 Global internet services major, Yahoo announced a new partnership with Twitter whereby Twitter services will now be integrated into many of Yahoo services.
Following the deal, users will be able to access personal Twitter feeds across many of Yahoo’s services including Yahoo Mail, Sports and Yahoo Home Page. They will be able to update status and share content from yahoo in their Twitter account.
Yahoo Search and Yahoo media properties like News, Finance, Entertainment, and Sports will include real-time public Twitter updates across a variety of topics.
"Let me try to capture the enormity of this integration in 140 characters or less: We''re turning the key to the online social universe -- you will find the most personally relevant experiences through Yahoo!," said Bryan Lamkin, senior vice president, consumer products group, Yahoo!. "We're also simplifying people's lives by bringing their social worlds -- and the world --- together for easy access."
"The information in one single tweet can travel light-years farther with this Yahoo! integration," said Twitter cofounder, Biz Stone. "Tweets in more places brings relevance where and when you need it most."
The real-time Search integration is available immediately. Other parts of the integration are expected to launch later this year. |