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Bing Integrates Real Time Twitter Search Results
Techtree News Staff, Jul 02, 2009 1715 hrs ISTBing will only index a certain subset of Twitter users as of now based on their follower count, tweet frequencies
In a surprise move. Bing, since yesterday, has started integrating real time Twitter search results into its results. This is definitely a first by any major search engine out there and will obviously be a feather in the cap for Microsoft.
Bing will only Index a certain subset of Twitter users as of now based on their follower count and tweet frequencies clarified a blog post on the official Bing Blog. Also, it is interesting to note is that instead of tying up with Twitter, they seem to have just used the public API of Twitter to their advantage. Brilliant move, without doubt. This also gives Bing a feature that archrival Google doesn't seem to have as of now. Google, however, does have "almost" real time updating ability as is evident from its fast News Indexing capabilities. On the search front however, what currently happens with Google when we search for a Twitter user, what is displayed is usually a direct link to the users Twitter page. It also shows some old, random posts by that user. Bing, on the other hand, will give real time updates by the user.
The feature is being rolled out in phases and some users might not notice its arrival till it's implemented fully. There's more to cheer for Microsoft, although this one has nothing to do with the recent Twitter search integration. According to Reuters, ever since its launch on June 3, Microsoft has seen its market share in the search arena move up from 7.81 percent to the current 8.21 percent mark. While this might not sound very impressive on paper, it sure is good news for Microsoft as Google, in the same period, saw a slight dip in its share.
In all, Bing seems to be in a favorable position to be one of the main contenders to snare off some market share from the undisputed leader in search - Google.
Bing will only Index a certain subset of Twitter users as of now based on their follower count and tweet frequencies clarified a blog post on the official Bing Blog. Also, it is interesting to note is that instead of tying up with Twitter, they seem to have just used the public API of Twitter to their advantage. Brilliant move, without doubt. This also gives Bing a feature that archrival Google doesn't seem to have as of now. Google, however, does have "almost" real time updating ability as is evident from its fast News Indexing capabilities. On the search front however, what currently happens with Google when we search for a Twitter user, what is displayed is usually a direct link to the users Twitter page. It also shows some old, random posts by that user. Bing, on the other hand, will give real time updates by the user.
The feature is being rolled out in phases and some users might not notice its arrival till it's implemented fully. There's more to cheer for Microsoft, although this one has nothing to do with the recent Twitter search integration. According to Reuters, ever since its launch on June 3, Microsoft has seen its market share in the search arena move up from 7.81 percent to the current 8.21 percent mark. While this might not sound very impressive on paper, it sure is good news for Microsoft as Google, in the same period, saw a slight dip in its share.
In all, Bing seems to be in a favorable position to be one of the main contenders to snare off some market share from the undisputed leader in search - Google.
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