Use Google Suggest to find what you're looking for
According to the official Google blog, one of my favorite Google features that has so far only been available in the Google Labs will be rolling out this week so we can use it all the time anytime we use Google.
That feature is Google Suggest. Basically, this feature suggests what you're looking for before you even finish looking for it. For instance, in my image there above, I was looking for James Bond information. All I needed to do was type in "james" and I instantly got a whole slew of James Bond information, including resources I didn't even know I wanted to look at.
However, Google is definitely not the only search engine to have this feature. In fact, it's not even close to the first search engine to have this feature! Ask has had a suggestion feature in use for some time, as well as Yahoo:
Do you like these Suggest features? Do you feel like they make your Web searches easier? Personally, I find it depends on what I'm looking for, which is why I like the optional feature of...turning auto-suggest off.
More tricks to make your Web searches more powerful
- Top Ten Web Search Tricks: There are Web search techniques that I use every day in order to find what I'm looking for. While this is by no means an exhaustive list, I've put together just a few of the Web search tricks that I use to search more of the Web.
- Web Search Made Simple: If you've ever been frustrated with your Web search results, today is your lucky day. Keep reading for a few simple methods that will make your Web search efforts faster, easier, and more efficient.
- Seven Habits of Highly Effective Web Searchers: Every time I need to find something on the Web, I am successful. Right? Uh, not exactly. Eventually, I get to where I'm going, but it takes some work sometimes. Over the years I've developed a few search habits that have made me a more effective searcher, and with just a little practice, you can too. After all, searching the Web is a snap - it's actually finding what we're looking for that's the trick!


Comments
It’s graduated from the Google Labs and is no longer there.