Report: Tweets Will Start Appearing In Google Searches Again Soon

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Owen was a reporter for TNW based in Amsterdam, now a full-time freelance writer and consultant helping technology companies make their word (show all) Owen was a reporter for TNW based in Amsterdam, now a full-time freelance writer and consultant helping technology companies make their words friendlier. In his spare time he codes, writes newsletters and cycles around the city.

A report from Bloomberg Business today says that Twitter has reached a deal with Google to add tweets back into Google’s search results this year.

According to the report, Google previously had to crawl Twitter’s site for tweets, but now the company will provide the data directly to the search engine. As part of the new arrangement, tweets will appear in search results as soon as they’re posted.

Twitter showed data in Google search results between 2009 and 2011, but it fell apart when the deal expired.

It’s expected that Twitter will announce the news during its earnings call tomorrow. We’ve contacted Twitter for comment but have yet to hear back.

➤ Twitter Reaches Deal to Show Tweets in Google Search Results [Bloomberg Business]