24 Ways You Can Be Using Google Search More Efficiently
Featured 08/26/2015
These will help you search the internet better.
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2. Using asterisks as placeholders is useful if you’re searching for a phrase and you can’t remember a few of the words.
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4. To only search for GIFs, just click on “Search Tools” while you are in Google Image Search. Now select “Type” and choose “Animated”.
6. To only get results from a specific website preface your search with “site:put-name-of-site-here.com”. Then leave a space and put what you are searching for.
9. By typing ‘OR’ you can look for pages that might use one of several of the words you are looking for.
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10. If you add the word “facts” after any food item then Google will display all of its nutrition facts.
11. One of the newer features Google’s search engine offers is specific information about health conditions. For example, searching Bronchitis will return critical information that you need to know.
12. info:website (website being the site’s URL) will print out everything Google can tell you about that site.
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14. If you search for “weather” followed by the name of a city or location Google will return a convenient weather app.
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16. Google makes tracking down customer service simple. By adding ‘customer service’ before the business name, you’ll pull up relevant information you need to know.
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19. You can limit your search results according to date of publication by selecting “Search Tools” and then clicking “Any Time”.
21. To find something around you (like a bank or a coffee shop) just type what you are looking for followed by the phrase “near me”.
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22. If you go to Google Image Search and drag an image file into the search bar, Google will search for that image on the web.
24. If you need to figure out what there is to do around town just type “attractions” followed by where you are.
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