Google.com is one of the most popular sites on the Internet and is used around the world by millions of people every day. Sure, you know how to "Google it" when you're searching for something--anything --on the Web. It's plenty fast and easy to use. But did you know how much more you could achieve with the world's best search engine by clicking beyond the "Google Search" button?
While you can interface with Google in 97 languages and glean results in 35, you can't find any kind of instruction manual from Google. Lucky for you, our fully updated and greatly expanded second edition to the bestselling "Google: The Missing Manual" covers everything you could possibly want to know about Google, including the newest and coolest--and often most underused (what is Froogle, anyway?)--features. There's even a full chapter devoted to Gmail, Google's free email service that includes a whopping 2.5 GB of space).
This wise and witty guide delivers the complete scoop on Google, from how it works to how you can search far more effectively and efficiently (no more scrolling through 168 pages of seemingly irrelevant results); take best advantage of Google's lesser-known features, such as Google Print, Google Desktop, and Google Suggest; get your website listed on Google; track your visitors with Google Analytics; make money with AdWords and AdSense; and much more.
Whether you're new to Google or already a many-times-a-day user, you're sure to find tutorials, tips, tricks, and tools that take you well beyond simple search to Google gurudom.
About the Authors
Sarah Milstein is an editor with O'Reilly, focusing on the Missing Manual series. She's written numerous articles for the New York Times, and is the former editor of the New York Software Industry Association's newsletter. Before that, she worked in the non-profit sector.
Rael Dornfest is Chief Technology Officer at OReilly Media. He assesses, experiments, programs, fiddles, fidgets, and writes for the OReilly Network and various OReilly publications. Rael is Series Editor of the OReilly Hacks series and has edited, contributed to, and coauthored various OReilly books, including Mac OS X Panther Hacks, Mac OS X Hacks, Google Hacks, Essential Blogging, and Peer to Peer: Harnessing the Power of Disruptive Technologies. He is also Program Chair for the OReilly Emerging Technology Conference. In his copious free time, Rael develops bits and bobs of freeware, particularly the Blosxom weblog application, is Editor in Chief of MobileWhack, and (more often than not) maintains his Raelity Bytes weblog.
Table of Contents:
The Missing Credits Introduction Part One: Searching with Google Chapter 1. Google 101 The Heart of Google: Basic Text Searches How to Get More out of Google Getting Specific To Quote a Phrase Searching Within Your Results And vs. Or Just Say No Just Say Yes Getting Lucky Two Important Google Quirks Wildcards The Ten-Word Limit Interpreting Your Results Your Actual Results The Things You Didn't Ask For The Stuff at the Bottom of the Results Page When Not to Use Google Nine Very Cool Google Tricks Definitions Calculator Phonebook Street Maps Stock Quotes Patents, Tracking IDs, and Other Numeric Goodies Weather Q&A Movies A Final Tip: Googling Google Chapter 2. Superior Searching Have It Your Way: Setting Preferences Interface Language Search Language SafeSearch Filtering Number of Results Results Window Advanced Search Refining Your Search Page-Specific Search Topic-Specific Searches Advanced Search on Steroids Searching by Language and Country Searching by Town Getting Fancy with Syntax Searching Titles Searching Text Searching Anchors Searching Within Sites and Domains Searching URLs Who Links to Whom? Caching Up Daterange Searching by File Type Searching for Related Content Synonyms Most of the Kit and Caboodle Mixing Syntax How Not to Mix Syntax How to Mix Syntax Correctly Anatomy of a Google URL Changing the Number of Results Changing the Interface Language Two More URL Tricks Part Two: Google Tools Chapter 3. Googling Further: Images, News, Maps, and Google Images Searching for Images Reading Your Images Results Google News Searching Google News Browsing Google News Customizing Google News Getting the News Delivered Google Maps Using Google Maps Getting Directions Using Local Search and Maps Together Google Directory When to Use the Directory Browsing the Directory Searching the Directory Google Print Searching for Books Chapter 4. Googling with Others: Groups and Answers Google Groups When to Use Google Groups How Google Groups Are Organized How the Usenet Groups Are Organized Navigating Google Groups Posting Messages in Google Groups How to Create a Google Group Google Answers When to Use Google Answers Before You Ask a Question Asking a Question While You Wait Getting an Answer Changing Your Account Settings Chapter 5. Shopping with Google When to Use Froogle Finding Stuff with Froogle Searching Advanced Froogle Search Shopping Lists Chapter 6. The Google Toolbar The Google Toolbar: Search Faster Installing the Google Toolbar Working with the Search Box The Two Toolbar Buttons You Can't Get Rid Of The Optional Toolbar Buttons Other Browsers with Google Features Safari Mozilla, Firefox, and Netscape Two More Browsers Worth Mentioning Chapter 7. More Cool Google Tools Alternative Search Boxes Browser Buttons Search Sidebars Searching from the Address Bar Bookmarklets Google Desktop Search Installing Google Desktop Search Using Google Desktop Search Disabling Google Desktop Search Google Deskbar Installing the Deskbar Searching via the Deskbar Customizing the Deskbar Experimental Google Tools Personalized Search Personalize Your Homepage My Search History Google Suggest Google Video Google Web Accelerator Google Sets Google Wireless Can Your Device Get Online? Is Your Device Actually Online? Googling on the Fly Google Mobile Local Search Froogle on the Road Google SMS Sending Out an SMS Part Three: Google for Webmasters Chapter 8. Becoming a Search Result Getting Your Site Ready for Google The Fundamental Steps Getting Google's Attention Introduce Yourself to Google Link Up I Link Up II Does Google Know You're There? Rising in Google Results Getting Rid of Google Hiding from the Whole World Hiding from Google Removing Yourself from Google Adding Google Searches to Your Site Adding a Box for Searching the Web Adding a Box for Searching Your Site Chapter 9. Making Money with Google Google AdSense Signing Up f Chapter 10. Google Analytics How Google Analytics Works Setting Up Google Analytics Signing Up Setting Up Your Site for Tracking A Snapshot of Your Web Traffic The Executive Overview Changing the Date Range Exporting the Data Printing a Report Assessing Your Site Your Most (and Least) Popular Pages More Content Performance Reports Fine-Tuning a Chart Drill-Down Analysis Goal Tracking Creating a Goal Reporting with Goals Understanding Your Visitors Where They Live and Who They Are New and Returning Visitors Browser Capabilities Part Four: Gmail Chapter 11. Gmail Welcome to Gmail Getting a Gmail Account A Peek in the Gmail Window Composing and Sending Messages Formatting a Message with Rich Text Adding File Attachments to Messages Using Picasa to Send Photos by Gmail Creating a Signature File Receiving and Reading Gmail Checking Your Gmail Reading Your Gmail Messages Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam Gmail Mailbox Management Archiving Messages Taking Actions with Messages Creating and Applying Message Labels Mail Filters Googling Your Gmail Deleting Messages Forever Printing Messages The Contacts List Manually Adding Contacts to Gmail Importing Contacts from Other Mail Programs Troubleshooting Importing Errors with Contacts Editing and Deleting Gmail Contacts Adjusting Your Account Settings Mail Settings Labels Filters Forwarding and POP Account Settings Other Cool Gmail Tricks Gmail Keyboard Shortcuts Turning Gmail into a Web-Based File Server Three Other Ways of Reading Gmail Using Gmail with a Different Mail Program Auto-Forwarding Gmail Messages Using Gmail with a News Reader Part Five: Appendix Appendix. The Google Wide Web Sites That Use Google Sites That Discuss Google Index
About the Author :
Sarah Milstein is an editor with O'Reilly, focusing on the Missing Manual series. She's written numerous articles for the New York Times, and is the former editor of the New York Software Industry Association's newsletter. Before that, she worked in the non-profit sector. Intermittently, Sarah posts quirky movie reviews on her web site, www dogsandshoes.com.Rael Dornfest is Chief Technology Officer at OReilly Media. He assesses, experiments, programs, fiddles, fidgets, and writes for the OReilly Network and various OReilly publications. Rael is Series Editor of the OReilly Hacks series and has edited, contributed to, and coauthored various OReilly books, including Mac OS X Panther Hacks, Mac OS X Hacks, Google Hacks, Essential Blogging, and Peer to Peer: Harnessing the Power of Disruptive Technologies. He is also Program Chair for the OReilly Emerging Technology Conference. In his copious free time, Rael develops bits and bobs of freeware, particularly the Blosxom weblog application, is Editor in Chief of MobileWhack, and (more often than not) maintains his Raelity Bytes weblog.
