Google Real-Time Search Is Now Live

Today, Google not only announced it's real-time search going live, but also a partnership with Facebook and MySpace to pull in data in real-time.

Google real-time search will update as things happen / are posted around the web such as tweets, news articles and so on.

Please note that this new feature is not available for everyone yet, and should be available to all in a few days. To get an idea on what Google real-time search looks like, take a look at this video:

For more info, see the official Google announcement.

Blog Widget to Update Twitter, Facebook and MySpace Status While Surfing Your Website

UpdateThat is a free widget that enables your visitors to update their Facebook, Twitter and MySpace status while on your site.

Access to these accounts is made via Gigya Socialize API so the login is safe and, of course, always possible to remove these authorizations from your visitors accounts.

Using the widget is very easy, all you have to do is enter a piece of code into your blog's template:

<script>
var gs_sw_width = 290;
var gs_sw_status = "I am reading an awesome post at: http://123.com";
var gs_sw_bgColor = "0098F3";
var gs_sw_foreColor = "#AAFF2A";
var gs_sw_borderColor = "#F7F7F7";
</script>
<script src="http://cdn.gigya.com/js/StatusWidget.js"></script>

Update the code above with:
* Width of widget
* Initial status in the text box
* Change background, foreground and border colors.

You can see the widget, live, on UpdateThat homepage.