1. Google can be your phone book. Type the person's name, city and state directly into the search box, Google will deliver phone and address at the top of the results. This feature works for business listing too.
Google can also work as the reverse directory; if you have phone number, type in the search box, and google will deliver the results that matches the phone number.
2. Google can be your calculator. Type a math problem into the search box and google will compute and display the result. You can spell out the equation in words (one plus one, six divided by two), use numbers and symbols (4*5,6/2), or type in a combination of both (ten million *pi, 15% of six).
3. Longer queries is better, but shorter is okay. Google is designed to deliver high quality result even if you are searching for one or two word queries, so its better to keep your search short. But adding a few more words will yield better result.
For Example : When you are searching information on applying to colleges, include the word admissions after the name of the university you are searching to get more relevent results.
4. Use quotation marks when precision matters. Typing "the truth of linux" into the google search box will yield Web pages about the linux truth - but leaving off the quotes will produce an assortment of unrelated pages.
The reason behind this : adding quote marks around the search query tells google to look for occurrences of the exact phrase as it was typed. That makes quote marks especially helpful when searching for song lyrics, people's name or expressions such as "to be or not to be" that include very common words.
5. Google can be your dictionary. Type define followed by any English word into the search box, and google will deliver a quick definition at the top of the result.
6. Forgot plural. Google automatically search for all the stems of a word , so you don't need to do separate searches for sleep, sleeps, sleeping. Just type one of the words into the search box, and google will take care of the rest, giving you results all in one list.
Google can also work as the reverse directory; if you have phone number, type in the search box, and google will deliver the results that matches the phone number.
2. Google can be your calculator. Type a math problem into the search box and google will compute and display the result. You can spell out the equation in words (one plus one, six divided by two), use numbers and symbols (4*5,6/2), or type in a combination of both (ten million *pi, 15% of six).
3. Longer queries is better, but shorter is okay. Google is designed to deliver high quality result even if you are searching for one or two word queries, so its better to keep your search short. But adding a few more words will yield better result.
For Example : When you are searching information on applying to colleges, include the word admissions after the name of the university you are searching to get more relevent results.
4. Use quotation marks when precision matters. Typing "the truth of linux" into the google search box will yield Web pages about the linux truth - but leaving off the quotes will produce an assortment of unrelated pages.
The reason behind this : adding quote marks around the search query tells google to look for occurrences of the exact phrase as it was typed. That makes quote marks especially helpful when searching for song lyrics, people's name or expressions such as "to be or not to be" that include very common words.
5. Google can be your dictionary. Type define followed by any English word into the search box, and google will deliver a quick definition at the top of the result.
6. Forgot plural. Google automatically search for all the stems of a word , so you don't need to do separate searches for sleep, sleeps, sleeping. Just type one of the words into the search box, and google will take care of the rest, giving you results all in one list.
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4 comments:
July 23, 2008 at 4:52 AM
Thanks and thanks to Google who had such great features.
July 23, 2008 at 7:20 PM
thanks for sharing these cool tips with us
August 1, 2008 at 12:57 AM
Well Google is always the best service provider.
August 29, 2008 at 10:18 PM
I am sure this is all about google. They really kick some asses.
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