Monday, May 4, 2009

So You think You Can Search?

Advance Search in Google!
How to get more accurate result in Google search engine?
Searching is not that much easy that you just write some word in search box and press enter and you will get the result which you were looking for, it will take approximately 10 searches or queries which will guide you to your target. For getting more accurate result in search engines like Google and Yahoo and others give you an advance search option. It’s not their fault that you are not getting the result which you are looking for. Maybe you don't know the way to tell search engine what to search. Google and yahoo tried their best to make their search engines user friendly but what they can do if you write different then you want. There are some nifty modifiers to refine the search to provide you the best result.

" " Exact Phrase
The sign is used to get same and exact word or phrase you want to be searched. If you write something in inverted commas then search engine will search the exact phrase on the webs if the phase or word is exist on the web, else you will get the answer No result found.

For example:
If you write in box --- CD/DVD EJECTING PROBLEM --- you will see my blog on 8th position even this phrase is found exactly in my blog but its on 8th position. Now you can try "" for this, write in search box --- "CD/DVD EJECTING PROBLEM" --- you will see my blog on 1st position this is the deference between your need and your search.

- Excluded words
The sign is used for unwanted words you can exclude your desire particular word from search to filter your search as your needs.

For example:
If you search for watching movies online and write this in search box this will give you the best result --- watch movies online -trailer -review -buy -news ---

~ Similar words
The sign is used for a word and all its synonyms.

For example:
If you search for cloth and add this sign with your word you will get the result with all the words with its similar words. Like if you write in search box --- ~cloth shop --- then you will get the result which shows you with its synonyms fabric, Dress, textile and others.

OR Multiple words
This searches for pages that include either word.

For example:
If you write in search box --- Hotels in Karachi or Islamabad --- you will see the result which will show you about hotels in Karachi or Islamabad. You can use others words jobs, beautiful places, historical places, lakes, River and many more.

... Numerical ranges
This will search for a range of numbers. Writing this will give you all detail of a person or place or events.

For example:
For checking this write in search box --- Tom cruise 1962...2009 -- will show all about tom cruise during the period.

Define: Find meanings
You can find meanings in google,to define words or phrase you can use Define: before your desire word.

For example
Whats the meaning of mesothelioma,to find it you will just have to write --- Define:mesothelioma --- in the search box and you will find the answer you are looking.

Site: Site specific
Search only particular websites.

For example
If you search for classified sites only in .info domain you will have to write in search box --- classified site:info --- and you will see only .info domain classified sites.

Link: Link pages
It's to find out the link pages of a site.it searches for web pages that link to a particular website.

For example
Type in search box --- link:churchill.com --- will show you the all pages linked to churchill.com.

1+1 Math answers
Basic calculator functions.The search box where you write for websites, you can also use as basic calculator.But one thing don't try it on the blogs custom search it will not work.Use this on direct google search engine page or toolbar.You can try it by yourself on any one's blog custom search and you will get the same result as mine.

For example
8+8, 13% of 67, 55^3, sqrt(6), etc.just like calculator try it.

Conversion
It converts units of measure.cm in foot,50C in F, $in pound,days in fortnight,miles in league,mph in speed of light, etc

For example
Type in search box --- 3feet in cm --- and you will get the result.

Cache: Search no longer exist pages or How was a website in history
If you are searching site which is no longer exist you can search it in google's cache.To go to google's cache search type in search box --- cache:www.google.com --- then you will be directed to cache search engine of google.com.type any website to search it on googles cache for older pages or not available pages.

Safesearch: Block adult content or pornography
Type in search box --- safesearch:movies --- and you will get answer filtered.

Info: information about particular site
Type in search box --- info:www.removeproblem.blogspot.com --- and you will see at bottom google's cache,link to,similar pages,from the site,contain the term.click to see it.

Related: pages that are related to specified page.
Type in search box --- related:www.google.com --- you will find search engines and related to google.

Intitle,allintitle
Restricts your search to only title of web pages.

Inurl,allinurl
Restricts you search to only url of web pages like you can search classified sites with just typing in search box --- allinurl:classified --- and you will get all classified sites.

Intext,allintext
limits your searches only body text(i.e.,ignores link text,URLs,and titles).

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