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Google Testing Instant Search Feature

Posted by samzenpus on from the get-it-before-you-want-it dept.

adeelarshad82 writes "According to a recently released video, Google is currently testing an 'instant search' feature that changes search results as you type. The feature was first spotted over the weekend. At the moment Instant Search seems to be implemented on very few accounts. A Google spokesman could not confirm or deny the accuracy of the video saying that at any given moment Google is running 50 to 200 experiments."

3 of 101 comments (clear)

  1. It has a name by robi5 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It's called incremental search and was introduced in the emacs text editor decades ago.

    A better invention would be to return relevant search results.

  2. Re:Why? by ByOhTek · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Searching for Dickens could also provide some... undesirable side effects. Especially considering Google's habit of putting pictures in normal search results.

    --
    Self proclaimed typo king, and inventor of the bear destroying coffee table (patent not pending).
  3. Re:Fix Image Search first!! by Idiomatick · · Score: 4, Insightful

    New image search is a nice improvement. BUT the new links you get aren't as nice. Somehow they seem slower loading for me.

    Why not actually load the page they are on and attach a little bit of code to stick the image over-top. if you click the x hide everything instantly. Why reload the whole god damn page?