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Google Follow Finder: Find some sweet tweeps
April 14, 2010
This morning we
announced
a replay feature in real-time search that helps you search the public archive of updates from Twitter. Now, we have more Twitter news from today’s
Chirp Conference
. We’ve just released a new experimental service in Google Labs called Google Follow Finder to help you expand your Twitter network. With
Google Follow Finder
, simply enter your Twitter account name and you’ll see a list of people you might be interested in following. You can also get interesting suggestions by entering other Twitter user names. Here’s what it looks like:
If you see someone you want to follow, just click “Follow on Twitter,” log in, and they’ll be added to your following list in Twitter. This integration is based on Twitter’s new @anywhere frameworks, which make it easy for any site to add Twitter functionality. We’re using the frameworks to provide dynamic information about Twitter accounts and one-click following.
The lists in Google Follow Finder are generated using public following and follower lists on Twitter. For example, if you follow
CNN
and the
New York Times
on Twitter, and most people who follow CNN and the New York Times also tend to follow
TIME
, we'll suggest TIME as a “Tweep you might like.” The list of “Tweeps with similar followers” is simply a list of accounts with similar follower lists to yours.
We hope you find some sweet tweeps.
Posted by Aaron Wise, Associate Product Manager
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