10.27.2008

Some Google Search Tricks you should know

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In my old post i wrote about the hidden features in Google search engine such as Google's built-in calculator function and Currency conversions. Today i will show you some search tricks that you should know when searching something in Google search engine.

1) Searching Musics in Google search engine

Just copy and paste the code in Google search engine and just replace the values in red.

Method 1

"parent directory" NAME OF THE SONG OR ARTIST -xxx
-html -htm -php -shtml -opendivx -md5
-md5sums


Example:

"parent directory" EMINEM -xxx
-html -htm -php -shtml -opendivx -md5
-md5sums


If method 1 doesn't work try method 2

Method 2

intitle:"index.of" (mp4|mp3|avi) NAME OF THE SONG OR ARTIST -asp -htm -html -cf -jsp


Example:

intitle:"index.of" (mp4|mp3|avi) EMINEM -asp -htm -html -cf -jsp


2) Searching images in Google with "Advanced Image Search"


Just visit this site - http://www.google.com/advanced_image_search

3) Google + Social Networking Sites = Free Stuff

Searching for free stuff online? Such as wallpaper, stock images, WordPress templates, ringtones or icons?

Just copy and paste the code in Google. You can change the values in red if want to search for other stuffs.

site:del.icio.us free “stock images

site:reddit.com free “wordpress templates

site:stumbleupon.com free icons


Example:

site:reddit.com free “wordpress templates”

site:stumbleupon.com free icons

site:digg.com free “desktop wallpaper”

4) Search for Free E-Books


You can also visit this site and request for free E-Books.

-inurl:(htm|html|php) intitle:”index of” +”last modified” +”parent directory” +description +size +(pdf|doc) “TITLE OF THE E-BOOK

Example:

-inurl:(htm|html|php) intitle:”index of” +”last modified” +”parent directory” +description +size +(pdf|doc) “COOKING

Results for Cooking

5) Search for Videos


-inurl:(htm|html|php) intitle:”index of” +”last modified” +”parent directory” +description +size +(mpg|wmv) “TITLE OF VIDEO

Example:

-inurl:(htm|html|php) intitle:”index of” +”last modified” +”parent directory” +description +size +(mpg|wmv) “SUPERMAN

Results for Superman

6) Search for Free Anonymous Web Proxies


If you want to search for free proxies, copy the code below. You can also read this tutorial on how to setup on your own proxy on your web browsers.

inurl:”nph-proxy.cgi” “start using cgiproxy”

inurl:”nph-proxy.cgi” “Start browsing through this CGI-based proxy”

Example:

inurl:”nph-proxy.cgi” “start using cgiproxy”

inurl:”nph-proxy.cgi” “Start browsing through this CGI-based proxy”

7) Additionals

  • link:URL = lists other pages that link to the URL.
  • related:URL = lists other pages that are related to the URL.
  • site:domain.com “search term = restricts search results to the given domain.
  • allinurl:WORDS = shows only pages with all search terms in the url.
  • inurl:WORD = like allinurl: but filters the URL based on the first term only.
  • allintitle:WORD = shows only results with terms in title.
  • intitle:WORD = similar to allintitle, but only for the next word.
  • cache:URL = will show the Google cached version of the 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.
  • filetype:SOMEFILETYPE = will restrict searches to that filetype
  • -filetype:SOMEFILETYPE = will remove that file type from the search.
  • site:www.somesite.net “+www.somesite.net” = shows 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
  • allinlinks: = searches only within links, not text or title
  • WordA OR WordB = search for either the word A or B
  • “Word” OR “Phrase” = search exact word or phrase
  • WordA -WordB = find word A but filter results that include word B
  • WordA +WordB = results much contain both Word A and Word B
  • ~WORD = looks up the word and its synonyms
  • ~WORD -WORD = looks up only the synonyms to the word
Source : http://www.googleguide.com/advanced_operators_reference.html

8) Findind online Webcams


The camera can be easily accesed with an internet browser. The camera image is usually placed in a certain web page. Someone has already done a lot of homework and compiled a list of open cameras. Read More: Finding Online Webcams!


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