Googlepedia: The Ultimate Google Resource (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

~ Michael Miller (Author)
Key Phrases: google labs, page elements, webmaster tools, Google Maps, Google Checkout, Google Desktop (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Review

Google is much more than a search engine, but most people don't know how to access the other features. This is a big, big book and it will show you the ropes. Get high altitude photos of almost any urban area and have Google label the roads. Have Google show the names and locations of the restaurants. Add driving directions. Read and respond to blogs; create your own blog. And on into the night.

- Bob and Joy Schwabach, On Computers Column/Universal Press Syndicate 10/16/06

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Description

A new edition of this title is available, ISBN-10: 0789738201 ISBN-13: 9780789738202

 

 

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!

 

Blogger-create your own personal blog

 

Gmail-Google’s web-based email service

 

Google Web Search-the most popular search on the Internet

 

Google AdSense-put profit-making ads on their own website

 

Google AdWords-buy keyword advertising on the Google site

 

Google Product Search-find hot deals without ever leaving your office chair

 

Google Book Search-search the full text of selected books

 

Google Calendar-a web-based scheduling and public calendar service

 

Google Checkout-pay for your Web goodies and collect payments from people who buy from you

 

Google Desktop-search documents and emails on your PC’s hard drive

 

Google Directory-the best sites on the Web, picked by Google’s editors

 

Google Docs & Spreadsheets-create and share web-based word processing and spreadsheet documents

 

Google Earth-a fun way to view 3D maps of any location on Earth

 

YouTube-view and share videos over the Web

 

Google Groups-a collection of user-created message forums

 

Google Image Search-search the web for pictures

 

Google Maps-maps, satellite images, and driving directions for any location

 

GOOGLE MAY BE THE INTERNET'S MOST POPULAR SEARCH SITE, BUT IT’S ALSO MORE THAN JUST SIMPLE WEB SEARCHES.

 

     •    Use Google to search for news headlines, scholarly articles, and the best prices on the Web

     •    Read and respond to blog postings and create your own blogs with Blogger

     •    View the latest viral videos with YouTube

     •    Create maps and driving directions with Google Maps

     •    Use Google’s free web-based email service Gmail

     •    Create your own custom Google Maps mashups–and put customized Google search on your own website

 

Michael Miller has written more than 75 nonfiction how-to books, including Que’s

Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Computer Basics, Tricks of the eBay Masters, and iPodpedia: The Ultimate iPod and iTunes Resource.

 

Category Internet
Covers    Google
User Level    Intermediate to Advanced

 

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Product Details

• Paperback: 864 pages
• Publisher: Que; 2 edition (September 20, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789736756
• ISBN-13: 978-0789736758
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.9 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #846,468 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Antidote to Google Burnout, January 8, 2008

By	Kathleen Connolly "PagesOnPages" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As webweaver and search optimizer for my company, I'm always on Internet information overload. There's a lot to be said for any book that gives me ready access to the many topics I need to access only occasionally, as well as the many others I didn't even know I needed to know about. This book excels at taking you into the confusing fine points of using Google. Blogger tags vs. HTML? I finally got it. Self-hosting your blog? Got that, too. The subtleties of sitemaps ... at last! Yes, with a great deal of effort and eye strain you could find much of this information on Google itself. I, for one, am happy to have so much information compiled and printed next to my workstation and to have the author's knowing voice guide me over the speed bumps. A good investment because of the hours of searching it saved me, though probably doomed to a short shelf life. I only wish the book came with an update feature ...

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive and High-Level Bird's Eye View, October 3, 2007

By	Bruce B. Razban (Silicon Valley, California) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Comprehensive and High-Level Bird's Eye View of an impossibly huge collection of:
* Basic, Specialized Searches, and Additional Features,
* Shopping and Product Searches,
* Maps and Directions, Communication Services,
* Multimedia,
* Other Services,
* Google Software Tools,
* Google for Business and Developers,
* Into the future,

This is an impressive work of trying to summarize (even though it took 800 pages) of an impossible huge number Services and Products that are offered by Google. Some of these are totally disjoint, and some really related and extensions of each others.

This is an excellent comprehensive Reference Book to have next to your computer. I was very pleasantly surprised by many things, for example:
* Searching for Financial, University, Technical, and Government information,
* Google alerts and Updates, Making Google Safe for Kids, and other Languages and Translation Capabilities,
* I refined my ability to use to use Maps and Directions,
* I was impressed with Google Answers and Book Search, Tools for desktop, Calendar, and Google Pack,
* Was really happy to find Picasa, which is good image processing Application,
* Found out things about Google Labs, and found the Advanced Search Operators to be extremely helpful for navigation into the book and understanding of it.

Again, as one of the Google Mottos, Michael Miller has made the Impossible, Possible with this book. And not only he has done "No Evil", he has done an excellent job.

Bruce Razban,
President/Founder, Razban Internet International
Silicon Valley, CA, USA

13 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars But ... why?, April 18, 2007

By	Andrew S. Rogers (Seattle, Washington) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Googlepedia: The Ultimate Google Resource (Paperback)

I would be the last person to complain about turning to books for information, and am even willing to argue that reading a well-done book about something can in some cases be an adequate substitute for experiencing it directly. But after looking through the nearly 800 pages of the "Google-pedia," I am still not entirely sure why it's necessary or for whom it is intended.

In my experience (and I admit to being a heavy user of Google products), Google specializes in two things: online searches -- obviously -- and also in making their products easy to understand and work with. I frankly saw very little in this "Google-pedia" that a user couldn't find in Google's own help documentation, or even figure out intuitively just from poking around the various sites and programs.

Perhaps it is easier or less intimidating for people less comfortable with the 'Net to have this kind of information readily available in book form instead of having to search for it online. In that case, this might be a decent enough introduction to the wealth of ways Google can facilitate (or monopolize, if you see it that way) your online experience. But I would suspect that more experienced users won't really find a whole lot in these pages they didn't already know or couldn't figure out with a minimal amount of curiosity and effort.