Twitter strikes dueling deals with Google, Microsoft to share tweets with their search engines

Oct 22nd, 2009 - dailypress

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Twitter strikes dueling deals with Google, Microsoft to share tweets with their search engines

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Twitter Inc. is selling the rights to mine its communications hotbed to both Internet search leader Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp. in dueling deals that underscore the growing importance of being able to show what's on people's minds at any given moment.

The announcements made Wednesday within a three-hour span also represent the latest bit of gamesmanship between two of technology's fiercest - and most powerful - rivals.

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