Tag archive: Bing’s Twitter

Yahoo Inc. is jumping on the Twitter bandwagon in its latest attempt to get people to use its Internet search engine more frequently. Beginning Thursday, Yahoo will mine the short messages posted on Twitter to find fresher information about hot topics. Microsoft Corp. and Google Inc. had earlier announced plans to incorporate Twitter messages into search results, but Yahoo said it will be the first among them to include such “tweets”… Read More

Microsoft Corp. has picked up a new weapon in its Internet search duel with Google — full access to Twitter's communications hotbed. The partnership announced Wednesday represents a coup for Microsoft as it tries to spice up its Internet search engine, Bing, in its long-running attempts to lure traffic from Google. A test version of Bing's Twitter feature debuted Wednesday. If the alliance pans out the way Microsoft envisions, Bing… Read More