How to Use Twitter’s New Search Features

Posted: July 13, 2012

[caption id="attachment_10349" align="alignleft" width="615"]Image from http://mashable.com/2012/07/11/twitter-new-search/#view_as_one_page-gallery_box6443[/caption]If you're on Twitter, you may or may not have noticed a few changes that were made.

Microblogging platform Twitter overhauled its search this week, making finding users, hashtags and mentions easier.

1. Search Autocomplete

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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Image from http://mashable.com/2012/07/11/twitter-new-search/#view_as_one_page-gallery_box6443[/caption]2. Spelling Corrections

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.

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