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Hidden Features of Search

Google - Google is used by vast amounts 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 to the full? It is easy to learn little things to help you find the desirable results faster plus more precisely.

Quotations Marks, Minus and OR

Google is extremely good at finding the information you need, but with more specific keyword phrases you can get much better results. Using operators including quotations marks - "like that" - or enclosing keyword phrases or using a minus, which will, exclude the keyword out of your search, for example (bread recipe - flour). By utilizing '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, all of us struggle with the meaning of words and want to find an exact definition. In this case, using the operator 'define' is useful. Using 'Define:word' gives you the dictionary meaning of the desired word using its synonyms.

Find similar sites

search - Sometimes you may want to look for a similar site to at least one you already use, within this scenario the operator 'related' is useful. For example, 'related:bbc.com' gives you a few 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 right 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 specially handy for Android users.

Google Trends

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

Essential facts about your fingertip

search engine - With simple prompts including 'weather', you will get the current seven-day forecast for your location. By adding the name of any city or town you would like, 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 example, 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 coming up in London, type 'sunrise London'. To check stock information promptly; use 'GOOG' to discover latest Google stock status.