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Hidden Features of Internet search

Google - 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 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 such as quotations marks - "like that" - or enclosing keyword phrases or using a minus, which will, exclude the keyword from the 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.


Searching for a definition

From the time to time, most of us struggle with the meaning of words and require 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

search engine - Many times you want to look for a similar site to 1 you already use, within this scenario the operator 'related' comes in handy. For example, 'related:bbc.com' gives you a few of the sites for rivals from the BBC or their sister sites.

Search for Apps

Google search should simplify the ability to find the appropriate application for your Smartphone. By clicking on more>Apps at the top of result page, you'll get a list of available applications. This function is particularly handy for Android users.

Google Trends

Discover what others are searching for in 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 equivalent to important dates.

Essential info on your fingertip

Google Search - With simple prompts for example 'weather', you will get the current seven-day forecast for your location. By adding the naming of any city or town you want, you can get a forecast to get a different location. Should you ever 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 having the times of sunrise and sunset is essential, 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.