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<h1>Using Twitter Search</h1>
<p>There are two places to find people and tweets on Twitter:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://twitter.com/invitations/find_on_twitter" title="Find People search">Find People</a>: You can find other folks on Twitter by searching by username or public name in the <a href="http://twitter.com/invitations/find_on_twitter" title="Find People search">Find People</a> search.</li>
<li><a href="http://search.twitter.com/" title="Twitter Search">Twitter Search</a>: Twitter’s public search (found at <a href="http://search.twitter.com/" title="Twitter Search">search.twitter.com</a>)
covers all other kinds of search options (like keyword, location, and
trending topic search). It also has advanced options like translation, <a href="http://search.twitter.com/operators" title="Search Operators">search operators</a>, and <a href="http://search.twitter.com/advanced" title="Advanced Searching">advanced searching</a>. </li>
</ul>
<p>All public accounts should be indexed within 24 hours of sign-up;
private accounts do not appear in search. We only index the last two
weeks of updates to appear in search.</p>
<h1>Keeping search relevant</h1>
<p>In order to keep your search results relevant, Twitter filters
search results for quality. Our search results won't include suspended
accounts or accounts that may jeopardize search quality. Material that
degrades search relevancy or creates a bad search experience for users
may be permanently removed.</p>
<p> </p>
<h1>I can't find myself in search!</h1>
<h3>Best Practices</h3>
<p>The <a href="http://help.twitter.com/forums/26257/entries/18311">Twitter Rules</a> explain what behaviors are permitted on Twitter. In addition to these
rules, we've included some tips below to keep your content relevant
(and listed in Twitter search). We caution against aggressive behaviors
and suggest that you stay away from:</p>
<ul>
<li> Repeatedly posting duplicate or near-duplicate content (links or tweets)</li>
<li>Abusing trending topics or hashtags (topic words with a # sign)</li>
<li>Sending automated tweets or replies</li>
<li>Using bots or applications to post similar messages based on keywords</li>
<li>Posting similar messages over multiple accounts</li>
<li>Aggressively following and un-following people</li>
</ul>
<p>Twitter may automatically remove accounts engaging in these
behaviors from search (or even suspend in some cases) in order to
ensure the best experience for everyone.</p>
<h3>Known Issues</h3>
<p>Twitter indexes everything in real time, so search issues may come
up; if you think you're probably not filtered out based on the
information above, please check our <a href="http://help.twitter.com/forums/31935/entries">known issues page</a> and the <a href="http://status.twitter.com">Twitter Status Blog</a> to see if we're working on bugs or having any difficulties with search presently.</p>
<h3>Still not showing in search<br /></h3>
<p>If you can’t find yourself in search, rest assured that your
followers will still receive your updates, and if you post an @reply to
a specific user, these will be delivered to that user. If we're not
experiencing issues, your account is public, your tweets have been
posted for more than 24 hours, and you're still not listed, your tweets
have most likely been filtered out of our search index for quality
reasons.</p>
<h3>Am I filtered from search forever?</h3>
<p>No. If you are practicing the recommendations above, your account should eventually show in search.</p>
<h1><br /></h1>
<h1>Other questions:</h1>
<h3>What about using third-party applications?</h3>
<p>As noted above, accounts may be filtered from search for posting
similar messages over several accounts. If you have allowed a
third-party application access to your account by giving out your
username and password, and this application is updating to lots of
accounts with similar or duplicate content, your account may be
filtered from search.</p>
<h3>What about contests?</h3>
<p>Sometimes, businesses host contests through their Twitter profile.
They may offer a prize for you retweeting an update, following a
particular user, or posting updates with a specific hashtag topic or
@reply. Please keep in mind that you are responsible for the updates
that you post to your Twitter account. If you repeatedly post
near-duplicate updates or duplicate links in order to enter contests,
you may be filtered from search. Your followers will still see your
updates.</p>
<p>(If you’re running a contest, check out this page on Twitter's <a href="http://help.twitter.com/forums/26810/entries/68877" title="How to run an awesome contest">Best Practices for Contests</a>).</p>
<h1>Using Twitter Search</h1>
<p>There are two places to find people and tweets on Twitter:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://twitter.com/invitations/find_on_twitter" title="Find People search">Find People</a>: You can find other folks on Twitter by searching by username or public name in the <a href="http://twitter.com/invitations/find_on_twitter" title="Find People search">Find People</a> search.</li>
<li><a href="http://search.twitter.com/" title="Twitter Search">Twitter Search</a>: Twitter’s public search (found at <a href="http://search.twitter.com/" title="Twitter Search">search.twitter.com</a>)
covers all other kinds of search options (like keyword, location, and
trending topic search). It also has advanced options like translation, <a href="http://search.twitter.com/operators" title="Search Operators">search operators</a>, and <a href="http://search.twitter.com/advanced" title="Advanced Searching">advanced searching</a>. </li>
</ul>
<p>All public accounts should be indexed within 24 hours of sign-up;
private accounts do not appear in search. We only index the last two
weeks of updates to appear in search.</p>
<h1>Keeping search relevant</h1>
<p>In order to keep your search results relevant, Twitter filters
search results for quality. Our search results won't include suspended
accounts or accounts that may jeopardize search quality. Material that
degrades search relevancy or creates a bad search experience for users
may be permanently removed.</p>
<p> </p>
<h1>I can't find myself in search!</h1>
<h3>Best Practices</h3>
<p>The <a href="http://help.twitter.com/forums/26257/entries/18311">Twitter Rules</a> explain what behaviors are permitted on Twitter. In addition to these
rules, we've included some tips below to keep your content relevant
(and listed in Twitter search). We caution against aggressive behaviors
and suggest that you stay away from:</p>
<ul>
<li> Repeatedly posting duplicate or near-duplicate content (links or tweets)</li>
<li>Abusing trending topics or hashtags (topic words with a # sign)</li>
<li>Sending automated tweets or replies</li>
<li>Using bots or applications to post similar messages based on keywords</li>
<li>Posting similar messages over multiple accounts</li>
<li>Aggressively following and un-following people</li>
</ul>
<p>Twitter may automatically remove accounts engaging in these
behaviors from search (or even suspend in some cases) in order to
ensure the best experience for everyone.</p>
<h3>Known Issues</h3>
<p>Twitter indexes everything in real time, so search issues may come
up; if you think you're probably not filtered out based on the
information above, please check our <a href="http://help.twitter.com/forums/31935/entries">known issues page</a> and the <a href="http://status.twitter.com">Twitter Status Blog</a> to see if we're working on bugs or having any difficulties with search presently.</p>
<h3>Still not showing in search<br /></h3>
<p>If you can’t find yourself in search, rest assured that your
followers will still receive your updates, and if you post an @reply to
a specific user, these will be delivered to that user. If we're not
experiencing issues, your account is public, your tweets have been
posted for more than 24 hours, and you're still not listed, your tweets
have most likely been filtered out of our search index for quality
reasons.</p>
<h3>Am I filtered from search forever?</h3>
<p>No. If you are practicing the recommendations above, your account should eventually show in search.</p>
<h1><br /></h1>
<h1>Other questions:</h1>
<h3>What about using third-party applications?</h3>
<p>As noted above, accounts may be filtered from search for posting
similar messages over several accounts. If you have allowed a
third-party application access to your account by giving out your
username and password, and this application is updating to lots of
accounts with similar or duplicate content, your account may be
filtered from search.</p>
<h3>What about contests?</h3>
<p>Sometimes, businesses host contests through their Twitter profile.
They may offer a prize for you retweeting an update, following a
particular user, or posting updates with a specific hashtag topic or
@reply. Please keep in mind that you are responsible for the updates
that you post to your Twitter account. If you repeatedly post
near-duplicate updates or duplicate links in order to enter contests,
you may be filtered from search. Your followers will still see your
updates.</p>
<p>(If you’re running a contest, check out this page on Twitter's <a href="http://help.twitter.com/forums/26810/entries/68877" title="How to run an awesome contest">Best Practices for Contests</a>).</p>
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