7 UNKNOWN WAYS OF USING GOOGLE SEARCH

7. Use quotes to search for an exact phrase 

One well-known, simple trick while searching a phrase in quotes is that it will yield only pages with the same words in the same order as what’s in the quotes. It’s one of the most vital search tips, especially handy if you’re trying to find results containing a specific a phrase.

6. Use an asterisk within quotes to specify unknown or variable words

Now this is a trick very few might know, searching a phrase in quotes with an asterisk replacing a word will search all variations of that phrase. This is mainly useful if you’re to find out a song from its lyrics and if you don’t know the entire phrase.

5. Use the minus sign to eliminate results containing certain words

 If you are trying to search for a term that is generating a lot of results that aren’t of interest to you by eliminating the results with certain words. Just find out the terms you don’t want and re-run!

4. Search news archives going back to the mid-1880s

3. Compare things or people by using “vs.”

You can receive side-by-side comparisons of all the facts, so if you’re in a dilemma and can’t decide which phone is the best among IPhone6 and Samsung S6

2. Use “DEFINE:” to learn the meaning of words—slang included

If you want to know the meaning of the words then use “DEFINE” before the word like “DEFINE: mortgage.” For words that appear in the dictionary, you’ll be able to see an etymology and a graph of its use over time alongside the definition. It also works for slangs or acronyms.

1. Search images using images

If a photo looks strangely familiar or you want to know where it came from then all you have to do is save the image, and then search it on Google Images (with the camera button), you’ll be able to see similar images on the web.