Over the last year I’ve written about real-time search engines numerous times because I believe that there are some good reasons to search for not only accurate information, but also timely information.

Last week Google announced some new search refinement options that will allow users to find more timely information. The new search refinement options allow users to specify a range of dates from which to draw links, specify the last 24 hours, or specify the last hour. To access these search refinement options select the “show options” link in the top-left corner of the search results page.

Applications for Education
Being able to sort the timeliness of search results could be an excellent option for current events teachers and students. Refining by date could be useful for other academic fields as well so that students aren’t using information that has been supplanted in the field by newer, more relevant information.

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