Comments on: Is Twitter a Better Search Engine than Google? http://www.johnberns.com/2008/05/07/is-twitter-a-better-search-engine-than-google/ Technology, Social Computing & Travel Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:14:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Dan http://www.johnberns.com/2008/05/07/is-twitter-a-better-search-engine-than-google/#comment-5106 Dan Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:55:22 +0000 http://www.johnberns.com/?p=110#comment-5106 An interesting idea. I will have to give this a try. Reminds me of how www.chacha.com works, only no one gets paid.. An interesting idea. I will have to give this a try. Reminds me of how http://www.chacha.com works, only no one gets paid..

]]> By: Alana Taylor http://www.johnberns.com/2008/05/07/is-twitter-a-better-search-engine-than-google/#comment-5067 Alana Taylor Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:23:45 +0000 http://www.johnberns.com/?p=110#comment-5067 Wow... you're article is EERILY similar to mine! Of course, you wrote yours first so perhaps it may seem like I took your idea, but it's not the case! I guess we just experienced the same situation and had the same instinct to share what happened! Such is life :) I really like your blog post better than mine though, much more in-depth and with pictures. Unfortunately I could not go back through pages of Twitter archives to find screenshots of my experience. (Hmm.. something for someone to think about. A faster archive search. Quotably and Summize don't always show all the @replies or in order). Wow… you’re article is EERILY similar to mine! Of course, you wrote yours first so perhaps it may seem like I took your idea, but it’s not the case! I guess we just experienced the same situation and had the same instinct to share what happened! Such is life :) I really like your blog post better than mine though, much more in-depth and with pictures. Unfortunately I could not go back through pages of Twitter archives to find screenshots of my experience. (Hmm.. something for someone to think about. A faster archive search. Quotably and Summize don’t always show all the @replies or in order).

]]> By: What is Twitter? For Non-Geeks « mameou http://www.johnberns.com/2008/05/07/is-twitter-a-better-search-engine-than-google/#comment-5050 What is Twitter? For Non-Geeks « mameou Fri, 23 May 2008 08:11:01 +0000 http://www.johnberns.com/?p=110#comment-5050 [...] close knit to everyday life, Twitter can also be used to get answers. It can be thought of as a search engine powered by people. Just ask a question, and more often than not you’ll get a reply from one of the other [...] [...] close knit to everyday life, Twitter can also be used to get answers. It can be thought of as a search engine powered by people. Just ask a question, and more often than not you’ll get a reply from one of the other [...]

]]> By: wiennat http://www.johnberns.com/2008/05/07/is-twitter-a-better-search-engine-than-google/#comment-5041 wiennat Mon, 19 May 2008 05:57:42 +0000 http://www.johnberns.com/?p=110#comment-5041 Hi John, AFAIK, the twitter founder is also a Pyra Lab founder, a company behind Blogger. And I have read from, he doesn't want to work with Google again. Does that mean he want twitter to be acquired by MS or Yahoo? Hi John,
AFAIK, the twitter founder is also a Pyra Lab founder, a company behind Blogger. And I have read from, he doesn’t want to work with Google again.

Does that mean he want twitter to be acquired by MS or Yahoo?

]]> By: Lertad http://www.johnberns.com/2008/05/07/is-twitter-a-better-search-engine-than-google/#comment-5039 Lertad Sat, 17 May 2008 01:35:06 +0000 http://www.johnberns.com/?p=110#comment-5039 Hi John, you'd be interested to know that Google's probably had its eyes on Twitter for a while now. After all, they've already acquired Jaiku. http://mashable.com/2007/10/09/jaiku-google/ If you'd like to really see how a network like Twitter would look like integrated into a serach engine, see http://www.summize.com. Google searches the web, and Twitter searches conversations and opinions. I think Google searches can lead you to discover a variety of options to choose from and sometimes new information and relevancy you first weren't looking for, but Twitter gives you an answer that your immediate friends recommend. More concise, but less choices. They're different tools for finding answers from different sources, so I wouldn't say one is better than another - you wouldn't use a fork to eat soup, even though both forks and spoon's purposes are for eating. I admire your brainstorm though. I'm glad I discovered your blog...from Twitter! :) Hi John, you’d be interested to know that Google’s probably had its eyes on Twitter for a while now. After all, they’ve already acquired Jaiku. http://mashable.com/2007/10/09/jaiku-google/

If you’d like to really see how a network like Twitter would look like integrated into a serach engine, see http://www.summize.com.

Google searches the web, and Twitter searches conversations and opinions. I think Google searches can lead you to discover a variety of options to choose from and sometimes new information and relevancy you first weren’t looking for, but Twitter gives you an answer that your immediate friends recommend. More concise, but less choices. They’re different tools for finding answers from different sources, so I wouldn’t say one is better than another - you wouldn’t use a fork to eat soup, even though both forks and spoon’s purposes are for eating.

I admire your brainstorm though. I’m glad I discovered your blog…from Twitter! :)

]]> By: chris http://www.johnberns.com/2008/05/07/is-twitter-a-better-search-engine-than-google/#comment-5035 chris Mon, 12 May 2008 04:55:56 +0000 http://www.johnberns.com/?p=110#comment-5035 http://www.mosio.com/twitter/ http://www.mosio.com/twitter/

]]> By: Daily Find #65 | TechToolBlog http://www.johnberns.com/2008/05/07/is-twitter-a-better-search-engine-than-google/#comment-5028 Daily Find #65 | TechToolBlog Thu, 08 May 2008 18:25:45 +0000 http://www.johnberns.com/?p=110#comment-5028 [...] Is Twitter a better search engine than Google? - Interesting idea [...] [...] Is Twitter a better search engine than Google? - Interesting idea [...]

]]> By: mameou http://www.johnberns.com/2008/05/07/is-twitter-a-better-search-engine-than-google/#comment-5026 mameou Thu, 08 May 2008 04:29:28 +0000 http://www.johnberns.com/?p=110#comment-5026 Your idea has potential. Your idea has potential.

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