Sorry hadn't clocked that. Guess we'll have to see what the search team at Twitter have to say.
On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 1:23 AM, Chad Etzel <jazzyc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 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 >> > -- 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
