In the last couple of days I’ve posted about some of Google’s lesser known search ability, which I hope you’ve found useful - and not too dull!
But moving away from big G’s traditional search method, how else can you search for things?
Step forward Google Earth…
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In the last post, I gave a basic example of how by using a combination of Google Search, a bit of research and Google Images you can turn up some harder to find information.
What else should you know about Google’s search and what shortcuts can you use to find things more quickly?
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Google has been my search weapon of choice for many years now. It’s fast, light on adverts and the search engine results pages (SERPs) in general are pretty good.
You can usually find what you’re looking for quite quickly or after refining your search words slightly.
But, I think very few people realise just how BIG and diverse Google is these days. How do you get the best from their search and just what are some of the other services they offer? What’s the future hold? More importantly, what’s the price of it all?
Well that’s a lot of questions, so I’ll try to tackle them in smaller chunks. Let’s get started then… with getting the best from Google Search.
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Just a couple of snaps of me at my Mum’s wedding on Saturday. A stressful day, but it all turned out well in the end! Phew.
Oh, in the highly unlikely event that you’re wondering… according to MyHeritage, in that photo to the right I look most like Britney Spears. I’m thinking perhaps my beer belly makes me look pregnant, so it’s getting me a little confused with her.
Or maybe I’m just a babe. Ahem.