Google Instant comes to a browser near you this week with the new feature that provides search results while typing in your search terms.   The company estimates that the typical user will save approximately between 2 to 5 seconds for each search.   Google Instant will be available starting this week in the US, UK, Germany, Spain, Italy and France.   Internet browsers that will be supported include Internet Explorer 8, Firefox 3, Safari 5, and Chrome 5 and 6.   A mobile version will be rolled out later this fall.

According to Marissa Mayer, Google’s VP of search and user experience, state that with Google Instant, search results are made available “before you type”, as the product actually anticipates and automatically fills in the search terms.   The company predicts that internet connection performance will not be substantially affected by using Google Instant because the data delivered is relatively small in size.   It takes advantage of the fact that people can read faster than they can type.   The cumulative time savings adds up to 3.5 billion seconds or 11 hours per second.    In the US, the instant results format will be the standard for users.   Google Instant fits into the company’s tradition of constantly improving the search experience with faster and relevant search results.

Related Links:

http://www.betanews.com/article/Google-Instant-provides-search-results-as-you-type/1283966242

http://www.pcworld.com/article/205041/google_instant_searches_the_web_before_you_type.html

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/08/google-speeds-queries-with-instant-results/?partner=rss&emc=rss