What to Google
In one of my previous post i have talked about how to Google or how to search with Google and find required information. Hope that the tips which are discussed has been useful for you. Today i am going to discuss the topic what to Google? You can find any infomation on any topic from Google. You type in the keyword and Google will provide you with the best information available in the internet.Rather than just searching with some keywords like “simple way of life”, with addition of some keywords with the search term you can find absolute results.
The Google is filled with lots of features especially search feature and makes it most functional information finder. The added features in Google has made it as the leader of search engines. The features i am going to discuss today are least used by the internet users. It is largely persumed that Google is a tool to search keywords in webpages but it is not true, Google’s scope is much beyond that. Rather than providing the feature to seaching millions of pages in a single click, check out the features which are least used.
Search for Weather, inorder to search for weather condition in any country type weather along with the city name, zipcode, state. for example if you are searching for weather condition in mumbai type in weather mumbai and if you want to know the weather condition in the state of maharashtra then type in weather maharashtra. An interesting fact is that Google not only shows the present whether condition of a particular state of region but also the displays weather forecasts in the results.
Stock Quotes search — How can you find the lates stock trends of a particula company listed in the stock exchange. Whther the stock is listed in us stock exhange or indian stock exchange you can get the current stock quote. Inorder to see the current stock quote you just need to type in the company name. If the company is listed with stock exchange then Google will show details of the company as the first option and to find the stock quote click on the link “show stock quote”. If you want to know more about stocks then visit the domain finance.Google.com. Google how details like Open Price,
High Price, Low, Volume, Avg Vol, Mkt Cap etc.
Time search — You might have visited serveral site to find the current time in different countries and might have download some progarams to find the current time in different cities in the world. Google search is added with feature to find the current time of any city in the world. Just type in time along with the city name, you will get the current time. Just now i have searched for time in chicago using time chicago and time in mumbai using the search keyword time mumbai. I have got mumbai time in IST and Chicgo time in (EST).
Sports Scores — If you love sports and want to know the latest scores and schedules, Google will provide you with all the data you needs. Inorder to see scores and schedules for sports teams key in the team name or league name into Google and press enter. This sports search feature is enabled for the major sporting meets like English Premier League, National Football League, National Hockey League, and Major League Baseball. On searching for a particular sporting event in Google, we will get updates on current stats, results of previous game and details of next game.
Calculator — It is quite interesting to know that Google search box can function as a calculator. Throw away your conventional calculator and use online Google’s calculator online. To use Google’s built-in calculator function, simply enter the calculation you’d like done into the search box. If you type in 24 * 7 on the search box then Google will display the result as 24 * 7 = 168 with a link to more about calculator. Google can also be used as a tool for unit conversion. For unit conversion you can use Google to convert between many different units of measurement of height, weight, and mass among others. Just enter your desired conversion into the search box and Google search engine will do the rest.
Book search — Do you read books? Want to find more details about a particular, just type in the book name Google will find it for you. Inorder to find details of a particular book first of all visit the page books.Google.com and key in the book name into the search box and Google will return any book content it has just like search engine web results. You can click through on the record to view more detailed info about the book like, a short introduction, a Google map which shows the locations mentioned in the book, more books from the same author, buying options and reviews on this book.
Synonym search — A synonym is two words that can be interchanged in a context relative to that context. Google can help you find synonyms by placing a tilde sign (~) immediately in front of your search term.
Definition — To find the meaning of a word or phrase from Google you have to simply type the word “define” then a space, then the word you want get defined by Google. Google will display a list of different definitions from various online sources, you can type “define:” followed by a word or phrase. eg define: simple
Spell Checker — I found this spell checker to be useful many times. What ever you type in Google and if the spelling of the world is incorrect, Google acutomaticaly suggests the correct spelling. This feature is especially useful if you type in the worng web address. Google’s spell checking software automatically checks whether your query uses the most common spelling of a given word. If it thinks you’re likely to generate better results with an alternative spelling, it will ask “Did you mean: ””. Click on the suggested spelling to launch a Google search for that term.
Local search — Now a days all most all the search engines have options to display the local business. Google is no different. Type in which ever place along with a business in that area Google will display the address of local firms in that area. For example if you are looking for a store, restaurant, or other local business you can search for the category of business and the location and Google will return results right on the page, along with a map, reviews, and contact information. If you search with the keyword “restaurants mumbai” Google will list the names, contact numbers, web address of 10 restaurants in mumbai.
Movie Showtimes — Google can help you find reviews and show-times for movies playing near you, type “movies” in the Google search boxc. In the result page you will get another search box where you can type in the city name for which you want the show times. On typing in the city names you will get details of the movie along with thetres in which it is being shown. If you’ve already saved your location on a previous search, the top search result will display show-times for nearby theaters for the movie you’ve chosen.
Package tracking — You can track packages by typing the tracking number for your UPS, Fedex or USPS package directly into the search box. Google will return results that include quick links to easily track the status of your shipment.
Patent Number — To search for U.S. patents, enter the word “patent” followed by the patent number into the Google search box and hit the Enter key or click the Google Search button.
Area Code — To see the geographical location for any U.S. telephone area code, just type the three-digit area code into the Google search box and hit the Enter key or click the Google Search button.
Info on Airline Travel — Use Google to find flight status. This feature can be used to find the arriving and departing U.S. flights. If you know the name of airline and flight number then type in the search box.
Currency Conversion — How to know the current rate of a currency? If you are dealing with forex or running a business which deal with overseas clients then you should know the current foreign exchange rate. Inorder to find the currecy rate type in the conversion you would like to find into the Google search box and Google will provide your answer directly on the results page. For example if you type inr into the seach box, Google will display the current rate based on us dollars. Like one rupee is equal to how many us dollars. You can also the current coversion rate of usd and inr by searching with the keyword “inr usd”.
Maps — On visiting maps.Google.com, you can find the map of any location in the world. After visiting the website type in the location name in Google search box, Google will provide you with a detailed map. If you want find a location in united states then key in the zip code of the location.
Fill in the blank — Some times we are unsure about what to type in to find information in Google search engine. In that case the best way to ask a question is to ask Google to ‘fill the blank’ by using an asterisk sign (*) at the part of the sentence or question that you want to fill in into the Google search box.
I have searched over the net to find information on what to Google and found the above mentioned ways to search. Most of the above mentioned searches was new to me also. Hope that the information which i have provided above regarding what to search in Google will be use ful for you.
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March 1, 2009 | Filed Under technology, Internet
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