This post is to help you get acquainted with the Twitter advanced search features to find the tweets you are actually looking for.
Twitter can be a great source of competitive intelligence for your company. But getting information out of the Twitter fire hose can be a challenging task.
This post is to help you get acquainted with the Twitter advanced search features to find the tweets you are actually looking for.
Twitter search queries
| Example | Show results... |
| twitter search | containing both "twitter" and "search". |
| "owls rock" | containing the exact phrase "owls rock". |
| ninjas OR pirates | containing either "ninjas" or "pirates" (or both). |
| super -man | containing "super" but not "man". |
| #followfriday | containing the hashtag "followfriday”. |
| from:HootSuite | sent from person "hootsuite". |
| to:invoke | sent to person "invoke". |
| @memelabs | referencing person "memelabs". |
| colbert since:2008-07-27 | containing "colbert" sent since "2008-07-27" |
| w00t until:2008-07-27 | containing "w00t" sent up to "2008-07-27". |
| unicorns :) | containing "unicorns" with a positive attitude. |
| fail :( | containing "fail" and with a negative attitude |
| bacon ? | containing "bacon" and asking a question. |
| rainbows filter:links | containing "rainbows" and linking to URLs |
Chart via Hootsuite an excellent twitter client that helps manage multiple accounts.
Here is a video explaining how to use some of these advanced search features.
Advanced Twitter Search Techinques Part I from Alter Imaging, Inc. on Vimeo.
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