How to add a Twitter search stream on PowerSocial | Dynamics 365 | PowerAddon

Knowing how to set up a search stream on twitter is very important if we want to see the conversations that actually interest us. Furthermore, comparing multiple streams allows us to analyse the activities of competitors.

In this article we will learn how to:

1. Add a stream
2. Use the advanced Twitter search filters

To add a search stream:

Step 1:
Click on the “+” button to add a new stream

Step 2:
Select the Social account

Step 3:
Select the “Search” button from the “Stream Type”

Step 4:
Enter any search query. For example @poweraddon (this allows us to listen to all the twitter containing the “PowerAddon” account)

The system will automatically load all the tweets that contain a mention to the @PowerAddon account

Twitter search queries and filters

Do not use commas to separate the search terms in your query. You can use spaces, which act like AND, so results will contain ALL the terms. Put OR between terms to pull results containing either term. See the filter table below for more options.

You can add filters to the end of your search queries to narrow your results. For example, you can search for tweets in a specific language, or from a specific user.

The query pizza lang:it min_retweets:5 min_faves:10 filter:images will display all tweets in Italian mentioning pizza that have at least 5 retweets, 10 likes and contain an image.

The Twitter search field supports up to 1,000 characters, but avoid using more than 10 keywords and filter operators.