Jul 23, 2013
Google has collect huge data from website and mobile, through analyst on search behavior, Google keep improving their search features. Today the information we can find in Google is not limit to web search; to increase the search efficiency, Google has split the search features to various categories, such as video search, images search, map search, book search, blog search and etc. Among all type of search features, images search very surprising us. Below are some advance search features that you may not explore it.
1. Google Search Within A Domain Or Site
Not all the website have build in search features like ALT NEWS Portal, for static website like Hing Tai office manufacturer they supply wide range of office furniture, it is hard to explore entire navigation in short time. With Google advance search, user can input command to limit search result within hplan.com e.g. site:hplan.com functional office furniture.
2. Google Exact And Exclude Search
When we searching “petrol price malaysia” Google return with millions of broad result, with help on some command, we can limit the result to exact search and exclude search.
e.g. “petrol price malaysia” -forum -lelong -alibaba, all result contain with exact keywords petrol price malaysia, in addition it filter out result from forum discussion, alibaba and lelong result.
3. Google Images Search
some time we saw a photo and we don’t know what the photo about, for example this photo
To look for answer we can simply drag and drop the photo to images search box.
Google return answer with image name, size and visually similar images
Video about image search
4. Google News Search
Daily there are huge number of fresh news publish around the world, it is not possible for us to follow each of news nor visit each individual site for information. One of the most effective solution is using Google news to filter and personalize the information we needed.
The default setting of Google Malaysia news is covering all major topic, including news source from Malaysia, Southeast Asia, World, Business, Technology, Sports, Entertainment, Science, Health, Political campaign. Users have option to delete or add new categories or adjust the news visibility for each individual categories by rarely, occasionally, sometimes, often and always.
Video about news search
5. Google Movie Search
It is time constrain for user to check each movie showtimes individually, then only proceed for booking. 5-10 mins delay on booking can result make a different on seat selection. To avoid the problem, we can search “movie showtimes” on Google or visit http://www.google.com.my/movies for information. Google has cover all the require information, including nearest cinema, showtimes, movie trailer and next three days schedule.
6. Google Currency Conversion Search
If you not sure which is the trusted site for currency conversion, search this keywords in Google “usd to rm” then Google will return the conversion rate and list of other currency for comparison.
7. Google Calculator
Need to do some calculation work but don’t have calculator in hand? Never mind, get help from Google. Try input this to Google search “100 + 200″, yo! the search result return with a big calculator.
8. Google File Type Search
One of my friends told me, I try to find android tutorial but the information is very limited, can I the tutorial in different format e.g. PDF, Word Doc or PPT slide? I reply him with the following search command:
filetype:ppt android tutorial
filetype:doc android tutorial
filetype:pdf android tutorial
9. Google Weather Search
When we go Genting or Cameron Highland and when we feel cold; one of the popular question may ask among the group “what’s the temperature now?” Without complicated process, by searching “weather” in Google, you can instantly get the answer.
10. Google Book Search
I am book lover, can Google give me some book recommendation? Yes, user can go to http://books.google.com.my/ and search the book. Example
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