Bing brings Twitter into the mix
InternetNews | at | by Mike
Microsoft is moving rapidly to build on the early good buzz its Bing search engine's received since its launch last month.
Today the company announced its "initial foray into integrating more real time data" into search results. Several other search startups and established players already offer real-time search of Twitter and other social media. Google is reportedly working on a project to index and search Twitter.
In the case of Microsoft, it's starting with what might be viewed as skimming the cream off Twitter's better-known users. Microsoft said it will focus initially on more "prominent and prolific Twitterers" from different areas ranging from business and technology to entertainment.