Google cache starts showing date

[hurricane_sh]

Just noticed yesterday, quite convenient

[nandini]

Yeah its good...

[brickred]

cool .....

[arius]

Hi all,
I thought that if Google has updated the info about your site recently that they would always show the date info next to the cache link.
I think it is always there for sites that Google visits often and re-caches.
For example cnn.com try googling "cnn" and it will be there.

After a time though the date info disappears from its position next to the cache link. It's almost as if it has an expiration period.

I guess the date helps searchers assess the freshness of the content of the site.

Back to you.