A guide to Google provides information on search techniques, the Google toolbar, preparing a Web site for Google, Gmail, Google groups, and Google AdSense.

Google Earth Forensics is the first book to explain how to use Google Earth in digital forensic investigations. This book teaches you how to leverage Google's free tool to craft compelling location-based evidence for use in investigations and in the courtroom. It shows how to extract location-based data that can be used to display evidence in compelling audiovisual manners that explain and inform the data in contextual, meaningful, and easy-to-understand ways. As mobile computing devices become more and more prevalent and powerful, they are becoming more and more useful in the field of law enforcement investigations and forensics. Of all the widely used mobile applications, none have more potential for helping solve crimes than those with geo-location tools. Written for investigators and forensic practitioners, Google Earth Forensics is written by an investigator and trainer with more than 13 years of experience in law enforcement who will show you how to use this valuable tool anywhere at the crime scene, in the lab, or in the courtroom. - Learn how to extract location-based evidence using the Google Earth program or app on computers and mobile devices - Covers the basics of GPS systems, the usage of Google Earth, and helps sort through data imported from external evidence sources - Includes tips on presenting evidence in compelling, easy-to-understand formats

Google Earth Pro has become a must have tool that every real estate professional should have in their toolbox. This interactive 3D mapping software can be used for a variety of real estate activities including marketing and presentation, property research, and property visualization. Location, location, location is the mantra of real estate professionals. Google Earth Pro provides the ultimate platform for viewing and distributing real estate information to your customers. Whether you're working in commercial or residential real estate, Google Earth provides functionality that will allow you to effectively communicate the value of your properties to clients. Google Earth Pro is a 3D interactive globe that can be used to aid planning, analysis and decision-making. Businesses, governments and professional users from around the world use Google Earth Pro data visualization, site planning and information sharing tools. Google Earth places vital real estate information at your fingertips. Simply fly over and zoom in to inspect any site. How many competitors are within a three-mile radius? Is there a scrap yard next door? You'll know, without even getting on an airplane.

In order to be able to communicate and engage with each other via new communicative spaces such as Google Earth, we need to understand as much as possible about how they work as cultural texts: how and why we make them and how we respond to them. Launched in 2005, Google Earth is a virtual globe, map and geographical information program, mapping the Earth by the superimposition of images obtained from satellite imagery and aerial photography. By addressing the sociopolitical issues at stake in society's use of social websites, the author provides the first ever extended close reading of Google Earth as a powerful player in the communication realm of social media. By grounding the context of its military pre-history, its construction, its links to other similar world-making sites such as Google Maps and how it is perceived critically by social scientists, it is imperative to understand how social networking and information sites work in socio and geo-political contexts if society is to use these sites effectively and for the public good.

Get the most thorough and comprehensive guide to Google. Expand your world with the dozens of Google tools, applications, and services you'll find in this comprehensive book. Going well beyond the basics of search, this in-depth resource shows you how to access and apply every one of Google's features -- things like Gmail, Google Maps, and SketchUp -- while also explaining how to program Google, become a Froogle merchant, and much more. With thorough coverage, step-by-step instructions, and hundreds of tips and workarounds, you'll find what you need to succeed with Google. Review the basics of keywords, queries, and PageRank technology. Delve into search features such as the I'm Feeling Lucky button. Find your way with Google Maps and mobile GMaps. Check financial news, get quotes, and manage your portfolio. Import, view, and fix photos with Picasa. Google-ize your computer with Google gadgets and plug-ins. Use Google Analytics to evaluate Web site traffic. Explore Google's future with a sneak peak at R&D.

Googlepedia® Third Edition The all-encompassing book about everything Google. Not only will you learn advanced search techniques, but you also will learn how to master Google’s web and software tools. It’s all inside! Google Chrome Google’s new web browser Google Gadgets create your own gadgets Google Gears turn web applications into desktop applications Android use Google’s phone Blogger create your own personal blog Gmail Google’s web-based email service Google Web Search the most popular search on the Internet Google AdSense put profit-making ads on their own website Google AdWords buy keyword advertising on the Google site Google Product Search find hot deals without ever leaving your office chair Google Calendar a web-based scheduling and public calendar service Google Desktop search documents and emails on your PC’s hard drive Google Docs create and share web-based word processing and spreadsheet documents Google Earth a fun way to view 3D maps of any location on Earth YouTube view and share videos over the Web Google Groups a collection of user-created message forums Google Maps maps, satellite images, and driving directions for any location GOOGLE MAY BE THE INTERNET’S MOST POPULAR SEARCH SITE, BUT IT’S ALSO MORE THAN JUST SIMPLE WEB SEARCHES. • Use Google developer tools and APIs • Create MySpace and Facebook applications with OpenSocial • Use Google Gears to turn web-based applications into desktop applications • Use Google to search for news headlines, scholarly articles, and the best prices on the Web • Read and respond to blog postings and create your own blogs with Blogger • View the latest viral videos with YouTube • Use Android, the new Google phone • Use Google with the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch • Create maps and driving directions with Google Maps • Use Google’s free web-based email service Gmail • Create your own custom Google Maps mashups—and put customized Google search on your own website Michael Miller has written more than 80 nonfiction how-to books, including Que’s Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Computer Basics, YouTube for Business, and Photopedia: The Ultimate Digital Photography Resource. Category: Internet Covers: Google User Level: Intermediate to Advanced