Be Careful of What You Tweet

• Osayidan wrote on 2010-04-14 20:16
  Google to Index Your Embarrassing Twitter Trail
  
  - Jared Newman
  
  
  

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  Billions of Twitter posts will no longer fade into obscurity now that Google is indexing them all in a massive, searchable database.
  Google announced a new search feature that lets users look at an entire history of tweets on any subject, in any time frame. The feature will roll out over the next couple of days, but you can see it in action now through a special link (ironically, it didn't work for me in Chrome, but Firefox was fine).
  
  
  

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  By entering a search term and selecting "Updates" under search options, you can quickly find tweets on that term dating back to February 2010. Google says you'll soon be able to go all the way back to the first Tweet on March 21, 2006.
  Twitter status updates never really disappeared with time, they were just difficult to search. Results on Twitter's Web site are displayed chronologically, so going back in time required patience and lots of clicks on the "more" button. Google only showed recent status updates as well.
  
  
  

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  Google to Index Your Embarrassing Twitter Trail - PCWorld
• Moppy wrote on 2010-04-14 20:26
  o.O
  
  This doesn't affect me whatsoever. I never really liked Twitter.
• Osayidan wrote on 2010-04-14 20:36
  Neither do I Dx
  Don't like twitter, facebook, myspace or any such things.
  
  The only true purpose of those things is publicity for businesses.
• Axx wrote on 2010-04-14 20:47
  I'm still anticipating the day when the next generation finds the pics their parents plastered all over MySpace/Facebook.
• RicochetOrange wrote on 2010-04-14 20:53

  Quote from Osayidan;2745:

  Neither do I Dx
  Don't like twitter, facebook, myspace or any such things.
  
  The only true purpose of those things is publicity for businesses.

  
  
  This. Social Networking websites that's only purpose is social networking are pointless.
• Moppy wrote on 2010-04-14 20:58

  Quote from Axx;2758:

  I'm still anticipating the day when the next generation finds the pics their parents plastered all over MySpace/Facebook.

  
  
  ...
  
  That will be AWESOME!
  
  So many people I know have so many inappropriate drunken pictures.
  :D
• Shirayuki wrote on 2010-04-14 21:00

  Quote from Moppy;2766:

  ...
  
  That will be AWESOME!
  
  So many people I know have so many inappropriate drunken pictures.
  :D

  
  
  I bet Moppy has some pics of him mopping up some alcohol :D
• Osayidan wrote on 2010-04-14 21:20

  Quote from Shirayuki;2770:

  I bet Moppy has some pics of him mopping up some alcohol :D

  
  
  Or maybe even mopping up the end result of too much alcohol.
• Shirayuki wrote on 2010-04-14 21:22

  Quote from Osayidan;2800:

  Or maybe even mopping up the end result of too much alcohol.

  
  
  -shudders-
  
  nasty ;~;
• Motemote wrote on 2010-04-14 21:25
  Don't you mean the Library of Congress or this another perk from them opening it?
• Taycat wrote on 2010-04-14 21:34
  I've never owned a Twitter account nor do I want to.
  
  I love Facebook though.
• Moppy wrote on 2010-04-14 21:34
  Being a mop isn't an easy job when you are expected to clean up ALL messes.
• Shirayuki wrote on 2010-04-14 21:35

  Quote from Moppy;2838:

  Being a mop isn't an easy job when you are expected to clean up ALL messes.

  
  
  Do you bathe regularly? If not I don't praise you anymore...:bye:
• Frawmus wrote on 2010-04-14 21:37
  This doesn't really effect me since I don't have twitter, but I know I'm more than likely going to be searching embarrassing twitters :D
• Virtue wrote on 2010-04-14 21:38
  I own the GoldenSunDS twitter but no personal twitter of mine, heh.