Google didn’t take long to unveil its plans to crush the yet-to-be released fact engine, Wolfram|Alpha. Yesterday, at Searchology, Google showcased new features for the world’s most popular search engine, some of which are available today but one of which is specifically designed to clobber Wolfram|Alpha before it gets its land legs.
Now available are additional search options that allow you to filter by video, forums, reviews and perhaps more importantly by time. Google is trying to duplicate Twitter’s ability to tap into live data to spread news faster than any other media outlet by allowing for filterable results by the past day, week or year. Although not quite up-to-the minute like Twitter, it’s close and will surely only get better. (more…)
