Building Applications with the Google API

Chapter 1: Learning About Google Web Services Overview Google is one of the most popular search engines around because it provides a superior number of hits. Of course, more hits don't translate into better data. T...

Chapter 2: Defining a Search Overview Anyone who needs an example of information overload can look no further than Google. The possibilities for searching on Google are unlimited. I've spent many hours on Google lo...

Chapter 3: Working with Web Service Data Overview All Web services rely on some form of eXtensible Markup Language (XML) to receive requests and send information. Even the Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) is si...

Chapter 4: Starting the Development Process Overview You might be one of the many people who think they can't write an application or have no interest in doing so. The applications demonstrated in Chapter 3 might n...

Chapter 5: Writing Applications Using VBA Overview Many people associate Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) with Microsoft Office. While it's true that Microsoft Office does rely on VBA as a development language,...

Chapter 6: Writing Applications Using Visual Studio Overview One of the best ways to work with Google Web Services when you want to create a free-form desktop application is to use Visual Studio. With Visual Studio...

Chapter 7: Writing Applications Using PHP Overview Many developers have learned to use PHP over the years because it's a good solution for creating Web pages and the price is right. The PHP acronym is like many oth...

Chapter 8: Writing Applications Using Java Overview Most people have heard about Java and many people have worked with it. Java appears on Web sites with some regularity because it lets Web designers create solutio...

Chapter 9: Writing Applications for Mobile Devices Overview Working with Google using a mobile device is a natural extension of the services that Google already provides. In fact, road warriors may well find themse...

Chapter 10: Crafting Your Application Overview All of the chapters so far have considered various ways to obtain data from Google. However, great applications do more than just get datamdash;a developer crafts them...

Chapter 11: Other Refinements You Should Consider Overview Building an application that works with Google Web Services means doing more than simply writing code that interacts with the Web service and making it per...