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Hidden Features of Internet search

search - 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 to the full? It is easy to learn small things to help you find the desirable results faster and more precisely.

Quotations Marks, Minus as well as

Google is extremely good at finding 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 phrases or using a minus, that 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 this instance, using the operator 'define' is useful. Using 'Define:word' gives you the dictionary meaning of the desired word having its synonyms.

Find similar sites

Google Search - Sometimes you may want to look for a similar site to 1 you already use, in this scenario the operator 'related' is beneficial. For example, 'related:bbc.com' gives you a number of the sites for rivals of the BBC or their sister sites.

Look for Apps

Google search is built 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 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 simply clicking '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

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 want, you can get a forecast to get a different location. If you happen to need to know the time someplace else on the globe, just type 'time New York' for instance, to see the time at that 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.