What is Real-Time Web?

The real-time web is a set of technologies and practices which enable users to receive information as soon as it is published by its authors, rather than requiring that they or their software check a source periodically for updates [1].

The following are some new emerging trends in real-time web: 

1. Real time search
2. Real time location
3. Real time news
4. Real time comments
5. Real time reviews
6. Real time e-commerce
7. Real time collaboration
8. Real time analytics 

Media:

Read the following articles on real time web:

Four Emerging Trends of the Real-Time Web:

http://mashable.com/2009/10/29/real-time-web-trends/

Brace Yourself for the Real-Time Web:

http://articles.cnn.com/2009-12-10/tech/cashmore.realtime.web_1_real-time-twitter-google-search-results?_s=PM:TECH

Google Realtime Search: a new home with tools

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/google-realtime-search-new-home-with.html

Make the Real-Time Web Relevant:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-30684_3-20001715-265.html

Watch the following short video:

The User-Generated, Real-Time Web:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaRPDbOUH1I 

Try it out:

You can try out real-time search by clicking the following link. To get started just search a topic:

http://www.google.com/realtime

Questions:

How do you predict that real time web will change the way information moves? Do you think it will alter user behavior?