In the wake of the launch of Google’s Buzz service, Yahoo announced on February 25, 2010 that it would be joining Twitter in a partnership of a global scale that will allow the companies to integrate their services.Yahoo reports that users will be able to access their Twitter feeds, update their Twitter status, and receive Twitter updates from within Yahoo’s portal page.

The deal with Twitter pushes Yahoo forward another step, given its recent partnership with Facebook previously announced in December.

“We are simplifying people’s lives by bringing their social worlds – and the world – together for easy access,” said Bryan Lamkin, senior vice-president, consumer products group at Yahoo.

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