Glossary D

Google Dashboard is a transparent way for you to see what Google services you're using and what sort of information is being stored on Google servers. Since Google's AdSense advertising uses information gathered about you to serve targeted ads, your recent search history or other activity may explain any unusual advertising you're seeing.

The Open Directory Project, also known as DMOZ, is a volunteer-edited database of websites filed by category. Using Google Directory allows you to rapidly search DMOZ.

DoubleClick offers services to advertisers and content publishers to help them track and serve online ads.

dMarc Broadcasting, Inc, is a radio advertising company that was purchased by Google in January of 2007. The company was purchased to enhance AdWords, so that AdWords customers could buy radio advertising space in addition to Web advertisements.

Define: is a Google Web search function that searches for glossary definitions for a word.

Google Desktop is a search utility that runs on a Windows XP or Windows 2000 desktop and allows you to search for emails, web history, and files on your hard drive. Google Desktop also allows you to install Google Gadgets

DiggTorrents is a specialized search engine that uses Google Co-op to find BitTorrent files.

Google Directory is a Google enhanced way to navigate the Open Directory Project. The Open Directory Project is non-commercial and maintained outside of Google. It is a volunteer-edited database of websites filed by category. Using Google Directory allows you to narrow a very broad search into only information within a certain category.

Docs & Spreadsheets is the combination of Google Spreadsheets and Google Writely.

Dodgeball is a social networking tool using mobile phones. It allows you to broadcast your location to other users, so they can meet up with you for social events or lets you know if your friends and crushes are nearby.

Doodles are the whimsical logo variations that occasionally appear on the Google search main page. Doodles often mark holidays, but occasionally they're created to draw attention to charities or non-profit organizations.

Doorway pages or Gateway pages are pages that are optimized for one key term but are really designed to be gateways to lead you to different content.

Demo Slam is a YouTube demo competition

Learn more about Google Drive.