On May 1, Twitter added a search box to the right-side navigation area of its site. The system now indexes all posts (aka Tweets) in near-real time and shows results with the most recent first, just as they are posted-raw and unfiltered. Twitter bought this technology when it acquired the startup Summarize. Twitter may also be using the Summarize technology to choose the most interesting search terms for the “Trending Topics” feature that shows under the search box. While Twitter has nearly instantaneous results, they may not be relevant or useful. So Twitter has announced plans to expand its coverage to linked pages and to find a way to highlight the more useful links. This will bring it up against Google for breaking news stories, celebrity gossip, and viral music crazes.
Source: Information Today
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