Typing One Character in Google Instant
We watched the live announcement today regarding Google Instant and were mostly impressed with the single character results returned from the new engine, a feature as of yet unparalleled in any other internet result. Most unusual is the behavior which typing "w" instantly returns your local weather forecast, or typing 'f' shows Facebook as the number one result. Here now are the results of all the single keystrokes (with an english language keyboard) that you can see using the new interface:
| Keystroke | Implied Search | First Result |
| a | aol / amazon | aol.com / amazon.com |
| b | bank of america / best buy | bankofamerica.com / bestbuy.com |
| c | craigslist | craigslist.org |
| d | dictionary | dictionary.reference.com |
| e | ebay | ebay.com |
| f | facebook.com | |
| g | gmail | mail.google.com |
| h | hotmail | live.com |
| i | ikea | ikea.com |
| j | jet blue | jetblue.com |
| k | kmart / kohls | kmart.com / kohls.com |
| l | lowes | lowes.com |
| m | mapquest / myspace | mapquest.com / myspace.com |
| n | netflix | netflix.com |
| o | orbitz | orbitz.com |
| p | pandora / paypal | pandora.com / paypal.com |
| q | quotes | brainyquote.com |
| r | realtor / rei | realtor.com / rei.com |
| s | skype / sears | skype.com / sears.com |
| t | target | target.com |
| u | ups / usps | ups.com / usps.com |
| v | verizon | verizon.com |
| w | weather | weather.com |
| x | xbox | xbox.com |
| y | yahoo / youtube | yahoo.com / youtube.com |
| z | zillow | zillow.com |
| _ | _ | en.wikipedia.com/wiki/emoticon |
| 1 | (local radio callsigns) | varies |
| 2 | 2010 calendar | timeanddate.com/calendar |
| 3 | (local services) | varies |
| 4 | 4chan | 4chan.org |
| 5 | 50 cent | 50cent.com |
| 6 | 60 minutes | cbsnews.com/sections/60minutes |
| 7 | 7zip | 7-zip.org |
| 8 | 8 mile | imdb.com/title/tt0298203 |
| 9 | (local services or callsign) | varies |
| 0 | 007 | 007.com |
| @ | @kingjames | twitter.com/kingjames |
| . | .net | microsoft.com/net |
| & |   | sightspecific.com/~mosh/www_faq/nbsp.html |
In order to run this simple test we used IE8 and Chrome browsers in New York and Los Angeles, and negated the local results (for instance, NY wanted to show 'lirr' for L whereas LA wanted to display 'lakers'). While we didn't have the time to test across all browsers in all states these results would likely be the most prominent for users with default settings in most US locations.
If your browser does not display the new search features, use this URL to enable Google Instant.
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