In an attempt to generate more usage, and cement their respective places in the market, Twitter and Yahoo are getting together for a new user experience. They have announced that Twitter will be integrated to the search providers’ web pages, meaning users who are logged in will have the chance to Tweet from the page.
This is the first time that a search provider as appose to social networking software (or web based application) have offered this feature. This comes in the wake of the Google Buzz launch just a few weeks previous.
When browsing the new feature will allow browsers to clip their Yahoo findings to Twitter and share material with friends. The function will mean that Yahoo will instantly index the Twitter status updates, something Google has already put in place.
The partnership means a share of the link revenues for Twitter, who are desperate to capitalise from the masses of traffic and content they turn over. Until recently there was little form of income for Twitter, who have a book worth of $1 billion yet are still to work out how their business model will generate profits.
Tags: Social Networking, Twitter, Yahoo
