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Google Pocket Guide by Tara Calishain

Google Pocket Guide

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Tara Calishain, Rael Dornfest, DJ Adams

O'Reilly Media · Print & ebook · July 22, 2003

Beneath its deceptively simple search form, Google is a remarkably powerful and flexible search engine that indexes billions of web pages, handling more than 150 million searches a day.

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A concise guide to Google features, query syntax, practical examples, and refining search results.
Themes
Google search techniques, Web research, Query refinement
Genres
Search & SEO

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Beneath its deceptively simple search form, Google is a remarkably powerful and flexible search engine that indexes billions of web pages, handling more than 150 million searches a day. You know that what you're looking for must be in there somewhere, but how do you make Google work for you? Crafted from our best-selling Google Hacks title, the Google Pocket Guide provides exactly the information you need to make your searches faster and more effective, right from the start.

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The Google Pocket Guide unleashes the power behind that blinking cursor by delivering: - A thorough but concise tour of Google's features - Practical examples to inspire going beyond the basic keyword search - Secrets for constructing more powerful queries using Google's special syntax - Advice on how to understand and further refine the results Google provides Whether you're a student researching a topic for class, a medical or legal professional needing field-specific reference information, or a home user looking for that article on home repair you forgot to bookmark, the Google Pocket Guide will take you from mystified to mastery.

Google Query Syntax

A concise guide to Google features, query syntax, practical examples, and refining search results.

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  • Practical examples beyond basic keyword searches
  • Ways to construct queries with Google's special syntax

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  • A tour of Google's features
  • Advice on understanding and refining search results

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  • Search & SEO
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Authors
Tara Calishain, Rael Dornfest, DJ Adams
Publisher
O'Reilly Media
Published
July 22, 2003
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Google search techniques · Web research · Query refinement
Reading lane
Search & SEO