Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 025.04 EAN: 9780764544200 ISBN: 0764544209 Label: For Dummies Manufacturer: For Dummies Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 360 Publication Date: September 26, 2003 Publisher: For Dummies Sales Rank: 559661 Studio: For Dummies
Product Description* Google is the world's most popular search engine, with more than 150 million queries per day and more than fourteen million users per week * Author Brad Hill, frequently consulted in media coverage of the Internet, will take readers 'under the hood' * Illuminates dozens of packaged Google tools that significantly extend Web searching * Enables more technical readers to install and use the Google API to develop Web querying capabilities for their own programs * Includes extensive coverage of Blogger, the popular Web log service recently acquired by Google
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Easy to read and follow
As always, dummies series of book is well designed for its simplicity, easy to follow and yet packed with neccessary information.
Not for advanced search like boolean, - sign technic or multiple keywords search wth "" mark.
Enough to get u started for sure.
But that is a new type of search tool that can be used together with Google, try at http://www.i1254.com
Very useful search tool indeed. May be next version the book will include a guide on how to use this search tool in ... Read More
Rating: - Worth every penny -- plus more!
If you want to learn everything you can about the most powerful search engine on the Web, this is the book you need. It offers tips and strategies in an easy-to-learn and understand manner. I'm generally not a fan of "dummies" books, but this book made me change my mind. The book is excellent -- worth twice the money.
Rating: - A Godsend
Buy this book for your aging parents rather than trying to teach them how to search the Internet. Saved me from so much frustration, I would have paid twice the price. I only wish I'd thought of this before I tried in the first place. I'll never have to research my mother's vacations or mutual funds for her online again.
Plus, I consider myself a power searcher, and I even learned quite a bit I didn't know from this book.
Rating: - More than just Googling! Way much more!
When I first saw "Google for Dummies," I thought, "A whole book about Google? How much can you say about an online search engine?" I browsed the table of contents and discovered how misinformed I was. After reading the book, I can say that author Brad Hill has done an excellent job of presenting how Google goes far beyond simply spitting out search results and swanky holiday logos.
"Google for Dummies" goes over all the functions, features, and fun tricks associated with the phenomenon that ... Read More
Rating: - good, but it could be better
First, let me say, that I did enjoy the first half of the book. I learned several things. The best part of the book was learning about the answer feature of google that I knew existed but never ventured into it because of the fee-based feature. If anything, he said to check how the researcher use google to answer people questions.Good information! And several key word operators were helpful. So,as a reference to check into once in awhile is not bad.But at 22 dollars I will explain why I was disappointed. Read More
- Easy to read and follow
- Worth every penny -- plus more!
- good, but it could be better
