BotGuide : The Internet's Hottest Tools That Work the Web for You

By Michael Wolff and Peter Rutten

Discover the Untapped Benefits Available on the Web Forget about endless searching, haphazard surfing, and suffering through long load times. The old ways of the Web are over. Easy-to-use and comprehensive, BotGuide details the new tools thatare changing the Web and how to take advantage of them. For working professionals, students, parents, and anyone who shops, searches, or communicates online, BotGuide holds secrets that will save you time, money, and aggravation. Is this just more technology hype? No. There are hundreds of software robots, called bots, that can do your chores and take care of your business-- from tedious surfing and searching while you're leading your life, to alerting you that your flight is delayed, your car may be towed, your stocks are up, and your mother's birthday is next week. BotGuide is the first book to review these bots and tell you where to find them and how to use them. It's as simple as telling a bat what you want it to do. Bots will ... organize the sea of information in your many areas of interest--from gardening, to health issues, to late-breaking news; find the best deal on your dream car, new television, or favorite collectible; search for a job tailored to fit your career goals; inform you that there's a new CD, book, or movie that you'll like; notify you whenever your name is mentioned on the Internet; find you the right pet, bike, even college; advise you when it is a good time to sell or buy a stock; check sites that you frequent for updates and inform you of changes daily; read and respond to your email, keep your calendar, and much, much more. BotGuide includes: Hundreds of bots related by category Ratings for usefulness Bots for all user levels Great money-saving bots

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062516116
• ISBN13: 9780062516114
• Release Date: July 1999
• Publisher: HarperOne
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.7" x 7.4"

Customer Reviews

It has lots of ideas..and it is well put together...

Well this is a very resourceful book, has a lot of websites with bots, and describes and gives examples of all kinds. It wasn't exactly what I was trying to get. Which was a bot as a program for a website...