USATODAY.com - Google units include social networking, photos, maps

USATODAY.com - Google units include social networking, photos, maps



USATODAY.com - Google units include social networking, photos, maps
"•Social networking site Orkut. Named after Google engineer Orkut Buyukkokten, it's a place where potential business associates, friends and singles can linger and discuss topics of interest.

•Photo organization software Picasa. Users paid $29 for Picasa before Google bought the company from Idealab earlier this year for an undisclosed sum. Now, the software, which helps find and edit digital photographs, is free. A new, greatly enhanced — and still free — version of Picasa will be released in January.

•Maps. Google's Keyhole takes Internet map location to a new level. Instead of looking up someone's address, this program takes a 3-D aerial view of the neighborhood. It can zoom in to show a specific block, with amazing precision."
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