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Google: Hey Guys, We've Got Twitter 'Social Search,' Too

On the heals of Microsoft announcing its Twitter and Facebook tie-ups, Google's VP of Search Marrisa Mayer is saying that Google already had an agreement with the micro-blogging service, and is about to launch a related product called "Social Search." From the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco on Thursday, Mayer said the new feature will debut in a few weeks, and let users see results for queries from people in their social network with the help of their Google Profile. Basically, if users fill it out with the other social networks they're members of, Google will scan who they are connected to and give them results from those people.

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