Google Search & Rescue For Dummies

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John Wiley & Sons, 24.10.2005 - 390 Seiten
Be amazed at all the ways Google's at your service!

Here's how to find your way through all the information Google offers

More than a search engine, Google has become a lifestyle. This book introduces you to the rest of the Google family - valuable tools such as Google Maps, Google Video, Google Earth, Google Scholar, and Gmail. Play Google games, shop with Froogle, or find stuff on your own computer with Google Desktop. The possibilities will make you Google-eyed!

Discover how to
* Refine your results with search operators
* Use Google as an answer engine
* Enjoy one-click searching with Google Toolbar
* Get specific information with Google Labs services
* Simplify e-mail with Gmail
 

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Inhalt

Introduction
1
Jumping Into Google
9
Google Saves the Day Every Day
11
Reclaiming Your Time from Wasteful Searching
21
Taming Google
49
Recovering the Facts Using Google as an Answer Engine
51
Froogle and Google Catalogs Rescue Your Gift List
65
Saving Yourself from TV News with Google News
85
Lifelines Googling from Anywhere
213
Reclaiming Your Lost Stuff Google Desktop to the Rescue
225
Saved by a Thread Reinventing Email with Gmail
233
Giving Your Visitors a Leg Up Google on Your Site
245
The Business of Google
253
Bringing Google and Its Users to Your Site
255
Stimulating Your Business with AdWords
269
Rescuing Your Revenue with Google AdSense
285

Preserving Online Conversations with Google Groups
97
Mapping the Webs Terrain
125
Specialty Searching
133
Searching the Neighborhood
135
Shining the Search Spotlight on Specialty Categories
167
The Professional Rescue Team at Google Answers
175
Experimenting in Google Labs
193
Putting Google to Work
211
The Part of Tens
301
Ten Alternative Googles
303
Ten More Alternative Googles
331
Ten Google Games
345
Ten Sites and Blogs about Google
363
Index
369
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Autoren-Profil (2005)

Brad Hill has worked in the online field since 1992 and is regarded as a preeminent advocate of the online experience. As a best-selling author of books and in his columns, Hill reaches a global audience of consumers who rely on his writings to help determine their online service choices.
Brad’s books include a Publishers Weekly bestseller and a Book-of-the-Month catalog selection. Brad’s titles in the For Dummies series include Internet Searching For Dummies, Building Your Business with Google For Dummies, and Yahoo! For Dummies. He operates the Search Report Web site (www.TheSearchReport.com) and is a staff blogger at WeblogsInc (www.weblogsinc.com).
Brad is often consulted in the media’s coverage of the Internet. He appears on television and radio Webcasts and is quoted in publications such as Business Week, the New York Times, and PC World.
Brad doesn’t get outdoors much. Sunshine baffles him. As compensation, he is listed in Who’s Who and is a member of The Author’s Guild.

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