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9780596008574

Google Hacks

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  • ISBN13:

    9780596008574

  • ISBN10:

    0596008570

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2005-01-28
  • Publisher: Oreilly & Associates Inc
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Summary

Featuring dozens of refreshed hacks, plus 25 completely new ones, Google Hacks, Second Edition is an updated collection of real-world solutions to practical Google research problems. Thanks to these industrial-strength tips, now you can easily save hours of research time mining Google. Best of all, each of its 100 hacks are easy to read and digest--no confusing terminology or extraneous information to hamper your understanding.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Foreword to the First Edition
Credits
Preface
Web Introduction
Google Web Search Basicp. 1
Full-Word Wildcardsp. 5
The 10-Word Limitp. 6
Special Syntaxp. 8
Mixing Syntaxp. 11
Advanced Searchp. 15
Quick Linksp. 18
Language Toolsp. 20
Anatomy of a Search Resultp. 22
Setting Preferencesp. 25
Understanding Google URLsp. 27
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
Advanced Web Introduction Assumptionsp. 87
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
Images
Introduction
Google Images
Advanced Search Interface 196
Google Images Search Syntax 197
Borrow a Corporate or Product Logo
Browse the World Wide Photo Album
Google Cartography: Street Art in Your Neighborhood
Capture the Map
News and Groups
Introduction: Google News 209
Google News Search Syntax 210
Advanced News Search 211
Making the Most of Google News 212
Receive Google News Alerts 213
Beyond Google for News Search 213
Scrape Google News
Visualize Google News
Introduction: Google Groups 219
10 Seconds of Hierarchy Funk 220
Browsing Groups 220
Google Groups Search Syntax 221
Advanced Groups Search 224
Go Deeper into Groups with Google Groups 2
Scrape Google Groups
Simplify Google Groups URLs
Add-Ons
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
Gmail
Introduction
Gmail Search Syntaxp. 295
Additional Resourcesp. 297
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
Ads
Introduction
Google AdSensep. 343
Google AdWordsp. 344
Get the Most out of AdWords
Generate Google AdWords
Scrape Google AdWords
Determine the Worth of AdWords Words
Serve Backup Ads
Webmastering
Introduction
Google''s Importance to Webmastersp. 370
The Mysterious PageRankp. 371
The Equally Mysterious Ranking Algorithmp. 371
Keeping Up with Google''s Changesp. 371
In a Word: Relaxp. 372
A Webmaster''s Introduction to Google
Get Inside the PageRank Algorithm
26 Steps to 15K a Day
Be a Good Search Engine Citizen
Clean Up for a Google Visit
Remove Your Materials from Google
Programming Google
Introduction
Signing Up and Google''s Termsp. 396
The Google Web APIs Developer''s Kitp. 397
Using Your Google API Keyp. 397
What''s WSDL?p. 398
Understanding the Google API Queryp. 399
Understanding the Google API Responsep. 403
A Note on Spidering and Scrapingp. 406
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
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