Research Guides
Journalism: Twitter
This guide supports students in COM 360, COM 361, and anyone trying to locate information available through the Deep/Invisible Web.
Twitter Verified
Some Twitter accounts display a blue Verified Badge 
on their Twitter bio. A Verified Badge = A Verified Account.
Twitter uses this to establish authenticity of well known accounts so users can trust that a legitimate source is authoring their Tweets.
Searching Twitter
- Advanced Twitter Searchfrom Twitter. Help using Advanced Search
- filtapeople search.
- USA Gov"We help you discover official U.S. government information and services on the Internet. Retweets or follows don't equal endorsement."
- twurlydaily email of links from your twitter feed.
Hashtags
- RiteTag"RiteTag identifies hashtags that got results and leads you to use them more, continually refining your smart-tagging."
- tagboard"uses hashtags to search for and collect public social media within seconds of being posted to networks like Twitter and Facebook, just to name a few."
- Hashtagify.meSearch the Hashtags Encyclopedia for free.
Trending Topics
- Trendsmapreal-time mapping of Twitter trends across the world.
- iTrendedFirst trend report is free.
- trends24top trending topics from around the world.
- twitterfallreal-time falling visual listing of tweets mentioning your search term. Slows down tweets during a crisis so you can read them as they come in.
Analytics
- Daily 140"Get a daily email with the most recent follows and favorites of five Twitter users of your choice."
- twitonomyanaytics and monitoring tool. basic account is free.
- Social BearingTwitter search & analytics for tweets, timelines, twitter maps, and more.
- Twitter Analyticsfrom Twitter.