When we try to find something in the web, first thing that come into our mind is Google. Google's simplicity and effectiveness in showing search results has made it as the default search engine for most of the user's browsers. Here are some Google search techniques you should know. These will come handy when you are searching something next time.
1> Type in Google :- Samsung mobile
Result :- the words "Samsung" and "mobile"
2> Type in Google :- cycling OR boating
Result :- either the word cycling or the word boating
3> Type in Google :- "love me tender"
Result :- the exact phrase love me tender
4> Type in Google :- printer -inkjet
Result :- the word printer but NOT the word inkjet
5> Type in Google :- fast & furious +2
Result :- movie title including the number 2
6> Type in Google :- ~angry
Result :- looks up the word angry and synonyms
7> Type in Google :- define:serendipity
Result :- definitions of the word serendipity
8> Type in Google :- how now * cow
Result :- the words how now cow separated by one or more words
9> - subtraction;
Type in Google :- 978-456
10> + addition;
Type in Google :- 500+250
11> * multiplication;
Type in Google :- 500*250
11> % of percentage;
Type in Google :- 50% of 100
12> / division;
Type in Google :- 500/250
13> ^ raise to a power;
Type in Google :- 6^10
14> old in new (conversion)
Type in Google :- 45 celsius in Fahrenheit
15> site:(search only one website)
Type in Google :- site:websearch.about.com "invisible web"
16> link:(find linked pages)
Type in Google :- link:www.techgator.org
17> #...#(search within a number range)
Type in Google :- samsung mobile $200...$300
18> daterange:(search within specific date range)
Type in Google :- bosnia daterange:200508-200510
19> safesearch: (exclude adult content)
Type in Google :- safesearch:breast cancer
20> info: (find info about a page)
Type in Google :- info:www.websearch.about.com
21> related: (related pages)
Type in Google :- related:www.websearch.about.com
22> cache: (view cached page)
Type in Google :- cache:google.com
23> filetype:(restrict search to specific filetype)
Type in Google :- zoology filetype:ppt
24> allintitle: (search for keywords in page title)
Type in Google :- allintitle:"nike" running
25> inurl:(restrict search to page URLs)
Type in Google :- inurl:chewbacca
26> site:.edu (specific domain search)
Type in Google :- site:.edu, site:.gov, site:.org, etc.
27> site:country code (restrict search to country)
Type in Google :- site:.br "rio de Janeiro"
28> intext:(search for keyword in body text)
Type in Google :- intext:parlor
29> allintext: (return pages with all words specified in body text)
Type in Google :- allintext:north pole
30> book(search book text)
Type in Google :- book The Lord of the Rings
31> phonebook:(find a phone number)
Type in Google :- phonebook:Google CA
32> bphonebook: (find business phone numbers)
Type in Google :- bphonebook:Intel OR
33> rphonebook:(find residential phone numbers)
Type in Google :- rphonebook:Joe Smith Seattle WA
34> movie:(search for showtimes)
Type in Google :- movie:wallace and gromit 97110
35> stocks:(get a stock quote)
Type in Google :- stocks:ncesa
36> weather:(get local weather)
Type in Google :- weather:40000
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