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Google adds public Facebook status updates to real-time search

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Just a little over a week after it announced that MySpace updates would be included in its real-time search tool, Google reported on its Twitter account late Wednesday that public status updates from Facebook Pages have arrived on the company’s real-time feature.

Google launched its real-time search in December. The feature gives users an up-to-date feed of tweets, blog postings and content from several other sources on hot Web topics.

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Google was quick to point out that only those public status updates from Facebook Pages will be included in its search results. Most Facebook Pages are used to market a person, company or product, which means most of the updates will probably be marketing-related.

The chances of every public Facebook status update coming to Google’s real-time search are extremely slim. Currently, only Google Search competitor Bing provides access to every public status update, thanks to Microsoft’s strong relationship with Facebook.

Microsoft owns a small percentage of the social network. The company also powers Facebook’s search.

-- Don Reisinger
twitter.com/donreisinger

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