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"10 Useful Twitter Search Tips and Tricks \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1. Understanding Twitter Search Results\n\nTwitter search results are divided into sections. On the left, you can toggle between these categories: Tweets, People, Videos and Images. \nThese results are determined by Twitter's search algorithms, as are the \"top\" tweet results. \nIn Twitter's words, \"We've built an algorithm that finds the tweets that have caught the attention of other users. Top Tweets will refresh automatically and are surfaced for popularly retweeted subjects based on this algorithm. We do not hand-select Top Tweets.\"\nFor this reason, if you're looking for an at-a-glance look at a topic, Top Tweets is the way to go. If you're carrying out a more stringent search, be sure to click \"All.\"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2. Remove Retweets From Results \n\nYou can get retweet-free search results by adding the minus sign search operator.\nSimply enter -RT to see a list of original results \u2014 handy if you're searching for a popular term.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3. Location-Based Search\n\nYou can look for tweets that come from or are near to a certain location. \nType near:NYC within:5mi to return tweets sent within five miles of the Big Apple. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n4. Search For Tweets With Links\nIf you want to only see tweets that contain links, add filter:links to your search phrase. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n5. Search for Tweets From a Certain User\nIf you want to carry out a keyword search for one particular person, type from:username to search within his or her stream.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n6. Positive, Negative and Questions\n\nIf you want to look up results based on sentiment, simply add :) or :( to your search.\nSimilarly, you can look for tweets that pose a question by adding a question mark to your search query.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n7. Search Up To/From a Date \n\nIt's possible to search Twitter for content up to and after certain dates.\nTyping since:2012-09-20 will show tweets sent since Sept 20, 2012, while until:2012-09-20 will show those sent up to the same date. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n8. Search for Tweets From Certain Sources\n\nIf you'd like to see tweets sent via SMS, or from a particular Twitter client, you can use the \"source\" search operator to do so.\nFor example, source:txt will bring up tweets sent via SMS.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9. Save Searches \n\nDid you know you can save up to 25 searches on Twitter?\nSimply enter the search term you'd like to save, hit enter, then click on the cog icon at the top-right of your screen.\nHitting Save search means you can access that query again simply by clicking in the search box and selecting from the drop-down menu that will appear.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10. Bookmark Twitter's Advanced Search\n\nFinally, if you don't think you'll remember all the search operators, there's an easy fix.\nYou can just bookmark Twitter's Advanced Search page, where many of these search elements are templated for ease of use. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWith over 2,000 new tweets posted every second, there's a heck of a lot of information to wade through on Twitter, especially if you're looking for something specific. \nIf you want to get valuable Twitter search results, you need to learn the best strategy for finding that content in the first place. We have pulled together 10 useful tips and tricks for searching the microblogging platform, including how to find tweets by location and how to save searches for future reference. \n\n\nSEE ALSO: 10 Facebook Tips for Power Users \n\nTake a look though our handy hints in the slideshow above. Let us know in the comments below about any Twitter search tips you'd like to share."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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