Google has just started rolling out a new feature: Google Instant. www.google.com/instant/ I tried it out, and it's pretty cool. Though it does seem like it can be annoying sometimes. Thankfully, you can deactivate it. For those who are able to try it out, what do you think?
I tried it and it seems interesting, will probably be a nice addition. Though I was disturbed when I typed in "how do I eat" and "How do I eat my poop?" came up as one of the first responses.
Previously it only suggested possible completions for your query as you type. Now it can actually show you search results for your query as you type.
Ohhhh. Thanks. And, again, sorry. When it comes to comprehending the use of computers (or the use of any technology more advanced than the wheel), I fall to pieces. Really, it's a minor miracle I can get onto the BBS
It's not bad. A cool change that probably required a lot of effort on their part, but will minimally impact us for the better.
There's no search required. All they need to do is look at the bottom of any page of search results in Google Image:
Nah, I don't expect that it was that difficult - it seems to me that it would be a fairly simple matter to execute the search via AJAX and refresh the body of the search results portion of the page as each keystroke occurs. (I've written a similar algorithm for the content management system I support - though it only has to scan the titles of some 400 blog posts and display those that match the search request as it's typed, not the bajillions of pages on the Web and all their content.) Now, optimizing the algorithm to return the search results as quickly as they do, that's the amazing thing.
It's going to take some time to get used to. I guess this means the "I Feel Lucky" tab is useless now. Right now though, it's a little weird.
It might be technically impressive, but it doesn't really impact my searches much. Unless I'm truly uncertain what I'm looking for, I'll probably be typing things in before I look at the results. That's why I can't fault them, but I'm not wowed by this.
Holy cognitive dissonance, Batman. Because it generates results while you type, by the time you've gotten to the last character it has kept up with you, and you don't actually need to hit enter. The enter key does nothing; my search results are already sitting there a split second before my finger automatically hits return. It's just a matter of getting used to it, but at the moment it's all a bit unheimlich.
I must say, the google suggestions have considerably slowed my searching down, because I find myself typing to slowly and scanning the list to see where it comes up. More out of interest than any desire to actually save time by clicking on the suggestion in the list.