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Hidden Features of Google Search

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

Quotations Marks, Minus and OR

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


Hunting 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 cases like this, using the operator 'define' comes in handy. Using 'Define:word' gives you the dictionary definition of the desired word using its synonyms.

Find similar sites

Google Search - Perhaps you want to look for a similar site to at least one you already use, in this scenario the operator 'related' is beneficial. For example, 'related:bbc.com' gives you some of the sites for rivals from the BBC or their sister sites.

Hunt for Apps

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

Google Trends

Find out what others are searching for in your country. Simply type 'Google.com/trends' in 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

search - With simple prompts such as 'weather', you will get the current seven-day forecast for the location. By adding the any city or town you need, you can get a forecast to get a different location. Should you ever need to know the time elsewhere on the globe, just type 'time New York' as an example, to see the time at that location. For many people knowing the times of sunrise and sunset is vital, to know when sun is on its way in London, type 'sunrise London'. To check on stock information promptly; use 'GOOG' to find out latest Google stock status.