Google Social Search

Google Social Search is a new Google feature that seems to be another addition to Google’s long list of diverse services that include AdSense, Blogspot, etc

It’s finally here, or it will be pretty soon. The “Social Search” is basically an extension to google that searches through your friend’s list on variety of social networks, including Twitter, Facebook, and Flickr. Okay, now don’t start laughing. Why do I say that? Oh COME ON! FLICKR?! Flickr is owned by Yahoo inc. who is THE competitor to Google Inc. in every way possible. Yahoo teamed up with Microsoft to create bing. Yahoo has its own Ad system, and so does Google with Google Ads.

It’s quite strange to me that Yahoo allows, willingly (or unwillingly?) Google to use Flickr in its social search.

Okay, so what’s Google Social Search?

Basically, whenever you search on Google (and you’re signed in), Google brings up its usual stuff, the webpages, a map maybe, pictures, and perhaps products. Now though, what will also come up will be your and your friends’ tweets, status updates (on facebook), pictures (on flickr) and wherever else. I have to agree, it’s a really nice idea because I don’t have to sift through thousands of tweets to find one exact one (in case I forgot to “favorite” it).

Here are a couple videos explaining the concept:


Here’s the official Google blog

PROBLEMS:

I think this whole concept is a huge problem, why?

This way, google will have access to all your data to cache and store in their databases. They will have even more data they can use for ad targetting by basically accessing your private information. This bit was for you all Google Conpiracists