Top Essential Google Search shortcuts

Top Essential Google Search shortcuts

#1: Get Local Weather


Type: “weather [city name or zip/postal code]” Example: “weather 500054″ or “weather boston”
#2: Check Flight Status

Google automagically pulls flight data from FlightStats.com. All you have to do is enter the flight number. Type: [flight name and/or number] Example: “bc254″ or “newyork21″
#3: Convert Distances

Type: “[value] [first distance unit] to [second distance unit]” Example: “100 kilometers to miles”
#4: Find a Phone Number
Find a Person:

Type: “[person’s name], [city or zip/postal code]” Example: “john smith, london”
Find a Business/store:

Type: “[business name or type], [city or zip/postal code]” Example: “book store, boston”