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Hidden Features of Google Search

Google - Google is used by huge amounts of people every day to locate a variety of information on the Internet. However, how many of us really use all the Google features to the full? It is easy to learn tiny problems to help you find the desirable results faster plus more precisely.

Quotations Marks, Minus and OR

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


Hunting for a definition

From the time to time, all of us struggle with the meaning of words and need 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 with its synonyms.

Find similar sites

Google - Sometimes you may want to look for a similar site to 1 you already use, on 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.

Search for Apps

Google search is built to simplify the ability to find the right application for your Smartphone. By simply clicking more>Apps at the top of result page, you'll get a list of available applications. This function is particularly handy for Android users.

Google Trends

Discover 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 clicking on 'I'm feeling lucky' Google will take you to its selection of doodles graphically divided with logos corresponding to important dates.

Essential information on your fingertip

search - With simple prompts including 'weather', you will get the current seven-day forecast for your location. By adding the naming of any city or town you need, 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' for instance, to see the time as well 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 check stock information promptly; use 'GOOG' to discover latest Google stock status.