Regard to Thomas Read, other fellow stundent and to the Question ´´Google love them or hate them?´´ for me personally i only see the Love part, google site is the easiest way to access information quickly and and up date, you can work on this site, records, information example
Google Docs, Google calender, youTube and is free No programming or databsase skills, you can control who can access your website, whether it's you, your team or your organization. In fact, you can publish it to the world. Google apps sites can be accessed from any internet connection whatsoever.
Google Sites is a structured and web page-creation tool offered by Google as part of the Google Apps 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. (Wikipedia 2012)
Google Sites is the easiest way to access the information easily, quickly and up to date. You can work together on a Site; add records, information from other Google applications (such as Google Docs, Google Calendar, YouTube and Picasa), and the most important is; It's FREE!!. Creating a site together is as easy as editing a document, you can control who can access the website, whether it's you, your team or your organization. In fact, you can publish it to the world. Google apps sites can be accessed from any internet connection whatsoever.
1. Free
2. Fast and easy to edit
3. No programming or database skills required
4. Ideal for newbie who wants to build a website for the first time
5. No software installation required
6. Integrated with Google apps
7. Creator can access tools anywhere
8. Creator has full control on page access and permission
9. Function as a basic project manager