But what is the real-time search beyond Twitter? With the effluence of Tweets over Michael Jackson’s death and the Iranian presidential election, Twitter was once again vaulted to the spotlight as the communications medium unmatched by no other. Its search engine has spawned a number of real-time search engine copycats, trying to solve the problem of how to find what's happening about you and your interests now! Scoopler, backed by Y Combinator, is one such real-time search engine. In this segment, we offer our views on Scoopler, its opportunities, challenges and the market overall. Once again, Jeff Smith, CEO and co-founder of Smule, was our guest host. We're excited to have Smith once again.  Smith is one of those rare breeds who can deliver substantive comments and out-of-the-box insights ...   [ Read more ]