Brad Hill eBooks

Be amazed at all the ways Google's at your service!Here's how to find your way through all the information Google offersMore than a search engine, Google has become a lifestyle. This book introduces you to the rest of the Google family - valuable tools such as Google Maps, Google Video, Google Earth, Google Scholar, and Gmail. Play Google games, shop with Froogle, or find stuff on your own computer with Google Desktop. The possibilities will make you Google-eyed!Discover how to* Refine your results with search operators* Use Google as an answer engine* Enjoy one-click searching with Google Toolbar* Get specific information with Google Labs services* Simplify e-mail with Gmail...

* 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...

The first-ever book to show businesses step by step how to capitalize on advertising programs offered by Google, the world's #1 search engine, with more than 200 million search queries per dayWritten by a veteran For Dummies author working in cooperation with Google, which will help support the bookFrom selecting the right keywords to crafting the right message, the book explains how to boost site traffic using AdWords, Google's hugely successful sponsored-link advertising program, which now has more than 150,000 advertisersAlso details how to make money with AdSense, a Google program that funnels relevant AdWords ads to other sites-and pays those sites whenever someone clicks on them...

If you want to give yourself a Web presence without spending a lot of time or money, a blog is your answer and this is your guide. Blogs (Web logs) are short, diary-like entries on a Web site that has a chronological, journal format. Fun or informative, but not formal, blogs are easy to set up, maintain, and update. You can share your personal, stream-of-consciousness musings or your expertise on any subject ranging from your family vacation to world peace. This guide helps beginners (even technophobes) get started fast, with the essential info on:The elements of blogs, such as entries, sidebars, categories, comments, and index pagesThe different types of hosting services, from free to fee and from 'turn key services that are easy-to-use to DIY progr...