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• Twitter Upgrades Its Search Engine

  PaidContent - 2009-11-06

  After months of saying that improvements were coming to its search engine, Twitter has announced a critical upgrade. In a blog post, Twitter says it has started an experiment that will “show higher quality results for trend queries by returning tweets that are more useful.” No details on how...

  Tags: Search Engine, Twitter Inc., Search, Companies, Twitter, Joseph Tartakoff

• Yahoo! jumps on real-time bandwagon without Twitter - Rumour

  Strategy Eye - 2009-10-27

  Yahoo! is reportedly set to launch a real-time search product, but won’t join Google and Microsoft in signing a deal to gain direct access to Twitter’s data. Instead, TechCrunch reports that Yahoo! will link up with OneRiot. The real-time search engine already offers aGoogle plugin which displays real-time results...

  Tags: Twitter Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Search, Twitter, OneRiot, Jasper Jackson, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

• Microsoft signs Facebook and Twitter data deals

  Strategy Eye - 2009-10-21

  Microsoft is teaming up with Twitter and Facebook to incorporate tweets and status updates into its Bing search engine. The incorporation of real-time results into Bing makes Microsoft the first major search engine to embrace what many consider the next leap forward in search. Google has also announced a...

  Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Twitter Inc., Microsoft Corp., Business Structures, Search, Web 2.0, Finance, Internet, Twitter, Jasper Jackson

• Google also inks search deal with Twitter

  Strategy Eye - 2009-10-21

  Google will now include Twitter posts in its search results in a bid to provide up-to-the-minute user data and compete with Microsoft’s Bing search engine, which is also set to index tweets. The news was revealed on Google’s blog just hours after Microsoft announced at the Web 2.0 conference...

  Tags: Google Inc., Twitter Inc., Microsoft Corp., Web 2.0, Search, Blogging, Internet, Twitter, George Mitton

• Microsoft Reaches Deal To Bring Twitter And Facebook Data To Bing

  PaidContent - 2009-10-21

  Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) has reached deals with both Twitter and Facebook to include real-time feeds from both sites in Bing’s results, AllThingsD’s Kara Swisher reports. The Twitter deal had been rumored for several weeks—but the the Facebook deal is a surprise. More to come. by Joseph Tartakoff

  Tags: Facebook, Twitter Inc., Microsoft Corp., Search, Companies, Microsoft, Twitter, Joseph Tartakoff

• Twitter in advanced search talks with Microsoft - Rumour

  Strategy Eye - 2009-10-20

  Twitter is reportedly close to signing a search deal that will allow Microsoft to incorporate tweets into its Bing search engine. Tech blog All Things Digital reports that sources close to the negotiations say that engineers and executives from both firms are hammering out details of a non-exclusive deal,...

  Tags: Twitter Inc., Microsoft Corp., Business Structures, Web 2.0, Search, Finance, Internet, Twitter, Jasper Jackson, Google Inc.

• Twitter In Talks With Google And Microsoft About Search Deal

  PaidContent - 2009-10-08

  Here’s one way that Twitter could get a guaranteed revenue stream: Charge Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) and Google (NSDQ: GOOG) to pay to license its data and include it in their search results. Kara Swisher at AllThingsD cites unidentified sources who say that both companies are now in “advanced talks”...

  Tags: Google Inc., Twitter Inc., Microsoft Corp., Swisher, Tweets, Search, Operational Accounting, Business Structures, Finance, Companies, Google, Microsoft, Twitter, Joseph Tartakoff

• 5 Ways Twitter Can Save You Money

  BNET - 2009-09-21

  Here's how to find sweet tweets to shave the cost of everything from bialys to BMWs. Forget about Kutcher and Anderson Cooper. Twitter is now a source for saving big in 140 characters or less. Users share tips...

  Tags: Twitter Inc., MoneyWatch, Channel Management, Investment, Financial Accounting, Search, Marketing, Finance, Twitter, Hashtag, Tweet, Retweet, Tweet Deck, JetBlue, Twitter Search, Dell, Hashtags.org, Groupon, Fat Wallet, Ben’s Bargains, Slick Deals, CheapTweet, CouponTweet, thesimpledollar.com, DigitalTrends.com, LocalTweeps.com, Tracking Twitter, Jeff Wuorio

• Facebook Goes After Twitter With Revamped Search Service

  PaidContent - 2009-08-11

  After nearly two months of testing, Facebook is beginning to roll out a search service that will make the social network a true competitor in the real-time search market. Users who enter a query will now be able to find status updates, photos, links, and videos. Previously, they could...

  Tags: Facebook, Search Technology, Twitter, Results, Search, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Social Media, Companies, Joseph Tartakoff

• Yahoo Gives Its Delicious Bookmarking Site A "Social-Freshness Lift"

  PaidContent - 2009-08-04

  Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) is licensing its web search technology to Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT)—but it is holding on to its delicious social bookmarking site, which offers one alternative way to find items on the web by sifting through sites that people have bookmarked. And on Tuesday, Yahoo announced several changes...

  Tags: Web, Yahoo! Inc., Site, Twitter, Channel Management, Search, Marketing, Social Media, News Sharing, Companies, Yahoo, Joseph Tartakoff, Microsoft Corp.