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Hidden Features of Search

Google Search - Google is used by vast amounts of people every day to find a variety of information on the net. However, how many of us really utilize all the Google features fully? It is easy to learn small things to help you find the desirable results faster and much more precisely.

Quotations Marks, Minus as well as

Google is extremely good at choosing the information you need, but with more specific search phrases you can get much better results. Using operators including quotations marks - "like that" - or enclosing search phrases or using a minus, that can, exclude the keyword out of your search, for example (bread recipe - flour). By utilizing 'OR', you will prompt Google to offer you a choice, e.g. Football Cup 2012 or 2014.


Searching for a definition

From the time to time, all of us struggle with the meaning of words and want to find an exact definition. In this instance, using the operator 'define' comes in handy. Using 'Define:word' gives you the dictionary meaning of the desired word with its synonyms.

Find similar sites

Google Search - Perhaps you want to look for a similar site to 1 you already use, within this scenario the operator 'related' comes in handy. For example, 'related:bbc.com' gives you some of the sites for rivals of the BBC or their sister sites.

Hunt for Apps

Google search is built to simplify the ability to find the right application for your Smartphone. By hitting more>Apps at the top of result page, you're going to get a list of available applications. This function is particularly handy for Android users.

Google Trends

Uncover what others are searching for in your country. Simply type 'Google.com/trends' inside your browser to find the latest trends in music, TV or movies.

Google's best doodles

By skipping any search criteria and simply clicking 'I'm feeling lucky' Google will give you to its selection of doodles graphically divided with logos equivalent to important dates.

Essential info on your fingertip

search engine - With simple prompts including 'weather', you will get the current seven-day forecast for your location. By adding the any city or town you want, you can get a forecast for a different location. If you happen to need to know the time someplace else on the globe, just type 'time New York' for example, to see the time at this location. For many people having the times of sunrise and sunset is very important, to know when sun is on its way in London, type 'sunrise London'. To test stock information promptly; use 'GOOG' to discover latest Google stock status.