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Hidden Features of Internet search

Google - Google is used by huge amounts of people every day to find a variety of information on the web. 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 plus more precisely.

Quotations Marks, Minus as well as

Google is extremely good at finding the information you need, but with more specific search term phrases you can get much better results. Using operators for example quotations marks - "like that" - or enclosing search phrases or using a minus, that will, exclude the keyword out of your 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.


Trying to find a definition

From the time to time, all of us 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 using its synonyms.

Find similar sites

Google - Sometimes you may want to look for a similar site to 1 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 with the BBC or their sister sites.

Look for Apps

Google search should simplify the ability to find the right application for your Smartphone. By clicking on 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

Uncover 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 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

search - With simple prompts for example '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. If you happen to need to know the time somewhere else on the globe, just type 'time New York' as an example, to see the time as well location. For many people knowing the times of sunrise and sunset is very important, to know when sun is coming up in London, type 'sunrise London'. To check on stock information promptly; use 'GOOG' to learn latest Google stock status.