Google Secrets -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- About the Contributor -- About the Tech Editor -- Contents -- Read This First -- Part I: Customizing Your Google Experience -- Chapter 1: Starting Strong: Google Account and Profile Secrets -- Connecting Google Accounts -- Adding and Removing Apps -- Creating a Google Profile -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Customizing Your Google Experience with iGoogle -- Customizing Your iGoogle Page -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Increasing Your Knowledge with Google Reader -- Working with RSS Feeds -- Managing Feeds -- Summary -- Part II: Google Search Secrets -- Chapter 4: Using Your Words: Natural Language Searches -- Omitting Search Results -- Expanding Search Results -- Viewing Cached Pages and Similar Results -- Narrowing Search Results with Show Options -- Summary -- Chapter 5: Refining Your Search -- Summary -- Chapter 6: Staying Close with Local Search -- Finding Local Businesses and Resources -- Finding Businesses in Other Areas -- Summary -- Chapter 7: Learning More with Informational Searches -- Discovering Google Scholar -- Banking on Google Finance -- Finding a Good Read with Google Book Search -- Finding People with Google Search -- Summary -- Chapter 8: Using Multimedia Search to Find Entertainment -- Locating Videos with Video Search -- Using Audio Search -- Summary -- Chapter 9: Customizing Search to Your Needs -- Customizing Your Searches -- Searching Automatically with Google Alerts -- Summary -- Part III: Google Gmail Secrets -- Chapter 10: Harnessing the Power of a Gmail Account -- Ratcheting Up Productivity with Google Labs and Gadgets -- Setting Preferences for Power Users -- Sending Mail Faster -- Summary -- Chapter 11: Managing Messages -- Creating Tasks and Appointments from Gmail Messages -- Letting Gmail Handle Your Mail for You with Filters.

Turning Your Gmail into an External Hard Drive -- Expanding Sorting Capabilities with Superstars -- Bookmarking Frequently Accessed Messages -- Managing Contacts -- Chatting in Gmail -- Summary -- Part IV: Secrets for Sharing Content with Google Applications -- Chapter 12: Getting Your Message Out with Blogger -- Building a Custom Blog -- Building a Better Blog Post -- Summary -- Chapter 13: Managing Your Blog -- Working with Comments -- Improving Usability -- Summary -- Chapter 14: Getting More from YouTube -- Increasing Control with YouTube URL Tricks -- Sharing YouTube Content More Freely -- Using YouTube Mobile -- Searching YouTube More Effectively -- Summary -- Chapter 15: Getting the Picture with Picasa and Picnik -- Navigating Picasa -- Stopping Picasa from Logging Screenshots -- Sharing Your Photos -- Creating Special Projects -- Advanced Photo Editing with Picnik -- Summary -- Part V: Google Social and Collaboration App Secrets -- Chapter 16: Google Talk Secrets -- Calling with Google Talk -- Tweaking Google Talk's Registry for Additional Power -- Making the Most of Inline Command Parameters -- Summary -- Chapter 17: Staying Connected with Google Voice -- Adding the Power of SMS -- Summary -- Chapter 18: Catching the Buzz: Google Buzz -- Adding Secret Powers with Browser Extensions -- Filtering Buzz -- Buzzzy-The Secret Buzz Search Engine -- Connecting Buzz Sites -- Using Buzz with Other Social Media -- Using Buzz Tools -- Summary -- Chapter 19: Socializing with Orkut -- Integrating Orkut with Other Google Applications -- Adding a Picasa Slideshow to Orkut -- Summary -- Chapter 20: Expanding Knowledge on the Web with Knol -- Collaborating with Others -- Sharing Your Knol -- Using Knol to Build a Brand -- Summary -- Chapter 21: Getting Involved in Google Groups -- Creating Communities in Google Groups -- Participating in Groups from the Web.

Summary -- Part VI: Google Productivity Apps Secrets -- Chapter 22: Creating More with Google Docs -- Document Style Secrets -- Creating Templates -- Finding Documents -- Summary -- Chapter 23: Designing Better Presentations -- Building Interest with Themes -- Previewing Your Presentation -- Producing and Sharing Presentations -- Having Fun with Special Projects -- Summary -- Chapter 24: Calculating Answers with Spreadsheet -- Advanced Formula Secrets -- Gadgets, Charts, and Illustrations -- Data Validation with Google Spreadsheet -- Creating a Template -- Finishing Your Spreadsheet -- Summary -- Chapter 25: Demystifying Google Forms and Drawing -- Doing More with Google Forms -- Summary -- Chapter 26: Scheduling Better with Google Calendar -- Sharing and Collaborating with Multiple Calendars -- Finding Secret Calendar Shortcuts -- Adding Tools to Boost Calendar Power -- Google Tasks -- Summary -- Chapter 27: Navigating Better with Google Maps -- Customizing Google Maps -- Advertising on Google Maps -- Using Special Maps Features -- Using the Google Maps API -- Using Google Maps Mashup -- Summary -- Part VII: Google Website Secrets -- Chapter 28: Building Your Home on the Web with Google Sites -- Making Tweaks to Websites -- Publishing Your Site -- Summary -- Chapter 29: Improving Your Website with Google's Apps -- Using AdSense with Google Search -- Getting Your Site Listed in Google's Results -- Improving Your Placement Results -- Summary -- Chapter 30: Implementing Google Analytics -- Creating Goals and Filters -- Summary -- Chapter 31: Using Google Analytics for eCommerce -- Enabling eCommerce -- Installing the Tracking Code -- Using Google Analytics with Shopping Carts -- Summary -- Chapter 32: Integrating Google Analytics with AdWords -- Your Google Account and Your Access Level -- Syncing Google AdWords with Google Analytics.

Understanding AdWords Reports in Google Analytics -- Summary -- Chapter 33: Tweaking Google Analytics -- Tracking Social Media with Google Analytics -- Tracking Blogs with Google Analytics -- Tracking Direct Downloads with Google Analytics -- Common Google Analytics Customizations -- Summary -- Part VIII: Android Secrets -- Chapter 34: Getting More Done with Android -- Finding New Apps -- Summary -- Chapter 35: Creating Android Apps -- The Environment -- Tapping the Application Market -- Summary -- Index.