Official Google Blog: RT @google: Tweets and updates and search, oh my!

I can't see google doing this for very long, can you just imagine the tweets that will show up in google. At least 700 million tweets saying "read this article", and another billion tweets, I'm having coffee at Starbucks" Sure there are interesting tweets in among the spam, but they really are hidden... I try to write something worth reading, but I can't say I always succeed

Anyway have a read.

Official Google Blog: RT @google: Tweets and updates and search, oh my!: "RT @google: Tweets and updates and search, oh my!
10/21/2009 02:09:00 PM
At Google, our goal is to create the most comprehensive, relevant and fast search in the world. In the past few years, an entirely new type of data has emerged — real-time updates like those on Twitter have appeared not only as a way for people to communicate their thoughts and feelings, but also as an interesting source of data about what is happening right now in regard to a particular topic.

Given this new type of information and its value to search, we are very excited to announce that we have reached an agreement with Twitter to include their updates in our search results. We believe that our search results and user experience will greatly benefit from the inclusion of this up-to-the-minute data, and we look forward to having a product that showcases how tweets can make search better in the coming months. That way, the next time you search for something that can be aided by a real-time observation, say, snow conditions at your favorite ski resort, you'll find tweets from other users who are there and sharing the latest and greatest information."