{"id":951,"date":"2015-06-21T01:24:20","date_gmt":"2015-06-21T08:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/?p=951"},"modified":"2019-06-17T12:13:16","modified_gmt":"2019-06-17T19:13:16","slug":"search-for-tweets-near-calgary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/?p=951","title":{"rendered":"Twitter Tips: Search for Tweets Near Calgary"},"content":{"rendered":"

Search for Tweets Near Calgary<\/h2>\n

A feature built into twitter that we use frequently is to search for tweets near you \/ near by location, which shows you results\u00a0close to where you are physically.<\/p>\n

We (myself and Mrs Crackmacs) currently use the official twitter app for Android, as well as the twitter.com web client. There are lots of other twitter apps out there that better utilize these search functions, such as the Near you \/ Near by function, but since we use the main twitter offerings, this is only relevant people that also use what we do.<\/p>\n

Why would you want to search for tweets near you?\u00a0This is especially helpful with breaking news or current events because content people share doesn’t always include proper hashtags.<\/p>\n

Here’s how to do it<\/strong><\/h2>\n

With the twitter.com web client, when you search for something (in this case: raining<\/a>) click the “more options” and select “near you” to see local results.<\/p>\n

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Twitter for Android<\/h3>\n

Here’s how to do it on Android. I don’t have an iPhone so I can’t show you how to do it in that environment, but it’s probably pretty similar.<\/p>\n

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    After you search for something, tap on “refine”, then tap “more options” at the bottom<\/p>\n

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    At the very bottom tap “Near you”, then click “Apply” on the top right.<\/p>\n

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    Now your search results will show any mention of the word rain<\/strong>, in Calgary<\/strong>. There isn’t a way of setting “Near you” to be on all the time so you will need to refine it each time.<\/p>\n

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    Here’s an example on how this would be useful;<\/p>\n

    if a fire just broke out somewhere in the city I could search for the word\u00a0fire<\/strong>\u00a0and refine it to show\u00a0Near you<\/strong>\u00a0to\u00a0see any tweets where someone said the word fire<\/strong>\u00a0and tweeted it\u00a0within or near by\u00a0Calgary, so long as the person who tweeted has locations enabled. If someone has “allow twitter to use your location” disabled then their tweets will not show up<\/strong> with this method.<\/p>\n

    Just now\u00a0I searched for cop\u00a0<\/strong>and near by<\/strong>. RC is located in Calgary and it found this tweet, which I wouldn’t have found if I had just been searching by\u00a0hashtags. Because it includes no hashtags.<\/p>\n

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    See a cop car with red & blue lights on, go through an intersection only to turn them off? Here's info on why: https:\/\/t.co\/TgDP9EycE6<\/a>#yyc<\/a><\/p>\n

    — Cst. Riley Babott (@CstBabott) November 16, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n