Don’t be evil. That’s the unofficial Google credo but torrent-heads might well have reason to question that today as the search giant begins an effort to soft censor search results around Bittorrent. However the censorship seems patchy at best and little more than a sop to executives at big content firms who consistently get their knickers in a twist…
Tagged ‘Google Instant’
The Google Instant Blacklist is good for something other than frustrating filthmongers. The clever folk at design studio Nation have created the Google Blacklist Christmas tool to help you create Christmas greetings from the mildly salacious search terms that won’t throw up results in Google Instant. It’s a great little app and reallly simply to use. Head over there now to make your own Google Instant Blacklist Christmas card and email to friends and family.Out now | £free | Google Blacklist Christmas
Google Instant has been the Speedy Gonzalez of search on laptops and desktops for a while now but it’s now made the jump to mobile. Google has announced a Google Instant beta for iPhone and Android 2.2. Hit Google from a mobile browser on either platform, press the “Turn on link” and you’ll be getting delicious Google Instant results. We’re not sure how useful it is on pokey mobile screens (often without scrolling you only get the first result without scrolling) but hell, it’s there, it’s free, it’s the future!* Hit the jump to see the Google Instant mobile demo video…
Google New is Google’s latest way of keeping us up to date with its constant stream of new products. Hop over there and you’ll find the search supremos touting everything from the major (Google Instant) to the microscopic (rich snippets in Google Maps, tiny enhancements to AdWords). Sadly, there’s no mirrors-within-mirrors moment with Google New featured on Google New. While Google New is a great way of keeping track of the endless creativity flowing from the Googleplex, for a more searching and sometimes sceptical take on Google’s creations, keep your eyes pointed at Electricpig.
Out now | £free | Google New
Amazon Instant is the latest site to get a dose of the Google Instant juice. After the brilliance of iTunes Instant and YouTube Instant, the shopping site now has it’s own super-speedy version. As with all the other incarnations of Instant, Amazon Instant throws up suggestions as you type your query. It could be the perfect way of getting present inspiration and brings the experience of randomly browsing the shops to the web. Amazon Instant isn’t nearly as polished as Google Instant or the other incarnations of Instant but it’s still fun to tinker with. Anyone fancy building Electricpig Instant for us?
Out now | £free | Amazon Instant
iTunes Instant is here! After Google Instant and the genius of YouTube Instant, the realtime search magic has been pointed at Apple’s online store. iTunes Instant is the creation of 15-year-old Stephen Ou (the brains behind two start-ups One Extra Lap and Pitch.ly). Like Google Instant and YouTube Instant, iTunes Instant throws up suggestions as you type with Ou getting a little bit of money through the iTunes affiliate programme if you click on any of the links.
While YouTube Instant’s creator got a job offer from Google, Internet entrepreneur and professional big mouth Jason Calacanis has offered to hire Ou. Want to get an instant job offer and instant internet fame? Creating a Google Instant-inspired project seems to be the answer.
Out now | £free | iTunes Instant
YouTube Instant takes the concept of Google Instant and reinvents it for videos. The creation of Feross Aboukhadijeh, a computer science student at Stanford, YouTube Instant uses the same real-time search smarts as Google Instant. As you type a query, YouTube Instant throws up new videos as you go. It’s brilliant and guaranteed to make your Friday productivity plummet.
Want to make Google Instant even faster? Try our Google Instant tricks.
Out now | £free | YouTube Instant
Google says it can shave off 5 seconds every time you search with Google Instant but there are a few tricks that will get the info from your screen to your brain even quicker. Read on for our rundown of the 5 Google Instant secrets we’ve discovered so far…