Google Realtime Allows for Advanced Real Time Searches

PC World reports that Google has given its real-time search engine its own landing page and made improvements to its functionality. The new Google Realtime search engine gives people one place to come to see real time results culled from sites such as Twitter and Facebook. Previously, people looking to find real time search results on Google needed to toggle on filters inside the standard search page.



In addition to having a new home, Google Realtime has also been tweaked in an attempt to improve the quality of results. Google Realtime now lets users filter their real time search results in a variety of ways. For example, you can now choose to see only results from certain geographic areas or just results which include images.

"When we first introduced our real-time search features last December, we focused on bringing relevance to the freshest information on the web," a post on the Google Blog noted. "Our goal was to provide real-time content from a comprehensive set of sources, integrated right into your usual search results. Today we're making our most significant enhancements to date, giving real-time information its own home and more powerful tools to help you find what you need."

- Richard Manfredi

 

Aug 30, 2010