Twitter Rolls Out Search And Trends And A Business Model?

March 5th, 2009 by Nick Gonzalez

Twitter has finally embedded search and trends into the main user experience. The two elements are now available along the top navigation bar. RRW has the details. Here’s a screen shot:

Twitter has been very careful about what features they incorporate, but trends and search have been two features users have wanted for a front page feature. Likely this means Twitter is more confident about its infrastructure and it recognizes the importance of conversations around a topic, and not just a group of followers.

The release has also been the first hint at a business model. The search results include a featured user, which appears to currently draw from the list of “suggested users”. This, along with trends, could easily be a paid slot.

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