Well, we all know that Google is really a very powerful search engine on the web. But most of the people don’t actually use it to the best of its advantages.
But google is really a powerful tool that can enhance your internet exploration. Let’s look at some of Google’s lesser-known options.
Syntax Search Tricks
Using a special syntax is a way to tell Google that you want to restrict your searches to certain elements or characteristics of Web pages. Google has a fairly complete list of its syntax elements at
www.google.com/help/operators.html
Here are some advanced operators that can help narrow down your search results.
Intitle: at the beginning of a query word or phrase (intitle:”Three Blind Mice”) restricts your search results to just the titles of Web pages.
Intext: does the opposite of intitle:, searching only the body text, ignoring titles, links, and so forth. Intext: is perfect when what you’re searching for might commonly appear in URLs. If you’re looking for the term HTML, for example, and you don’t want to get results such as
www.mysite.com/index.html
, you can enter intext:html.
Swiss Army Google
- Google has a number of services that can help you accomplish tasks you may never have thought to use Google for. For example, the new calculator feature
(www.google.com/help/features.html#calculator)
- Suppose you want to contact someone and don’t have his phone number handy. Google can help you with that, too. Just enter a name, city, and state. (The city is optional, but you must enter a state.) If a phone number matches the listing, you’ll see it at the top of the search results along with a map link to the address. If you’d rather restrict your results, use rphonebook: for residential listings or bphonebook: for business listings. If you’d rather use a search form for business phone listings, try Yellow Search
(www.buzztoolbox.com/google/yellowsearch.shtml).
Extended Googling
Google offers several services that give you a head start in focusing your search.
- Google Groups indexes literally millions of messages from decades of discussion on Usenet. Google even helps you with your shopping via two tools.
- Froogle which indexes products from online stores.
- Google Catalogs which features products from more 6,000 paper catalogs in a searchable index. And this only scratches the surface.
- You can get a complete list of Google’s tools and services at www.google.com/options/index.html
- Google Alert (www.googlealert.com) monitors your search terms and e-mails you information about new additions to Google’s Web index. (Google Alert is not affiliated with Google; it uses Google’s Web services API to perform its searches.)
- If you’re more interested in news stories than general Web content, check out the beta version of Google News Alerts (www.google.com/newsalerts).
Thanks to its many different search properties, Google goes far beyond a regular search engine. Give the tricks in this article a try. You’ll be amazed at how many different ways Google can improve your Internet searching.
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Google serve to be the number one search engine in the world of communication and information technology. With its various features easy access of different websites are present. Also, google is not just simply a search engine but also an application that give more help to all the internet user and internet surfer.
Very good article. Definitely worth to read. Thx for sharing!
Gosh this is absolutely brilliant. Thank you so much for the informations.
I love to search my queries in google, no bing and no yahoo search. I am in love with google. Nice tips.
Wow, this are some awesome tips about Google thanks for sharing. I love using Google and this post will help me become a master searcher
Hey there Shankhar, this is totally awesome tips for Google, Specially that Syntax tricks. I am loving it. I have bookmarked this post and will be learning all the syntax operators. Thanks a lot mate
I would like to add that Google is actually application. It helps in everything you need online. I like this blog. Thanks for this post.
thank you so much! I will try if I can find any free time
How fast google search, Its amazing compare to yahoo and bing..
The search operators are invaluable for SEO’s like me who use tricks like:
inurl:”.gov” +”powered by wordpress” -”comments closed”
To find high pagerank sites to comment on. I really don’t think people use Google to its full capability and then they complain when Google is unable to read their mind about what exactly they want!
Thanks for the google tips – I will try out a few of the tricks to see what happens – Google is such a complicated fun beast – I love it !
The link should be http://www.google.com/help/operators.html
you forgot to add http:// before the link
I already knew most of the tricks :p
Very nice tips. Google is certainly ahead of it rivals and will remain so for a long time.
great site…and great information…design is also very good…like it
Really i was not aware about these secrets thanks Loving GOOOOOOOOOGLE
yes thanks. in need to work a lit bit with my page
All of people next year might be greater knowing this!
Thats a pleasant post! I am so pleased you thought to share it.
Yes we should care about these Google tricks. So we will able to make the best use of Google.