Google Search – Does Google Web Search Have Convenient Filters?

Yes, you can.

• Go to Google's Advanced Search Page
• Expand the Date, Usage Rights, NumericRange, and More section

• Choose from the following options
  • Past 24 hours
  • Past week
  • Past month
  • Past year

OR

• Do a regular Google Search
• Expand the Show Search tools on the left underneath the search field
• Choose from the following options.

Before:

These options appear in the query string. I don't think there is a way to include them in the regular search input as a search operator. In other words, I don't think it can be used like the filetype search term.

A basic description of how Google Web History works: http://www.google.com/support/accounts/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=54068

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Note: Depending upon whether or not you're signed in to a Google Account when you search, the information we use for customizing your experience will be different:

Signed-in personalization: When you're signed in, Google personalizes your search experience based on your Web History. If you don't want to receive personalized results while you're signed in, you can turn off Web History and remove it from your Google Account. You can also view and remove individual items from your Web History.

Signed-out personalization: When you're not signed in, Google customizes your search experience based on past search information linked to your browser, using a cookie. Google stores up to 180 days of signed-out search activity linked to your browser's cookie, including queries and results you click.

To change Web History settings for your account go to: https://www.google.com/history/