Attention Social Medialites! It’s time to add a new buzz phrase to your glossary (if it isn’t in there already): Real-Time Web.
There were some major developments yesterday in the Twitter world that have many of us real-time enthusiasts very excited…and curious. Google and Microsoft’s Bing both announced real-time search deals with Twitter! WHOA! Wait, what does that mean?
It means that now you can use Bing.com to see what’s hot on Twitter—from the most popular links being shared to the hottest trending topics. And as far as Google’s plans go, in a few weeks they will be launching an experimental version of “Social Search.” This new tool is designed to integrate information created by people in your Google network into your Google search results. However, it seems like in order for this to work you will need to have a Google account, profile and a fair amount of contacts. (Click here to read more about Google’s Social Search.)
There’s been some talk about how Twitter may be on the way out, but with major entities still champing at the bit to get a piece of the action, that doesn’t appear to be the case—at least for now.
