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Yahoo Inc, looking to match rivals in providing up-to-the-minute Internet search results, is running tests with several real-time search partners, sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. Among the companies providing real-time results to Yahoo on a trial basis is OneRiot, whose data will be available initially to about 10 percent of Yahoo’s users, said a person familiar with the matter, who was not authorized to speak about the deal and asked for anonymity. A representative from OneRiot said she could not comment on the matter. A second source familiar with the matter said Yahoo was conducting real-time search tests with other companies, as well. Real-time search is emerging as a popular way to find information on the Internet, due in large part to the popularity of microblogging service Twitter, which lets users broadcast 140-character messages. By searching streams of Twitter messages, a Web surfer can often get information faster than through some standard Web pages retrieved through traditional Internet searches

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