If you’re like me, you probably use Google many times a day. Most probably it’s your home page. I use Google Instant. If You are not using ‘Google instant’ I recommend you to use it. set the following url as your home page.
But, chances are, unless you are a technology geek, you probably still use Google in its simplest form. If your current use of Google is limited to typing a few words in, and changing your query until you find what you’re looking for, then I’m here to tell you that there’s a better way – and it’s not hard to learn. On the other hand, if you are a technology geek, and can use Google like the best of them already, then I suggest you bookmark this article of Google search tips.You’ll then have the tips on hand when you are ready to pull your hair out in frustration when watching a neophyte repeatedly type in basic queries in a desperate attempt to find something.
You can use following tips and use Google More efficiently. Some of these are obvious ones, that you probably know about. But others are lesser-known, and others are known but not often used. Use this post to learn more about, or be reminded of, some of the best ways to get exactly what you're looking for, and quickly. You can click on examples link to see the queries in action.
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Search Exact Phrase("")
Some times you want the result to be very exact and don’t want to waste your time in irrelevant searches. Lets say you want to search for a book on Java programming and you know the exact name of the book, then you should include the name of the book in double quotes e.g.
Search :”Stay connected with your friends on Facebook and Twitter”
the search engine will give exact matching results which include the given query or phrase in their title.
Exclude Words(-)
Lets say you want to search for content about some topic but you want to exclude any results that contain the term which you don’t want in the results. To do this, simply use the "-" sign in front of the word you want to exclude.
For example, in the query[ anti-virus software ], the minus sign is used as a hyphen and will not be interpreted as an exclusion symbol; whereas the query[ anti-virus -software ] will search for the words 'anti-virus' but exclude references to software. You can exclude as many words as you want by using the - sign in front of all of them, for example [ jaguar -cars -football -os ].
Search: Email marketing –bulk mail
The search engine will show the results which includes the term email marketing but not the term bulk mail
Site Specific Search(site:)
Even if the site doesn’t support a built-in search feature, you can use Google to search the site for your term. Simply use the "site:example.com" modifier. Lets say you want to find the post about color picker tool for webmasters and designers in my blog, type the following query :
Search : color picker tool site:tutplus.blogspot.com
you can also search in certain specific domain e.g.
Search : India site:.gov
Similar Words and Synonyms(~)
Let’s say you are want to include a word in your search, but want to include results that contain similar words or synonyms. To do this, use the "~" in front of the word.
Search: "Email Marketing" ~study
Either/or(|)
Google normally searches for pages that contain all the words you type in the search box, but if you want pages that have one term or another (or both), use the OR operator -- or use the "|" symbol (pipe symbol) to save you a keystroke.
Search: internet marketing OR advertising
Search: internet marketing | advertising
Note that OR has to be in uppercase. don’t confuse use pipe symbol.
Specific Document Types( filetype:)
If you’re looking to find results that are of a specific type, you can use the modifier "filetype:". For example, you might want to find only PowerPoint presentations related to internet marketing.
Search: "Artificial Intelligence” filetype:ppt
Wildcard(*)
The *, or wildcard, is a little-known feature that can be very powerful. If you include * within a query, it tells Google to try to treat the star as a placeholder for any unknown term(s) and then find the best matches. For example, the search [ Google * ] will give you results about many of Google's products (go to next page and next page -- we have many products). Note that the * operator works only on whole words, not parts of words.
Definitions(define:)
Use the "define:" operator to get a quick definition. [define:dumb] will give you a whole host of definitions from different sources, with links.
Calculator
The next time you need to do a quick calculation, instead of bringing up the Calculator applet, you can just type your expression in to Google.
Movies(movie:)
Use the "movie:" operator to search for a movie title along with either a zip code or city and state to get a list of movie theatre in the area and show times.
Music(music:)
The "music:" operator returns content related to music only.
http://www.google.com/landing/music/( works only in usa)
Guys check the example links and you will be able to grasp everything. I hope you’ll enjoy this post.
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