Not quite. Your search example also matched just "AAPL" results (without a $). It will highlight (make bold) the $ character if it appears in the search result, but it does not actually match the $ in the original search.
Try searching for something like $C (citigroup) http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%24C -Chad On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 8:08 PM, Jonathan Markwell <j.l.markw...@inuda.com> wrote: > > It is already: http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%24AAPL > > On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 8:38 PM, Chad Etzel <jazzyc...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Would it be possible to include $ as a searchable character, much like >> # is for hashtags? This would be handy for following stock related >> tweets where people conventionally prepend ticker symbols with $ such >> as $GOOG or $AAPL. I'm sure the StockTwits devs would dig it also (I >> am not affiliated with them). >> >> -Chad >> > > > > -- > Jonathan Markwell > Engineer | Founder | Connector > > Inuda Innovations Ltd, Brighton, UK > > Web application development & support > Twitter & Facebook integration specialists > http://inuda.com > > Providing a nice place to work in the heart of Brighton - http://theskiff.org > > Helping people make a difference with technology - http://inuda.org > > Measuring your brand's visibility on the social web - http://HowSociable.com > > mob: 07766 021 485 | tel: 01273 704 549 | fax: 01273 376 953 > skype: jlmarkwell | twitter: http://twitter.com/madmotive >
