Welcome to part 2 of our short series in how to get the best from Google. Once you’ve learned these tips, searching for stuff on the internet will never be the same again:
Use a hyphen to limit your search
Sometimes, you may find that you’re searching for a word that has several different meanings. For example, ‘fiesta’ could be a car or a Spanish party. Using a hyphen means that you can weed out unwanted results in your search. For example, to filter out results relating to cars, you would type:
Fiesta –cars
Want to a find a page that links to another page?
This may sound confusing, but it’s pretty straightforward: imagine you want to search for a page that links to an article on the Guardian newspaper’s site. You would use the following:
Link:theguardian.com
Find a site similar to another site
Getting a little bored with the sites you browse when the boss isn’t looking? Google has a trick up its sleeve that will let you find sites similar to them. Let’s use computer games site Gamespot as an example. By searching:
Related:gamespot.com
– Google will not return a result for Gamespot itself, but sites that feature similar content, such as GamesRadar, Giant Bomb and IGN.
Find definitions of words
If you come across a word you’re not sure of, Google can give you a lightening-fast definition using the ‘define’ command. For example, by typing in:
Define: horologist
– you’ll see that a horologist is somebody who studies the science of measuring time. If a horologist is on hand, they’ll see that you saved a lot by not having to flick through a dictionary.
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