We couldn’t be more proud to announce the launch of search!
As promised, we have started serving search results full of the world’s best tweeters. Our ranking algorithm is hard at work, continually analyzing, computing for relevance, indexing, and reindexing as our database of keywords and tweeters continues to grow. Currently, our ranking algorithm does not take bids into account, because bids cannot be placed yet, so the results you’re seeing are organically optimized and ranked tweeters.
We’ve started serving results through our Twidget, first – on great sites such as TechCrunch and Business Insider – and soon, our Twitter client partners – such as Seesmic, Tweetdeck, and Twidroid – will begin hosting our search as well.
We’ve added a live Twidget to the TweetUp homepage, so you can give it a try. Search for the topics that interest you most to see great results full of thought leaders, iconic figures, and experts. Enrich your Twitter experience by following the best of the best in the areas that interest you the most.
You may notice that our Twidget only shows great tweeters. As part of defining our product offering, we have been wrestling with the best way to display tweets to ensure that their impact is maximized. Specifically, we’re evaluating how many to show, whether to link them with the bios of their authors or whether to show them stand-alone. This is an important product decision for us, so until it is finalized, we are limiting our launch to recommended tweeters.
Our search is brand new, so there may be some queries that return no results but we’re working to expand our coverage daily. All of us at TweetUp want your feedback. Tell us about your search experience on our Facebook page, contact us through Twitter, or email us.
