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  • It would also depend on the size of the result sets. continuous search would not work for a web index like google. It would bring them to a grinding halt. Commented Aug 10, 2010 at 7:21
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    Google gives hints not results. Commented Aug 10, 2010 at 11:41
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    When Google reports how long it took to make a search, it's usually around 0.1-0.3 seconds. That's fast enough to implement a continuous search, so the amount of data to be searched is not a limiting factor even with full search results. It's just a matter of choosing the right algorithms and having enough servers to support the expected number of concurrent users. Where there is a will, there is a way. Commented Aug 10, 2010 at 18:45
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    BTW, Google is doing experiments about using continuous search in their search results: ousbey.com/blog/live-updating-google-search-results Commented Aug 25, 2010 at 21:57
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    Update on all the comments above, "google instant" is now live. Commented Sep 16, 2010 at 3:04