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Hidden Features of Google Search

search - Google is used by vast amounts of people every day to find a variety of information on the net. 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 choosing 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 your search, for example (bread recipe - flour). By utilizing 'OR', you will prompt Google to provide you with 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 want to find an exact definition. In cases like this, using the operator 'define' is beneficial. Using 'Define:word' gives you the dictionary definition of the desired word having its synonyms.

Find similar sites

search engine - Sometimes you may want to look for a similar site to at least one 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.

Look for Apps

Google search is built 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

Find out what others are searching for inside 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 akin to important dates.

Essential info on your fingertip

Google - With simple prompts such as 'weather', you will get the current seven-day forecast for the location. By adding the name of any city or town you want, you can get a forecast for a different location. Should you ever need to know the time someplace else on the globe, just type 'time New York' as an example, to see the time at this location. For many people understanding the times of sunrise and sunset is vital, to know when sun is coming up in London, type 'sunrise London'. To check stock information promptly; use 'GOOG' to learn latest Google stock status.