Google's Social Search Announcement Omits Facebook
Google announced that its latest search engine would have more integration with social media, and managed to do so without mentioning Facebook even a single time in an entire blog post -- markedly contrasting Microsoft's announcement of the new Bing browser.
Google announced that its latest search engine would have more integration with social media, and managed to do so without mentioning Facebook even a single time in an entire blog post — markedly contrasting Microsoft’s announcement of the new Bing browser.
The conspicuous omission adds irony to Google’s claim that its social search results are comprehensive. Sure, the company’s announcement does allude to Twitter and Flickr, in addition to YouTube, but the words “and other sites” appears to be a way avoid referring to Facebook.
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