PM

Now that we know how RSS feeds work, we learn about the finer points of using Google Reader. It functions much like an email inbox with the most current items appearing at the top of your list. However, you can also share and email your favorite stories right from Reader or add tags and stars to...

From: 5min.com on AOL on Wed, Jun 09 2010 3:15 PM

Let’s see your e-mail inbox do this: Google Wave lets you share gadgets, videos, documents, directions, RSVP gadgets and more right into the body of a discussion. Gadgets function very much like an attachment in email but are much more powerful and collaborative.