Twitter search gains prominence
Twitter is working to convert its popularity into a business. Twitter has begun testing its search features on a few accounts prior to releases it in the open. The search is now please on the main Twitter.com page. This information was provided by Twitter co-founder Biz Stone in a blog posting.
Search guru Danny Sullivan – likes what he sees, he called Twitter search a “hyper-real-time tool to see what’s being buzzed about.”
But Twitter does have a challenge that they will need to resolve. Currently Twitter lets people use a wide variety of software to publish and read tweets through its use of an open API (application programming interface). This means a lot of Twitter activity takes place beyond the Twitter’s Web site. That makes built-in Twitter search less directly useful as a potential avenue for revenue.
Source Search Engine Land
