Nov 18, 2011 at 4:06pm ET by Matt McGee

Google+ has made a few tweaks to how its search function operates, and has added the obligatory trending topics its search results pages. The first change begins right in the search box itself: As you type a search query, Google+ now separates possible matches in a pop-up window with People or Pages that may match your query. There are more changes if you follow through on the search itself. When Google finally added search to Google+, the search results page had four tabs: Everything, People, Google+ Posts and Sparks. Now, the search results have two tabs with different options [...]

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Up Close With Google+ Search

Sep 20, 2011 at 2:06pm ET by Danny Sullivan

It seemed pretty odd that a social network from the leading search company, Google, didn't offer a way to search through all its posts. But that oddity is over. Google+ now allows you to search through its content. Here's how it works. Do You Have It Yet? First, you might not have Google+ search enabled yet. If you do, you'll see this at the top of the Google+ pages: See the "Search Google+" text in the search box? That means you've got the new search feature. If you see this: A box with "Find people" text in it, then you haven't gotten Google+ search yet. Hang in there. Google say [...]

Twitter Renews Deal With Bing; Google Deal Remains MIA

Sep 6, 2011 at 7:43pm ET by Danny Sullivan

Twitter and Bing announced that they have extended their deal that allows Bing to tap into Twitter's information in a cutesy exchange on Twitter itself. As for Google, which Twitter's been on the outs with since July, Twitter says there's no similar happy news to report. Dear Twitter, I Love You! Kisses, Bing Twitter spokesperson Carolyn Penner compiled the exchange using the awesome Storify service, as you'll find here: It's perhaps the first press release via Twitter conversation that I know of. Details? You Don't Need No Stinkin' Details! But how about details? How long is the de [...]

Google Realtime Search & The Aftermath Of The Google-Twitter Split

Jul 7, 2011 at 3:45pm ET by Danny Sullivan

Last Friday, Twitter quietly shutdown its "firehose" of tweet data that was being piped to Google. Like a gas station no longer getting deliveries, Google in turn effectively had to hang a "Closed" sign on its Google Realtime Search service. What happened, and what's next for those who depended on Google to get some of their Twitter gas? Some thoughts and advice, below. Topsy Provides Twitter Archive Search First, there's a great alternative to Google Realtime Search: Topsy. Indeed, the company has just put out a blog post reminding the world that it's the only Twitter archive search ser [...]

As Deal With Twitter Expires, Google Realtime Search Goes Offline

Jul 4, 2011 at 11:56am ET by Danny Sullivan

Yesterday, we reported that Google Realtime Search had mysteriously disappeared. Today comes the reason why: Google's agreement with Twitter to carry its results has expired, taking with it much of the content that was in the service with it. Google sent us this explanation: Since October of 2009, we have had an agreement with Twitter to include their updates in our search results through a special feed, and that agreement expired on July 2. While we will not have access to this special feed from Twitter, information on Twitter that’s publicly available to our crawlers will still be s [...]

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