Editing Google Search (section)

=== Real-Time Search ===
Google Real-Time Search was a feature of Google Search in which search results also sometimes included [[Real-time computing|real-time]] information from sources such as [[Twitter]], [[Facebook]], [[blog]]s, and news websites.<ref name="mashablelaunch">[http://mashable.com/2009/12/07/google-real-time-search/ "Google launches Real-Time Search"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126003736/http://mashable.com/2009/12/07/google-real-time-search/ |date=January 26, 2021 }}. Mashable. Retrieved July 12, 2010.</ref> The feature was introduced on December 7, 2009,<ref>[http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/relevance-meets-real-time-web.html "Relevance meets the real-time web"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407221454/http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/relevance-meets-real-time-web.html |date=April 7, 2019 }}. Google. Retrieved July 12, 2010.</ref> and went offline on July 2, 2011, after the deal with Twitter expired.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 4, 2011 |title=As Deal With Twitter Expires, Google Realtime Search Goes Offline |url=http://searchengineland.com/as-deal-with-twitter-expires-google-realtime-search-goes-offline-84175 |access-date=March 3, 2014 |publisher=Searchengineland.com |archive-date=November 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111144417/http://searchengineland.com/as-deal-with-twitter-expires-google-realtime-search-goes-offline-84175 |url-status=live }}</ref> Real-Time Search included [[Facebook]] status updates beginning on February 24, 2010.<ref>[https://techcrunch.com/2010/02/24/google-facebook-status-updates/ "Google Real-Time Search Now Includes A Fraction Of Facebook Status Updates"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191031120411/https://techcrunch.com/2010/02/24/google-facebook-status-updates/ |date=October 31, 2019 }}. TechCrunch. Retrieved July 12, 2010.</ref> A feature similar to Real-Time Search was already available on [[Microsoft]]'s [[Bing (search engine)|Bing search engine]], which showed results from [[Twitter]] and Facebook.<ref>[http://www.pcworld.com/article/183984/googles_realtime_search_ready_to_challenge_bing.html "Google's Real-Time Search Ready to Challenge Bing"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120706224106/http://www.pcworld.com/article/183984/googles_realtime_search_ready_to_challenge_bing.html |date=July 6, 2012 }}. ''PC World''. Retrieved July 12, 2010.</ref> The interface for the engine showed a live, descending "river" of posts in the main region (which could be paused or resumed), while a [[bar chart]] metric of the frequency of posts containing a certain search term or hashtag was located on the right hand corner of the page above a list of most frequently reposted posts and outgoing links. [[Hashtag]] search links were also supported, as were "promoted" tweets hosted by Twitter (located persistently on top of the river) and thumbnails of retweeted image or video links.

In January 2011, geolocation links of posts were made available alongside results in Real-Time Search. In addition, posts containing syndicated or attached shortened links were made searchable by the ''link:'' query option. In July 2011, Real-Time Search became inaccessible, with the Real-Time link in the Google sidebar disappearing and a custom 404 error page generated by Google returned at its former URL. Google originally suggested that the interruption was temporary and related to the launch of [[Google+]];<ref>{{Cite web |last=Quotes delayed at least 15 min |date=December 31, 1999 |title=Business news: Financial, stock & investing news online - MSN Money |url=http://money.msn.com/business-news/article.aspx?feed=AP&date=20110704&id=13857152 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110402225750/http://money.msn.com/business-news/article.aspx?feed=AP |archive-date=April 2, 2011 |access-date=March 3, 2014 |publisher=Money.msn.com}}</ref> they subsequently announced that it was due to the expiry of a commercial arrangement with Twitter to provide access to tweets.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 3, 2011 |title=Google Realtime Search Goes Missing |url=http://searchengineland.com/google-realtime-search-goes-missing-84130 |access-date=March 3, 2014 |publisher=Searchengineland.com |archive-date=February 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140214110310/http://searchengineland.com/google-realtime-search-goes-missing-84130 |url-status=live }}</ref>