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What kind of secrets are included in 501 Web Site Secrets? Well, there’s parts of a site you didn’t know existed. Or ways to use the site that you weren’t aware of. Or special commands that help you get even more out of the site than you could before. Cool stuff like that—and more. That’s the nature of a secret—something that most users don’t know about, but would get a kick out of if they did. These are the kinds of things that will make you say to yourself, “That’s cool—I didn’t know you could do that!” And then you’ll want to go directly to the site to try the secret out for yourself. (Go ahead; it’s allowed.
55901X FM.qxd 1/12/04 6:59 PM Page iii 501 Web Site Secrets ® Unleash the Power of Google ® , Amazon ® , eBay ® , and More Michael Miller 55901X FM.qxd 1/12/04 6:59 PM Page ii 55901X FM.qxd 1/12/04 6:59 PM Page i 501 Web Site Secrets ® 55901X FM.qxd 1/12/04 6:59 PM Page ii 55901X FM.qxd 1/12/04 6:59 PM Page iii 501 Web Site Secrets ® Unleash the Power of Google ® , Amazon ® , eBay ® , and More Michael Miller 55901X FM.qxd 1/12/04 6:59 PM Page iv 501 Web Site Secrets ® : Unleash the Power of Google ® , Amazon ® , eBay ® , and More Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc. 10475 Crosspoint Boulevard Indianapolis, IN 46256 www.wiley.com Copyright 2004 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published simultaneously in Canada Library of Congress Control Number is available from the publisher. 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He is known for his casual, easy- to-read writing style and his ability to explain a wide variety of complex topics to an everyday audience. Mr. Miller is also President of the Molehill Group, a writing/consulting firm based in Carmel, Indiana. You can e-mail Mr. Miller directly at secrets@ molehillgroup.com . His Web site is located at www.molehillgroup.com . 55901X FM.qxd 1/12/04 6:59 PM Page vi Credits Acquisitions Editors Katie Feltman Katie Mohr Development Editor James H. Russell Production Editor Vincent Kunkemueller Copy Editor Nancy V. Daniels Vice President & Executive Group Publisher Richard Swadley Vice President and Executive Publisher Robert Ipsen Vice President and Publisher Joseph B. Wikert Executive Editorial Director Mary Bednarek Editorial Manager Mary Beth Wakefield Project Coordinator April Farling Graphics and Production Specialists Jennifer Heleine Michael Kruzil Kristin McMullan Lynsey Osborn Melanee Wolven Permissions Editor Carmen Krikorian Proofreading and Indexing Publication Services 55901X FM.qxd 1/12/04 6:59 PM Page vii To Mark and Stephanie—thanks for a great Thanksgiving, and keep the pool warm for my next visit! [...]... Chapter 5: Lycos Secrets 99 Part II: Secrets of the Internet Search Engines 117 Chapter 6: Google Secrets 119 Chapter 7: AllTheWeb Secrets 161 Chapter 8: Ask Jeeves Secrets 171 Chapter 9: AltaVista Secrets 181 Chapter 10: HotBot Secrets 195 Part III: Secrets of the Online News and Information Sites .209 Chapter 11: CNN.com Secrets ... you prob ably didn’t know about your favorite Web sites Secrets, for want of a better word Five hundred and one of them About This Book What kind of secrets are included in 501 Web Site Secrets? Well, there’s parts of a site you didn’t know existed Or ways to use the site that you weren’t aware of Or special commands that help you get even more out of the site than you could before Cool stuff like that—and... you need to know before you explore the relevant secret Where to Go from Here 501 Web Site Secrets covers 20 top Internet sites There’s one other site I’d like to mention—my own personal Web site, www.molehillgroup.com I don’t pre tend that it ranks with the other sites presented in this book (it doesn’t), but it’s still a site you might want to check out—particularly if you’re interested in what books... Chapter 12: ESPN.com Secrets 231 Chapter 13: CBS MarketWatch Secrets 247 Chapter 14: Weather.com Secrets .265 Chapter 15: Microsoft.com Secrets 281 Part IV: Secrets of Online Shopping and Services .293 Chapter 16: eBay Secrets 295 Chapter 17: Amazon.com Secrets 319 Chapter 18: Napster 2.0 Secrets 345 Chapter 19: Expedia Secrets ... the Web sites that gave permission to reproduce their pages in this book—and fie on the legal weasels at those sites that didn’t! Contents at a Glance Acknowledgments ix Introduction xix Part I: Secrets of the Internet Portals 1 Chapter 1: Yahoo! Secrets 3 Chapter 2: MSN Secrets .55 Chapter 3: AOL.com Secrets 75 Chapter 4: Excite Secrets. .. collecting these 501 secrets, I focused on 20 of the top Web sites today And that’s exactly how the book is organized—20 total chapters divided into 4 major parts (If your favorite site isn’t included, I apologize; there were only so many pages available, and I had to make the cut-off somewhere!) ࡗ xx Introduction ࡗࡗࡗ Part I: Secrets of the Internet Portals This part covers the top Web portals, those sites that... Information Sites .209 Chapter 11: CNN.com Secrets 211 CNN.com at a Glance 212 General News Sites .227 Newspaper Sites 227 Magazine Sites 228 Summary .229 Chapter 12: ESPN.com Secrets 231 ESPN.com at a Glance .232 Sports Portals 244 Professional Sports Sites .244 College Sports Sites ... me at secrets@ molehillgroup.com I can’t guarantee a personal response to every e-mail, but I definitely would like to hear what you think! But I digress It’s time to get down to the serious business of uncovering the secrets of your favorite Web sites So turn the page, fire up your Web browser, and get ready for some really cool stuff! Part I Secrets of the Internet Portals Chapter 1: Yahoo! Secrets. .. Chapter 1: Yahoo! Secrets Chapter 2: MSN Secrets Chapter 3: AOL.com Secrets Chapter 4: Excite Secrets Chapter 5: Lycos Secrets Yahoo! Secrets Chapter 1 ࡗ ࡗ ࡗ ࡗ ࡗ ࡗ ࡗ ࡗ ࡗ ࡗ ࡗ ࡗ ࡗ ࡗ ࡗ ࡗ ࡗ ࡗ ࡗ ࡗ ࡗ ࡗ ࡗ ࡗࡗ ࡗ ࡗ Secrets in This Chapter #1: Go Directly to Almost Any Yahoo! Page—No Clicking Necessary 6 #2: The Yahoo! Directory Has Higher-Quality Results than Yahoo! Web Search—but Fewer of Them ... your Web surfing The biggest portals are covered here: Yahoo!, MSN, AOL.com, Excite, and Lycos Part II: Secrets of the Internet Search Engines The most common online activity is searching, so this part covers the top search sites—including a few search engines you might not know about, but should Look here for the search secrets of Google, AllTheWeb, Ask Jeeves, AltaVista, and HotBot Part III: Secrets . 1/12/04 6:59 PM Page i 501 Web Site Secrets ® 55901X FM.qxd 1/12/04 6:59 PM Page ii 55901X FM.qxd 1/12/04 6:59 PM Page iii 501 Web Site Secrets ® Unleash. 55901X FM.qxd 1/12/04 6:59 PM Page iii 501 Web Site Secrets ® Unleash the Power of Google ® , Amazon ® , eBay ® , and More