Synopses & Reviews
Google—a funny name for a fabulous tool. You’ve already used it to look up all sorts of information on the Web almost instantly. Now what if you could use its amazing abilities to turbo-charge your research on a grand scale?
Building Research Tools With Google For Dummies can help you do just that. In plain English, it shows you easy ways to:
- Ask Google exactly what you want to know
- Determine whether what you need can actually be found through Google, and where to look if the answer is “no”
- Improve your research results
- Present your findings in a way that makes sense
- Write your own specialized search applications—if you want to
To get the most from Google, you need to understand Google. Building Research Tools With Google For Dummies explains how Google works and how you can build more effective queries (hint: it’s a lot more than just using the “Advanced Search” techniques!) It even shows you how to think like a researcher and how to package the results of your research so it means something to your audience. You’ll be able to:
- Understand Google research techniques and use the custom search-related syntax
- Recognize Google’s strengths—and limitations
- Target your search by using Google operators
- Use Google to research photos, or even an entire industry
- Improve the effectiveness of your results by understanding Google’s comparative methodology
- Build custom tools using WDSL and Web Services
You don’t have to become a programmer to use Google, but if you know a little about software development and want to explore new, more focused search techniques, Building Research Tools With Google For Dummies has a section just for you. It introduces you to the Google API, shows you how to download a developer key, and leads you through building a C# .Net Google application. On the companion Web site, you’ll find the source code and software discussed in the book as well as links to lots of other resources for researchers. Before you know it, you’ll be Googling your way to research success!
Synopsis
The examples and explanations that populate this book make it easy for anyone use the Google API to get exactly what they’ re after. Some of the programs are quite complex and perform some sophisticated searches and then consolidate the retrieved information into reports. Other example programs are quick and simple and make it easy for you to go out there and bring back what you want. And it may surprise you to find out that you can do more than searching--it is possible to do spell checking inside your program and construct games played over the Internet.
Synopsis
Shows developers how to kick Google up a notch by building custom applications for specialized searches, reports, and data mining Explains how the Google API (application program interface) works and demonstrates how Google programmers can work with the language of their choice including Java, Perl, and VisualBasic.NET Walks readers through sample applications for custom user interfaces, automatic Web monitoring for new information on a specific topic, market trends analysis, and more even spell checking and Internet gaming Google is an Internet phenomenon, with 73.5 million unique visitors a month and 200 million search queries a daySynopsis
Use Google APIs to turbo-charge your research
See how Google works, build more effective queries, and improve your results
Sure, you've used Google, but have you really explored all that Google can do? This friendly guide leads you deep into Google-land, where you'll meet your perfect research partner. Find out how to ask exactly what you want to know, analyze and package your results, and even create individualized tools for the research you do.
Discover how to
- Understand Google research techniques
- Use Google's custom search-related syntax
- Improve your research skills
- Present results that make sense
- Work with Web services and WSDL
About the Author
Harold Davis is an expert on Web services technologies. As a technology strategist, he has lent his skills to some of the leading high-tech Fortune 1000 companies.
Table of Contents
Introduction.
Part I: Getting Started with Google Research.
Chapter 1: Googling the World.
Chapter 2: Researching with Google and the Web.
Chapter 3: Delivering and Automating Research Results.
Part II: Crafting Queries and Using the Google Research Tools.
Chapter 4: Building Simple, Effective Queries.
Chapter 5: Achieving Precision with Google Operators.
Chapter 6: Using Google Answers to Learn Google Research Techniques.
Chapter 7: Getting Help from the Google Directory.
Chapter 8: Researching Photographs with Google.
Chapter 9: Providing Competitive Intelligence: Researching an Industry.
Part III: Building Valuable Research Content.
Chapter 10: Researching Like a Pro.
Chapter 11: Using Google’s Comparative Methodology to Your Advantage.
Chapter 12: Packaging and Delivering Research.
Part IV: Building Research Tools Using the Google APIs.
Chapter 13: From Scripting to the Google Web APIs.
Chapter 14: Downloading a Developer Key.
Chapter 15: Understanding WSDL and Web Services.
Chapter 16: Building a C# Google Application.
Chapter 17: Creating Your Own Search Window with the Google APIs.
Chapter 18: Understanding and Following Trends.
Part V: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 19: Ten (Mostly Really Useful) Google Research Resources.
Chapter 20: Ten Tools That Use the Google APIs.
Part VI: Appendixes.
Appendix A: Using the SDK.
Appendix B: Building a Research Application with Visual Basic .NET.
Appendix C: Using the Google APIs with Java.
Index.