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Beginning Android Games, Second Edition

Beginning Android Games, Second Edition

By: Mario Zechner; Robert Green

Publisher: Apress

Publication Date: 07-NOV-2012

Insert Date: 19-NOV-2012

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Beginning Android Games, Second Edition offers everything you need to join the ranks of successful Android game developers, including Android tablet game app development considerations. You'll start with game design fundamentals and programming basics, and then progress toward creating your own basic game engine and playable game apps that work on Android and earlier version compliant smartphones and now tablets. This will give you everything you need to branch out and write your own Android games. The potential user base and the wide array of available high-performance devices makes...

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Pro Android Web Game Apps: Using HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript

Pro Android Web Game Apps: Using HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript

By: Juriy Bura; Paul Coates

Publisher: Apress

Publication Date: 31-OCT-2012

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Dive into game development and create great multiplayer online games with Pro Android Web Game Apps. This hands-on guide covers both the theory and practice of browser game development for the Android platform. You'll use cutting-edge technologies to make game engines in your browser, establish real-time server communication, and create amazing gaming experiences with artificial intelligence and rich media. Bring your knowledge of HTML and JavaScript to the next level with Pro Android Web Game Apps. You are guided through exciting projects that give you firsthand experience with core...

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Google Nexus 7 Tablet: Visual QuickStart Guide

Google Nexus 7 Tablet: Visual QuickStart Guide

By: Chris Fehily

Publisher: Peachpit Press

Publication Date: 30-OCT-2012

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This Visual QuickStart Guide will help you get up and running with the Nexus 7, Google's much-anticipated entry into the tablet market. This guide connects all the capabilities of the Nexus 7 for you, using full-color images and step-by-step instruction. You'll learn how to tap and swipe, search and use voice control, find the best apps, read books, watch movies, and listen to songs. Along the way, you'll pick up indispensable tips for getting the most out of your tablet. ...

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Google+ for Business: How Google’s Social Network Changes Everything, Second Edition

Google+ for Business: How Google’s Social Network Changes Everything, Second Edition

By: Chris Brogan

Publisher: Que

Publication Date: 23-OCT-2012

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The 100% Updated, Start-to-Finish Guide to Profiting from Google+! Google+ is quickly maturing into an incredibly valuable channel for profitable business--and, because many of your competitors haven’t discovered it yet, it offers you huge new opportunities. Google+ for Business, Second Edition, will help you grab those opportunities right now. Top social media speaker and business advisor Chris Brogan will help you get great results fast, without wasting time or money. This fully updated second edition distills the experiences of leading-edge Google+ business adopters into powerful...

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Google's PageRank and Beyond

Google's PageRank and Beyond

By: Amy N. Langville; Carl D. Meyer

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Publication Date: 26-FEB-2012

Insert Date: 19-SEP-2012

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Why doesn't your home page appear on the first page of search results, even when you query your own name? How do other web pages always appear at the top? What creates these powerful rankings? And how? The first book ever about the science of web page rankings, Google's PageRank and Beyond supplies the answers to these and other questions and more. The book serves two very different audiences: the curious science reader and the technical computational reader. The chapters build in mathematical sophistication, so that the first five are accessible to the general academic reader. While...

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Developing with Google+

Developing with Google+

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Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.

Publication Date: 14-SEP-2012

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This hands-on exploration of the Google+ platform walks through the full offering of Google+ APIs.Developing with Google+ takes a common sense, sequential approach to learning Google+. It focuses on concrete examples of integrating existing websites with Google+ as well as building social applications upon this new platform.In this book you will:Make the most of social widgets like the +1 Button and the ShareboxRegister applications to gain access to the Google+ APIsAccess public data directly over RESTful web servicesUse OAuth to gain access to access user specific dataLearn about the...

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Google Picasa intensiv

Google Picasa intensiv

By: Christoph Prevezanos

Publisher: Markt+Technik Verlag

Publication Date: 01-JUN-2012

Insert Date: 16-AUG-2012

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Das visuelle Praxisbuch zur beliebten Fotoverwaltungs- und Fotobearbeitungssoftware, die man einfach bei Google herunterladen kann. Neben den feinen Neuerungen der neusten Version (Picnik und Diashow mit Face-Movie) und den Grundfunktionen der Fotoverwaltung, lernen Sie schnell und leicht alles, was mit Picasa möglich ist: Fehlerretusche, Rote Augen entfernen, Kontraste und Helligkeiten anpassen, Fotocollage mit 2 Mausclicks u.v.m. Mit Picasa und diesem Buch können Sie sich locker kompliziertere Programme sparen....

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Das Google+ Buch

Das Google+ Buch

By: Annette Schwindt

Publisher: O'Reilly Verlag

Publication Date: 31-MAY-2012

Insert Date: 20-JUL-2012

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Von vielen sehnsüchtig erwartet: Die übersichtliche und umfassende Anleitung zu Google+ von der Autorin des Bestsellers „Das Facebook-Buch“, Annette Schwindt. Google+ ist so schnell durchgestartet wie keine andere Social Media-Plattform zuvor. Immer mehr Menschen tummeln sich in dem noch jungen sozialen Netzwerk und können dabei immer mehr von der Integration zentraler Google-Dienste wie der Suche profitieren. Wie das geht, erklärt Annette Schwindt ebenso wie die Einrichtung des Profils, die richtigen Privatsphäreeinstellungen, Google+-spezifische Aktivitäten wie Hang-outs und vieles mehr....

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Google Analytics: Prise en main, utilisations avancées, cas pratiques, 1e édition

Google Analytics: Prise en main, utilisations avancées, cas pratiques, 1e édition

By: Alan Boydell; Serge Descombes; Sébastien Manaches

Publisher: Pearson France

Publication Date: 01-OCT-2010

Insert Date: 02-JUL-2012

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Améliorez votre site web en analysant les comportements de vos visiteurs ! Google Analytics est l'outil d'analyse web le plus populaire au monde. Sa gratuité permet au plus grand nombre de disposer d'un outil de qualité pour analyser la fréquentation de son site et affiner sa stratégie marketing. Mais pour tirer le meilleur parti de cet outil, encore faut-il le connaître et le maîtriser parfaitement. Ce livre propose un condensé de l'expérience de l'équipe Web Analytics de Google France, acquise auprès de ses plus gros clients. La première partie permet la prise en main de Google...

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Google+ for Nonprofits: A Quick Start Guide to Unleashing the Power of Google+ to Promote and Fund Your Nonprofit

Google+ for Nonprofits: A Quick Start Guide to Unleashing the Power of Google+ to Promote and Fund Your Nonprofit

By: Marc Pitman

Publisher: Que

Publication Date: 07-AUG-2012

Insert Date: 28-JUN-2012

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Google+ for Nonprofits will show you fast, free, and extremely low-cost ways to put it to work. Author Marc A. Pitman, creator of FundraisingCoach.com, is one of the world's leading non-profit fundraising consultants. He knows what works. He'll show you how to use Google+ to interact more flexibly with board, staff, and donors…easily and centrally build and run your presence on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn; videoconference with your team, anywhere on Earth; even influence millions of Google searches by people who've never even heard of Google+! Haven't used Google+ before (or...

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Google AdWords: Scénario complet pour réussir sa campagne marketing

Google AdWords: Scénario complet pour réussir sa campagne marketing

By: Sandrine Burriel

Publisher: Pearson France

Publication Date: 01-SEP-2010

Insert Date: 21-JUN-2012

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Vous dirigez une petite entreprise, vous disposez d'une boutique en ligne, et vous souhaitez stimuler votre marketing web et consolider le référencement de votre site par l'achat d'AdWords, mais vous ne savez pas trop comment vous y prendre. Ce livre, écrit en étroite collaboration avec l'équipe de Google France et fondé sur l'expérience d'un panel de professionnels, est fait pour vous ! Organisé en deux parties, il commence par vous présenter les enjeux et les pratiques du e-commerce et de la publicité sur Internet, puis vous accompagne dans la création, le suivi et l'optimisation d'une...

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The Definitive Guide to Google AdWords: Create Versatile and Powerful Marketing and Advertising Campaigns

The Definitive Guide to Google AdWords: Create Versatile and Powerful Marketing and Advertising Campaigns

By: Bart Weller; Lori Calcott

Publisher: Apress

Publication Date: 09-MAY-2012

Insert Date: 30-MAY-2012

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There is one simple way to exponentially increase the amount of traffic coming to your website and the number of people aware of your product or service: through the use of Google AdWords and related marketing technologies. The Definitive Guide to Google AdWords will walk you through every step needed to maximize your marketing and advertising power. Everything related to the platforms are covered in detail—account setup, campaign creation, reporting, optimization, analytics, ad creation, mobile advertising, and much more. Learn to take full advantage of all of the marketing options...

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Advanced Google AdWords, 2nd Edition

Advanced Google AdWords, 2nd Edition

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Publisher: Sybex

Publication Date: 24-APR-2012

Insert Date: 24-MAY-2012

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Master every aspect of the powerful Google AdWords platform with this one-of-a-kind guide AdWords expert Brad Geddes, the first and only Advanced AdWords Seminar leader for Google, shares his detailed instruction and insights to get new users up and running quickly and teach AdWords pros some slick new tricks. This must-have new edition offers 50+ pages of fresh material on such topics as retargeting, tracking for analytics, video ad features, ad extensions, and much more. The ultimate guide to advanced Google AdWords techniques authored by a respected AdWords expert who is the...

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Intermediate Android Development: A Safari Guide

Intermediate Android Development: A Safari Guide

By: Safari Content Team

Publisher: Safari Books Online

Publication Date: 01-MAY-2012

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If you've created your first simple Android application, and you're ready to develop more complex apps, then complete this Intermediate Android Development: A Safari Guide. You will learn how to handle threading, how to create fragments for tablets, and how to implement graphics, audio and location in your apps. You will master tapping into OpenGL and Bluetooth, how to create mobile apps with PhoneGap, and even how to use Python for creating apps. All of these skills will enable you to create apps that can be used across any type of Android device, thus maximizing the audience for your...

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Beginning Android Development: A Safari Guide

Beginning Android Development: A Safari Guide

By: Safari Content Team

Publisher: Safari Books Online

Publication Date: 01-MAY-2012

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If you know Java, follow along and learn how to develop your first Android application with the help from Safari Books Online. Don't worry if you haven't heard of Activities, Intents, Services or Content Providers. By completing this Beginning Android Development: A Safari Guide, you will understand all of this and more, all within the context of creating your own real world Android applications. We provide the complete picture, guiding you through the most popular Android resources produced by the top experts. Complete this "tour" and you will be well on your way to turning your ideas...

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Advanced Android Development: A Safari Guide

Advanced Android Development: A Safari Guide

By: Safari Content Team

Publisher: Safari Books Online

Publication Date: 01-MAY-2012

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If you've developed Android apps that have maybe been published in the marketplace, but you want to do something a bit less ordinary, then you'll want to jump into this Advanced Android Development: A Safari Guide. Here you will learn how to master the Android Native Development Kit (NDK), which allows you to call C and C++ methods from Java. You will also learn how to create Android 3.0 Animations, including tweening, 2d graphics, theme and widget building, and even how to add live wallpaper and custom video and audio capture to your Android apps. You will learn how to develop RESTful...

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Android® Fully Loaded, Second Edition

Android® Fully Loaded, Second Edition

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Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Publication Date: 01-FEB-2012

Insert Date: 19-APR-2012

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Fully loaded with the latest tricks and tips on your new Android! Android smartphones are so hot, they're soaring past iPhones on the sales charts. And the second edition of this muscular little book is equally impressive--it's packed with tips and tricks for getting the very most out of your latest-generation Android device. Start Facebooking and tweeting with your Android mobile, scan barcodes to get pricing and product reviews, download your favorite TV shows--the book is positively bursting with practical and fun how-tos. Topics run the gamut from using speech recognition,...

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Beginning Android™ 4 Application Development

Beginning Android™ 4 Application Development

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Publisher: Wrox

Publication Date: 06-MAR-2012

Insert Date: 30-MAR-2012

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Understand Android OS for both smartphone and tablet programming This fast-paced introduction to the newest release of Android OS gives aspiring mobile app developers what they need to know to program for today's hottest Android smartphones and tablets. Android 4 OS is, for the first time, a single solution for both smartphones and tablets, so if you master the information in this helpful guide, you'll be well on your way to successful development for both devices. From using activities and intents and creating rich user interfaces to working with SMS, messaging APIs, and the Android...

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Google+ for Photographers

Google+ for Photographers

By: Colby Brown

Publisher: Peachpit Press

Publication Date: 22-MAR-2012

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Prior to Google+, Photographers relied on a mix of Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, and other services to display their work and interact with others. No single service provided photographers with a complete set of tools that allowed them to connect with others in a rich, meaningful way –until now . Unlike other social networks, Google+ allows photographers to upload, personalize, and update images easily. The Google+ interface is intuitive and attractive — images appear large and uncropped in the stream, preserving their original integrity; and the infinite scrolling feature creates a fluid,...

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Google AdSense Quick Guide: Mastering the New Google AdSense Interface

Google AdSense Quick Guide: Mastering the New Google AdSense Interface

By: Michael Miller

Publisher: Que

Publication Date: 12-MAR-2012

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With the new version of AdSense, Google has changed virtually everything about the interface and added some new features. The navigation structure has been completely overhauled, as have the available types of ads. Google has reorganized the former AdSense Channels into five basic types of ads: Content, Domains, Feeds, Mobile Content, and Search. In addition, Google has tied in-game and YouTube advertising into AdSense, to make it easier to place ads in online games and YouTube videos. Google also has made it easier and more prominent to enable ad blocking — that is, to keep certain types...