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Hidden Features of Google Search

Google Search - Google is used by huge amounts of people every day to find a variety of information on the Internet. However, how many of us really make use of all the Google features fully? It is easy to learn tiny problems to help you find the desirable results faster and much more precisely.

Quotations Marks, Minus and OR

Google is extremely good at locating the information you need, but with more specific search term phrases you can get much better results. Using operators including quotations marks - "like that" - or enclosing search phrases or using a minus, that will, exclude the keyword from the search, for example (bread recipe - flour). Through the use of 'OR', you will prompt Google to give you 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 want to find an exact definition. In cases like this, using the operator 'define' comes in handy. Using 'Define:word' gives you the dictionary concept of the desired word with its synonyms.

Find similar sites

Google - Sometimes you may want to look for a similar site to one you already use, within this scenario the operator 'related' is beneficial. For example, 'related:bbc.com' gives you a few of the sites for rivals of the BBC or their sister sites.

Look for Apps

Google search was created to simplify the ability to find the correct application for your Smartphone. By hitting more>Apps at the top of result page, you'll get a list of available applications. This function is specially 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 clicking on 'I'm feeling lucky' Google will take you to its selection of doodles graphically divided with logos equivalent to important dates.

Essential information on your fingertip

Google - 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 need, you can get a forecast for a different location. If you ever need to know the time someplace else on the globe, just type 'time New York' for example, to see the time at this location. For many people understanding 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.