Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Simple Google Search Tricks..

1. Use the "site:" operator to limit searches to a particular site.

Some sites don't even have a search feature. If you want to search for a site mobiles, type as follow in google search.
site:mobiles.com [or] site:mobiles.*

For example: site:tricz.*.*

site:songs.*


2. Use Google as a spelling id "define:" operator.

If you want to get a definition of a word, you can use the "define:" operator to return definitions from various dictionaries.

For example: define: Wifi

define: Embedded Systems

define: Your keyword


3. Use Google as a calculator.

Google has a built-in calculator. You can make calcuations like
10*(100000000/99999999+3333)

4. Find out what time it is anywhere in the world.

For example: Time India

Time USA

Time Country or City Name


5. Get quick currency conversions.

Google can also do currency conversion,

For example: 1 dollar in Indian rupee

1 Indian rupee in pounds


6. Search for specific document types using "filetype:" operator.

If you want to search for specific types of files, use "filetype:" opearor.

For example: hacking filetype:pdf

Network security filetype:ppt


7. Identify Local Weather for Any City in the world using "weather place".

For example: Weather hyderabad
Weather Amalapuram, Andhra pradesh
(for small towns you have to include state name)

8. Exclude Keywords in the search using "--"(minus) .

If you want Google to exclude a word while searching the web page, use -(minus) before the search. Searching word ebooks without the word free.
For example: ebooks -free

9. Use OR in Google Search.

Using OR opeartor in between the two words makes the following kind of search possible in google.
For example: Dos batch examples OR programs

10. Area code Lookup.

For Example: 415 or 617 Any 3-Digit area code.

11. Numeric ranges using .. operator.

For Example: President 1940..1950

Olympics 1940..1950


12. Phone Listing using "phonebook:" operator.

For example: phonebook: 10 digit mobile number.


I Love Google, and You..??