The search gives you back a list of tweets from the past, the stream
will send tweets to your application the moment they are sent.

Tom


On 9/15/10 6:13 PM, Mike wrote:
> What is the difference between the "Search" and "Stream" API?  I can't
> really tell.  Detail would be great, and how it can be applied in the
> real world other then the "Search" one over the "Stream".
> 

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