Twitter lashes out at Google search changes

[Little Tich]

Source: Reuters

(Reuters) - Twitter lashed out at changes Google Inc unveiled for its search engine on Tuesday, describing the changes as "bad" for consumers and for Web publishers.

Twitter, a microblogging service which allows its users to broadcast short, 140-character messages to groups of "followers," said Google's changes would make it tougher for people to find the breaking news often shared by users of its service.

"As we've seen time and time again, news breaks first on Twitter; as a result, Twitter accounts and Tweets are often the most relevant (search) results," the company said in a statement.

"We're concerned that as a result of Google's changes, finding this information will be much harder for everyone. We think that's bad for people, publishers, news organizations and Twitter users," the statement continued.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/11/us-google-idUSTRE80A03O20120111

[jberryhill]

1. Google-whining is so passe'

Waaa, waa, waa... Google is not sufficiently promoting MY site... waaa, waa, waa...

Twitter had previously OBJECTED to Google including an active twitter feed responsive to searches, and now they are claiming that Google isn't giving them the placement they want.

Hey Twitter, how about you run your thing, and Google runs theirs.

"Internet Company Complains About Google Because..." is about as interesting as "Paint Dries On Painted Bench"

[Little Tich]

2. I still think it's interesting, people use Google and Twitter a lot nowadays.

But yes, it seems like Twitter is whining over lost market shares.

[jberryhill]

3. Watch Facebook pitch a hissy when they go down

I love how these companies think they are entitled to permanent success. Facebook has already lost its "coolness" and will follow the same trajectory as MySpace.

[htuttle]

4. !