那个站群软件好:随着Twitter交易到期，实时群关闭

站群Realtime是一种专用的搜索，它使用户可以从Web上查看社交更新和其他即时数据，目前暂时已经关闭。原因很明显：Twitter是Realtime的主要贡献者，其与站群的交易已截止日期。显然，这两家公司已决定不重新达成这笔交易，但站群已表示，实时搜索将在未来重新出现。

具体来说，访问站群实时网站（google.com/realtime）的任何人都将被重定向到标准搜索。此外，在6月6日之前，访问该网站的那个站群软件好用户收到404消息站群管理系统，但没有任何解释。 404和说明现在都已得到纠正。一份站群声明澄清说，与Twitter的协议于2009年开始，“已于7月2日到期”。 Twitter的某些部分可能仍可供站群使用，但“来自Twitter的特殊提要”将不可用。

但是Realtime不会永久停用。站群代表不愿透露日期或表示whher or not Twitter’s special feed would be re-integrated, it was made clear that 站群 has every intention of re-opening Realtime in the future. This future version will “include 站群+ information along with other realtime data from a variety of sources,” and that when it comes to Twitter 站群 is “open to exploring other collaborations in the future.”

More importantly to the big picture is the unanswered question of why Twitter and 站群 decided not to re-up their agreement, which the companies could have easily negotiated prior to the July 2nd close date. It may be that 站群 simply didn’t find the Realtime search investment to be worthwhile, but it’s also possible that Twitter – now threatened by the 站群+ social network – isn’t inclined to continue a partnership. If the latter is the reality, other 站群 services – most prominently social search – may be impacted.

[Sources include: The Register & Search Engine Land]