Thursday, December 2, 2010

Google Search Trips...!!!

 


Google Search Tips !





You
can make your search more efficient by learning some search basics !

Try these tips :
1. Use Of '+' sign :
This ensures that the
results returned to you will definatly consist of the word following the '+' sign. For Eg :
Search: reviews of +iPhone and iPod
This will show results containing the word reviews or iPod but the results will definatly consist
of iPhone !
2. Use Of '-' sign
:
Using '-' sign before any word will ensure that the
particular word will not be included in the results !


3. Use Of '~' sign :
Using '~' before any
word will return the results also containing the synonyms of the word
!
4. Search a particular site :To search a
particular website you can use the following syntax in the google search :
Search:
site:www.xyz.com
abc

For Eg :
Search: site:http://durgaanusha.blogspot.com/ Google
Search Tips


5. Define a word :To get the
definition of a word just use :
Search: define:abc
For Eg : Search: define:Computer
This
will return you results which define 'Computer'.

6. Find Pages similar to
a page :
To find a page similar i.e. consisting of same type of
content, use the following syntax :
Search: related:http://www.xyz.com/
7. Search for exact
phrase :
To search a set of words exactly together i.e.
For Eg
Search: "contact us"
This will return the results
containing both contact and us together !

8. Using the wild card
'*' :
The * sign can be used in places where the whole word is
not known.
For Eg:
Search: friend*This will return the results
containing friend , friends , friendship.

9. Using the '?' sign
:
This is used when the full spelling of the word is not
known.
For Eg:
Search: fri??d
This will result that in the results in which any alphabet can
take the place of '?' sign.

10. Use of boolean operators :The
boolean operators like AND,OR,NOT can
be used in search box to connect the words !
The search engine understands
them as what they mean but the must be in capital letters !
For Eg:
Search: swim OR floatThis will return the results
containing either swim or float !

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