Google Beyond google

The term "google" is popular with internet users as a transitive verb relating to “web search”. But many users are not aware that Google, the company, offers many more useful products and features, that span from its advanced web search applications to working on the cloud and social networking services, that go way beyond the simple term "google", as we know it. This book "Google Beyond google" demonstrates just that: the wide scope of Google products beyond the simple search.

Introduction

Section I: The Web of Google Search

1 Google Search
1.1 Customise Your Google Home Page
1.2 Make search more effective using Search Options
1.3 The Advanced Search
1.4 Google Search Special Features
1.5 Google Scholar
1.6 Google Desktop

2 Google Reader
2.1 About Google Reader
2.2 Browse for Stuff
2.3 Adding a Feed

3 Google Alerts
3.1 Creating an Alert

4 Google Maps
4.1 About Google Maps
4.2 The Search Feature in Maps
4.3 Getting Directions
4.4 Embedding Maps in Blog/Website

5 Google Places
5.1 About Google Places
5.2 Listing Your Business in Google Places

6 Google Translate
6.1 Google Translated Search
6.2 Translate Video, Email and Chat

7 Google Scholar
7.1 Advanced Scholar Search
7.2 Google Scholar Library Links

Section II: Moving on to the Cloud

8 iGoogle
8.1 Setting Up iGoogle
8.2 Adding Gadgets
8.3 Editing the Gadgets
8.4 Adding Feeds

9 Google Calendar
9.1 Using the Google Calendar

10 Google Docs
10.1 Benefits of Working with Google Docs
10.2 What You Can Do With Google Docs
10.3 Elements of Google Docs
10.4 Google Docs Viewer

11 Google Picasa
11.1 Installing Picasa
11.2 Organizing the Photos
11.3 Editing Photos
11.4 Sharing Photos
11.5 Additional Features
11.6 Picasa Web Albums
11.7 Privacy Settings
11.8 Syncing to Web

12 Google Picnik

Section III: Social Networking

13 Google Plus
13.1 What is Different
13.2 The Basic Structure
13.3 Why Use Google+