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Hidden Features of Google Search

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

Quotations Marks, Minus and OR

Google is extremely good at finding the information you need, but with more specific search term phrases you can get much better results. Using operators for example quotations marks - "like that" - or enclosing search phrases or using a minus, that can, exclude the keyword out of your search, for example (bread recipe - flour). By using 'OR', you will prompt Google to offer you a choice, e.g. Football Cup 2012 or 2014.


Hunting 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 this case, using the operator 'define' is beneficial. Using 'Define:word' gives you the dictionary definition of the desired word with its synonyms.

Find similar sites

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

Hunt for Apps

Google search was created to simplify the ability to find the right 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 specially handy for Android users.

Google Trends

Find out what others are searching for in 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 clicking on '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 engine - With simple prompts for example 'weather', you will get the current seven-day forecast for the location. By adding the name of any city or town you would like, you can get a forecast to get a different location. Should you ever need to know the time someplace else on the globe, just type 'time New York' for instance, to see the time as well location. For many people knowing the times of sunrise and sunset is essential, to know when sun is coming up in London, type 'sunrise London'. To check stock information promptly; use 'GOOG' to discover latest Google stock status.