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Hidden Features of Google Search

Google Search - Google is used by vast amounts of people every day to locate a variety of information on the web. However, how many of us really use all the Google features to the full? It is easy to learn little 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 phrases you can get much better results. Using operators including quotations marks - "like that" - or enclosing search term phrases or using a minus, that can, exclude the keyword from the search, for example (bread recipe - flour). Through the use of 'OR', you will prompt Google to provide you with 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 need to find an exact definition. In cases like this, using the operator 'define' is useful. Using 'Define:word' gives you the dictionary meaning of the desired word using its synonyms.

Find similar sites

Google Search - Many times you want to look for a similar site to 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 with the BBC or their sister sites.

Search for Apps

Google search should simplify the ability to find the right 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 within 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 take 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 would like, you can get a forecast for a different location. If you happen to need to know the time someplace else on the globe, just type 'time New York' as an example, to see the time at that location. For many people understanding the times of sunrise and sunset is vital, to know when sun is coming up in London, type 'sunrise London'. To check stock information promptly; use 'GOOG' to find out latest Google stock status.