Most Active Articles 2009-11-26T00:49:16.210-05:00 Business Exchange Business_Exchange@businessweek.com urn:com:businessweek:bx:topic:most-active:real-time-web Robert Hof rhof604 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:11780968692478244462-93fe335a664e0372e15f1564ffa3ee54 2009-11-03T13:42:54.830-05:00

How performance of the real-time Web can affect businesses that rely on social networking sites for sales, marketing and customer service.

How performance of the real-time Web can affect businesses that rely on social networking sites for sales, marketing and customer service. http://blog.alertsite.com/2009/11/monitoring-the-real-time-web/ Kristy (Lash) DelMuto klashdelmuto405 34 32 0 2 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:2431767123404939909-6030e1432965c29173beb86f4c670bba 2009-10-29T14:53:31.586-04:00

It appears that you are using an out dated web browser Internet Explorer 6. While you may still visit this website we encourage you to upgrade your web browser so you can enjoy all the rich features this website offers as well as other websites.

It appears that you are using an out dated web browser Internet Explorer 6. While you may still visit this website we encourage you to upgrade your web browser so you can enjoy all the rich features this website offers as well as other websites. http://anidea.com/strategy/search-vs-social-the-battle-of-man-vs-machine-rages-on/ AgencyNet Interactive ainteractive565 33 33 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:15675370049109861209-c2e1cd97a9fe3d8af6334def1c1d5cc7 2009-11-10T15:43:44.508-05:00

My favorite mobile search engine, Taptu, added a new option today - "real-time" search. So what is real time search and how is it different from plain old search?

My favorite mobile search engine, Taptu, added a new option today - "real-time" search. So what is real time search and how is it different from plain old search? http://wapreview.com/blog/?p=5611 Steve Ives sives577 3 3 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:9126760123345470534-811ae6c4e79346466f93ef985c8d7980 2009-10-24T13:13:32.650-04:00

It will be increasingly difficult for brands to ignore the web when making marketing decisions. The brands that get ahead will be the ones that harness the web to work in conjunction with their existing offline campaigns while adopting more social...

It will be increasingly difficult for brands to ignore the web when making marketing decisions. The brands that get ahead will be the ones that harness the web to work in conjunction with their existing offline campaigns while adopting more social... http://designdamage.com/blog/index.php/200910/3-web-marketing-trends-that-will-accelerate-in-2010-part-2/ Eric Tsai etsai275 24 24 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:1966483800208795062-8d76551d0814d9748c29bf451c3d971a 2009-10-26T15:20:41.316-04:00

A majority of the real time search boom will be in its convergence with another rapidly growing industry, mobile computing. There could be real time recommendations based on your current location using an application that aggregates information from real time searches as well as social sites like Yelp and Urban Spoon. Businesses can easily see the benefits of this as well with local advertisements and “limited time” discounts on your mobile phone .

A majority of the real time search boom will be in its convergence with another rapidly growing industry, mobile computing. There could be real time recommendations based on your current location using an application that aggregates information from real time searches as well as social sites like Yelp and Urban Spoon. Businesses can easily see the benefits of this as well with local advertisements and “limited time” discounts on your mobile phone . http://www.inquisitr.com/44523/the-hashtag-jungle-of-real-time-search/ Steve Ives sives577 7 7 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:4367261959941919655-eb72d86d71c64a72aa1b0e339d858653 2009-10-22T13:06:44.208-04:00

After months of negotiations and holding both off at bay, Twitter now has agreements with both Bing and Google to give them access to its full feed of public Tweets. Both search engines have been yearning to drink directly from Twitter’s the realtime firehose of micro-messages and all that they carry. A rudimentary version of Bing’s Twitter search is already live, and it will soon add public Facebook updates to its search results as well. While financial terms of the deals were not disclosed, full access to Twitter’s data stream is very valuable to both search engines. Depending on how much Twitter was able squeeze out of Google and Bing for these licensing deals, they are likely to provide its first major source of revenue. (Imagine, if they have to pay by the Tweet). Tweets and other realtime data streams are valuable to Google and Bing because for many types of searches (news, events, sports, stocks, shopping, etc.), the most recent information is often the most relevant. And it’s hard to beat millions of people Tweeting out their thoughts—the “pulse of the planet,” if you will—for realtime information about every subject imaginable. Google and Bing need access to this stream of data if they want to keep their results fresh and relevant.

After months of negotiations and holding both off at bay, Twitter now has agreements with both Bing and Google to give them access to its full feed of public Tweets. Both search engines have been yearning to drink directly from Twitter’s the realtime firehose of micro-messages and all that they carry. A rudimentary version of Bing’s Twitter search is already live, and it will soon add public Facebook updates to its search results as well. While financial terms of the deals were not disclosed, full access to Twitter’s data stream is very valuable to both search engines. Depending on how much Twitter was able squeeze out of Google and Bing for these licensing deals, they are likely to provide its first major source of revenue. (Imagine, if they have to pay by the Tweet). Tweets and other realtime data streams are valuable to Google and Bing because for many types of searches (news, events, sports, stocks, shopping, etc.), the most recent information is often the most relevant. And it’s hard to beat millions of people Tweeting out their thoughts—the “pulse of the planet,” if you will—for realtime information about every subject imaginable. Google and Bing need access to this stream of data if they want to keep their results fresh and relevant. http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/10/21/get-ready-for-the-firehose-search-is-about-to-get-realtime-real-fast/ Christian Prada cprada959 11 11 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:1539698269020371066-b2c0daf8692d0a15f886a08eee87d769 2009-08-07T16:12:27.449-04:00

Real time search is nothing new. It is a problem we’ve been working on for at least ten years, and we likely will still be trying to solve it ten years from now. It’s a really hard problem which we used to call “live web search,” which was coined by Allen Searls (Doc’s son) and refers to the web that is alive, with time as an element, in all factors including search. ... I’m under no illusions that we’re remotely close to solving Live Web or Real Time search or even recent search. We are not. Nor are we near solving discovery. But I hope we will. Sooner rather than later. Because I need it now. The opportunity is huge. It means really building algorithmically the editorial filters we have today in the form of people, while balancing the mobs’ activities. Solve that and the prize will be big.

Real time search is nothing new. It is a problem we’ve been working on for at least ten years, and we likely will still be trying to solve it ten years from now. It’s a really hard problem which we used to call “live web search,” which was coined by Allen Searls (Doc’s son) and refers to the web that is alive, with time as an element, in all factors including search. ... I’m under no illusions that we’re remotely close to solving Live Web or Real Time search or even recent search. We are not. Nor are we near solving discovery. But I hope we will. Sooner rather than later. Because I need it now. The opportunity is huge. It means really building algorithmically the editorial filters we have today in the form of people, while balancing the mobs’ activities. Solve that and the prize will be big. http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/30/live-web-real-time-call-it-what-you-will-its-gonna-take-a-while-to-get-it/ Robert Hof rhof604 26 20 4 2 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:5704178947986221122-b37d9630712d2d40ca54ff0ec728a843 2009-09-23T14:13:51.881-04:00

The real-time web has influenced attitudes toward: -- Personal communication. BJ Fogg, a psychologist who is director of the Persuasive Technology Lab at Stanford University, says the social web has played a fundamental shift in how Americans...

The real-time web has influenced attitudes toward: -- Personal communication. BJ Fogg, a psychologist who is director of the Persuasive Technology Lab at Stanford University, says the social web has played a fundamental shift in how Americans... http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-09-22-social-networking-real-time-web_N.htm Eric Tsai etsai275 16 12 1 3 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:14755938515033884105-445bb0da05a1a6d1f167e0c02bc57c85 2009-08-07T00:48:44.236-04:00

John Borthwick speaks softly, but he can't hide his excitement. Co-founder and chief executive of the New York Internet media incubator betaworks, Borthwick is an investor in the microblogging phenomenon Twitter, where people exchange short public...

John Borthwick speaks softly, but he can't hide his excitement. Co-founder and chief executive of the New York Internet media incubator betaworks, Borthwick is an investor in the microblogging phenomenon Twitter, where people exchange short public... http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_33/b4143046834887.htm Robert Hof rhof604 21 12 3 6 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:13417277021832522555-acc65bbfcb95ed159faab6a5d80b24a7 2009-09-03T11:48:35.653-04:00

n part 1 we looked at how the real-time Web is a new form of communication and creates a new body of content. The immediacy of the Twitter channel is a third fundamental characteristic of the real-time Web and one of its prime currencies, not surprising given the name of the space. Because of demand within the eco-system, quite a bit of effort is being made on storing, slicing, dicing, and disseminating information as quickly as possible. The fundamental implication of this activity (without any explicit markers being laid down) is that the velocity of information within the Web data system has just increased by an order of magnitude.

n part 1 we looked at how the real-time Web is a new form of communication and creates a new body of content. The immediacy of the Twitter channel is a third fundamental characteristic of the real-time Web and one of its prime currencies, not surprising given the name of the space. Because of demand within the eco-system, quite a bit of effort is being made on storing, slicing, dicing, and disseminating information as quickly as possible. The fundamental implication of this activity (without any explicit markers being laid down) is that the velocity of information within the Web data system has just increased by an order of magnitude. http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/the_real-time_web_a_primer_part_2.php Terri Griffith tgriffith986 14 13 1 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:2990998792525201204-fb90fc27c82e81e97bb17ecf9908be12 2009-10-08T05:02:23.410-04:00

According to sources at All Things D, Twitter is in advanced separate talks with Microsoft (Bing) and Google about the prospects of striking data-mining deals. The deals would see Twitter provide the two giants with licenses to use Twitter data to improve their respective and competing search engines.

According to sources at All Things D, Twitter is in advanced separate talks with Microsoft (Bing) and Google about the prospects of striking data-mining deals. The deals would see Twitter provide the two giants with licenses to use Twitter data to improve their respective and competing search engines. http://thenextweb.com/2009/10/08/google-microsoft-twalks-license-twitter-data-improve-search-results/ Janna Bastow, CAPM jbastow343 1 0 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:18263329734178765506-502da6982fb96fc06296ed9364a3ca77 2009-08-04T12:50:22.908-04:00

With the AOL story now unraveled — I now see search as fragmenting and Twitter search doing to Google what broadband did to AOL. As I see it Google faces a handful of challenges to launching a now web search offering. First up — where do they launch it, Google.com or now.Google.com?

With the AOL story now unraveled — I now see search as fragmenting and Twitter search doing to Google what broadband did to AOL. As I see it Google faces a handful of challenges to launching a now web search offering. First up — where do they launch it, Google.com or now.Google.com? http://www.borthwick.com/weblog/2009/02/05/creative-destruction-google-slayed-by-the-notificator/ Robert Hof rhof604 10 7 3 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:14323674659959859749-5c2df2eb156f12842f9b4198293c6354 2009-10-08T14:43:17.760-04:00

Twitter is in talks with Google and Microsoft to make Tweets accessible in the real-time searches of the two major search engines, The Wall Street Journal blog All Things Digital is reporting. Together Google Search (No. 1) and Microsoft’s Bing (No.

Twitter is in talks with Google and Microsoft to make Tweets accessible in the real-time searches of the two major search engines, The Wall Street Journal blog All Things Digital is reporting. Together Google Search (No. 1) and Microsoft’s Bing (No. http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/10/twitter-talks-data-with-microsoft-google-all-things-digital/ Christian Prada cprada959 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:16511366507174178395-25dde3f9e7c922cf0735a229a5643654 2009-08-07T00:50:46.249-04:00

By Robert D. Hof As Web advertising hits the doldrums and even a once high-flying sector such as search ads slows, entrepreneurs and investors are looking for the next big thing on the Internet. Many of them think they've found it: the real-time Web.

By Robert D. Hof As Web advertising hits the doldrums and even a once high-flying sector such as search ads slows, entrepreneurs and investors are looking for the next big thing on the Internet. Many of them think they've found it: the real-time Web. http://images.businessweek.com/ss/09/08/0806_real_time_web/index.htm Robert Hof rhof604 8 6 0 2 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:5257220795167763551-791f63700dde49421da339f123965d01 2009-08-26T11:32:54.585-04:00

As we start making the transition from Web 2.0 to Web 3.0, I can’t help but notice the hype around real-time web. Everyone from the VCs to the end-users are going gaga over it and money is being poured in, but no one really knows what the outcome...

As we start making the transition from Web 2.0 to Web 3.0, I can’t help but notice the hype around real-time web. Everyone from the VCs to the end-users are going gaga over it and money is being poured in, but no one really knows what the outcome... http://tushneem.wordpress.com/2009/08/18/realtime-web-or-ondemand-web/ Tushneem Dharmagadda tdharmagadda725 9 9 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:12164865798542118333-35159117d4fe799a16193f0a02c42c46 2009-09-25T19:15:04.160-04:00

Twitter CEO Evan Williams thanked a long list of investors in his blog post today formally announcing his newest funding round. Not included: New York’s Union Square Ventures, which has been one of the messaging service’s most prominent backers, but...

Twitter CEO Evan Williams thanked a long list of investors in his blog post today formally announcing his newest funding round. Not included: New York’s Union Square Ventures, which has been one of the messaging service’s most prominent backers, but... http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20090925/early-twitter-backer-union-square-sits-this-one-out/?reflink=ATD_yahoo_ticker Robert Hof rhof604 1 1 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:5482488180334566859-9b6abcd1be20d8e48428165d33824876 2009-08-10T17:27:42.947-04:00

Anybody who was still wondering if Facebook had noticed the rapid rise of Twitter need wonder no more. Today, Facebook announced it’s buying FriendFeed, the news- and...

Anybody who was still wondering if Facebook had noticed the rapid rise of Twitter need wonder no more. Today, Facebook announced it’s buying FriendFeed, the news- and... http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2009/08/facebook_takes.html Robert Hof rhof604 8 3 1 4 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:7384939416634409208-d8af3d4371326b448b52813ef39fb4b0 2009-07-14T00:05:00.964-04:00

FriendFeed also has powerful, advanced search features that you may not know about, especially since some of the more interesting search operators are not well-documented. Like Twitter, FriendFeed has all of the common search operators, but the real power is in some of the advanced filtering options and the ability to find only the most popular posts. Now that FriendFeed has real-time search, these advanced searches are even more interesting.

FriendFeed also has powerful, advanced search features that you may not know about, especially since some of the more interesting search operators are not well-documented. Like Twitter, FriendFeed has all of the common search operators, but the real power is in some of the advanced filtering options and the ability to find only the most popular posts. Now that FriendFeed has real-time search, these advanced searches are even more interesting. http://webworkerdaily.com/2009/07/13/friendfeed-search-filtering-for-popularity-and-relevance/ Courtney Bolton cbolton899 4 3 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:1368305352011909710-ded7f75fc609310ab62f203c34c6d0c6 2009-09-04T11:02:24.704-04:00

Real-time search is still an emerging concept. At this point, using a real-time search engine will bring you results by time/date. This doesn't always cater to relevancy, which is why there is still a lot of work to be done in this field.

Real-time search is still an emerging concept. At this point, using a real-time search engine will bring you results by time/date. This doesn't always cater to relevancy, which is why there is still a lot of work to be done in this field. http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2009/09/02/tips-for-getting-found-in-real-time-searches Steve Ives sives577 2 2 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:16283146641296035810-6b810fdb6c9339163e0acf88c3ac6388 2009-08-11T08:33:00.000-04:00

and beauty, paper, diaper and vitamin products. Coupons can be viewed and saved at each participating retailer's Web site and at Zavers.com. 'Zavers is the 'missing link' that finally accelerates the digital advertising market by linking ad impressions

and beauty, paper, diaper and vitamin products. Coupons can be viewed and saved at each participating retailer's Web site and at Zavers.com. 'Zavers is the 'missing link' that finally accelerates the digital advertising market by linking ad impressions http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2137259889&f=9791 5 5 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:11317948988829435031-bf76660bc0c0026f50d5f3f6469c49b9 2009-08-07T17:45:29.512-04:00

The 'RealTime Web' may be a name we are stuck with, but it is still a misleading one. ... Instead, we should think about a web that flows past, a web where the flow is important, as well as its past. The Flow Past web.

The 'RealTime Web' may be a name we are stuck with, but it is still a misleading one. ... Instead, we should think about a web that flows past, a web where the flow is important, as well as its past. The Flow Past web. http://epeus.blogspot.com/2009/08/flow-past-web-even-better-than-realtime.html Robert Hof rhof604 4 4 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:1432486646270548449-39aaa07d80a5381d04df9be1f58fa0dc 2009-07-02T16:59:23.902-04:00

One of the coolest things about FriendFeed is how you can see everything that's happening on the site in real-time. Starting today, this is even more true with real-time search. Just enter a search query as you always have, and see new results instantly stream in at the top of your screen in real-time. No need to constantly click refresh. It's an extremely useful (not to mention mesmerizing) way to immediately see what people are saying about a particular topic. You can search across just your friends or all of FriendFeed, including imported services like blogs and Twitter accounts.

One of the coolest things about FriendFeed is how you can see everything that's happening on the site in real-time. Starting today, this is even more true with real-time search. Just enter a search query as you always have, and see new results instantly stream in at the top of your screen in real-time. No need to constantly click refresh. It's an extremely useful (not to mention mesmerizing) way to immediately see what people are saying about a particular topic. You can search across just your friends or all of FriendFeed, including imported services like blogs and Twitter accounts. http://blog.friendfeed.com/2009/07/real-time-search-we-have-it-its-here.html Robert Hof rhof604 3 2 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:1091516834243383396-3e29fc91fe384df59e106a3bceb3a9b0 2009-07-24T18:50:56.827-04:00

Ashton Kutcher said that the fact he beat CNN to a million Twitter followers is a significant deal. Kutcher, known to his nearly 3 million followers as "aplusk," said that it shows that one individual can...

Ashton Kutcher said that the fact he beat CNN to a million Twitter followers is a significant deal. Kutcher, known to his nearly 3 million followers as "aplusk," said that it shows that one individual can... http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10295265-56.html?utm_campaign=grims&utm_medium=gri.ms-twitter&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_content=twitterfeed Eric Tsai etsai275 2 2 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:15911366470001596809-9534e2af7cb5e93c12d54e08a6629cc4 2009-07-13T19:12:30.076-04:00

The conclusions? We are at the very beginning, still, of determining how to best harness the firehose of real time data. Tools like Twitter Search, FriendFeed, TweetDeck, Seesmic, TweetMeme and others are working to parse the signal from the noise. It's suggested that real-time will become a major part of many applications going forward, and users are still going to be in the experimentation phase of how they imbibe the data, or in terms of what kind of interfaces they will use to be best satisfied. There remain concerns about openness and how companies will play well with each other, especially if they are in a leadership position. And it's very likely that in five years, many of the names we consider household names today may be gone, replaced with others. It's all going to play out in real-time in front of our eyes.

The conclusions? We are at the very beginning, still, of determining how to best harness the firehose of real time data. Tools like Twitter Search, FriendFeed, TweetDeck, Seesmic, TweetMeme and others are working to parse the signal from the noise. It's suggested that real-time will become a major part of many applications going forward, and users are still going to be in the experimentation phase of how they imbibe the data, or in terms of what kind of interfaces they will use to be best satisfied. There remain concerns about openness and how companies will play well with each other, especially if they are in a leadership position. And it's very likely that in five years, many of the names we consider household names today may be gone, replaced with others. It's all going to play out in real-time in front of our eyes. http://www.louisgray.com/live/2009/07/what-is-this-real-time-thing-and-where.html Robert Hof rhof604 6 6 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:7960518240488023333-b3c63af891fca3d2e68e8b8239819b67 2009-06-29T23:32:00.000-04:00

Ive noticed that many people have abandoned their blogs in favor of real-time blogging on Twitter or on Friendfeed. Their argument is that they cant do both. And its understandable because it all takes time, lots of it. But it might be worth

Ive noticed that many people have abandoned their blogs in favor of real-time blogging on Twitter or on Friendfeed. Their argument is that they cant do both. And its understandable because it all takes time, lots of it. But it might be worth http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2061655776&f=9791 5 3 1 1