Google today announced it has added hashtag support to Google Search, but only for Google+ content. The update is rolling out “within the next few hours” to English language users on google.com and google.ca.
The new feature is part of a push to tie Google Search and Google+ closer together. Ever since the social network’s debut, the company has trying to integrate Google+ into every one of its products and services.
Here’s how it works:
- When you search on Google for a hashtag, say [#AmericasCup] or [#WaterfallWednesday], a set of relevant Google+ posts may appear to the right of regular results.
- You’ll only be able to see posts that have been shared publicly or shared with you.
- If you click on any of these posts you’ll go to Google+, where you’ll see the full set of relevant posts.
- You’ll also see links to search for these hashtags on other social sites.
Back in May, Google added related hashtags to the Google+ stream, which it says turns “any post into an opportunity to go deeper and explore what’s interesting to you.” Given that Google+ is still barely used, especially when compared to Google Search, it makes sense that the next step is to bring the former’s hashtags to the latter.
More to follow.
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