Google search results include 'real-time' data

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Google search results include 'real-time' data

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(AP syndicate)

From the article: "(Msnbc.com is a joint venture between Microsoft and NBC Universal.) ... Google reached a deal in October to blend Twitter updates, or "tweets," into its results, but hadn't explained how its system would work until Monday. ... Microsoft's search engine, Bing, has included a section for tweets since late October. Yahoo began relying on tweets to point out hot news stories in its results last month. ... In Google's version of real-time search, a section of its main results page will include a capsule that automatically scrolls relevant information within a few seconds after it pops up in the Web index. ... Google's real-time information eventually will be expanded to include some of the chatter on Facebook and MySpace, the world's two largest social networks. ... Microsoft and Yahoo also have worked out deals so their visitors can see some Facebook material. ... Google is trying to provide better real-time results to maintain its huge lead in search as Microsoft and Yahoo prepare to team up in a partnership that still needs regulatory approval. Google processes about two-thirds of the search requests worldwide while Yahoo and Microsoft handle a combined 10 percent."