Google has just announced that public status updates from Facebook will now be included in their real-time search. This means that the largest social network is finally getting to play in Google’s real-time search alongside the likes of Twitter.  These real-time results feature prominently on the first page of Google’s search results for relevant queries – so don’t miss out.

This is good news for businesses, which should be getting a good amount of Facebook appearances in Google's real-time search results, and possibly in the real-time search results in general (due to Facebook's huge user-base). Right now, Facebook isn't dominating the results, but that is bound to change with it being the largest social networking site.

A lot of brands who don't have Facebook pages in place should be considering this news as the perfect reason to go and create one. Due to the increased exposure, your site will be looking at gaining more fans than ever before.