Google Turbo Boost!
rogue2shadow
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Apparently Google searches are instantaneous now?
Google Instant Searches the Web As You Type - PCWorld
Thoughts?
Google Instant Searches the Web As You Type - PCWorld
Thoughts?
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bertieb
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They are taking over the world. Next thing you know, I'll be forced to shop at 'GoogleMart', drive around in 'Googlecars', be forced to rename my dogs to 'Googlemut' and drink 'Googlebeer'
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Devilsbane
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This isn't google alone. Yahoo, Amazon, and Newegg use the same thing. And that is just off the top of my head. What they do is send you possible answers. Someone typing footbal is likely going to type football and so google will suggest football or football jersey.
It still takes time to actually search the webpage, they are just helping you with auto-complete.Decide what to be and go be it. -
earweed
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Hey that extra time saved will allow me to browse TE that much more!No longer work in IT. Play around with stuff sometimes still and fix stuff for friends and relatives. -
tiersten
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What Devilsbane said. It is just doing search suggestions whilst you type. The search boxes on the various browsers do the same thing. They're just making their main page do it now.Devilsbane wrote: »This isn't google alone. Yahoo, Amazon, and Newegg use the same thing. And that is just off the top of my head. What they do is send you possible answers. Someone typing footbal is likely going to type football and so google will suggest football or football jersey.
It still takes time to actually search the webpage, they are just helping you with auto-complete. -
dynamik
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What Devilsbane said. It is just doing search suggestions whilst you type. The search boxes on the various browsers do the same thing. They're just making their main page do it now.
I saw that demo'd a couple of weeks ago. That seems like it would thrash their server's something awful. -
tiersten
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Honest! Those sites that are coming up are just Google suggestions! I've never searched for those terms before!I saw that demo'd a couple of weeks ago. That seems like it would thrash their server's something awful.
Yeah. I would expect this to significantly increase the load on their servers. The search boxes in the browsers do it already but the majority of their traffic is going to be on their main search page.
This is Google however who have many mysterious datacenters and connections with custom designed and built hardware so maybe they've finally reached the point where they've got enough processing power to handle this immense load. -
leefdaddy
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Devilsbane wrote: »This isn't google alone. Yahoo, Amazon, and Newegg use the same thing. And that is just off the top of my head. What they do is send you possible answers. Someone typing footbal is likely going to type football and so google will suggest football or football jersey.
It still takes time to actually search the webpage, they are just helping you with auto-complete.
No, this isn't just auto complete suggestions....
If you want the demo it actually shows the results for the search as you type. Updating the results along the way. I think it is awesome and will be useful.Dustin Leefers -
tiersten
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True.No, this isn't just auto complete suggestions....
Most of the time you're just going to get a load of useless searches as you're typing though. If the root of your word is something potentially offensive then thats even worse!If you want the demo it actually shows the results for the search as you type. Updating the results along the way. I think it is awesome and will be useful.
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veritas_libertas
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I saw that demo'd a couple of weeks ago. That seems like it would thrash their server's something awful.
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leefdaddy
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True.
Most of the time you're just going to get a load of useless searches as you're typing though. If the root of your word is something potentially offensive then thats even worse!
When I am researching an error message or doing research on something I find that just adding a word or changing one of the words in the search can bring up quite different and sometimes more helpful results. I think this technology will make that process easier.
Bottom line is it's quite different then what is being described in this thread and "new" as far as what I've seen on other search engines.Dustin Leefers -
Paul Boz
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Short of full page content changes, Google has been doing this in their various browser search bars for well over a year or two. Predictive searching is pretty awesome. I can only imagine what google's servers are working like now.CCNP | CCIP | CCDP | CCNA, CCDA
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dynamik
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Most of the time you're just going to get a load of useless searches as you're typing though. If the root of your word is something potentially offensive then thats even worse!
This is going to be pretty awesome for employees who have their web browsing activities closely monitored
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msteinhilber
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Devilsbane wrote: »mmmmmm googlebeer
It will be free to drink, but it will report back your eating habits in addition to a variety of other non personally identifiable criteria to Google -
tiersten
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Thats Google Gulp not Google Beer!msteinhilber wrote: »It will be free to drink, but it will report back your eating habits in addition to a variety of other non personally identifiable criteria to Google -
Devilsbane
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Thats Google Gulp not Google Beer!
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DevilWAH
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When I am researching an error message or doing research on something I find that just adding a word or changing one of the words in the search can bring up quite different and sometimes more helpful results. I think this technology will make that process easier.
Bottom line is it's quite different then what is being described in this thread and "new" as far as what I've seen on other search engines.
I think this is the exact point of this new approach.
yes if you are just searching for a single word its not really going to be much help, or make much difference.
but if you are the using longer search terms such a whole phrase the order of words (or changing an abrivation to the full version) can make big differences to the search results. being able to go back and change a word and see the changes in results with out having to click search each time will be a big help for some people.
I works in the science field and is shocks me the length of searches scientists will type in. So yes I can see this being a huge improvement for some people.- If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. Albert Einstein
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DevilWAH
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Short of full page content changes, Google has been doing this in their various browser search bars for well over a year or two. Predictive searching is pretty awesome. I can only imagine what google's servers are working like now.
This is again different thing, before google has just been suggesting what you might be looking for. Although it might have giving you a list of possible search terms you might be looking at. you query has not actual been sent to the search algorithms untill you pressed return or clicked search.
This new approach is not only suggesting search terms but is actual running the algorithms and returning the results as you type.- If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. Albert Einstein
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Xcluziv
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Thats Google Gulp not Google Beer!
What will they think of next???
USGA approved meat......lol
But, back to the topic. I think that its a good move, I was actually searching today and was wondering why it was auto-completing my sentences
@dynamik tell me about it, I didn't know it was a Google datacenter about 10 minutes away from me. Amazing what you learn talking to associates
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The browsers on these work computers are so outdated (IE5.5 I think) that google instant won't even run on them.. I'll have to try it at home when I get to a real machine, instead of these dinosaurs.A+, 70-270, and working on 70-290 now. Certs are good.claymoore wrote:If you're unzipping your fly to show off your A+, N+ and Sec+, I'm going to ask if it's cold in here. -
leefdaddy
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This is again different thing, before google has just been suggesting what you might be looking for. Although it might have giving you a list of possible search terms you might be looking at. you query has not actual been sent to the search algorithms untill you pressed return or clicked search.
This new approach is not only suggesting search terms but is actual running the algorithms and returning the results as you type.
Thank god... someone else is following along.
I was beginning to think I was going crazy when everyone keeps saying they've been doing this forever.Dustin Leefers -
tiersten
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Looks like there is a blacklist on the more popular offensive words. Your example is still totally valid as an excuse though!This is going to be pretty awesome for employees who have their web browsing activities closely monitored
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ssampier
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They are taking over the world. Next thing you know, I'll be forced to shop at 'GoogleMart', drive around in 'Googlecars', be forced to rename my dogs to 'Googlemut' and drink 'Googlebeer'
You heard it here first hehe
That's just silly. Google Shopping, GC1 by Google*, PupDroid, and Beer-Google**, respectively. The mail (post) will be renamed to GMail and delivered by Google though. All cards and letters will be scanned by a computer and delivered digitally. For an extra fee you can receive the actual item as well.
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veritas_libertas
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This is going to be pretty awesome for employees who have their web browsing activities closely monitored
Sorry boss, I was searching for Japanese assassinations.
Not cool, I hadn't thought of that...
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tiersten
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For those "private" browsing sessions, you can always use Google SSL. You'll just have to make do with the little snippets.veritas_libertas wrote: »Not cool, I hadn't thought of that... -
tiersten
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veritas_libertas
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For those "private" browsing sessions, you can always use Google SSL. You'll just have to make do with the little snippets.
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tiersten
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The next level of Google Instant is here and its Instant Previews. It appears to be a JPEG of their cache?
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rogue2shadow
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The next level of Google Instant is here and its Instant Previews. It appears to be a JPEG of their cache?
I noticed this too. I think its a decent add-on but I think there were firefox plugins that did this already lol.
