Unless you’ve been living under a rock this month or dislike Google, you’ve probably noticed your web search page has changed.  It’s called “Google Instant” and displays search results as you type.  This remarkable feature makes searching much much faster by harnessing the power of suggested searches and web 2.0 technologies.

Most Sincere Form of Flattery

Since its release, Google Instant has been replicated by many programmers.  A couple of the exemplary examples include Youtube Intant and iTunes Instant.  Seeing these awesome examples, and noticing Vanderbilt’s slow search page, I went to work on my imitation.

Introducing Instant Vu

Spending only a few hours in Dreamweaver, I was able to produce the beta that is Instant-Vu.com.  It doesn’t work perfectly, but it is able to perform queries as you type, all within the realm of Vandyland.  As I continue to work on it, I hope to incorporate news searches, campus maps, and image search.  Hope you like it and check back for new features over the next few weeks.  Go Commodores.

So what do you think?  Is this something that could be useful or are going to stick with the standard Vanderbilt.edu search?  Are there features you’d like to see?  Comment below!