Google+ Gives You Breaking News with Real-time Search Results

Google+ is gradually rolling out real-time search results and better support for hashtags by automatically linking them to search results, Vic Gundotra posted on his Google+ page.

Last month, Google integrated search into Google+ [ see our story here ]. Now, when you search in Google+, you'll see new posts relating to your search query as they appear.
 
While using hashtags on Google+ is not required, the service will automatically link to them in search results. For instance, if...

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Chill Makes the Watch-Videos-Together Experience More Intimate with Private Chat

Turntable.fm for video site Chill now lets you privately chat with other users and has integrated Facebook and Twitter profiles to make it easier for people to make real-life connections.

"It started back when we launched live streaming and we realized pretty quickly how people really wanted to connect," Director of Growth Andrew Skotzko tells LAUNCH. "It wasn't just about the content even though that's what got it all going. What they really wanted was to engage with other people who are interested in the same things as them."

Now, a private chat window lists all active users on Chill that you're a fan of, as well as users in the same room as you.

[ See screen shots after the jump. ]

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Jobs Tractor Mines Twitter for Developer Jobs

 
Companies that mine Twitter for job listings have been around since at least 2009, but from what we can tell Jobs Tractor is the first developer-centric Twitter job search tool.

Jobs Tractor allows users to filter postings by location at the top of the page, but the site is still in its "infancy" as Jobs Tractor creator Robin Warren writes.

The site currently archives the previous six days worth of tweets...

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Watch Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom on TWiST #196 (Video)

If you missed This Week in Startups Episode #196, watch now as host Jason Calacanis interviews Instragram CEO Kevin Systrom.  

0:00-3:00 Welcome to TWiST. We have Instagram CEO and co-founder Kevin Systrom with us today.
3:00-4:00 If you want to be a part of the backchannel action, go to twistlist.co to join the Backchannel team.
4:00-6:45 Thank you to GoToMeeting for sponsoring the show. Be sure to thank them @GoToMeeting on Twitter for their support!
6:45-7:00 Thank you for joining us today, Kevin.
7:00-8:45 How many people are using Instagram every day?
8:45-10:15 What is the basic premise behind Instagram and why has it captured people’s imagination so much when it seems so simple?
10:15-12:00 What does lumofy mean?
12:00-13:00 How has the 2.0 release been doing?
13:00-14:00 Is Apple going to...

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MoPix WYSIWYG Digital Platform Helps Filmmakers Turn Films into Apps

WHAT: Platform for filmmakers and content creators to distribute their work as paid apps for the iPad, iPhone, Kindle Fire and Android devices. Filmmakers choose from templates and customizable options to create a DVD-like experience that bridges video content with the interactivity, enhanced features, and extra content of an app. Depending on the number of features, the price varies from app to app.

WHY: Not every film at a festival gets distribution, and using a traditional middleman means less money for the filmmaker. Studios are looking for ways to replace declining DVD revenue. People are willing to pay for apps and want to watch quality content on their mobile devices. [ MoPix will demo its app at the LAUNCH 'PAD tablet event Oct. 21. ]

WHEN/WHERE: March 2011 / Los Angeles...

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