Comments on: Twitter as Search Engine or Community Seed http://www.fullcirc.com/2009/03/06/twitter-as-search-engine-or-community-seed/ connections for a changing world, online and offline... Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:42:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Nancy White http://www.fullcirc.com/2009/03/06/twitter-as-search-engine-or-community-seed/comment-page-1/#comment-7935 Nancy White Sun, 08 Mar 2009 19:38:03 +0000 http://www.fullcirc.com/wp/?p=778#comment-7935 John, that is fascinating that you found a different set of voices - but in many ways not surprising because of the different channels that people use to express themselves. Seb, thanks for the search refinement tip. I am always amazed at how primitive most of our search skills are and how much there is to learn. Pete, thanks for the tool link! John, that is fascinating that you found a different set of voices – but in many ways not surprising because of the different channels that people use to express themselves.

Seb, thanks for the search refinement tip. I am always amazed at how primitive most of our search skills are and how much there is to learn.

Pete, thanks for the tool link!

]]> By: Pete Cranston http://www.fullcirc.com/2009/03/06/twitter-as-search-engine-or-community-seed/comment-page-1/#comment-7925 Pete Cranston Sat, 07 Mar 2009 17:25:29 +0000 http://www.fullcirc.com/wp/?p=778#comment-7925 nancy, thanks, interesting. Real time search seems to be a buzz atm. This is interesting greasemonkey script that adds tweets into Google http://tinyurl.com/cffutt (came via http://www.readwriteweb.com). cheers pete nancy, thanks, interesting. Real time search seems to be a buzz atm. This is interesting greasemonkey script that adds tweets into Google http://tinyurl.com/cffutt (came via http://www.readwriteweb.com).

cheers

pete

]]> By: Seb Crump http://www.fullcirc.com/2009/03/06/twitter-as-search-engine-or-community-seed/comment-page-1/#comment-7921 Seb Crump Sat, 07 Mar 2009 08:41:12 +0000 http://www.fullcirc.com/wp/?p=778#comment-7921 If you are looking specifically for websites/references you can add a filter to only return tweets with links; so, for your first example putting in 'chocolate filter:links' (without quote marks, obviously) provides you with a list of 'socially derived' chocolate related links. If you are looking specifically for websites/references you can add a filter to only return tweets with links; so, for your first example putting in ‘chocolate filter:links’ (without quote marks, obviously) provides you with a list of ‘socially derived’ chocolate related links.

]]> By: John Caddell http://www.fullcirc.com/2009/03/06/twitter-as-search-engine-or-community-seed/comment-page-1/#comment-7916 John Caddell Fri, 06 Mar 2009 20:55:55 +0000 http://www.fullcirc.com/wp/?p=778#comment-7916 Nancy, I love the data-searching capabilities of Twitter. I had been wondering how the Twitter "stories" about a product, for example, described how the market viewed that product. I did a study of customer reaction to the Blackberry Storm (a product with decidedly mixed reviews in the press), and found that the people who had bought the Storm were decidedly positive about it. (Here's the post where I looked at that: http://caddellinsightgroup.com/blog2/2009/01/customers-are-talking-the-blackberry-stormtwitter-project/) I think we've only begun to scratch the service of what we can do with social-media search. And, of course, as tools like Facebook and Twitter move into more widespread usage, the data will only become more interesting and valuable. regards, John Nancy, I love the data-searching capabilities of Twitter. I had been wondering how the Twitter “stories” about a product, for example, described how the market viewed that product. I did a study of customer reaction to the Blackberry Storm (a product with decidedly mixed reviews in the press), and found that the people who had bought the Storm were decidedly positive about it. (Here’s the post where I looked at that: http://caddellinsightgroup.com/blog2/2009/01/customers-are-talking-the-blackberry-stormtwitter-project/)

I think we’ve only begun to scratch the service of what we can do with social-media search. And, of course, as tools like Facebook and Twitter move into more widespread usage, the data will only become more interesting and valuable.

regards, John

]]> By: Nancy White http://www.fullcirc.com/2009/03/06/twitter-as-search-engine-or-community-seed/comment-page-1/#comment-7914 Nancy White Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:19:20 +0000 http://www.fullcirc.com/wp/?p=778#comment-7914 Chris, I agree. I should have put "and" instead of "or"... ;-) Now I'm off to check out the script. VERY cool. Thanks, as always. Chris, I agree. I should have put “and” instead of “or”… ;-)

Now I’m off to check out the script. VERY cool. Thanks, as always.

]]> By: Chris L http://www.fullcirc.com/2009/03/06/twitter-as-search-engine-or-community-seed/comment-page-1/#comment-7913 Chris L Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:09:52 +0000 http://www.fullcirc.com/wp/?p=778#comment-7913 Think the title of this post should have an AND rather than an OR... I do use Twitter for search quite regularly... it's the most active, current space and, like Google, guides me where I need to go. In fact, with this script someone shared on Twitter: <a href="http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/43451" rel="nofollow">http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/43451</a> you can have Twitter search results integrated into your Google search results. Fab! Think the title of this post should have an AND rather than an OR…

I do use Twitter for search quite regularly… it’s the most active, current space and, like Google, guides me where I need to go.

In fact, with this script someone shared on Twitter: http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/43451 you can have Twitter search results integrated into your Google search results. Fab!

]]> By: Nancy White http://www.fullcirc.com/2009/03/06/twitter-as-search-engine-or-community-seed/comment-page-1/#comment-7911 Nancy White Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:36:07 +0000 http://www.fullcirc.com/wp/?p=778#comment-7911 Visuals! Ha, I had not thought of Twitter in terms of visuals, Patti. Really interesting. Bron, I look forward to learning more about your research. And I never thought of Twitter as a geolocation device. VERY COOL! I love the imagination and inventiveness at play! Visuals! Ha, I had not thought of Twitter in terms of visuals, Patti. Really interesting.

Bron, I look forward to learning more about your research. And I never thought of Twitter as a geolocation device. VERY COOL!

I love the imagination and inventiveness at play!

]]> By: Bron Stuckey http://www.fullcirc.com/2009/03/06/twitter-as-search-engine-or-community-seed/comment-page-1/#comment-7910 Bron Stuckey Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:15:37 +0000 http://www.fullcirc.com/wp/?p=778#comment-7910 Very interesting stuff Nancy. I have to say that I have been using twitter as a search for some time. This really only came about when I started using TweetDeck http://www.tweetdeck.com . The columns in Tweetdeck readily support holding open long standing ongoing searches. So for instance I am going to the NECC conference for the first time in June and I am watching the dialog thrown up in an ongoing NECC search and looking for possibilities for connections, planning and events while there. I am using some other searches as data collection in some research I am doing on teacher identity and community. I have found that I search on topics, events and people (with or without # tags) and am building up information and new colleagues all the time. A funny thing that I noticed, when I searched on the name of our friend Etienne Wenger, was that tweets provide me with a trail of his global exploits - I can readily see where he's been ;-) Very interesting stuff Nancy. I have to say that I have been using twitter as a search for some time. This really only came about when I started using TweetDeck http://www.tweetdeck.com . The columns in Tweetdeck readily support holding open long standing ongoing searches. So for instance I am going to the NECC conference for the first time in June and I am watching the dialog thrown up in an ongoing NECC search and looking for possibilities for connections, planning and events while there.

I am using some other searches as data collection in some research I am doing on teacher identity and community.

I have found that I search on topics, events and people (with or without # tags) and am building up information and new colleagues all the time. A funny thing that I noticed, when I searched on the name of our friend Etienne Wenger, was that tweets provide me with a trail of his global exploits – I can readily see where he’s been ;-)

]]> By: Patti Dobrowolski http://www.fullcirc.com/2009/03/06/twitter-as-search-engine-or-community-seed/comment-page-1/#comment-7909 Patti Dobrowolski Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:59:11 +0000 http://www.fullcirc.com/wp/?p=778#comment-7909 This is such a great new insight into uses for twitter. I find that I often do the same, if I want to find more info, short info on use of visuals or accelerated goal setting, twitter has connected me to some incredible brain researchers in a matter of seconds. Thanks for this, nancy! This is such a great new insight into uses for twitter. I find that I often do the same, if I want to find more info, short info on use of visuals or accelerated goal setting, twitter has connected me to some incredible brain researchers in a matter of seconds. Thanks for this, nancy!

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