Below is a list of the most useful operators and commands I found to use the Google search engine extremely efficiently:
1. Search for a specific string with white space characters inside
"xxx yyy"
2. Search for string "xxx" in a specific domain (a.com)
site:a.com "xxx"
3. Strings to include or exclude from search
-stufftoexclude +stufftoinclude
4. Search for both Edward Norton and Edward Teller
edward norton OR teller
edward norton|teller
5. Search for matches contains vanilla and chocolate at the same time
vanilla AND chocolate cake
6. In Chrome:
address bar [CRTL] + Enter adds .com and opens the site
7. The URL that contains test
inurl:test
8. Search for string in title
intitle:coolstuff
9. Search for sites that has links to opentechtips.com
link:opentechtips.com
10. Search for a PDF file of The Blonde Cyclone
filetype:pdf "the blonde cyclone"
11. Use asterisks as joker characters
"the quick brown * (jumps|jumped) over the * dog"
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