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Hidden Features of Google Search

search - Google is used by billions of people every day to discover 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 plus more precisely.

Quotations Marks, Minus or

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

Find similar sites

search engine - Perhaps you want to look for a similar site to one you already use, on this scenario the operator 'related' is useful. For example, 'related:bbc.com' gives you a number of the sites for rivals of the BBC or their sister sites.

Hunt 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 especially 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 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 to your location. By adding the any city or town you would like, you can get a forecast to get 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 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 test stock information promptly; use 'GOOG' to find out latest Google stock status.