Microblogging platform Twitter overhauled its search this week, making finding users, hashtags and mentions easier.
Twitter’s “simpler search” lets users discover more news in real time. The search updates also let users connect more efficiently. Just think about all the times you’ve input the wrong name or misplaced a letter and subsequently missed out on results.
Type in a search term — for example, "Twitter" or "Jeremy Lin" — to find relevant topics or handles in record time.
In the past, users had to type in a search term like "Jeremy Lin" in its entirety and scroll down the page to find results. Typing in "Jeremy" will now pull up relevant celebs, friends and top users.
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In the old days, misspelling a query would turn up a blank page. Now, search comes with spelling corrections. If you misspell a term, Twitter will automatically suggest what you may have meant.
Now with search, Twitter makes relevant suggestions from conversations people are having on the platform.
Searching "Barack Obama" in Twitter will also highlight Mitt Romney, Lady Gaga, Michelle Obama, White House and Joe Biden. Related suggestions also mention Twitter handles and hashtags.
When you search for a person, Twitter now shows results that mention the person's real name and username.
Twitter users can filter search results. Users can choose to see all related tweets and top relevant tweets, or simply to view tweets from the "People You Follow." This feature limits the conversation to what friends and chosen experts are saying about a topic.
Even when a search term is misspelled or slightly off, Twitter now pulls up results for what you may have meant. The spelling correction feature and related suggestions are improving the Twitter search experience tremendously.
Twitter will be rolling out autocompletion to users over the next few weeks, Twitter’s product team tweeted. Around the Mashable newsroom, the feature doesn’t mean to be working widely for users just yet. If autocomplete is working for you, typing in a keyword will prompt a list of queries and relevant users. The spelling corrections feature, however, is a go for all users.
On Tuesday, Twitter also updated its iPhone and Android apps to include autocomplete. Other mobile updates include video tweets and expanded tweets from the platform’s media partners, including Mashable, MLB and C-SPAN.
Twitter search — on the web and on mobile — is still lacking aspects users would love to see, such as the ability to search within one’s tweet history. What search updates would you like to see? Share with us in the comments below.
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