The experimental feature that Marissa Mayer announced last week is becoming available today for everyone to try. Google Social Search promises to help users "find more relevant public content from your broader social circle."
The premise is simple: people value their acquaintances' content more than that of random strangers. So Google Social Search brings content from your social circle to the forefront, perhaps showing a friend's or coworker's take on a restaurant rather than (or in addition to) whatever the local newspaper reviewer had to say.
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This launch shouldn't create any privacy concerns, since only public info is included in Social Search results. The single nuisance/stumbling block relates to Google profiles, since many people don't have one yet. All in all, this looks like a very interesting new feature, and a lot of people are likely to join the How Does Bing Rank Tweets?
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