Is Google Using RSS feeds for SERP descriptions?

in SERPs, description is from a post I made minutes ago

[LisaWeber]

I just found my blog in Google for a certain search term. The description contained a snippet from a post I just made minutes ago - and when I check Google's cache of the page it is from a week ago. So Google appears to never have crawled this information - but there it is in the SERPS. Anyone else noticed this? Is this new?

[tedster]

That's amazing. Your post is the first I've heard of this, but I certainly wouldn't rule it out. But doesn't a time frame of just minutes seem extremely fast?

[Tearabite]

hmm..not mine..
i'm still a couple of days behind

[LisaWeber]

That's amazing. Your post is the first I've heard of this, but I certainly wouldn't rule it out. But doesn't a time frame of just minutes seem extremely fast?

I know! - But it was literally less than 10 minutes between the time I posted and the time I found the search.

[trillianjedi]

Is the blog hosted at blogspot?

I've never heard of this either, and to be honest I would rule it out - instant update across billions of web pages simply isn't feasible with any current technology.

Something else is afoot.

If it's a blogspot blog, I'd be suspicious that google are prioritising that content.

[LisaWeber]

It's hosted at my domain, but using blogspot's services.

[trillianjedi]

Well, instant update of a select group of pages probably is possible.

What do your logs tell you regarding googlebot visits?

[LisaWeber]

hmm, I do not have access to my raw logs - only urchin stats, and they don't tell me squat. :( Can you tell if googlebot hits an RSS feed normally?

[trillianjedi]

We might have to wait until this happens to someone with log access then.

It could just be an extreme coincidence of course - if this was a widespread thing, I would have anticipated a lot more posts from other members.

Put it down to a freak occurance.

TJ