You could say that Google is an extremely popular website, but even that is an understatement. It\u2019s the most visited website in the world, with 3.5 billion search queries being processed every day, and over 1.2 trillion searches a year. With so many people using Google, it\u2019s no wonder that it\u2019s such an advertising conglomerate, but the fact remains that this can come at the user\u2019s detriment more often than not.<\/p>\n
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Google.com<\/strong> Tip #1: Use the Tabs<\/strong> #2: Use Quotes<\/strong> Example: \u201chappy days\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n The results will be the term or phrase exactly as it\u2019s typed.<\/p>\n #3: Use a Hyphen to Exclude Words<\/strong> Example: scale -weight<\/em><\/p>\n By removing the topic of one of the homonyms from the equation, you will get more targeted and accurate results.<\/p>\n #4: Use a Colon to Search Specific Sites<\/strong> Example: Virtualization site:azure.microsoft.com<\/em><\/p>\n In the above example, you can also use a specific keyword to include it in your search.<\/p>\n #5: Search Locally<\/strong> Example: Laundromats nearby.<\/em><\/p>\n Just make sure you have your location services on if mobile. Otherwise, the search engine will use your Internet connection\u2019s IP address to figure out what\u2019s close to you.<\/p>\n What are some of your favorite ways to use Google? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" You could say that Google is an extremely popular website, but even that is an understatement. It\u2019s the most visited website in the world, with 3.5 billion search queries being processed every day, and over 1.2 trillion searches a year. With so many people using Google, it\u2019s no wonder that it\u2019s such an advertising conglomerate, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6907,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[31,150,349],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.datcomllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6900"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.datcomllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.datcomllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.datcomllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.datcomllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6900"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging.datcomllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6900\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.datcomllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.datcomllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.datcomllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.datcomllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nThere are few resources out there that are as valuable as Google\u2019s website. Even the act of \u201cgoogling\u201d something has become a verb. Granted, \u201cgoogling\u201d a query might not yield the results the user is expecting, which can lead to frustration. By effectively using search commands, you can make any Google search more accurate, saving time better spent actually using the plethora of knowledge you have at your fingertips.<\/p>\n
\nGoogle has built-in search functionality for images, videos, news, and so much more. There are tabs for images, news, videos, maps, shopping, books, flights, and finance. You can use each of these to narrow down the results you get when you make a specific query.<\/p>\n
\nEven if you type in what you\u2019re looking for, Google will sometimes misconstrue what you\u2019re looking for as something else. If you\u2019re looking for a specific phrase, you can use quotes around it to find exactly what you\u2019re looking for.<\/p>\n
\nThink of the hyphen as the \u201cminus\u201d sign of Google searches. If you have a word that you\u2019d rather omit from a search, place a hyphen in front of it.<\/p>\n
\nIf you know that what you\u2019re searching for is found on a specific website, you can limit the search to that site with a colon.<\/p>\n
\nGoogle can determine your location, giving you a lot of power to find local businesses, restaurants, institutions, you name it. Just type it into Google.<\/p>\n