| Pay-per-click Search Engine Marketing Handbook: Low Cost Strategies to Attracting New Customers Using Google, Yahoo & Other Search Engines
Publisher: Lulu Press |
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| ISBN: 1411628179 List Price: $22.95 Amazon Price: $22.95 Usually ships in 24 hours |
Avg Cusomer Rating: 4 Reviews: Summary: Provide a very good overview of PPC advertising Many aspects are discussed in a way that even the neophyte will understand it. My experience being with in fraud detection, I read their description of the problem with great interest. I would have loved to see more emphasis on click validity, impression fraud and other recent aspects of click fraud. The material was not very deep but then it's still a very good introduction for the non-expert. Summary: Compelling, powerful, useful I bought this book as a psychologist wanting to build my web site visibility in the city and region where I practice. I hoped not to be bogged down by technical jargon and buried under laborious writing. You can imagine my delight when I found that Boris and Eugene Mordkovich were leading me through the field of seach engine marketing with a fast-paced narrative that made learning effortless, even exciting. And the result? By the time I finished the book, I had fashioned a pay-per-click contract that made my web site appear overnight as number one in twenty search engines. Perhaps it will work as well for you. Summary: Great reference for paid web advertising campaigns! In the Internet Marketing world, things evolve all the time. Search Engines change their algorithms and criteria and users must adapt if they don't want to get their sites to sink in a sea of millions of other web destinations. Therefore, it pays to be informed about the latest trends and options available to make the most of this dynamic world. Boris Mordkovich presents a book that takes the spot as the most comprehensive and informative book on the topic of paid web advertising campaigns from the classic by Catherine Seda, "Search Engine Advertising". Though that book is even referenced by Mr. Mordkovich as a recommended reading (indeed it's very good), the insights, stats and recommendations provided in "Pay-per-click Search Engine Marketing Handbook" are more current and also cater to an audience with more limited pockets, to allow them to make the most of their marketing budgets. An example of this is the chapter he devotes to the very critical issue of click-fraud, its detection and combat. As an online marketer with more than four years of experience in the area, I highly recommend this book. Summary: |
| PC Annoyances, Second Edition
Publisher: O'Reilly Media |
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| ISBN: 0596008821 List Price: $19.95 Amazon Price: $12.97 Usually ships in 24 hours |
Avg Cusomer Rating: 4 Reviews: Summary: Very Practical,Funny,To the Point. After slogging through books on W2KPro/XPPro that are painful to read and no help unless your running 100+ PC's this book was a welcome relief in it's smarts,humor,and direct approach to fixing many of the challenges presented by the above mentioned OS's. Having one of my usual sleepless nights I started tallying up all the money I spent trying to keep MS software running,protected from hackers,bots,spyware,virii worms and it's own predisposition to fail and I realize that with an entire industry built around sloppy software as the norm and a gov't asleep at the antitrust wheel we're not likely to see a real improvement any time soon. When you hear words like regulation stifles innovation reach down and make sure you still have your wallet because it's about to be plundered. It's always about the money. If I had to spend another $25 to have this book included in the box that MS/OS came in then I would've saved hundreds on books that did'nt meet my needs and priceless amounts of lost time. Summary: Excellent I'm very computer literate, but this book gave me lots of information that really helped me do some things with my PC that I didn't know before. I am very impressed with it. The book contains numerous references to web sites that assist with various actions to make your PC do what you want it to do. I have downloaded and used several with delightful results! Absolutely worth the price! Summary: PC Annoyances This is not the usual boring computer book. Just the opposite. I'm reading it the second time with a felt tip marker. After reading a chapter I go to my computer, explore, and make changes. I've learned more reading this book than any other computer book I've purchased. And it's written so the average computer user like me can understand. Summary: |
| Starting a Yahoo! Business For Dummies (For Dummies (Business & Personal Finance))
Publisher: For Dummies |
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| ISBN: 0764588737 List Price: $24.99 Amazon Price: $15.74 Usually ships in 24 hours |
Avg Cusomer Rating: 5 Reviews: Summary: GREAT BOOK ON YAHOO A very helpful book on yahoo stores. As always Rob Snell is right on target with his advice. Jeannie Morris Morrco Pet Supply Summary: Great book for improving your Yahoo Store If you own a Yahoo store, get this book. It is full of info that will help your store increase sales. I give it a big thumbs up. David Mark, Cmdstore. Summary: |
| Inside Yahoo! Reinvention and the Road Ahead
Publisher: Wiley |
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| ISBN: 0471007935 List Price: $27.95 Amazon Price: $27.95 Usually ships in 24 hours |
Avg Cusomer Rating: 4 Reviews: Summary: Name says it all I used this book as a starting block for a thesis I am working on. The information within the book provide insight of managements ideas and fundamentals. By no means should this book be used as a guide for the Yahoo's due to the flux of the Internet. Instead it a guide to the historical reference on what makes the company tick. After reading/studying the book, the founders principles still exist at Yahoo today... Focus on creating a social-engineering product (Yang) and consumer interface to the Web (Filo). Understanding this, recent moves by Yahoo make more since (e.g. acquisition of fliker and role out of 360.) Furthermore, if you want to read about one of the four leaders in the Internet bubble, this is a very good book. It does a good job showing how the company ran a race against the other information providers at the time, Lycos and Excite. Finally, the author did a good job illustrating how company survived the busting of the bubble. If you have the time, and are interested in the company, it ought to be money well spent. Summary: Interesting history, maybe a bit dusty. This book is basically the history of the 500 lb gorilla of the dot-com debacle. It follows Yahoo! from its birth in a Stanford trailer up through the pits of despair in late 2001. I personally learned quite a bit about the forces that shaped this "walking contradiction" of a company. For me (as a geek) the most interesting part was the history of what technologies and services have been rolled into the Yahoo! brand, including early plays into VoIP as far back as 1998 and Yahoo!'s short fling with adult content. Lost a star for the (I felt) boring profusion of financial figures every few pages. Yes, the difference between GAAP and pro-forma reporting blah blah and stock rating by Bleedle and Blarney was changed fom zzzzz.... Some of this pure finance speak is obviously necessary to the story, since a lot of the action pivots on economic calamity. It just seemed that the book occasionally became the history of YHOO the stock instead of Yahoo! the company. For "ancient history" (in Internet time) the book is a great resource. I'll still need something to fill in the gap between the ending of this book (the expectation at end of 2001 that Yahoo! would die, become irrelevant, or get acquired) through modern times. But taken for what it is, it's a handy reference. Summary: Very Informative but lacks analysis The author has used her sources effectively to delineate the Intenet boom and its subsequent fall, by describing Yahoo's growth from a Stanford trailer into a media company. She has captured the frenzy of the late 90's and takes the reader through the numerous accquisitions and investments in Silicon Valley. At the same time the book is an overkill with the excessive information provided and at times reads like an encyclopaedia with figures thrown in liberally. The fact that Yahoo hasn't cooperated with the author is evident in several places. Overall its a good read Summary: |
| Computer Gaming World
Publisher: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company |
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| ISBN: List Price: $98.88 Amazon Price: $19.97 Usually ships in 1 to 3 months |
Avg Cusomer Rating: 3 Reviews: Summary: Could be better if less sexist.... I'm a girl gamer and I subscribe to both computer gaming world and PC gamer. I like them both for different reasons. The writing style in computer gaming is entertaining, the length is good, and the articles when actually focused on GAMING is entertaining. What can I do without? There is a LOT of gratuitous T&A in the magazine, (obviously intended to titillate teen boys and lonely computer geeks), but enough already! Do I really need to see a centerfold of a half-naked fairy in order to buy the latest video card? And some of the ads depicting violence towards women are repulsive. The first ad depicts a woman whose face is blown off, another add depicts a woman who has been murdered lying in a bathtub. These ads are quite frankly disgusting and have been ran in this magazine several times already. When will gaming magazines buy a clue and realize women DO buy this magazine and such images are disturbingly brutal. Yeesh. There is also a bit too much focus on online multi-player games. I don't have the interest in playing MMORPG's so the articles rhapsodizing about Warcraft, Everquest etc. Are lost on me. 3 stars. Would be better if the magazine didn't occasionally read like its being put out by a group of horny adolescents. Summary: Misleading Don't be fooled by the cover and description, this is for a magazine only & "NO DVD included', or should I say for a magazine containing mainly adverts for components and games. Waste of time and money Summary: Hands Down The Best Computer Gaming Magazine Computer Gaming World has been around since the early 80's and it's always been the best in my opinion. A lot of people think their reviewing style is a bit harsh, but given the price of games and how much garbage is released, you really can't afford not to read reviews before buying. Computer Gaming World gives concise, critical reviews that explain exactly what is good and bad about games on the market. Highly recommended! Summary: |
| Launching Your Yahoo! Business
Publisher: Que |
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| ISBN: 0789735334 List Price: $21.99 Amazon Price: $14.29 Usually ships in 24 hours |
Avg Cusomer Rating: 5 Reviews: Summary: Launching Your Yahoo! Business review This is a great book from beginning to end. It helps you identify key points to creating an online store and provides you with the resources and information to make it happen. I had a website in the past and after reading this book, I realized what I could have done better. Summary: Excellent Resource Whether you're a first time Yahoo! Store owner or a seasoned vet, this book is perfect. For first timers it walks you through setting up your store in an easy and straightforward manner. For the existing store owner, it acts as a refresher course on how to manage your store, and you may even learn something new. Highly recommended for ANY and EVERY Yahoo! Store owner. Summary: A must-have, great resource for an individual or small business! I was impressed at how this book introduces the whole ecommerce concept in language that won't make beginners cringe, and at the same time it contains enough advanced concepts to keep more established business owners interested. I really like how this book goes into detail about the steps of setting up an online store because I know a lot of people who are afraid to try things out on the web with no prior experience. The book gives many examples so concepts like templates and inventory control won't confuse fledgling entrepreneurs. The authors seem to know quite a bit about the how people use the Internet, and I can appreciate that type of sensibility as a web developer. I recommend this book to those who want to get their feet wet in the rapidly growing ecommerce industry, and for those who already have businesses on the web... this makes for a solid reference manual. For those who currently run a Yahoo! store, there are dozens of things in the book which will help you grow your business. In fact it introduces a LOT of marketing concepts that many people dont know about when selling merchandise online. Summary: |
| Succeeding At Your Yahoo! Business
Publisher: Que |
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| ISBN: 0789735342 List Price: $24.99 Amazon Price: $15.74 Usually ships in 24 hours |
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| How to Make Money Online with eBay, Yahoo!, and Google
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media |
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| ISBN: 0072262613 List Price: $29.95 Amazon Price: $18.87 Usually ships in 24 hours |
Avg Cusomer Rating: 4 Reviews: Summary: Not just about eBay Actually this book IS evenly divide between eBay, Yahoo and Google. Chapters 1-11 are about eBay, 12-21 cover Yahoo, and 22-29 are about Google. We found this book VERY helpful for developing e-commerce solutions for existing businesses. It has some formulas to use for computing ROI on AdWords that I found particularly useful. Summary: Book Should Be Called "eBay 101" Instead I was disappointed in this book because it made me believe that it would be about Yahoo! and Google equally with eBay. However, this book was all about eBay with a tiny sprinkling of Yahoo! and Google here and there -- certainly not enough to include Yahoo! and Google in the title of the book. The book has 29 chapters. It doesn't stop talking about eBay until Chapter 21 then resumes its eBay discussion in Chapter 29. The book should have been called "eBay 101" or "eBay for Not-So-Dumb Dummies." It does have good information for a complete eBay newbie but I would recommend other books for the non-eBay savvy newcomer like Adam Ginsberg's book: How to Buy, Sell, and Profit on eBay or eBay Powerseller Secrets by Debra and Brad Schepp. In fact, those two books I just mentioned alone should be all you need to get started if you want to make money on eBay. Pass on this book. It's a rip off. The title is not appropriate and designed to deceive people into believing that the book will give you a strong online selling strategy with a successful mix of eBay, Yahoo!, and Google when that isn't the case. It's all about eBay with a few words dropped in here and there about Yahoo! and Google. Summary: |
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