Thursday, May 17, 2007

Check out Google's latest ideas

Google is always experimenting with new features aimed at improving the search experience. Take them for a spin, and let us know what you think.
Timeline and map views
See results on a timeline or map. With the timeline and map views, Google’s technology extracts key dates and locations from select search results so you can view the information in a different dimension.

Timeline and map views work best for searches related to people, companies, events and places.

Get started with one of these queries
View on a timeline:
thomas jefferson
civil rights movement
nanotechnology
View on a map:
pga tours
olympics
bioinformatics conferences

Keyboard shortcuts
Navigate search results quickly and easily, minimizing use of your mouse. Current keyboard shortcuts include:

Key Action
J Selects the next result.
K Selects the previous result.
O Opens the selected result.
Opens the selected result.
/ Puts the cursor in the search box.
Removes the cursor from the search box.

Get started with this query: rattlesnake

Left-hand search navigation
Search deeper in a particular type of content—patents, products or news, for example. Google searches across all kinds of content, then ranks results by relevance.

If you want to see additional results of a particular content type, just click a link in the left-hand search navigation.

You can also refine your results by clicking on related search terms.

Get started with one of these queries: ipod, beach, airplanes

Right-hand contextual search navigation

Similar to the left-hand search navigation, right-hand contextual search navigation allows you to search deeper in a particular type of content or to search related terms—but from the right side of the page.

Get started with one of these queries: downtown los angeles, python, dancing

Source: Google.com

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