August 19, 2003

New Google Tricks

Google has quietly introduced a few (very cool) new features that most people are not aware of.

Calculator
Google has added a calculator and converter to its standard search form. Just enter what you need calculated or converted, click on search, and it'll automatically display the results. Very cool and useful!
News Alerts
Google will email you when Google News finds a new story on a topic you're interested in.
Synonym Search
You may want to search not only for a particular keyword, but also for its synonyms. Indicate a search for both by placing the tilde sign ("~") immediately in front of the keyword. Extremely useful!
Advanced News Search
Everyones been able to run advanced searches on Google for sometime but Google News lacked this functionality until recently.
Froogle!
Froogle is quickly becoming my favorite feature on Google. Although its been around a while very few people seem to know about it. Froogle allows you to search for a particular product and find it on web stores all over the web. Unlike MySimon, CNET Shopping, ETC, it isn't overloaded with ads and popups.
Google Zeitgeist
Not new, but still cool, Zeitgeist displays search patterns, trends, and surprises.

Posted in Google , Websites & Cool Links by usrbingeek at 2003-08-19 14:48 ET (GMT-5) | 1 Comments | Permalink

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Posted by: Rob at September 11, 2003 08:46 AM