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Hidden Features of Search

Google - Google is used by billions of people every day to discover a variety of information on the net. However, how many of us really use all the Google features to the full? It is easy to learn small things to help you find the desirable results faster and 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 term phrases or using a minus, which will, exclude the keyword from 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.


Hunting for a definition

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

Find similar sites

search - Sometimes you may want to look for a similar site to 1 you already use, on this scenario the operator 'related' is useful. 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 was created to simplify the ability to find the appropriate 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 especially handy for Android users.

Google Trends

Discover what others are searching for inside 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 take you to its selection of doodles graphically divided with logos akin to important dates.

Essential info on your fingertip

search engine - With simple prompts such as 'weather', you will get the current seven-day forecast for your location. By adding the naming of any city or town you would like, you can get a forecast for any 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 this 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 test stock information promptly; use 'GOOG' to find out latest Google stock status.