Twitter bought a Q & A service



    It seems that services of this kind, meaning question / answer services, are still relevant. Yes, some of them are being closed, however, in general, such services are quite in demand. An example of this is the purchase of a Fluther startup by Twitter. This startup just allows you to get the answer to the correctly posed question. So, Twitter bought Fluther not only and not so much in order to create its own such service, as in order to improve search tools for user records.

    So far, despite all the efforts of the developers, the integrated microblogging service search system is quite inconvenient, as many users say. In order to make the life of the microblogger even more convenient, the service manual decided to buy Fluther. The fact is that the project includes an interesting search engine that shows the user exactly the information that is relevant to his interests.

    Of course, telepathy doesn’t even smell here, the thing is a complex algorithm that allows you to analyze user messages, the topic of his discussions with other users. It is worth noting that the need to improve the built-in search system for Twitter records is becoming more urgent - after all, according to some reports, about 71% of posts published by users remain unanswered. Yes, perhaps this is due to the fact that some users publish something that interests no one but themselves, but the figure of 71% is still impressive. Below is a video that serves as a visual illustration of what was said.



    In addition, Twitter is going to extract practical benefits (read - commercial) due to the introduction of new search technology. The fact is that the service uses the original monetization system when a company or private person pays a recommendation by the service of their message, website or discussion.

    In principle, it is possible that Twitter will eventually create a Q & A service, after introducing Fluther search technology. However, this will not happen as fast as many would like. Well, wait.

    Via Techcrunch

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