Search Twitter More Efficiently with These Search Operators

There is a lot of information on Twitter.

To use these operators, just head to theTwitter search page.

Operator:

“happy hour” |

Finds tweets:

containing the exact phrase “happy hour.

love OR hate |

containing either “love” or “hate” (or both).

beer -root |

containing “beer” but not “root.

#haiku |

containing the hashtag “haiku.

from:alexiskold |

sent from person “alexiskold.

to:techcrunch |

sent to person “techcrunch.

@mashable |

Referencing person “mashable.

near:NYC within:15mi |

sent within 15 miles of “NYC.

superhero since:2010-12-27 |

containing “superhero” and sent since date “2010-12-27” (year-month-day).

flight :( |

containing “flight” and with a negative attitude.

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containing “traffic” and asking a question.

hilarious filter:links |

containing “hilarious” and linking to URLs.

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