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Hidden Features of Internet 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 plus more precisely.

Quotations Marks, Minus as well as

Google is extremely good at finding 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 phrases or using a minus, which will, exclude the keyword out of your search, for example (bread recipe - flour). By using 'OR', you will prompt Google to give 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 need 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 using its synonyms.

Find similar sites

search engine - Sometimes you may want to look for a similar site to 1 you already use, on this scenario the operator 'related' is beneficial. For example, 'related:bbc.com' gives you some of the sites for rivals with the BBC or their sister sites.

Look for Apps

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

Google Trends

Discover 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 hitting 'I'm feeling lucky' Google will give you to its selection of doodles graphically divided with logos corresponding to important dates.

Essential facts about your fingertip

search - With simple prompts for example 'weather', you will get the current seven-day forecast for your location. By adding the name of any city or town you want, you can get a forecast for any different location. Should you ever need to know the time someplace else on the globe, just type 'time New York' for example, to see the time as well 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 test stock information promptly; use 'GOOG' to learn latest Google stock status.