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Summary List PlacementIf you have a Gmail account that you no longer want, whether because it was for a business you no longer run, or was created when you were thirteen and now only receives spam emails, you may find yourself wanting to delete it.  When you delete a Gmail address, you won't delete the Google account associated with it. This means you'll still...

Summary List PlacementPeople use Google Forms for everything from research surveys to academic quizzes. It's especially helpful because of how customizable the questions are. One of these customization options is the ability to upload files, as well as letting people taking your quiz or survey upload files themselves. If you want to provide a visual aid, or want respondents to hand in an assignment,...

Summary List PlacementCurrently, Google Fiber is offered in 18 cities and provides internet service, TV streaming, and phone plans.  Plan costs vary by region, but for a 1,000 Mbps (also known as a megabit per second) download speed, you can expect to pay around $70 a month. For download speeds ranging up from 100 Mbps, plans start generally start at $50 a month. Those...

Summary List PlacementEarlier this week I was plugging in my Christmas lights when I heard my phone vibrate on the counter — it was a Twitter notification from my company's intern. She said in a direct message, "Read this thread." I stopped what I was doing and began skimming April Christina Curley's Twitter thread about her removal from Google and my jaw dropped. April...

Summary List Placement If you're running a business and want to promote your work, need a professional portfolio that people can use to learn more about you, or simply want to share your thoughts, you might consider making your own website. There are dozens of companies that can help you build and publish a website. But Google Sites makes the process simple, straightforward, and...

Summary List PlacementWith Google Hangouts, a large group of people can be connected despite distance and different types of hardware.  A Hangouts session can consist of chatting, audio calls, live video, or a blend of all these options.  Video Hangouts calls can be shared by up to 25 people, while as many as 150 participants can come together for a text-based meeting.  To start...

Summary List Placement With more and more learning happening online, many educators are using Google Classroom to create virtual spaces in which to share and grade assignments, create discussions between students and teachers, and allow students to track their progress. You can invite students to join your classroom at any time and in multiple ways, but one of the simplest is simply by sharing...

Summary List Placement If you've bought a new iPhone in the past few years, you might not think much about the fact that when you open Safari and type in a search the results you get come from Google. Most people use Google to search on the internet anyway — what you got was what you expected. It was familiar. It was also not...

Google is one of the most desireable places to work, regularly topping Glassdoor's "Best Places to Work" list. When considering who to bring on, the company looks for someone who has these four traits and weighs them equally: mastery of the actual role, cognitive ability (how smart you are), Googleyness, and leadership ability (even if you're not applying for a managerial role). Because many...

To change your ringtone on an Android phone, you'll need to go through the "Sounds and vibration" menu in your Settings app. In this menu, you can change your ringtone to a custom tone, or pick from a list of preset tones. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Your phone's ringtone can say a lot about your personality.  The default ringtone that comes...

You can easily change your default Google account, which is associated with your Gmail address, through the web browser on your computer. To do so, you'll need to sign out of all your Google accounts, and then sign back into the one you want to have as your default. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. A new job, a new life direction, a...

If Google Maps isn't working, you can usually solve your issue in a few different ways.  You may need to update your Google Maps app, connect to a stronger Wi-Fi signal, recalibrate the app, or check your location services.  You can also reinstall the Google Maps app if it isn't working, or simply restart your iPhone or Android phone.  Visit Business Insider's homepage for...

You can easily share a video on Google Drive with other users.  If you share a video with a user on Google Drive, they must have the appropriate permissions set up to watch or download it.  You can share a video on Google Drive with a specific person, anyone with a sharing link, or even the general public. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more...

You can easily sign out of your Google account via a web browser on a computer or iPhone. However, if you're using an Android, you can only sign out of your Google account through the Settings app. Your Google account stores a large amount of personal information about you, so It's important that you actively sign out of your Google account to protect your...

You can change the background color on Google Docs in just a few simple steps.  You'll be able to pick from a group of preset colors, or you can use an HTML color code to select a specific color or shade. Here's what you'll need to do to change the background color on a Google Doc, and even make it your new default setting....

To screen record on your Chromebook, you'll first have to download a Chrome extension. There are several extensions you can use to screen record on your Chromebook, including Loom, Screencastify, and Screen Recorder. Here's how to screen record on your Chromebook using the Loom extension. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Chromebooks are fairly bare-bones when it comes to pre-loaded applications.  And while...

You can easily delete any Google Groups that were used for a temporary project or just to free up page space.          You can delete a Google Group in a few simple steps using your Google profile. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Google Groups is a platform where you can bring people together to have discussions, host question and answer sessions, organize emails,...

You can use Google Earth's historical imagery tool to essentially go back in time. Google Earth's tool lets you view what certain points on the globe looked like many years in the past. In order to access and use it, you have to use the desktop application, rather than the Google Earth mobile app. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. In itself, Google...