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Hidden Features of Search

Google - Google is used by huge amounts of people every day to discover a variety of information on the net. However, how many of us really make use of all the Google features fully? It is easy to learn little things to help you find the desirable results faster plus more precisely.

Quotations Marks, Minus as well as

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, which will, exclude the keyword from your search, for example (bread recipe - flour). By utilizing 'OR', you will prompt Google to offer 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 want to find an exact definition. In cases like this, 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 - Many times you want to look for a similar site to one you already use, within this scenario the operator 'related' is useful. For example, 'related:bbc.com' gives you a few of the sites for rivals of the BBC or their sister sites.

Search for Apps

Google search was created to 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 specially handy for Android users.

Google Trends

Uncover what others are searching for within 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 corresponding to important dates.

Essential info on your fingertip

search engine - With simple prompts such as 'weather', you will get the current seven-day forecast for your location. By adding the any city or town you need, you can get a forecast for a different location. If you happen to need to know the time elsewhere on the globe, just type 'time New York' for example, to see the time at this location. For many people having the times of sunrise and sunset is very important, to know when sun is coming up in London, type 'sunrise London'. To test stock information promptly; use 'GOOG' to find out latest Google stock status.