Sign in link...
...opens the Google Account page. You can access many Google services with one account.
Google Video Logo
Google Video allows you to search for, preview, watch, and buy TV shows, movies, music videos, documentaries, or personal productions. You can also upload your own content.
You can search by keywords using Google Video search box or browse selections and categories.
Beta designation...
...shows that the service is in beta testing and all kinds of changes may be expected.
Web Search link...
...takes you to the Web Search page, which is the home page of Google.
Images link...
...opens the Google Image Search page with access to over a billion images. Google grants you only the right to view them on the web.
Google analyzes key words in the file name, the text on the page adjacent to the image, and other factors to return most relevant results.
Clicking the link in Google, you automatically resubmit your search as an Image search.
Video link...
...opens access to the Google Video library of TV shows, movies, music videos, documentaries, personal works, etc.
You can download free content, preview or buy commercial videos, and upload your own video.
Also, you can use Google Video for commercial purposes.
Clicking the link in Google, you automatically resubmit your search as a Video search.
News link...
...opens News page with access to news from more than 4,500 sources. Google News headlines are updated every 15 minutes.
The news database is separate from the main Google database. You can search news articles up to 30 days past.
Clicking the link in Google, you automatically resubmit your search as a News search, without having to retype your query.
Maps link...
... opens access to Google Maps service. It offers a wide range of geographically based information, from finding places and driving directions to local businesses and landmarks.
Clicking the link in Google, you automatically resubmit your search as a Maps search, without having to retype your query.
Gmail link...
...opens the Gmail sign in/ sign up page.
Blogs link...
...opens the Google Blog Search page. A typical blog (Web log) is a personal webpage (website) with periodical journal style entries. Bloggers were formerly known as "escribitionists".
Blogs discuss any imaginable topic, and Google indexes millions of them. Blogs "push" updates to their subscribers and search engines, so the most recent information is usually available.
Books link...
...opens the Google Book Search page. You can search the full text of hundreds of thousands of books.
Depending on copyright restrictions, you can have full access to the text of a book, or see its fragments, or only its description and indication where to get it.
Google Book Search allows out-of-copyright material to be downloaded in PDF format.
Google Products link...
...opens the Google Products Search page. As a shopping search engine, Google Products offers product information from price comparisons to store and product ratings and reviews.
Google Products helps you find products online.
Groups link...
...opens access to an archive of Usenet and Google groups. Usenet is one of the oldest parts of the Internet. It has over 30,000 active newsgroups where people discuss all kinds of topics.
You can search postings in both active and defunct groups between 1981 and today.
Clicking the link in Google, you automatically resubmit your search as a Groups search.
Patents link...
...opens the Google Patent Search page. All patents come from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and cover patents issued from the 1790s till about 6 months ago. More recent are not yet available.
Google has converted the entire image database of U.S. patents into a searchable format. You can search the full text of U.S. patents.
Blogger link...
...takes you to the Blogger website. You can search blogs, create your own blog, do all kinds of blog things here.
Blogger.com has been acquired by Google, and now it's an integrated part of the whole system.
Calendar link...
...opens the Google Calendar page. You can create your personal calendar, share it with others, import data from MS Outlook and other calendar programmes, and so on.
You can also display a calendar on your site.
Documents link...
...opens a page with an explanation of the service and a Google Account login dialog.
You can work with your documents and spreadsheets online, make them accessible to designated people, or publish them as web pages.
Google Finance link...
...opens the Google Finance page which displays a combination of general market news and in-depth financial information on specific stocks, mutual funds, and public and private companies.
The information comes from a variety of financial data providers, as well as from Google's main search database.
Labs link...
...opens the front page of "Google's technology playground".
Many new ideas are tried out here, such as Google RideFinder for a dozen of US cities, Google Mars, and a whole lot more. Some of them will make it to mainstream search features.
Orkut link...
...opens the Orkut online community page.
Photos link...
...opens the Google photo sharing page based on Picasa Web Albums.
Picasa lets you view, organize, edit and share the digital photos on your PC.
Reader link...
...opens the Google Reader page.
Google Reader checks news sites and blogs for new content. You can specify what sources to check.
Scholar link...
...takes you to the Google Scholar search page. The Google Scholar sources are peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations.
Depending on copyright issues, Google Scholar provides multiple ways to access scholarly content, from free full text to library links and purchase options.
more>> link...
...opens a long list of services and tools provided by Google. It has more search interfaces, such as Catalogs or Books, and a lot of related features, such as Labs or Blogger.
Note that the arrangement of navigational links changes constantly. For instance, quite recently Video was in the primary menu line, then it was replaced by Products. Any migrations are possible any time, the only rule is that the more popular features tend to be placed in the primary menu line.
Upload your videos link...
...opens the "Upload and share your videos" page with a login dialog box.
You need a Google account to upload videos.
Search Box...
...has the same functionality as the Search box on the main Video Search page.
Search button...
...submits your query to the Video library search and takes you to the results page of this search.
Search button...
...submits your query to the Video library search and takes you to the results page of this search.
Advaned Search link...
...opens the Advaned Search page.
Many of the advanced search features, though not all, are accessible from this page. Others require the use of search operators and other tools and techniques.
Top 100 link...
...opens the current list of "Top 100" videos automatically selected by Google. The red and green arrows indicate how each video's position has changed in the past 24 hours.
Category links...
...open lists of videos grouped by category: Comedy, Music videos, Movies, Sports, Animation, and TV Shows.
Within categories you can sort videos by date, title, duration, and more.
Duration drop-down list...
...allows you to limit results list to videos of specified length.
Sort drop-down list...
...allows you to choose the order of videos:
by relevance based on Google search technology; by upload date;
or by title in alphabetical order.
RSS link...
...An RSS feed is a regular update about new content, along with links to that content. An RSS feed reader is required.
Popular videos link...
...opens a list of popular videos. Their popularity is determined automatically.
Thumbnail image...
...is generated from uploaded video. Clicking a thumbnail opens the video for viewing. Details about the video are provided in an information panel.
Video title link...
...opens the same screen as the thumbnal. Video starts playing, and you have details about it in the right panel.
Content provider ...
... is the uploader of the video.
Date...
...is the date of upload.
Rating...
...is calculated based on viewers' ratings. You can rate videos while viewing them by clicking on stars on top of the information panel.
Duration of video...
...indicates the length of the video.
Description...
...is an excerpt from the description of the video.
URL of the video...
...describes the web i of the page where you'll be taken after clicking the thumbnail or the title of this video.
The URL itself is not clickable.
International version links...
...take you to country-specific Google Video pages. Those pages may be very different from your country's page not only in language but also in content.
About RSS link...
...opens a page with a brief explanation of RSS feeds and terms of their use.
Discuss link...
...opens the intro page of Google Video Help group. You can search the group's archive and find out what people think on a variety of issues.
If you have a Google account, you can ask a question or take part in an ongoing discussion.
Download player link...
...opens the Download page of the Google Video player. It lists the player's features and system requirements, as well as has a big Download Video Player button.
Terms link...
...opens the Google Privacy Center page with a description of legal committments on the part of Google and its users.
Help link...
...opens the summary page of the Google Video Help Center.
About Google Video link...
...opens a very basic overview of Google Video.