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How many times have you searched for the answer to a question on a search engine, only to come across a forum that either doesn’t give access or is just a meaningless page full of useless links and no real forum?

I found a nice surprise waiting for me the last time I did a search on Google.  It was subtle but very effective.  Appearing right below the name of the link in a Google result for forums, you’ll find the following information (“1 post - Last post: Mar 2, 2008“).  Wow, do you know how incredibly useful this is?

Once again, it is part of Google’s march to help people find relevant information quickly.   If you’re looking up a post on a baseball game that happened this year, then a Last post: Mar 2, 2008 is probably going to tell you to move on.  If you see 1 post now, instead of clicking that link, you can move on because no one took the time to answer (unless maybe you could be one of the charitable ones who takes the time to register for a forum where you aren’t really seeking answers, yet you help a fellow net buddy get the info they need).

So, happy searching folks…enjoy the extra few minutes you will save by this excellent new feature in Google.