What Is Real-Time Search?
We’re all used to going to a search engine, typing in a keyword phrase, and getting a list of results. In the past, those results only showed what the search engines have collected and stored in their databases. That information can be a day or two old, or several years old. What if you want to see what’s happened in the past five minutes? Maybe you’re interested in the latest news on the China earthquake or you’re waiting for your iPad to be delivered and need the latest news to fill the void. Real-time search benefits those who read or write content within a short time span. Headline news, natural calamities and rescue efforts, and current events and shows are all examples where real-time search is used. Basically, your content goes hot for a small period of time before it goes cold. For search engines, it means doing super fast indexing of sites like Twitter. This allows you to find information while it’s still relevant. To further help you understand real-time search, watch this vi
