How to Make Google Matter in Social Media This content requires a paid GigaOM Pro subscription

Google has had its share of social media flops, but its real-time search announcement hints at what it must do to become a serious player.

Just as the consumer Internet has driven technology innovation for the last decade, social media, along with mobile, will be the next. More critically, search and advertising need to tap into the data generated by social media activities to improve relevance and targeting accuracy. Google has had its share of social media flops, and many smart analysts now think the search just doesn’t have “social” in its nature. But the company’s announcement last week of real-time search, focusing [...]

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