Google Sites

Google Sites Launched

After more than a year since the JotSpot acquisition, Google finally launched a service that uses JotSpot's technology: Google Sites. The new service is a part of Google Apps and allows you to create web sites collaboratively. "People can work together on a Site to add file attachments, information from other Google applications (like Google Docs, Google Calendar, YouTube and Picasa), and new free-form content. Creating a site together is as easy as editing a document, and you always control who has access, whether it's just yourself, your team, or your whole organization," explains Google.

Google offers templates, a rich-text editor, 10GB of storage for each Google Apps account and integration with other Google services so you can embed gadgets, calendars, spreadsheets, presentations, photo slideshows and videos. You can invite people to collaborate or just view a site and you can also publish the site so that anyone can view it.

VentureBeat likes the new service. "Creating a new site with Google Sites is very easy. (...) You can start out by creating a front page for your site and from there decide whether to add more standard pages" or use one of the built-in templates: dashboard, blog, file cabinet, list.


Webware notices that Google doesn't offer too many features. "As is typical for Google productivity applications when they first launch, the functionality inside Sites is on the spare side, but the collaboration features are clear, easy to use, and well-chosen. This is a capable workgroup wiki, and even in this early stage its integration with the Docs and Apps suites makes it an excellent collaboration tool."

Here are three examples of Google Sites: a company intranet, a ski club site and a team project.



The video shows how easy is to create a simple site:

The new service is enabled by default for all the new Google Apps accounts, but administrators need to enable it explicitly for the existing accounts.

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Ajax using Java - Digging Deeper Into GWT

(Under Indic Threads Pune)

The session at the last Java meet gave an overview of Google Technologies and APIs. In continuation with that theme, the session this month delves deep into GWT territory. Rohit Ghatol speaks about "Ajax using Java - Digging Deeper Into GWT".

Session Abstract :

* GWT Architectural Overview

* GWT Benefits

* Basic App - Code & Demo

* Advanced App - Code & Demo (App Controlled by a backend)

* Design principles when working with Ajax UI

o Covering MVC to the fullest extend

o Covering DTOs with the RPC Services of GWT

* Introduction to must use open source libraries with GWT

o MyGWT

o GWT-DND

Rohit GhatolSpeaker
Bio- Rohit Ghatol has
been a Software Professional for about 6 years. He currently plays a
role of Project Manager at Synerzip Softech. He has a BE Computer
Engineering Degree from PICT Pune. His main interests lies in keeping
abreast with what's new in the Technology world. He has also been
involved in taking training on Java technologies like Hibernate, Java
Server Faces, Struts, Google Web Toolkit , Grails and many such topics.
Founder "Pune Google Technology User Group"

Date and Time:

Saturday, 1st March 2008

6.00 pm - 7.30 pm: Ajax using Java - Digging Deeper into the Google Web Toolkit (GWT)

Venue:

Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research (SICSR),

7th floor, Atur Center, Model Colony, Pune


Directions - Map -
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* Entry is free of cost. Entry on first come first served basis.

InDepth GWT (Google Web Toolkit) Seminar on 1st of March with Indic Threads

We are thinking about having an in depth Google Web Toolkit Seminar on 1st of March with Indic Threads Pune.(This is still in tentative stage, but I wanted to share this early with all of the members.)

Ajax using Java - Digging Deeper (using GWT)

  • Architectural Overview
  • Undeniable Benefits
  • Actual Coding Demo of basic sample
  • Actual Coding Demo of advanced complex app (Controlled by a backend)
  • Design principles when working with Ajax UI
    • Covering MVC to the fullest extend
    • Inshort Covering DTOs with the RPC Services of GWT
  • Introduction Must use open source libraries with GWT
    • MyGWT
    • GWT-DND

The Seminar is expected to be of 90 minutes, to do justice to the topic. Please feel free to forward this post to any one interested.

I would post the complete details of the seminar when they are communicated to me.