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Hidden Features of Google Search

Google Search - Google is used by billions of people every day to locate a variety of information on the web. However, how many of us really utilize all the Google features fully? It is easy to learn tiny problems 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 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 from the search, for example (bread recipe - flour). By using 'OR', you will prompt Google to provide you with a choice, e.g. Football Cup 2012 or 2014.


Searching for a definition

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

Find similar sites

search - Perhaps you want to look for a similar site to 1 you already use, in this scenario the operator 'related' comes in handy. For example, 'related:bbc.com' gives you a number of the sites for rivals with 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'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 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 take you to its selection of doodles graphically divided with logos equivalent to important dates.

Essential info on your fingertip

Google - With simple prompts including 'weather', you will get the current seven-day forecast for your location. By adding the any city or town you would like, you can get a forecast for a different location. Should you ever 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 on stock information promptly; use 'GOOG' to discover latest Google stock status.