socialrosiechen: Google's new search index, Caffeine, finally arrives

Sunday, June 20, 2010

Google's new search index, Caffeine, finally arrives

Filed under: Web services, Google, Search

Almost a year ago, we told you about Google's experiments to improve the speed and relevance of its searches with a new index code named Caffeine. I had forgotten all about that until this week, when Google's official blog revealed that Caffeine is finally here. Google says searches will be 50% faster now, and that Caffeine means Google's index is closer than ever to keeping pace with the live Web.

Caffeine basically checks the Web for new content in smaller chunks than the old index, and it does so more frequently, meaning new content gets added to Google much more quickly. Caffeine is also more flexible than the old method of indexing, so Google can update to keep pace with new developments on the Web. Don't you just feel faster already? Wheeee!