Open Graph allows users to search with natural language, instead of phrases with words in between. Additionally, Facebook doesn’t accept the majority of Boolean search operators like Twitter does. #2: Drill Down to Specific Matches on Facebookįacebook’s search isn’t as flexible as Twitter’s, as its search fields are regimented. Scroll down to choose the option to search all people on Twitter.Īs with any type of Boolean search (but with Twitter especially), it’s important to try several different variations of hashtags, spellings and sentiment words in order to capture the largest number of tweets possible. At the next screen, select Everything to see all tweets containing your operators. Twitter uses autocomplete in its searches, so instead of hitting Enter after you enter a search term, scroll down to “Search All People on Twitter” at the bottom of the autocomplete pop-up. This would capture any tweets that mention the blender by name, along with the word “sucks” OR the word “recall.” To cover your bases, include regular misspellings and mentions of the company’s Twitter handle as different variations to make sure you see the largest majority of tweets: If your company makes blenders and had a massive recall, you could help any distressed customers who were complaining about the recall experience or their blender on Twitter with this search: You can also locate dissatisfied customers. You’ll get actionable, business-building ideas from proven innovators-without all the techie jargon. Join us in sunny San Diego, California, for the first-ever crypto conference for business pioneers…not finance and tech nerds.
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Twitter has a robust search section that uses traditional Boolean search operators. Let’s look at how Boolean search works on Twitter, Facebook and Google+. The more specific a search is, the more accurate the information it reveals. Why Use Boolean Search?īoolean search can help you get a better idea of what’s being said about your products and services online, especially within a specific niche like an area or topic. In this article I’ll show you how to use Boolean search on Twitter, Facebook and Google+ to get more detailed information from social media. Many of the main social networks accept some form of traditional Boolean search operators, as well as their own, to help users identify specific information about content, brand mentions, even other users. Do you search for information on social media?ĭid you know that Boolean search isn’t just for search engines?