Sunday 29 August 2010

Google Realtime Search is now live!

Google Realtime Search is now live.  This tool is amazing - showing how Google can index posts within the social network within minutes, if not less.  

Check out Google's demo video of the new features and quick tips on how to use them:

You can access Realtime Search by typing www.google.com/realtime directly into your browser, or clicking the “Updates” link in the left-hand panel of your search results.

I tried out the new search with a current news topic (a disaster of epic proportions, with victims that deserve whatever support we can give!) - Pakistan Floods.

Here is the result - note the "age" of the latest entries.

Check it out, adds to the power of Google Search.

Tuesday 24 August 2010

Yet More on Syndicating Blog Posts to the Web

Further to my earlier articles on syndicating blog posts to the web, I have now implemented a more comprehensive system, that has Posterous at its hub.  I am still using twitterfeed and hellotxt to keep Plaxo in the loop, until Posterous includes Plaxo in its services.  Otherwise, all is driven through Posterous, publishing my blog posts as widely as the services that I choose to implement.

Here is the Mind Map illustrating the system: