| Ask Jeeves Shortcut |
Finds Pages That Have... |
| "love my cat" |
the entire phrase "love my cat" in that exact order |
| nap -office |
the word nap but NOT the word office |
| intitle: hamburger |
looks for instances of the word "hamburger" in the page title |
| inurl: cheese |
looks for instances of the word "cheese" in the page URL |
| love lang:(insert code) |
NL(Dutch),EN(English), FR(French), DE(German),IT(Italian),PT(Portuguese),ES (Spanish) |
| site:(search only one website) |
search just one domain or site; i.e., site:websearch.about.com "myspace" |
| geoloc: (insert code) |
searches one geographic location:CA(Central America),EU(Europe),IA (India or Asia),NA(North America),OC(Oceania),SA (South America) |
| last: |
last date modified; i.e., last:week, last:month, last:year |
| beforedate:(insert specific date) |
i.e., search engines beforedate:19880318 (march 18, 1988) |
| after: (insert specific date) |
afterdate:19880318 |
| betweendate:(insert specific date) |
i.e., "madonna songs" betweendate:19940201,19991119 |
| images:coffee |
searches for images (sub your own search term) |
| zip code |
find lots of info just using a zip code |
| weather in... |
i.e., weather in san francisco |
| map |
get a map of anywhere in the world: i.e., map alaska |
| time in |
get the time anywhere in the world; i.e., time in new york city |
| population of |
population stats; i.e., population of los angeles |
| local search |
i.e., pizza 97110, plumbers portland oregon |
| movie: |
find titles, showtimes, and reviews in your area |
| encyclopedia: |
find an encyclopedia entry using Ask.com |
| dictionary: |
use Ask to find a definition, i.e., dictionary podcast |
| convert: |
i.e., 4 miles to yards, 56 ounces to pounds |
| famous people |
just type in a name: Thomas Jefferson, Mr. T, etc. |
| driving directions |
specify your start and end points |
| stock: |
for example, stock:nike |
| address john smith |
find an address |
| phone number jane doe |
find a phone number |
| ringtones: |
i.e., ringtones:raffi |
| wallpapers:waterfalls |
NOTE: this is only for mobile wallpapers |
| free games |
goes directly to a bunch of free online games |
| instant blog search; i.e., lifehacker |
find instant info on popular blogs and recent posts |
| capitol of... |
insert country, state, or province name for a quick answer |
| president of... |
insert country, state, or province name for a quick answer |
| government of... |
insert country, state, or province name for a quick answer |
| history of... |
insert country, state, or person's name for a quick answer |
| culture of... |
insert country, state, or province name for a quick answer |
| facts on... |
insert pretty much anything here for a quick answer |
| religion in... |
insert country, state, or province name for a quick answer |
| climate in... |
insert country, state, or province name for a quick answer |
