Google Search: Tips, Tricks, Help and Tutorial
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Google is a giant and the most used search engine. It can help you search the web, images, videos, maps, news, shopping, Alerts, Blog Search , Directory, Images, News, archive search, Scholar, Code, Docs, Groups, Translate, Mobile.
How to read Google search results
The diagram below points out 5 features that are important to understanding the Google search results page:
Search Query: The keyword that you searched
Title: Title is the first line of any search result is the title of the webpage.The snippet: It is a small description of or an excerpt from the webpage.URL: This is the webpage's address.Cached link: This is a link to an earlier version of the page you searched. You can click this option if the page you wanted isn't available.
Google search basics: Basic search help
Google Search is simple - just type your query in the Google search box, hit Enter or click on the Google Search button, and Google will search the web for pages that are relevant to your query.
Google will try it best to show exactly what you were looking. However, following tips can help you refine your technique to make the most of your searches.Every word matters to Google: Each and every word you put in the query is used by Google to search the internet. However there are few exceptions.Google Search is NOT Case Sensitive: Searching for "Hubpages" OR "HUBPAGES" OR "hubpages" will deliver the same result.Punctuations: With some exceptions, punctuation is ignored in Google Search. You cannot search for "@#$!%^&*%$#".Google Search: Guidelines for better search results
Keep the Google Search Simple: If you are looking for a particular company or business, just enter its name, or as much of its name as you remember. If you're looking for a restaurant, just enter "restaurant" and name of your town or your zip code. Google says - "Simple is good"
Use short phrases or fewer terms: Short is simple and good. Each additional word in Google search will limit the results.Choose descriptive words: The more unique the word is the more likely you are to get relevant results. E.g. use "mp3 ringtones" and NOT "song ringtones".Tips, Tricks, Help and Tutorial for More Efficient Google Searches
Here are some tips and tricks for google Search
Find local time worldwide
Google search can help you find local time of any major city around the world. Just search for "Mumbai local time" OR "What is the local time in Mumbai now". Below is a screenshot of the result.
Find Synonyms
Yes, Google Search can help you find synonyms of words. E.g. If you are searching for "house" and want the search result to include "home" too, just query for "~house". Below is a screenshot.
Convert currency, metrics, bytes, and more
Google has powerful built-in converter calculator that can help you in complex calculations and conversions. E.g. Search for "US Dollar in Indian Rupees" or "1024GB in KB". Below is a screenshot.
Find Backlinks
Google can help you find backlinks to a website. For e.g. if you search for "Link: Hubpages.com" you will get list of websites that link back to hubpages.
Calculator
The Google Search Box is a very useful calculator too. It can help you with simple calculations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, addition etc. It can also help with Mathematical Formulas.
Use of Google Operators in Google Search
1. Define: This operator can help you find definitions of words. E.g. "Define: Universe" will show definition of the word "Universe".
2. 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 either one or another term or both, use the OR operator, OR use the "|" symbol.3. Numrange: Numrange operator is used to search results between ranges of numbers. For e.g. "2005..2009" will find 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009.4. Not: This operator is used to eliminate a word or phrase from search result. For E.g. "-scam work from home" will show results with results with "work from home" but will eliminate the pages with the word "scam"5. Site-specific: You can use the "site:" operator to search for a word of phrase within a site E.g. "site:hubpages.com work from home" will display pages with the words "work from home" on all hubs on hubpages.6. File types: This operator can be used to search for specific files like PDF, Word Document or Excel Spreadsheet. Use "Filetype:"7. Just search for "answer to life, the universe, and everything" and see the Easter egg result. I am still wondering how they reached to the answer of 42.More
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Thanks man.
Good hub with lots of useful information. Google is carrying about 70% of the search volume and we probably use only 30% of the features.
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Thanks RB.
Nice information ...google also provide information about Which movie is playing nearest mall ...Watch film Showtimes and list of Delhi
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BristolBoy says:
4 months ago
In reply to your question, the number 42 was selected as I believe it is the answer to the life, the universe and everything in the book Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. Useful hub and I learnt some useful things!