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Google launches dedicated site for real-time search

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On August 26, 2010, 5:31 PM

Google has taken its real-time search offering to the next step, adding many new features and launching a dedicated site for the service. The company added real-time features to its main engine last year, but starting today, users can swing by Google.com/realtime to track up-to-the-minute information that pours out of places like Twitter and Facebook. Google notes that the page is still rolling out and you can use this link if the aforementioned URL doesn't work yet.

There are several new features to help you refine your search and results are automatically updated when new data is available. A geographic filter lets you pull up results from a specific city, state or country. The conversations view aggregates retweets and other replies so you don't have to click through a bunch of links to find them yourself. Meanwhile, Google Alerts will email you when information with certain keywords is posted online.


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  1. August 26, 2010 5:35 PM
    LNCPapa
    LNCPapa said:

    Anyone who watches FlashFoward see this as a beefed up Mosaic? That's what it reminds me of.

    Reply
  2. August 27, 2010 1:36 AM
    Guest said:

    None of the links working.....

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  3. August 27, 2010 1:39 AM
    Puiu
    Puiu said:

    Now they only need to do this for sites. In a few years maybe?

    Reply
  4. August 27, 2010 8:08 AM
    gwailo247, TechSpot Chancellor, said:

    The real time Twitter updates are interesting. I bet a few people are going to get a lot more attention than they desire.

    Reply
  5. September 6, 2010 1:27 AM
    rickymartine said:

    This is gonna give an upper hand to Google over other search engines.

    http://purehoodiawarning.com/

    Reply

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