Google Pocket Guide (Paperback)

Introduction


Part I. What Can You Do with Google?

What Google Isn't

What Google Is

A Simple Example

Improving Your Google Results
Case A: Joseph Lomax, Student
Case B: Sabine Reitz, Journalist
Case C: Dr. Katie Aston, Dentist


Part II. Asking for What You Want

Google Basics
Phrase Searches
Basic Boolean
Negation
Explicit Inclusion
Simple Searching and Feeling Lucky
Case Sensitivity

Full-Word Wildcards

The 10-Word Limit
Favor Obscurity
Playing the Wildcard

Special Syntax

Mixing Syntax How Not to Mix Syntax
How to Mix Syntax
The Antisocial Syntax Elements
All the Possibilities

Advanced Search
Query Words
Language
File Format
Date
Occurrences
Domain
Safe Search
Additional Google Properties

Specialized Vocabularies: Slang and Terminology
Slang
Specialized Vocabularies-Industrial Slang


Part III. Understanding What You Get

Setting Preferences
Interface Language
Search Language
SafeSearch Filtering
Number of Results
Settings for Researchers

Anatomy of a Search Result

Understanding Google URLs
Anatomy of a URL

Checking Spelling
Embrace Misspellings


Part IV. Other Google Services and Features

Google Directory
Searching the Google Directory
Google Directory Special Syntax

Google Groups
Browsing Groups
Google Groups Special Syntax

Google Images
Google Images Special Syntax

Google News
International Versions
Google News Special Syntax
Making the Most of Google News
Beyond Google for News Search

Google Catalogs
Google Catalogs Special Syntax

Froogle
Browsing for Purchases
Searching for Purchases
Froogle Special Syntax
Adding a Merchant to Froogle

Language Tools
Getting to the Language Tool
Making the Most of Google's Language Tools

Consulting the Dictionary

Consulting the Phonebook
Google Phonebook Special Syntax

Tracking Stocks
Beyond Google for Basic Stock Information
More Stock Research with Google

Searching Article Archives
Articles from The New York Times
Magazine Articles

Finding Directories of Information
Title Tags and Wildcards
Finding Searchable Subject Indexes

Finding Technical Definitions
Technology Terminology
Google Glossary
Researching Terminology with Google
Where to Go When It's Not on Google

Finding Weblog Commentary
Finding Weblogs
Using the \'Magic Words\'

The Google Toolbar

Googling with Bookmarklets


Part V. Appendix

Syntax Summary
Julian Dates