FAQ
Learn how to construct target searches.
There are a lot of ways to really target the right audience for you, see the examples below for what can be achieved.
| Operator | Finds tweets... |
|---|---|
| twitter hawk | containing both "twitter" and "hawk". This is the default operator. |
| "happy hour" | 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:guykawasaki | sent from person "guykawasaki". |
| to:twithawk | sent to person "twithawk". |
| @duellsy | referencing person "duellsy". |
| "happy hour" near:"san francisco" | containing the exact phrase "happy hour" and sent near "san francisco". |
| near:NYC within:15mi | sent within 15 miles of "NYC". |
| superhero since:2009-02-04 | containing "superhero" and sent since date "2009-02-04" (year-month-day). |
| ftw until:2009-02-04 | containing "ftw" and sent up to date "2009-02-04". |
| movie -scary :) | containing "movie", but not "scary", and with a positive attitude. |
| flight :( | containing "flight" and with a negative attitude. |
| traffic ? | containing "traffic" and asking a question. |
| hilarious filter:links | containing "hilarious" and linking to URLs. |