Google has rolled out new enhancements to real-time search. The search giant launched a new feature that will give users the ability to search and replay the public archive of tweets on Twitter. It helps you view the history of Twitter tweets.
"While real-time search usually focuses on what's happening now, our new feature is helpful for viewing the history of what happened in the past and how people reacted to a particular topic on Twitter. You can zoom into any point in time — from a year, to a month, to a half-hour — and "replay" tweets from as far back as February 11, 2010 (and soon, as far back as the very first tweet on March 21, 2006)," Gabriel Stricker, Director, Global Communications & Public Affairs at Google, posted on the official blog.
Here's what you need to do to try this feature out yourself:
Cool huh? Now we've got to be careful of what we publicly tweet. People can trace back our Twitter updates and, I think, the authorities will consider using tweets as evidence for cases in the court of law later on.
What's your say?
"While real-time search usually focuses on what's happening now, our new feature is helpful for viewing the history of what happened in the past and how people reacted to a particular topic on Twitter. You can zoom into any point in time — from a year, to a month, to a half-hour — and "replay" tweets from as far back as February 11, 2010 (and soon, as far back as the very first tweet on March 21, 2006)," Gabriel Stricker, Director, Global Communications & Public Affairs at Google, posted on the official blog.
Here's what you need to do to try this feature out yourself:
- Go to Google.com
- Click “Show options” on the search results page and then select “Updates.” A new chart at the top of the page will appear.
- Adjust the time range of the tweets at your discretion.
Cool huh? Now we've got to be careful of what we publicly tweet. People can trace back our Twitter updates and, I think, the authorities will consider using tweets as evidence for cases in the court of law later on.What's your say?