Google Sites

Google Sites

Screenshot of a Web page made using Google Sites
Developer(s) Google
Initial release February 28, 2008 (2008-02-28)
Type Wiki
License Creative Commons or Apache License
Website sites.google.com

Google Sites is a structured wiki- and Web page-creation tool offered by Google as part of the G Suite productivity suite. The goal of Google Sites is for anyone to be able to create a team-oriented site where multiple people can collaborate and share files.[1]

History

Google Sites started out as JotSpot, the name and sole product of a software company that offered enterprise social software. It was targeted mainly at small-sized and medium-sized businesses. The company was founded by Joe Kraus and Graham Spencer, co-founders of Excite.

In February 2006, JotSpot was named part of Business 2.0, "Next Net 25",[2] and in May 2006, it was honored as one of InfoWorld's "15 Start-ups to Watch".[3] In October 2006, JotSpot was acquired by Google.[4] Google announced a prolonged data transition of webpages created using Google Page Creator (also known as "Google Pages") to Google Sites servers in 2007. On February 28, 2008, Google Sites was unveiled using the JotSpot technology.[5] The service was free, but users needed a domain name, which Google offered for $10. However, as of May 21, 2008, Google Sites became available for free, separately from Google Apps, and without the need for a domain.[6]

In June 2016, Google introduced a complete rebuild of the Google Sites platform.[7] At the time of writing, this is available on a limited trial basis to Apps customers who opt into the trial. On November 23rd, 2016 the rebuild of Google Sites went live to all G App users. The user interface has been updated, with themes that use Google's Material Design aesthetic, the new Sites are based on responsive web design, Google Analytics is now available on new Google Sites to track engagement and you can edit the site collaboratively at the same time.[8]

Features

Extension

  1. Separation or Abstraction — the custom code can be abstracted to a distinct file
  2. Reuse — the same gadget can be reused by multiple sites as it is published publicly
  1. one HTML Box cannot interact or refer to code outside including other HTML Boxes
  2. Script cannot create another script, image or link tags

Limitations

Censorship

Following a regional Turkish court ruling in 2009, all pages hosted on Google Sites had been blocked. It was done after one of the pages contained an alleged insult of Turkey's founder, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. In 2012 the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) ruled this a breach of Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights (Yildirim v Turkey, 2012).[11] However, as of October 2013, Google Sites remained fully blocked to users in Turkey.[12]

See also

References

  1. "Google Sites Profile - What is Google Sites?". Webtrends.about.com. 2008-03-17. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
  2. Schonfeld, Eric (2008-02-28). "CNN's – The Webtop". CNNMoney.com. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
  3. Gruman, Galen (2006-05-15). "JotSpot delivers enterprise wikis and mashups". InfoWorld. Retrieved 2008-02-29.
  4. Spot on – Google Blog, November 1, 2006
  5. Auchard, Eric (2008-02-28). "Google offers team Web site publishing service". Yahoo! News. Archived from the original on 2008-03-02. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
  6. "Google Sites Help Group". 2008-05-22. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
  7. "Google Apps for Work – Email, Collaboration Tools And More". apps.google.com. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
  8. "Introducing the New Google Sites (Who used old one?)". http://www.digitalsquad.co.nz. Digital Squad NZ. November 23, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016. External link in |website= (help)
  9. Google Sites Documentation
  10. "How much storage do I have in Google Sites?". Retrieved 2008-09-10.
  11. 1 Crown Office Row (2013-01-16). "Turkish block on Google site breached Article 10 rights, rules Strasbourg". UK Human Rights Blog. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
  12. "Google Transparency Report – Turkey, Google Sites". Google. Retrieved October 4, 2013.

External links

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