Book description
Whether you're a high school student looking for the latest info on your favorite rock group, or a seasoned attorney researching an old case, you're probably using Google. It seems like everyone is. And who can blame them? With access to more than three million documents in over 30 languages, Google is a researcher's dream. It's no wonder, then, that nearly 150 million Google searches are conducted each day. As a result, people are hungry to learn new ways to maximize its usefulness. Truth is, there are dozens upon dozens of techniques to learn--each designed to make your Google search more time-efficient, more productive, and more fun. And Google Hacks, Second Edition has the inside scoop on them all. An absolute must-have guide for anyone who searches the Internet--and these days that's just about everybody--Google Hacks, Second Edition takes its best-selling predecessor one step further. In plain language, Google Hacks, Second Edition is an updated collection of industrial-strength, real-world tested solutions to practical research problems. Best of all, each of its 100 hacks are easy to read and digest--no confusing terminology or extraneous information to hamper your understanding. And although they can be read in just a few short minutes, when put to use, they can easily save you hours of research time. Now that's bang for your buck!
Table of contents
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Google Hacks, 2nd Edition
- Dedication
- Foreword
- Foreword to the First Edition
- Credits
- Preface
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1. Web
- Hacks 1-20
- Google Web Search Basics
- Full-Word Wildcards
- The 10-Word Limit
- Special Syntax
- Mixing Syntax
- Advanced Search
- Quick Links
- Language Tools
- Anatomy of a Search Result
- Setting Preferences
- Understanding Google URLs
- Browse the Google Directory
- Glean a Snapshot of Google in Time
- Graph Google Results over Time
- Visualize Google Results
- Check Your Spelling
- Google Phonebook: Let Google’s Fingers Do the Walking
- Think Global, Google Local
- Track Stocks
- Consult the Dictionary
- Look Up Definitions
- Search Article Archives
- Find Directories of Information
- Seek Out Weblog Commentary
- Cover Your Bases
- Repetition Matters
- Search a Particular Date Range
- Calculate Google Centuryshare
- Hack Your Own Google Search Form
- Go Beyond Google’s Advanced Search
- Use Google Tools for Translators
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2. Advanced Web
- Hacks 21-49
- Assumptions
- Like a Version
- Capture Google Results in a Google Box
- Build Google Directory URLs
- Find Recipes
- Track Result Counts over Time
- Feel Really Lucky
- Get Random Results (on Purpose)
- Permute a Query
- Weight a Query Keyword
- Restrict Searches to Top-Level Results
- Search for Special Characters
- Dig Deeper into Sites
- Summarize Results by Domain
- Measure Google Mindshare
- SafeSearch Certify URLs
- Search Google Topics
- Find the Largest Page
- Perform Proximity Searches
- Meander Your Google Neighborhood
- Run a Google Popularity Contest
- Scrape Yahoo! Buzz for a Google Search
- Compare Google’s Results with Other Search Engines
- Scattersearch with Yahoo! and Google
- Yahoo! Directory Mindshare in Google
- Glean Weblog-Free Google Results
- Spot Trends with Geotargeting
- Bring the Google Calculator to the Command Line
- Build a Custom Date Range Search Form
- Search Yesterday’s Index
- 3. Images
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4. News and Groups
- Hacks 54-58
- Google News
- Google News Search Syntax
- Advanced News Search
- Making the Most of Google News
- Receive Google News Alerts
- Beyond Google for News Search
- Scrape Google News
- Visualize Google News
- Google Groups
- 10 Seconds of Hierarchy Funk
- Browsing Groups
- Google Groups Search Syntax
- Advanced Groups Search
- Go Deeper into Groups with Google Groups 2
- Scrape Google Groups
- Simplify Google Groups URLs
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5. Add-Ons
- Hacks 59-70
- Keep Tabs on Your Searches with Google Alerts
- Add Google to Your Toolbar or Desktop
- Google Your Desktop
- Google with Bookmarklets
- Google from Word
- Google by Email
- Google by Instant Messenger
- Google from IRC
- Google on the Go
- Visit the Google Labs
- Find Out What Google Thinks ___ Is
- The Search Engine Belt Buckle
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6. Gmail
- Hacks 71-80
- Gmail Search Syntax
- Additional Resources
- Glean a Gmail Invite
- Create and Use Custom Addresses
- Import Your Contacts into Gmail
- Import Mail into Gmail
- Export Your Gmail
- Take a Walk on the Lighter Side
- Gmail on the Go
- Use Gmail as a Linux Filesystem
- Use Gmail as a Windows Drive
- Program Gmail
- 7. Ads
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8. Webmastering
- Hacks 86-91
- Google’s Importance to Webmasters
- The Mysterious PageRank
- The Equally Mysterious Ranking Algorithm
- Keeping Up with Google’s Changes
- In a Word: Relax
- A Webmaster’s Introduction to Google
- Get Inside the PageRank Algorithm
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26 Steps to 15K a Day
- A. Prep Work
- B. Choose a Brandable Domain Name
- C. Site Design
- D. Page Size
- E. Content
- F. Keyword Density and Keyword Positioning
- G. Outbound Links
- H. Cross-Links
- I. Put It Online
- J. Submit
- K. Logging and Tracking
- L. Spiderings
- M. Topic Directories
- N. Links
- O. Content
- P. Gimmicks
- Q. Linkbacks
- R. Rounding Out Your Offerings
- S. Beware of Flyer and Brochure Syndrome
- T. Keep Building One Page of Content Per Day
- U. Study Those Logs
- V. Timely Topics
- W. Friends and Family
- X. Notes, Notes, Notes
- Y. Submission Check at Six Months
- Z. Keep Building Those Pages of Quality Content!
- Be a Good Search Engine Citizen
- Clean Up for a Google Visit
- Remove Your Materials from Google
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9. Programming Google
- Hacks 92-100
- Signing Up and Google’s Terms
- The Google Web APIs Developer’s Kit
- Using Your Google API Key
- What’s WSDL?
- Understanding the Google API Query
- Understanding the Google API Response
- A Note on Spidering and Scraping
- Program Google in Perl
- Install the SOAP::Lite Perl Module
- Program Google with the Net::Google Perl Module
- Loop Around the 10-Result Limit
- Program Google in PHP
- Program Google in Java
- Program Google in Python
- Program Google in C# and .NET
- Program Google in VB.NET
- Index
- Colophon
Product information
- Title: Google Hacks, 2nd Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: December 2004
- Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
- ISBN: 9780596008574
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