Google Search Tips and Tricks.

1. Search on specific websites :-

You can use Google Search to search through specific websites. Example, if you don’t like the search for a news on news site, you can just open Google and type site:news.com followed by whatever you want to search for.


2. Search using a image :-

You all know that you can search Google using Images, no not the Image search, you can actually insert an image on the Google Search bar. What many miss is the amount of information that you can find using this. Instead of checking the Google image results, check the normal search results that come. You can find the source of a picture through this. It can also be used for finding things like recipes of certain preparations etc.

3. Autocomplete wildcards :-
Autocomplete is a very handy feature on Google Search. Like other advanced search engines, you can put blank in the middle of your search terms, which signifies ‘anything’. Google will show wildcard suggestions for the term that can be put there. So, if you’re searching for ‘how to learn English’, you can remove the word ‘learn’ from the string and Google will give you suggestions about what all can be put there.

4. Search with Extension :-

Remember these search tools: inurl, intitle and filetype. If you need to search for a PPT about "What is Google" then search as what is Google filetype:ppt. This will show you all search result with PPT extention.


5. Find alternatives for websites, products etc. :-
To search for a alternative to the iPhone 5S, just write ‘iPhone 5S vs’, and Google will show you suggestions for popularly searched competitors.

6. Google cache :-

The cached link to different websites on Google is highly useful. It can be used to access a website when it is down or getting around a SOPA ( Stop Online Piracy Act) blackout. But, you don’t always have to click on the cached link, you can simply write cache: along with the URL for the site and you will have what you need. Example :- "cache:lmnhub.blogspot.in"

7. Google proxy :-
You can use Google search to bypass security features, paywalls and downloading files by funnelling through websites using Google Translate or Mobilizer. Just like the cached option, you can also access this directly, as long as you have the URL available.

All you have to do is add the URL to the end of the Google URL.
Method 1 (For Desktop view) - http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=ja&tl=en&u=http://"Webpage url"
Method 2 (For Mobile view) - http://www.google.ie/gwt/x?u=http://"Webpage url"

8. Google Images to look for people :-
When a person’s name is the same as that of an object, it often returns conflicting results. To get around this, you can just add the &imgtype=facethe to the end of the search URL. The search will be redone and only those with faces will be returned.

9. Time-based search results :-
Google Search already provides a filter for getting time-based results, but if you want to be more specific, there is a way to do that too. All you have to do is add &tbs=qdr: to the end of your URL. You have to specify the time too. Here, h5 signifies five hours, while n5 signifies five minutes. For five seconds, write s5. So, if you want to search in the last ten minutes, you will write add&tbs=qdr:n10 to the URL.

For more Google search tips and tricks visit HERE.


Source: Lifehacker, Google.