Posts Tagged ‘Google’

Human Information Retrieval

Friday, January 1st, 2010

Human Information Retrieval / Julian Warner, MIT Press, 2010

A theoretical framework for search systems such as WorldCat and Google. This academic book is tough sledding. Hard cover, 200 pages.

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Android Application Development

Saturday, December 12th, 2009

book coverProfessional Android Application Development / Reto Meier, Wiley, 2009

Developers of mobile applications need look no further, Android is here. Several compelling factors put Android on the top of the pile compared with iPhone, Palm, BB and Nokia. This book is an introduction to app development, well written, with many examples, 400 pages.

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Google Speaks

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

Google Speaks : Secrets of the World’s Greatest Billionaire Entrepreneurs, Sergey Brin and Larry Page / Janet Lowe, Wiley, 2009

Read all about life at Google. This is about Brin and Page’s vision, Google culture, and Google’s future. 300 pages, hardcover.

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Google Business Solutions and Tools

Thursday, August 6th, 2009

Google Business Solutions and Tools : 100 success secrets to reach new customers, enhance your website and increase your productivity / Daniel Collins, 2008

This basic little book has 150 pages of common sense to help web based businesses. It is poorly written and needs to be edited.

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Search engine optimization all-in-one for dummies

Friday, May 22nd, 2009

Search engine optimization all-in-one for dummies / by Bruce Clay, Wiley, 2009

750 pages: the largest dummies book ever! You will find much of this book basic if you are already the webmaster for a site. However, keep reading past the basics; you have much to learn from this book.

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Google AdSense for dummies

Friday, May 8th, 2009

Google AdSense for dummies / by Jerri Ledford, Wiley, 2008

This is a business guide to using AdSense. 350 pages, and very practical.

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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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