So, on the tail of Miley Cyrus’ announcement that she is officially doing away with Tweeting comes the announcement that, Bing, the search engine Microsoft is touting as the next big development on the internet has begun indexing status updates from Facebook and Twitter.

The move is generally a continuation and further integration of media outlets and services across the net, with the integration of Facebook being a significant induction as it allows the public sector to search specific people by real world name; a service that was reserved almost exclusively for administrators and data analysts within their respective agencies just a few short years ago.

The idea behind releasing information such sensitive information into the public domain is a fascinating one in that it is a definite shift in thinking by consumers. First of all, just to allow this information into the public domain and secondly, to understand that this information is readily available to anyone who can type a query are giant leaps in personal policy for many of us.

When Google first released Gmail in 2007 there were practically riots by people over privacy concerns with Googles use of their search engine software to log and catagorize emails. The use of live persona data on the internet, or anywhere for that matter, always such a concern, has become yet another example of how peoples thinking has changed in regard to the times.

As technology continues to evolve, so does our use and understanding of how this technology should affect our lives. That is essentially the idea, and influence of popular culture. Still, it’s a bit disconcerting that something so personal should go so easily into the public light without a thought from anyone about what it’s doing there. And more importantly, what people are doing with it.