(CNN) -- Facebook announced an update to Graph Search on Monday that will enable users to search for conversation topics within status updates, comments and posts. Some users with Graph Search can now browse Facebook for topics of interest â€” for example, "posts about Breaking Bad" or simply "Breaking Bad." The update also allows users to search for posts or comments from a certain time period or location (for example, "posts by my friends from last month") or posts that they already composed or commented on. The update makes Facebook much more conducive to real-time conversations, an area where it has been making major strides to compete with the likes of Twitter. The two social networks have been competing for eyeballs during primetime television events like the Emmys, the NFL's Monday Night Football, and Sunday's Breaking Bad finale.
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Graph Search is Facebook's way of finding content across the network
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System has added status updates and comments
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User can now scan for trending conversations, a la Twitter
When users' eyes aren't glued to the TV screen, Facebook and @placeholder want them to be having conversations or voicing their opinions on their respective networks.
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