November 4, 2009

Google Dashboard

Google Dashboard is a new service that shows a summary of the data stored with a Google account. You'll soon find a link to Google Dashboard in the "personal settings" of the "my account" page.


The dashboard lists some of the information associated with the Google services you use: your name, your email address, the number of contacts, the number of conversations in your Gmail inbox, your Google profile, the most recent entries from the web history etc. It's a long answer to the question: "What does Google know about me?".



More information about the new service in a YouTube video that was supposed to be "embargoed until 2am PT, November 5th".

Update: Google Dashboard is now available at http://www.google.com/dashboard.



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36 comments:

  1. WebSonicNovember 4, 2009 at 12:38 PM

    The video is now set as private :-).

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  2. UnknownNovember 4, 2009 at 1:07 PM

    it was already private this morning

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  3. WebSonicNovember 4, 2009 at 1:30 PM

    Hmm, I watched it 10 minutes before posting the message above.

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  4. UnknownNovember 4, 2009 at 1:48 PM

    i got the link to it this morning and it was private

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  5. HughNovember 4, 2009 at 8:53 PM

    I've been waiting for something like this, now if only Google could support 3rd party apps in this dashboard via OpenID, OAuth and OpenSocial (that'd make my day).

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  6. Karthik MuruganNovember 4, 2009 at 10:22 PM

    The dashboard link takes me to https://www.google.com/dashboard, but it throws 404 :(

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  7. UnknownNovember 4, 2009 at 11:09 PM

    404 :(

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  8. MichelinimehikeNovember 4, 2009 at 11:39 PM

    Also 404 :(

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  9. Carlos GuadianNovember 5, 2009 at 12:52 AM

    Also for me, I'm trying but I only get a 404

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  10. UnknownNovember 5, 2009 at 1:27 AM

    That's really interesting. I knew Google stored all my data, but I feel more comfortable being able to see it.
    Thanks for sharing !

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  11. RayNovember 5, 2009 at 1:35 AM

    Link worked for me! =D

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  12. AnonymousNovember 5, 2009 at 1:51 AM

    Well, Dashboard now Works For Me(tm)

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  13. AnnaNovember 5, 2009 at 3:06 AM

    working for me now too. great

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  14. AnonymousNovember 5, 2009 at 3:59 AM

    I wouldn't mind additional button "Remove this service" -- i've tried many of thems (Halth, alarms), but don't use them anymore...

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  15. M Henri DayNovember 5, 2009 at 4:36 AM

    Google seems to know more about me than I do about myself - an elixir against galloping senility ?!!...

    Henri

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  16. AnonymousNovember 5, 2009 at 5:09 AM

    I'm a Brit living in Amsterdam. Dashboard geolocates my IP and presents in Dutch. I neither speak nor read Dutch. There appears to be no option to change to English.

    Assuming geolocation *invariably* indicates the correct display language is a fundamental and obvious error.

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  17. AnonymousNovember 5, 2009 at 5:10 AM

    I also note that although the *option* to comment anonymously is provided, in fact, when trying to do so, a Dutch error which translates to "that request cannot be processed" occurs.

    Then, when you hit back, your original comment has been wiped.

    Fortunately, I have enough experience with WWW interfaces to have opened a text editor and made a copy of my text before posting.

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  18. Alex ChituNovember 5, 2009 at 5:14 AM

    I'm sorry I had to disable anonymous comments and enable moderation, but there are many spam messages that disrupt the conversation.

    To switch Dashboard to English, use this URL: https://www.google.com/dashboard/?hl=en. "hl=**" works for most Google services.

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  19. Gaz DavidsonNovember 5, 2009 at 5:18 AM

    I'm impressed. The only two negative arguments against Google are about privacy and monopoly, this goes some way to doing something about the first. Thanks!

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  20. PeterNovember 5, 2009 at 5:18 AM

    Google Dasboard (http://www.google.com/dashboard) needs Data Liberation Front(http://www.dataliberation.org/) integration.
    Either the Data Liberation Front should come with a special integrated Dasboard page, or the official Daspboard page should be enhanced with a link for each service that points to a description of how to remove-export your data from Google.
    Who whips up a greasemonkey script in the mean time?

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  21. AnonymousNovember 5, 2009 at 6:12 AM

    It is a great move but just also shows how much of a digital footprint that you have online with just one account. Many people have more than one account so the volumes of data is quickly multiplied.

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  22. erictheolsonNovember 5, 2009 at 8:20 AM

    Google rocks. but i got 404 also

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  23. AnonymousNovember 5, 2009 at 10:11 AM

    As the person who uses a lot of Google's services I really appreciate Dashboard as being the primary source of information. However, I couldn't help but think if you could make it customizable enough to add/remove certain parts. For example I don't care about Picasa pictures but I want to see AdWords and Analytics right there.

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  24. HamidNovember 5, 2009 at 12:01 PM

    I can't change language of dashboard page. it is Dutch and there is no option to change language.

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  25. Kaspars FoigtsNovember 5, 2009 at 1:13 PM

    Google Dashboard asks to enter password and then goes into permanent loop in Chrome (too many redirects).

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  26. HetalNovember 5, 2009 at 2:34 PM

    once again google is gr8......!!!!

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  27. AnonymousNovember 5, 2009 at 3:51 PM

    Doesn't work for google apps users!!! only those with a 'normal' gmail account

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  28. Alex ChituNovember 6, 2009 at 12:05 AM

    @Me:

    No, it doesn't require a Gmail account, only a Google account.

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  29. AnonymousNovember 6, 2009 at 4:44 AM

    How do I change the language? I'm in London, but my web traffic is routed over a corporate WAN via Frankfurt, so the page appears for me in German.

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  30. UnknownNovember 6, 2009 at 11:05 AM

    I think this is a great idea

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  31. yudisNovember 7, 2009 at 11:12 AM

    nice :)

    saves my time ;)

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  32. AnonymousNovember 7, 2009 at 11:12 PM

    Such an obvious error!!! Can anyone help me change my language to English? as my dashboard is currently shown in the local language.

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  33. Alex ChituNovember 8, 2009 at 12:26 AM

    Google Dashboard in English:

    https://www.google.com/dashboard/?hl=en

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  34. Arlene, ATT Uverse CouponsNovember 8, 2009 at 6:37 AM

    I have only one word for Google Dashboard...POWERFUL...I'm already using it and wow it's really great..helps me get organize..to do list..notes..you'll love it for sure.

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  35. izdelava spletnih straniNovember 8, 2009 at 2:24 PM

    Everything's fine with google, but don't you think it's a bit to deep into our lives? Everywhere you look, you come a cross a google logo :)

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  36. Lankanews7November 8, 2009 at 11:32 PM

    Yeah ! new service now works fine.
    This is really good tool which easier the life.

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