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Hidden Features of Search

search - Google is used by billions of people every day to locate a variety of information on the net. However, how many of us really make use of all the Google features to the full? It is easy to learn tiny problems to help you find the desirable results faster and much more precisely.

Quotations Marks, Minus or

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 for example quotations marks - "like that" - or enclosing search phrases or using a minus, that 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.


Trying to find a definition

From the time to time, most of us struggle with the meaning of words and require to find an exact definition. In this instance, using the operator 'define' is useful. Using 'Define:word' gives you the dictionary definition of the desired word having its synonyms.

Find similar sites

Google - Perhaps you want to look for a similar site to 1 you already use, in this scenario the operator 'related' is beneficial. For example, 'related:bbc.com' gives you a number of the sites for rivals from 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 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 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 information 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 to get 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 knowing 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 find out latest Google stock status.