Google Realtime Search just got a lot more useful with the addition of results from services like Quora, Gowalla, Facebook, and a few others. The additional services came yesterday with no official announcement from Google. Other services added include (but may not be limited to): Plixi, Me2day, and Twitgoo.
The discovery was made in a thread on Quora, which showed that Google Realtime Search was “indexing Quora activity such as asking Questions, adding Answers, upvoting Answers, and submitting Posts.” This thread was later upvoted by Quora co-founder Adam D’Angelo and CFO Marc Bodnick, giving some confirmation.
This is great news for Quora and the other services involved here. Not only are they getting some shine in Realtime Search, but this means they will probably see more action in search results overall.
It’s also interesting to note that Gowalla check-in information is being highlighted, but no Foursquare. This is because Gowalla location data is public while Foursquare only shows your check-ins after you’ve logged in.
via TechCrunch