I’m so pleased to announce that Kelsey Jones has been promoted to Executive Editor of Search Engine Journal.

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…

It’s official, Google and Twitter confirm they are working together on real-time search. Google now has access to Twitter’s firehose. The post Official: Twitter To Give Google Access To “Firehose” Of Tweets appeared first on Search Engine Land.

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. The post SearchCap: Google Back With Twitter, Apple & Google Deal To Expire & Google App Indexing Stats appeared first on Search Engine Land

A job posting for an Apple Search project manager has led to speculation about Apple becoming a Google competitor. But some are skeptical and don’t think search is a natural fit for Apple

A few weeks ago, Google began notifying webmasters who have deployed app deep linking about app deep linking issues and informing them how to fix it. Now Google is sending webmasters stats

Will it be Bing, Yahoo or Apple itself that supplies Safari’s search engine? The post As Apple-Google Deal Expires, Who Will Win The Safari Default Search Business? appeared first on Search Engine Land

An internal memo sent out to Twitter employees, obtained by The Verge, reveals candid comments made by CEO Dick Costolo about the company’s shortcomings in dealing with harassment and cyber bullying. Abusive behavior on Twitter is driving away core users, the CEO believes, which is why it has become a priority for the company to quell the rampant trolling. Costolo takes full responsibility for his company’s failure to adequately address these issues

Google once again has access to Twitter’s firehose thanks to a new deal reached between the two companies, Bloomberg reports. Within the first half of this year you’ll start to see tweets in Google’s search results in real-time. Previously Google had to crawl Twitter for new information, just as it does any other site

Columnist John Cosley of Bing Ads discusses the future of search in a multi-device, cross-platform world. The post The Future Of Search Is Productivity Across Platforms appeared first on Search Engine Land.