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Hidden Features of Search

Google Search - Google is used by huge amounts of people every day to find a variety of information on the web. 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 finding 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, which will, exclude the keyword from the search, for example (bread recipe - flour). By using 'OR', you will prompt Google to offer you 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 this case, using the operator 'define' comes in handy. Using 'Define:word' gives you the dictionary concept of the desired word having its synonyms.

Find similar sites

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

Search for Apps

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

Google Trends

Find out what others are searching for inside your country. Simply type 'Google.com/trends' within 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 take you to its selection of doodles graphically divided with logos corresponding to important dates.

Essential information on your fingertip

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