Facebook Is Reportedly Fixing Up Its Search Engine

A team of two dozen engineers is reportedly working on improving Facebook's search engine.

Former Google Engineer Lars Rasmussen brought his search expertise to Facebook in 2010, and he is now leading a team of about two-dozen engineers on a project aimed at improving the social network’s search engine, according to a published report.

Bloomberg Businessweek reported the news from two Facebook sources who cited the company’s pre-initial public offering quiet period in not wanting to be named.

The move by Facebook is not seen as a direct shot at Google, but rather as a way to help users of the social network locate relevant content among status updates and content from other sites that was liked by other users.

Rather, Facebook could be looking at search from an advertising standpoint.

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