Google Search and Rescue for Dummies

Be amazed at all the ways Google's at your service!

Here's how to find your way through all the information Google offers

More 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

Be amazed at all the ways Google's at your service!

Here's how to find your way through all the information Google offers

More 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

Brad Hill has worked in the online field since 1992 and is regarded as a preeminent advocate of the online experience. As a best-selling author of books and in his columns, Hill reaches a global audience of consumers who rely on his writings to help determine their online service choices.
Brad’s books include a Publishers Weekly bestseller and a Book-of-the-Month catalog selection. Brad’s titles in the For Dummies series include Internet Searching For Dummies, Building Your Business with Google For Dummies, and Yahoo! For Dummies. He operates the Search Report Web site (www.TheSearchReport.com) and is a staff blogger at WeblogsInc (www.weblogsinc.com).
Brad is often consulted in the media’s coverage of the Internet. He appears on television and radio Webcasts and is quoted in publications such as Business Week, the New York Times, and PC World.
Brad doesn’t get outdoors much. Sunshine baffles him. As compensation, he is listed in Who’s Who and is a member of The Author’s Guild.