Users can now choose to filter results based on the origin or nature of the content or simply by when it was created. For example running a search on “Indian Food” and filtering results to get to what I really want or sometimes even when I don’t know what I want “Options” will really help you narrow down the results get to the right content.

Search for anything and click on “Show Options” to see a lot more features to narrow down the results you are currently seeing on the page.

For example, following results are filtered to show the reviews of "indian food" written in the last 24hrs.

What I like the most from the new options are Forums and Reviews filter, Related Searches and Wonder Wheel from the views and obviously the Time filter.

Time filter is not new, it earlier existed in the “Advanced Search” panel but now it’s more accessible from the “Show Options” panel.

Following video from Google’s announcement shows how to use these filters effectively.

As services like Twitter is being seen as a threat to Google in someways, innovation is even more important for the search giant and thats exactly what its doing.

I have been testing this service since about two days now and I’ve found it to be a good tool to see what people are discussing and writing about in the real time. UI is very interactive, it lets you pause the results that are updated in real-time, mouseover on graphs to see more information and you can scroll up or down to view the results you’ve missed.

Few top feature requests made by the users are, 1) Offer a widget which can be embedded into sites and blogs, 2) Offer RSS feeds for each individual searches and 3) Option to leave comments on comparisons.

I performed a comparison between Google Docs, Office Live, Zoho and from the results I understood that Office Live is the most mentioned/discussed term on Twitter and in blogosphere but stands second to Google Docs in search. I link this surge in “Office Live” popularity to the recent announcements made at MicrosoftPDC about Office Live and other online products.

(Click on the Image to see a bigger view or here to see it live)

Similarly you can either use this tool to compare any given topic or just track the latest developments on the net.

Few things that I would like to see on Perspctv are..

• Ability to select the source of information
• Negatives from positives
• Ads separated from the content
• Suggestions in terms of the topics that I am using. For example, I used Google Docs, Zoho and Office Live. Is there a better combination

Overall I like the tool for its simple functionality and its flexible desing. Do check it out! Perspctv.

When you search for something using Quintura, you also get a tag cloud of related search term. If you move your mouse over a particular tag cloud term, the tag cloud shifts towards a more related keyword. You can also see the search box changing as you select a keyword in tag cloud. It’s pretty accurate and I am sure there’s a lot of semantics that went into designing the algorithm.

Following is the search generated by Quintura for TNerd.

You can check the live preview here.

The service as we said is pretty neat and has a great potential for both webmasters and for users of their site/blog. The widget which you create to embed on your site can be done in two formats, i.e. javascript and flash. Following are some other features.

1. Quintura is free for publishers and it shares advertising revenues with publishers by showing ads inside the search cloud.
2. It is also available by subscription in a no-advertising mode.
3. Publishers can see the search analytics for their websites.

This service gives a great opportunity for bloggers to enrich their website and hence user experience. Also, there’s a good opportunitu to make some money.

Brupt makes use of the FileType operator and searches through Googles search index to show Word docs, PowerPoint decks, Excel sheets or PDF files depending upon users selection.

This document search engine comes in really handy for search engine users who are not aware of Google operators and their functionality.

There are many such search utilities available for files like MP3, Exe’s, etc… You can create your own search engine based on the filter you specify. Click here to visit Google Custom Search and create your own with just a few clicks.