The Guardian Launches Twitter-Based Search Bot

 By 
Lauren Indvik
 on 
The Guardian Launches Twitter-Based Search Bot
Mashable Image
Credit:

Users can search for content on The Guardian's website by tweeting a question or keyword(s) to @GuardianTagBot. The bot will immediately tweet back a link to a search results page on guardian.co.uk.

For example, users could tweet, "@GuardianTagBot latest Occupy Wall Street news?" to pull up related stories in reverse chronological order (pictured below).

Essentially, it's a faster way to get the news you're looking for (on The Guardian, at least) from Twitter.

In an introductory post, Nina Lovelace, content development manager at the Guardian Group, warned users that TagBot was a search tool, and that it would struggle with personal queries such as "Will you marry me?"

"It's not Siri," she wrote.

Mashable Image
Credit:

The biggest stories of the day delivered to your inbox.
These newsletters may contain advertising, deals, or affiliate links. By clicking Subscribe, you confirm you are 16+ and agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Thanks for signing up. See you at your inbox!