Yahoo seems on a tie up spree with anyone who isn’t a part of the google or microsoft clan. So if it partnered with Facebook earlier and Dailymotion after that now its the time to tweet it up with twitter.
LA Times reports that Yahoo and twitter have signed up for twitter to be integrated in Yahoo web search and also as part of the portal. The deal is similar to the one Yahoo stuck with Facebook. Mashable has details on the deal given below:
The integration will focus on three primary areas:
- Access to your Twitter feed on Yahoo
- Ability to update status from Yahoo
- Yahoo Search and media integration
End of Yahoo Meme? (It wasn’t as buzzy as google buzz)
Yahoo meme which was launched by Yahoo as a twitter competitor never really took off. With this new integration announcement it remains to be seen as to what is the future of Meme. Will it be shutdown like a number of Yahoo services? (Geocites, Yahoo 360, Gallery and Go )
Why this will be a boon for twitter in India?
Twitter is still nascent in India. Last statistics I knew was about 3 million registered users and growing. With the integration with Yahoo which is the number 2 most frequented website in India it would surely get a wider audience in India. Though there is no confirmation in how many cities the integration with twitter would be rolled out by Yahoo my guess is it will be global just like facebook.
All in all twitter has already been hitting the headlines each day for some or the other comment that a celebrity makes on it in India. The Yahoo integration will only make sure that twitter is that much harder to ignore for audiences in India.
