[joshuahedlund]

> Improvements to freshness. [launch codename "Abacus", project codename "Freshness"] We launched an improvement to freshness late last year that was very helpful, but it cost significant machine resources. At the time we decided to roll out the change only for news-related traffic. This month we rolled it out for all queries.

> More precise detection of old pages. [launch codename "oldn23", project codename “Freshness"] This change improves detection of stale pages in our index by relying on more relevant signals. As a result, fewer stale pages are shown to users.

Hopefully this means fewer instances of searching for code help and seeing prominent results from 2005.

[wickedchicken]

left side, 'show search tools' -> 'past year'.

[Drbble]

You often still get results dated last week for pages that clearly state a byline years in the past.

[masonhensley]

Ya, but that's still too much of a pain. 2 clicks.