Summary:Googlepedia is the all-encompassing book about everything Google. Not only will you learn advanced search techniques, but you also will learn how to master Google's web and software tools.
It's all inside!Google may be the Internet's most popular search site, but it's also more than just simple web searches.
Googlepedia will show you how to:
* Use Google to search for pictures, news headlines, and scholarly articles with Google Image Search, Google News, and Google Scholar
* Read and respond to blog postings and create your own blogs with Blogger
* Search for free and commercial videos to download with Google Video
* Create maps and driving directions with Google Maps
* Use Google's free web-based email service, Gmail* Edit and organize your digital photos with Picasa
* Create your own custom search applications using the Google API -- and "hack" the Google interface to provide customized searches and results
Here are just some of the Google services and applications covered in this massive book:
* Gmail, Google's web-based email service
* Google Web Search, the most popular search on the Internet
* Google AdSense, which puts profit-making ads on your own website
* Google AdWords, which lets you buy keyword advertising on the Google family of sites
* Google Base, a marketplace for buying and selling merchandise
* Google Book Search, which lets you search the full text of selected books
* Google Calendar, a web-based scheduling and public calendar service
* Google Desktop, which searches documents and emails on your PC's hard drive -- and puts useful "gadget" on your computer desktop
* Google Directory, the best sites on the web, hand-picked by Google's editors
* Google Earth, a fun way to view 3D maps of any location on Earth
* Google Finance, full of stock quotes and information
* Google Groups, a collection of user-created message forums -- and a searchable archive of Usenet articles
* Google Image Search, which searches the web for pictures and other images
* Google Maps, which generates maps, satellite images, and driving directions for any location
* Google Mobile Services, which puts Google on your mobile phone or PDA
* Google News, which collects the latest headlines from the web's major news sources
* Google Pack, Google's most popular software and services
* Google Scholar, the search engine for scholarly books and articles
* Froogle, Google's online shopping search engine
* Picasa, Google's free digital photo editing program
Do you want to learn and ultimately master Google's web and software tools beyond what information can find through their help files?
Well Googlepedia shows both casual end-users and professional web developers how to get the most out of the Google search site and Google's powerful tools. For web searchers, Googlepedia describes how Google indexes web pages and ranks search results, and provides step-by-step instructions on conducting both basic and advanced queries. All types of searches are presented, including searches of specific government and university web sites. Finally, webmasters and website developers learn how to submit their pages to Google for indexing, increase their search rankings, incorporate Google searches on their Web sites, and use Google's Adsense service to make money from any sized website. For all web users, Googlepedia shows how to use and master Google's web-based and software-based tools. Readers learn how to enhance their PC's operation with the Google Pack and Google Toolbar; map destinations, get driving directions, and find nearby businesses with Google Maps and Google Earth; find the best online bargains with Froogle; instant message other users with Google Talk; view web pages in other languages with Google Translate; create their own blogs with Blogger; use Google on their mobile phones; and much, much more.
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It's all inside!Google may be the Internet's most popular search site, but it's also more than just simple web searches.
Googlepedia will show you how to:
* Use Google to search for pictures, news headlines, and scholarly articles with Google Image Search, Google News, and Google Scholar
* Read and respond to blog postings and create your own blogs with Blogger
* Search for free and commercial videos to download with Google Video
* Create maps and driving directions with Google Maps
* Use Google's free web-based email service, Gmail* Edit and organize your digital photos with Picasa
* Create your own custom search applications using the Google API -- and "hack" the Google interface to provide customized searches and results
Here are just some of the Google services and applications covered in this massive book:
* Gmail, Google's web-based email service
* Google Web Search, the most popular search on the Internet
* Google AdSense, which puts profit-making ads on your own website
* Google AdWords, which lets you buy keyword advertising on the Google family of sites
* Google Base, a marketplace for buying and selling merchandise
* Google Book Search, which lets you search the full text of selected books
* Google Calendar, a web-based scheduling and public calendar service
* Google Desktop, which searches documents and emails on your PC's hard drive -- and puts useful "gadget" on your computer desktop
* Google Directory, the best sites on the web, hand-picked by Google's editors
* Google Earth, a fun way to view 3D maps of any location on Earth
* Google Finance, full of stock quotes and information
* Google Groups, a collection of user-created message forums -- and a searchable archive of Usenet articles
* Google Image Search, which searches the web for pictures and other images
* Google Maps, which generates maps, satellite images, and driving directions for any location
* Google Mobile Services, which puts Google on your mobile phone or PDA
* Google News, which collects the latest headlines from the web's major news sources
* Google Pack, Google's most popular software and services
* Google Scholar, the search engine for scholarly books and articles
* Froogle, Google's online shopping search engine
* Picasa, Google's free digital photo editing program
Do you want to learn and ultimately master Google's web and software tools beyond what information can find through their help files?
Well Googlepedia shows both casual end-users and professional web developers how to get the most out of the Google search site and Google's powerful tools. For web searchers, Googlepedia describes how Google indexes web pages and ranks search results, and provides step-by-step instructions on conducting both basic and advanced queries. All types of searches are presented, including searches of specific government and university web sites. Finally, webmasters and website developers learn how to submit their pages to Google for indexing, increase their search rankings, incorporate Google searches on their Web sites, and use Google's Adsense service to make money from any sized website. For all web users, Googlepedia shows how to use and master Google's web-based and software-based tools. Readers learn how to enhance their PC's operation with the Google Pack and Google Toolbar; map destinations, get driving directions, and find nearby businesses with Google Maps and Google Earth; find the best online bargains with Froogle; instant message other users with Google Talk; view web pages in other languages with Google Translate; create their own blogs with Blogger; use Google on their mobile phones; and much, much more.
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