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Hidden Features of Google Search

search - Google is used by billions of people every day to locate a variety of information on the web. However, how many of us really utilize all the Google features fully? It is easy to learn little things to help you find the desirable results faster plus more precisely.

Quotations Marks, Minus or

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


Hunting for a definition

From the time to time, we all struggle with the meaning of words and want to find an exact definition. In cases like this, using the operator 'define' is beneficial. Using 'Define:word' gives you the dictionary definition of the desired word with its synonyms.

Find similar sites

search engine - Many times you want to look for a similar site to at least one you already use, on this scenario the operator 'related' is beneficial. For example, 'related:bbc.com' gives you a number of the sites for rivals with the BBC or their sister sites.

Hunt for Apps

Google search was created to simplify the ability to find the appropriate application for your Smartphone. By clicking on more>Apps at the top of result page, you will get a list of available applications. This function is specially handy for Android users.

Google Trends

Find out what others are searching for inside 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 clicking on 'I'm feeling lucky' Google will give you to its selection of doodles graphically divided with logos corresponding to important dates.

Essential info on your fingertip

Google Search - With simple prompts including 'weather', you will get the current seven-day forecast to your location. By adding the name of any city or town you want, you can get a forecast for a different location. Should you ever need to know the time somewhere else on the globe, just type 'time New York' for instance, to see the time at that location. For many people understanding the times of sunrise and sunset is very important, to know when sun is coming up in London, type 'sunrise London'. To check stock information promptly; use 'GOOG' to discover latest Google stock status.