Way back in 1998, Larry page and Sergey Brin started this ambitious project in Stanford. 13 years later, Google turns out to be the behemoth of the virtual world and is no longer just an online search engine. As Google turned a teenager on Tuesday, September 25, 2011, and now the techite team presents 13 ways in which google.com helps in improving our lives.
1. SEARCH ENGINE
Google is anytime no.1 search engine. Right from its inception, it has remained the most favorite search tool. ComScore statistics show that the web users spend more time on facebook than any other website, but Google still commnds a 65% share of the global search market, according to StatCounter.It wields monopoly power and still reigns as the true winner of the search sphere. It has been estimated that google runs over one million servers in data centres around the world, and processes over one billion search requests every day.
2. CALCULATORS
It can be used as a mathematical tool or device to do some simple calculations, as well as solve complex n complicated problems n equations without much of math syntax
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ten minus four = six |
EXAMPLE: type< ten minus four > into the box and the search results would be:
ten minus four= six
3. DICTIONARY
Use Google to find meanings of words and phrases. Type <Define: the word for which you need to know the meaning > or< the word [space] meaning> and pat you would get the definitions and meaning available online.
4. WEATHERMAN.
want to find what the weather is like in the city? Type
5. RETRIEVER.
When Google crawls through a web page it archives it. When the page is unavailable, this “cached” version is presented during the web search.
6.EVALUATOR.
Google PageRank helps determine a page’s relevance or importance. Pages are given rank(from 1-10) based on their importance. Download the tool, it works on Firefox.
7.TRANSLATOR.
You can also use the search engine for translations.
8.CLOCK.
What is the time now in London or Australia? You can sit in front of your computer an find out the current time at any part of the world with a single search. Just type
9.CURRENCY CONVERTOR
It makes currency conversions simple. Just type names of the currencies and the amount
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26 Indian rupees = 0.525252 U.S. dollarsRates provided for information only - see disclaimer. More about currency conversion.
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EXAMPLE: Type< 26 inr in dollars> into the search engine and the top search result would as shown in the picture above.
10.INFORMER
Need details about websites? Just type<site:name of the website> for relevant links.
11.FLIGHT STATUS UPDATER
Do you need updates on the status of flights? Google helps. Type<name of the airline and flight number> in the search box n you will get the update.
12. TOUR GUIDE
Use Google to locate a place and find directions. Type <name of the city [space] map>, Google will return a map of that location.
13.TRACKER
Type the tracking number for UPS, Fedex or USPS packages.
