29 March 2011
The Extreme Searcher's Internet Handbook - A Guide For The Serious Searcher by Randolph Hock
What is you're looking for something on the Internet and need more that results find with a quick search of Google or Bing? If so, it may be just the book you are looking for. "Internet Extreme Searcher Handbook: A Guide For The serious Searcher" by Randolph Hock is touted as the essential guide for anyone who uses the internet for research - librarians, teachers, students, writers, professionals and others who need to search effectively on the web. The book provides strategies and tools (including search engines, portals and social networks) for all major areas of Web content. The author explains when and how to go beyond the main search engines and technical bids for the use of Web 2.0 resources such as Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, Myspace, LinkedIn and more.Here's the really amazing thing about this book. Hock he organized very well, so you can easily find what you are looking for, and the book is written for everyone. Don't worry, you may not be a computer geek to understand this book. In fact, it is written for the non-techie or geek and all those who want to just use the internet and the web to find information. Once again, the book is organized well. This begins with a detailed table of contents, and then a list of figures and tables in the book, a foreword and then introduction includes a brief overview of the chapters and advice on the procedure. There is also a page on the web page that comes with this book you will probably want to consult. I plan to use it.The book is divided into ten chapters that focus on the basic principles for the serious researcher; directories and portals. the basics on search engines; more details on search engines; discussion groups, forums, discussion groups and their relatives; a tray of internet reference; sights and sounds, or how to find images, audio and video; new resources; find products online and your own place on the web, participate and editing. These chapters contain many Web sites and lots of practical information on the subject to find what you are looking for. There are so many different places to find things and this guide really does help that find you the best places to find what you need. In the back, there is a list of all the sites covered in the book, and if you visit the Web site that accompanies it, links are provided to the it.Easy enough for beginners, but with ideas that even experts cannot know, this book contains information for anyone take an expert to find things on the internet or in other words, extreme researcher advanced.