Facebook's New Twitter-Like Elements Highlight Real-Time Search Need

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Twitter is growing, but Facebook's popularity is far more widespread. One can't help but wonder how this will impact Twitter's use.

Another update on the way is the changing of pages (for celebrities and organizations) to profiles, which will give these famous people and companies more two-way interaction like they would get on Twitter, and ultimately more like regular Facebook users.

$Britney Spears Facebook Profile' /> <p>The blogosphere has been talking a lot about real-time search lately, particularly since Twitter announced the inclusion of Twitter Search on its main page. With Facebook's latest changes, that need is even more evident. <br /> <br /> You've got to think about how many people (including celebrities) and companies are using Facebook and Twitter alone. People want to find real-time results for conversational searches from these networks and others. <br /> <br /> It's not about replacing search as we know it. It's about adding to what we are already familiar with. I'd be incredibly surprised if Google doesn't get more involved with this part of the industry. In the meantime, people are creating scripts that integrate real-time search into Google results. A Twitter one surfaced last week, and I'm sure there will be some for Facebook popping up.</p> </div> <script> (function() { function initCopyableSections() { document.querySelectorAll('.article-content .copyable-section').forEach(function(section) { if (section.querySelector('.copyable-section__btn')) return; var btn = document.createElement('button'); btn.type = 'button'; btn.className = 'copyable-section__btn'; btn.setAttribute('aria-label', 'Copy to clipboard'); var label = section.getAttribute('data-copy-label'); btn.textContent = label ? 'Copy ' + label : 'Copy'; section.appendChild(btn); btn.addEventListener('click', function() { var contentEl = section.querySelector('.copyable-section__content'); var text; if (contentEl) { text = contentEl.textContent.trim(); } else { var clone = section.cloneNode(true); var btnClone = clone.querySelector('.copyable-section__btn'); if (btnClone) btnClone.parentNode.removeChild(btnClone); text = clone.textContent.trim(); } if (!text) return; navigator.clipboard.writeText(text).then(function() { var t = btn.textContent; btn.textContent = 'Copied!'; btn.classList.add('copied'); setTimeout(function() { btn.textContent = t; btn.classList.remove('copied'); }, 2000); }); }); }); } if (document.readyState === 'loading') { document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', initCopyableSections); } else { initCopyableSections(); } })(); </script>   <div class=$

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