few google tips to search more effeciently

link:url This command shows other pages with links to that url.

related:url same as “what’s related” on search engine result page.

site:domain restricts search results to the given domain only.

allinurl: shows only pages with all terms in the url.

inurl: like allinurl, but only for the next query word.

allintitle: shows only results with terms in title.

intitle: similar to allintitle, but only for the next word. “intitle:webmasterworld google” finds only pages with webmasterworld in the title, and google anywhere on the page.

cache:url will show the Google version of the passed url.

info:url will show a page containing links to related searches, backlinks, and pages containing the url. This is the same as typing the url into the search box.

spell: will spell check your query and search for it.

stocks: will lookup the search query in a stock index.

filetype: will restrict searches to that filetype. “-filetype:doc” to remove Microsoft word files.

daterange: is supported in Julian date format only. 2452384 is an example of a Julian date.

maps: If you enter a street address, a link to Yahoo Maps and to MapBlast will be presented.

phone: enter anything that looks like a phone number to have a name and address displayed. Same is true for something that looks like an address (include a name and zip code)

site:www.somesite.net “+www.somesite.+net” tells you how many pages of your site are indexed by google

allintext: searches only within text of pages, but not in the links or page title

what time is it: This is a small trick which will help you find the local time at various locations. For example try what time is it New York

Track flight status: Just enter flight number on Google and it will track flight status for you.

Google cache: You can use Google to view cached version of any webpage. This cache version can also be used to view sites as a virtual proxy. If any sites is blocked at your place, you can view it quickly with Google cache. cache:example.com  

Find word definition: Google is a big English teacher who will tell us the meaning of any word we want. This is a great facility in Google. Just try this define serendipity This should give you the meaning of the word serendipity and you can also listen to the pronunciation of the word if you are confused about it.