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Hidden Features of Search

Google Search - Google is used by vast amounts 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 little 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 such as quotations marks - "like that" - or enclosing search term phrases or using a minus, which will, exclude the keyword from your search, for example (bread recipe - flour). Through the use of '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 want 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 having its synonyms.

Find similar sites

search - Many times you want to look for a similar site to at least one you already use, in this scenario the operator 'related' is useful. For example, 'related:bbc.com' gives you a few of the sites for rivals with the BBC or their sister sites.

Search for Apps

Google search was created to simplify the ability to find the correct application for your Smartphone. By simply clicking more>Apps at the top of result page, you will get a list of available applications. This function is especially handy for Android users.

Google Trends

Find out what others are searching for inside 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 give you to its selection of doodles graphically divided with logos corresponding to important dates.

Essential facts about your fingertip

Google - 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 to get a different location. If you ever need to know the time somewhere else 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 vital, to know when sun is on its way in London, type 'sunrise London'. To test stock information promptly; use 'GOOG' to discover latest Google stock status.