Google integrated its Blogger Following feature with Google Friend Connect this week, but the search giant put a damper on its own launch by signing up for a Twitter account. Google began Tweeting Wednesday evening. Its first post was strings of 0′s and 1′s, binary code for “I feel good.”
But Google’s second post may be the company’s real motive for launching on Twitter - “Check out the new Google Apps Status Dashboard.” After a data-center fiasco earlier this week that put Gmail out of commission for a couple of hours, Google has moved to be more transparent. The dashboard is one move, and Twitter is the other.
Google’s Twitter tells the story: “News and updates from Google.” In less than three days, Google has attracted nearly 28,000 followers. It has posted 100 updates, mostly surrounding its products. There are tweets about Google Toolbar, Google Friend Connect, and Google Translate.
