Today I received a report(blog update) from Rapleaf.com about their Part 2 Analysis on AOL, Gmail, Hotmail and Yahoo mail. From their report I have noticed that Gmail users tend to be slightly better connected to various areas on web. Then I suppose, Google to facilitate something more than its “Google Accounts Page” to access all its products/web services. Not less than an hour I read it, I had noticed the new “Dashboard” feature available in my Google accounts page when I tried to access it to edit some info.
So here I would like to share about Google’s newly launched Dashboard technically called Google Dashboard.
What is Google Dashboard ?
It is a tool that helps Google’s account holders to give an overview of data associated with their accounts. That means it gives instant access to look and control all Google products that are associated with your Google Account!
Where is it located?
Sign into your Google account and click on the ‘Settings’ link at the top right hand corner of Google.com page then click on ‘Google account settings’. When you land on your accounts page, under Personal Settings you can see the Dashboard feature to which a phrase “View data stored with this account” is hyperlinked. Just click on that and you will be taken to Google Dashboard and can have a glance to all your Google profiles! Or simply follow this link.
Click on this Google Dashboard – video from Google.
What is Difference between Google Account page and Dashboard?
While Google’s account page give you a list of services you use from Google, Dashboard gives you specific info on each service you have stored and amazingly with edit options!
When you land on Dashboard Page you will find Google Web Services listed on the left side and Edit options towards right side. What not, there are many services and products collected at one place. At my first view I was a bit confused when I couldn’t found few of my most accessed Google features Analytics, Webmaster Tools and Maps but they are listed under ‘Other products’ which is placed at bottom of the page.
Also I noticed, Dashboard is missing ‘Google Video’ and ‘Groups’ which I am accustomed to visit.
Is it much secured?
See what Google experts say
“Over the past 11 years, Google has focused on building innovative products for our users. Today, with hundreds of millions of people using those products around the world, we are very aware of the trust that you have placed in us, and our responsibility to protect your privacy and data. In the past, we’ve taken numerous steps in this area, investing in educating our users with our Privacy Center, making it easier to move data in and out of Google with our Data Liberation Front, and allowing you to control the ads you see with interest-based advertising. Transparency, choice and control have become a key part of Google’s philosophy, and today, we’re happy to announce that we’re doing even more.In an effort to provide you with greater transparency and control over their own data, we’ve built the Google Dashboard.“
So there shouldn’t be any bother from security reasons, that’s because its Google!
Finally, my dear friends enjoy accessing all your Google Products at One place and share with me what you are missing, I guess you might not see few of your interesting profiles but don’t worry Google will sooner fix them all!
