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Hidden Features of Search

search - Google is used by huge 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 much more precisely.

Quotations Marks, Minus as well as

Google is extremely good at choosing the information you need, but with more specific keyword phrases you can get much better results. Using operators such as 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.


Hunting for a definition

From the time to time, all of us struggle with the meaning of words and need to find an exact definition. In this instance, using the operator 'define' comes in handy. Using 'Define:word' gives you the dictionary definition of the desired word with its synonyms.

Find similar sites

search engine - Many times you want to look for a similar site to at least one you already use, within this scenario the operator 'related' is beneficial. 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 should simplify the ability to find the correct 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 within 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 hitting '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

Google - With simple prompts including 'weather', you will get the current seven-day forecast to your location. By adding the naming of any city or town you would like, you can get a forecast to get a different location. If you happen to need to know the time elsewhere 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 vital, to know when sun is on its way in London, type 'sunrise London'. To check stock information promptly; use 'GOOG' to discover latest Google stock status.