Tips for Effective Text Search
-Exclude useless search words by using the ‘-‘ sign as a suffix.
-Use the Google News feature to search centuries’ old news spanning the globe.
-Use the word “define” before any word that you want information about. That includes slang words and synonyms.
-Increase search relevance by framing the keyword within quotation marks.
-If you’re searching for a lengthy phrase and only remember the first and last words, type “äround + (number of missing words). E.g: “The cat around (2) tree”.
-Find keywords and headline of the article by typing “intitle” and search item together.
-Start your search query with “allinurl” to restrict search results to your query.
-Make your search time-sensitive by including the limits of your time frame after your keyword.
Fun Things to Try on Google Search
(https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jan/21/15-fun-things-you-can-do-on-google)
-Tilt your search screen by typing “tilt”.
-Click on Google search bar’s mic option and sound out “flip a coin”.
-Type “Atari Breakout” on Google images and play the brick breaker game for free.
-Click on Google search bar’s mic icon and say ”I love you” to generate a love quote.
Enhance the Quality of your Search with:
Google Images: Helps you search images relevant to a certain keyword of your choice.
Google Goggles: Helps you get info about a captured image or even a product’s barcode.
Google Trends: Helps you learn the frequency of different search items and shortlists hot topics.
Google Books: Helps you search excepts of books written by worldwide publishers.
Google Scholar: Helps you search for research articles and thesis.
Phone Listing
(https://www.lifewire.com/google-phone-number-search-3481892)
-Use Google’s phonebook feature to track the true identity of unknown numbers. Example: phonebook: 327-444-2678
-Type the area code in the search bar, in order to locate a particular phone number.
-Look up zip code by typing in the rest of the address.
-Generate results containing a particular series of numbers by using this format for search: X..Y, where X and Y are the limits of your range.
-Enter ticker symbols on the search bar to get latest financial information on that stock.
-Type a Mathematical expression on the search bar to get quick results.
-Type “tip calculator” on the search bar to split the bill and calculate tip percentage in a jiffy.
-Use Google’s timer feature to start an automatic countdown. Type the time limit and the word “timer”. E.g: 10 min timer.
-Or, type “stopwatch” to generate a customized stopwatch that starts only when you’re ready.
-Get timely weather forecasts by typing the word “weather” followed by the desired location. E.g: weather Boston
-Get sunrise and sunset times by substituting the words “sunrise” or “sunset” followed by the location.
-Track your flight details by typing airline number and name on the search bar.
-Get current updates of your favorite sports team by typing in the team name.
-Analyze your food choices by typing their names with a “vs” in-between. E.g: pizza vs hamburger.
How To Become A Google Power User
via Dailyinfographic
