Thank f*$k it’s Friday – social media roundup
Welcome to the third social media roundup, easing you into the weekend with all that’s been happening in the world of social media this week.
Google and Bing to display Twitter results
It wouldn’t be a social media roundup without mentioning Twitter and this week saw a huge step for the microblogging site, as first Bing then Google announced they would be integrating tweets into their main search results. There’s no news yet on whether Yahoo will follow suit, although further deals have been heavily hinted at by Yahoo. You can read a good overview of the story on NMA. No financial details have been released, but it can be safely assumed that Twitter have at last found a way to monetise their site. Pop over to Louis Gray’s blog for his take on the deal with Bing, along with an email from a Bing PR rep.
Nick Griffin goes on Question Time – Twitter goes crazy
So not strictly social media, but certainly worth a mention. Last night Nick Griffin, leader of the British National Party (BNP) party appeared on BBC’s Question Time, drawing nearly 8 million viewers. Not only was youtube mentioned frequently on the show, a banner repeatedly flashed up telling viewers how they could follow the debate on Twitter. The Twittersphere certainly responded, with conversation still going strong on Twitter. ‘Nick Griffin’ is currently the number 3 trend
Google to launch music site
Google announced earlier this week that they’re considering launching a music site, though the exact details of this aren’t revealed, whether it will be search, downloading or streaming. More details will be revealed next week, on the 28th October although early rumours claim that the service will be powered by lala. The service has been dubbed ‘Google Audio’ and Techcrunch claim to have screenshots of what the service will look like.
Google’s social search
Google announced at the web 2.0 summit their plans to introduce a new ‘social search’ function. The service will be trialled in Google Labs in the coming weeks. There haven’t been many details released about the service, but what we do know is that at the bottom of search results you’ll see links from social networking sites, such as photos from friends on Flickr or gmail messages. Read quotes from the VP of Google search products at Information Week.
Youtube announces real-time search
Youtube is the next site to jump on the real-time search bandwagon, announcing plans to introduce real-time search for comments. Youtube comments are certainly a strange phenomenon so it’s uncertian how useful this function will be, but it is another way for brands to monitor comments and mentions. You’ll also be able to track trends through ‘hot topics’. Media Week have coverage of the announcement here.
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