Posts Tagged ‘Google’

Google Earth for dummies

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

Google Earth for dummies / by David A. Crowder, Wiley, 2007

It used to be that a GIS package cost thousands, and you had to attend university to learn how to use it. Now there is Google Earth and related sites that are free unless you want a pro version. Here is the user manual!

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Google.pedia

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

Google.pedia : the ultimate Google resource / Michael Miller, Que Pub., c2008

Here is a user manual for Google, and it’s a thick one! You might think you could learn everything just by browsing Google, but I learned several things from this book.

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Planet Google

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

Planet Google : one company’s audacious plan to organize everything we know / Randall Stross, Free Press, 2008

This very readable book charts the history and prospects for the Google company. It is not technical, but it will interest anyone planning a profitable business.

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Google advertising tools

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

Google advertising tools / Harold Davis, O’Reilly, 2006

Here is a fascinating book on how to make advertising money from your web site. Some programming knowledge is required to make use of this book.

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