A large majority of internet searches begin with Google, and for good reason.
Google's search results are painstakingly filtered to find the best sources of information online.
Whatever it is you are looking for, Google has a way of finding the most popular websites and trusted authorities on any field.
Sometimes though, people are not looking for established authority - but rather the latest thing.
And this is where Twitter comes in.
Fundamentally, Twitter is an open instant messaging platform.
While it allows you to connect to your friends and acquaintances, you can also choose to make your conversations public.
With people utilizing this media platform world wide, almost every topic is represented with discussions among those who are particularly interested in the subject.
Where the search comes in is that Twitter's search function actually arranges results by reverse chronological order:the most recent comments show up at the top.
So, for example, if you're looking for some critique about a recently released movie, you won't have to search through results for the official trailer that was released a few months ago.
Or, you might even find someone who just got back from the movie and you can ask them some questions about it yourself.
Any time you search Twitter, you'll find people who are actively engaged in a delayed conversation about the exact keywords you're looking for.
In the last few months, some major news stories have broken on Twitter.
Since the service is also available with mobile phone and laptop computer applications, there are often people who are able to witness major events unfolding at the same time they're publishing news to the internet.
Some people in social media have been watching Twitter instead of the mainstream news when it comes to disasters, crimes, and even for covering cultural events & professional conferences.
Will Twitter come to totally dominate web searches?Probably not - there are a lot of times when authority and relevance are exactly what you hope to find.
The revolutionary new developmentis in how we can find breaking news and people who share common interests.
The new way of organizing information won't eliminate the old one, it will simply provide an additional resource for the times we need to know the most recent word.
Google's search results are painstakingly filtered to find the best sources of information online.
Whatever it is you are looking for, Google has a way of finding the most popular websites and trusted authorities on any field.
Sometimes though, people are not looking for established authority - but rather the latest thing.
And this is where Twitter comes in.
Fundamentally, Twitter is an open instant messaging platform.
While it allows you to connect to your friends and acquaintances, you can also choose to make your conversations public.
With people utilizing this media platform world wide, almost every topic is represented with discussions among those who are particularly interested in the subject.
Where the search comes in is that Twitter's search function actually arranges results by reverse chronological order:the most recent comments show up at the top.
So, for example, if you're looking for some critique about a recently released movie, you won't have to search through results for the official trailer that was released a few months ago.
Or, you might even find someone who just got back from the movie and you can ask them some questions about it yourself.
Any time you search Twitter, you'll find people who are actively engaged in a delayed conversation about the exact keywords you're looking for.
In the last few months, some major news stories have broken on Twitter.
Since the service is also available with mobile phone and laptop computer applications, there are often people who are able to witness major events unfolding at the same time they're publishing news to the internet.
Some people in social media have been watching Twitter instead of the mainstream news when it comes to disasters, crimes, and even for covering cultural events & professional conferences.
Will Twitter come to totally dominate web searches?Probably not - there are a lot of times when authority and relevance are exactly what you hope to find.
The revolutionary new developmentis in how we can find breaking news and people who share common interests.
The new way of organizing information won't eliminate the old one, it will simply provide an additional resource for the times we need to know the most recent word.