你(Did)知道Twitter每天有超过 5 亿条推文产生吗?虽然其中很多内容是您和我可能不关心的,但即使我们感兴趣的只有 1%,那么我们手头上就有源源不断的新鲜材料!但是,我们应该如何每天浏览数百万条推文?答案有点陈词滥调——当然,非常小心。
Twitter 对它支持的搜索运算符的数量非常慷慨。这些运算符使我们能够挖掘和搜索视频、图像、转发、列表等等。
然而,我们中的大多数人并没有利用这些优势,而只是执行简单的基于关键字的搜索。当您搜索特定的东西时,这并没有减少它。
在本文中,让我们回顾一下 Twitter 的许多不同搜索运算符,并了解如何缩小搜索范围以获取我们正在寻找的确切内容。
Twitter 的基本搜索运算符
Twitter最基本的搜索运算符是您对大多数搜索引擎的期望。排除某些术语和搜索确切短语的能力是我们所期待的,而
Twitter不会卖空我们。
“”(引号)
引号搜索运算符(search operator)将结果限制为包含确切短语的推文。这不区分大小写,它是单字搜索词的默认行为。(default behavior)
- 示例:(Example:) “世界系列”(“world series”)
–(连字符)
引号搜索运算符(search operator)将结果限制为之后不包含该术语的推文。该运算符不能单独使用,如果使用多个单词,则必须用引号将术语括起来。
- 示例:(Example:) 棒球 - 篮球(baseball -basketball)
? (问号)
引号搜索运算符(search operator)将结果限制为包含问题的推文。
- 例如:(Example:) 婚礼?(wedding ?)
要么
“OR”搜索运算符将结果限制为包含任一术语的推文。如果术语使用多个单词,则必须用引号将其括起来。
- 示例:(Example:) 下沉或游泳(sink OR swim)
Twitter 的基于交互的搜索运算符
作为一个主要围绕与他人交流的社交媒体网站,Twitter支持多个搜索运算符,允许我们过滤用户交互。其中包括提及、回复和列表。
@(“at”符号)
“at ”符号(” sign) 搜索运算符(search operator)将结果限制为之后提及Twitter 用户(Twitter user)的推文。
到
“to”搜索运算符(search operator)将结果限制为指向Twitter 用户(Twitter user)或随后回复 Twitter 用户的推文。
从
“发件人”搜索运算符将结果限制为(search operator)Twitter 用户(Twitter user)此后发送的推文。
- 示例:(Example:) 来自:aoc(from:aoc)
列表
“list ”搜索(” search)运算符将结果限制为Twitter 列表(Twitter list)成员此后发送的推文。这需要拥有该列表的Twitter 用户的用户名和该列表的 URL slug。(Twitter user)
Twitter 的基于过滤器的搜索运算符
Twitter 的一些最强大和最具体的过滤选项围绕“过滤器”运算符(” operator)展开。使用此运算符,我们可以根据它们包含的媒体类型、发布时间以及链接到的站点来缩小推文的范围。
过滤器:安全
“filter:safe ”搜索(” search)运算符将结果限制为标记为安全且非潜在敏感的推文。该运算符不能单独使用。
- 示例:(Example:) 大象过滤器:安全(elephant filter:safe)
过滤器:媒体
“filter:media”搜索运算符(search operator)将结果限制为包含图像或视频(image or video)的推文。该运算符不能单独使用。
- 示例:(Example:) 小猫过滤器:媒体(kitten filter:media)
过滤器:转推
“filter:retweets”搜索运算符(search operator)将结果限制为非转推的推文。该运算符不能单独使用。
- 示例:(Example:) 政治过滤器:转推(politics filter:retweets)
过滤器:native_video
“filter:native_video ”搜索(” search)运算符将结果限制为包含来自Amplify、Periscope或Vine的视频的推文。该算子不能单独使用,也可以通过视频平台通过“filter:periscope”和“filter:vine”进行专门过滤。
过滤器:图像
“filter:images”搜索运算符(search operator)将结果限制为包含图像的推文。此运算符不能单独使用,您只能使用“filter:twimg”搜索本机托管的图像。
- 示例:(Example:) 扣篮过滤器:图像(dunk filter:images)
过滤器:链接
“filter:links”搜索运算符(search operator)将结果限制为包含链接的推文。此运算符不能单独使用,它将在包含链接的转推上包含带有评论的推文。
- 示例:(Example:) 法国过滤器:链接(france filter:links)
网址:亚马逊
“url ”搜索(” search)运算符将结果限制为包含链接的推文,该链接包括其后的文本。该运算符不能单独使用。
自从
“since ”搜索(” search)运算符将结果限制为在该日期之后发布的推文(年-月-日格式)。该运算符不能单独使用。
直到
“直到”搜索(” search)运算符将结果限制为在该日期之后发布的推文(年-月-日格式)。该运算符不能单独使用。
您可以使用的一个很好的技巧是将
连字符搜索运算符(hyphen search operator)与任何“过滤器”运算符结合起来。这将允许您执行诸如搜索不包含(t contain)图像或包含潜在敏感材料的推文之类的操作。将多个操作员串在一起可以真正将您的搜索聚焦到您正在寻找的确切结果。
(Get)通过Twitter搜索时(Twitter)发挥创意
!您的搜索仅受您对Twitter和这些搜索运算符的掌握程度的限制,并且有数十亿条推文供您浏览。您一定会找到令您惊讶的东西。
想(Want)知道如何通过 Google 的搜索获得同样的结果吗?查看我们关于Google 搜索运算符(Google search operators)的文章。
Advanced Search on Twitter Like a Pro
Did you know that Twіtter churns through over
500 million tweets per day? While plenty of that is content that you and I
might not care about, if even 1% interests us then we’ve got a never-ending
supply of fresh material on our hands! However, how are we supрosed to go
through millіons of tweets on a daily basis? The answer іs a bit cliché—very
carefully, of course.
Twitter is very generous with the number of search operators that it supports. These operators allow us to dig down and search through videos, images, retweets, lists, and much more.
However, most of us aren’t taking advantage of these and are only performing simple keyword-based searches. When you’re searching for something specific, that just doesn’t cut it.
In this article, let’s go over Twitter’s many
different search operators and learn how to narrow our searches down to get the
exact content we’re looking for.
Basic Search Operators for
Twitter
Twitter’s most basic search operators are a
set that you expect out of most search engines. The ability to exclude certain
terms and search for an exact phrase are things we’ve come to expect, and
Twitter doesn’t sell us short.
“” (quotation marks)
The quotation marks search operator limits
results to tweets that contain an exact phrase. This is not case sensitive, and
it’s the default behavior for single-word search terms.
– (hyphen)
The quotation marks search operator limits
results to tweets that do not include the term thereafter. This operator can’t
be used by itself, and you must surround the term with quotation marks if it
uses more than one word.
? (question mark)
The quotation marks search operator limits
results to tweets that contain a question.
OR
The “OR” search operator limits results to
tweets that include either term. You must surround a term with quotation marks
if it uses more than one word.
Interaction-Based Search Operators
for Twitter
As a social media site that revolves heavily
around communicating with others, Twitter supports multiple search operators
that allow us to filter through user interactions. These include mentions,
replies, and lists.
@ (“at” sign)
The “at” sign search operator limits results
to tweets that mention the Twitter user thereafter.
to
The “to” search operator limits results to
tweets that are directed to or made in reply to the Twitter user thereafter.
from
The “from” search operator limits results to
tweets that are sent by the Twitter user thereafter.
list
The “list” search operator limits results to
tweets that are sent by members of the Twitter list thereafter. This requires
both the username of the Twitter user who owns the list and the list’s URL
slug.
Filter-Based Search Operators for
Twitter
Some of Twitter’s most powerful and specific
filtering options revolve around the “filter” operator. With this operator, we
can narrow down tweets by what type of media they contain, when they were
tweeted, and which sites they link to.
filter:safe
The “filter:safe” search operator limits
results to tweets that are marked as safe and not potentially sensitive. This
operator can’t be used by itself.
filter:media
The “filter:media” search operator limits
results to tweets that contain an image or video. This operator can’t be used
by itself.
filter:retweets
The “filter:retweets” search operator limits
results to tweets that are not retweets. This operator can’t be used by itself.
filter:native_video
The “filter:native_video” search operator
limits results to tweets that contain video from Amplify, Periscope, or Vine.
This operator can’t be used by itself, and you can also filter specifically by
video platforms with “filter:periscope” and “filter:vine”.
filter:images
The “filter:images” search operator limits
results to tweets that contain images. This operator can’t be used by itself,
and you can only search for natively-hosted images with “filter:twimg”.
filter:links
The “filter:links” search operator limits
results to tweets that contain links. This operator can’t be used by itself and
will include tweets with comments on a retweet that contains a link.
url:amazon
The “url” search operator limits results to
tweets that contain a link including the text thereafter. This operator can’t
be used by itself.
since
The “since” search operator limits results to
tweets that have been tweeted after the date thereafter (year-month-day
format). This operator can’t be used by itself.
until
The “until” search operator limits results to
tweets that have been tweeted after the date thereafter (year-month-day
format). This operator can’t be used by itself.
A great trick you can use is combining the
hyphen search operator with any of the “filter” operators. This will allow you
to do things like search for tweets that don’t contain images or contain
potentially sensitive material. Stringing together more than one operator can
really laser-focus your search to the exact results that you’re looking for.
Get creative when you’re searching through
Twitter! Your search is only limited by your mastery of Twitter and these
search operators, and there are billions of tweets for you to browse through.
You’re guaranteed to find something that will surprise you.
Want to know how you can achieve these same results with Google’s search? Check out our article on Google search operators.