by Claude Pelanne at November 5, 2010.

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Google Realtime Search Update

Google Realtime Search has gone through an update. There is now a new and improved Realtime Search.

I uploaded two videos to my YouTube channel so you can see what I am talking about but here is a short outline.

How do you Access Google Search

Google Realtime Search Updates Tab

When you do a Google search you get a page that returns organic results in the center column. You have sponsored ads at the head of the page or on the right column. And on the left sidebar or column you can select a drop down menu with a host of search filters.

One of those filters is the Updates filter. That is one way of accessing Google Realtime search results.

A second way to access Realtime Search results is to enter the url Http://Google.com/realtime.

Where Is The Information Coming From?

What you get when you see results for a particular query will be realtime information coming from Twitter and Facebook, news sources, be they newspapers, tv stations and relevant news media outlets and blogs.

The information is coming from sources as it is posted in realtime so it is current and fresh off the presses.

This is the google answer to twitter and other realtime sites where people post their every thought or action.

In the case or twitter, there is a feature called Conversation View that lets you click a particular twitter feed and access that feed to see its full thread archives and all.

All of this brings you information as it is being released and lets you stay informed and on top of your niche or area of interest.
Geo Targeting

Another feature you can do is filter your information by location. It will return information sourcing from your locality or if you choose the custom option, from the locality of your choosing.

If you are in the need of the latest information about anything, Google Realtime sSearch is now one more tool available to you.

Check out my two videos to see how it works.

Google Realtime Search Update

Google Realtime Search Geo Targeting

That’s it. Hope this comes in handy. Stay with it, Stay well and May Your Travels Be Prosperous.

Chrome Strike Through Line Fix

Strike Through Line Problem

I noticed my links in various sites, namely YouTube and bookmarking sites, had strike throughs appearing in them.

Since I had just loaded some extensions in Chrome and that was the browser I was using, I did some digging and found the answer on the Crome forum.

Strike Through Line Solution

SEO Quake Drop Down Menu

The culprit is the SEO Quake extension. If you select the Highlight no-follow option or if it is on by default, you will find links with strike throughs in your returns.

The way to solve the problem is to click the option, turn it off, refresh and the strike throughs will disappear.

This applies to Chrome on a mac or pc. I have both and solved the problem on both machines with this action.

So there you have it. If you are using SEO quake on a mac or pc, turn off Highlight Nofollow.

Check out my video Chrome Strike Through In Link Fix, if you want to see how to do it.

I hope this is helpful.

May Your Travels Be Prosperous.