Google Sites : Google Sites Google Sites is a structured wiki offered by Google as part of Google Apps.
It was launched on February 28, 2008.
It replaces Google Page Creator, Google's previous webpage creation service.
Google Sites: Features : Google Sites: Features In its current stage of development (June 2009) offers the following features:
A web address of the form "http://sites.google.com/site/sitename/".
A limited number of themes (24 as of June 2009)
Limited use of HTML coding. CSS (cascading style sheets) cannot be incorporated in the theme templates.
Google Sites: Features : Google Sites: Features Ability to insert:
Videos from Google Video/YouTube
Google Docs document
Google Calendar
AdWords and AdSense (none by default)
There are no ads displayed by default.
Google Sites: Limitations : Google Sites: Limitations 100 MB of storage (for free account) and 10 GB of storage for Google Apps users Google Docs document.
Non-collaborators cannot add anonymous comments (only invited people can "write" to site.)
Cannot clone/copy site.
No RSS feeds for site updates.
No data export / backup functionality.
Must use provided site themes and structure (limited customization is available, colors, font-type, font-size, no CSS, no JavaScript, etc.).
Google Sites: Uses : Google Sites: Uses Centralize project or team information
Publish product information
Collaborate with partners and customers.
Collaborate with colleagues and students
Example Site : Example Site
Create New Site : Create New Site
Google Sites : Google Sites Recommended Tutorials for Google Sites
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD-4FRTzxkI (Simple, secure group websites)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1B_q_EiVHI(RU # 1: How to Create a New Site)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HW3OElLssgE(RU #2: How to Edit and Add Media to your Google Site)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKXFDdwLLgA(RU #3: How to Change the Appearence of Your Site)
Google SitesRecommended Tutorials Cont’d : Google SitesRecommended Tutorials Cont’d http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDxXWf4OXzU (RU #4: How to Share Your Site)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_KnC2EIS5w (Google Sites Tour)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JB6rh2NLcOc (Univ. San Francisco: Editing HTML)