{"id":14044,"date":"2022-07-15T11:13:50","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T11:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=14044"},"modified":"2022-07-15T11:13:50","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T11:13:50","slug":"who-sees-what-you-search-on-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-sees-what-you-search-on-twitter","title":{"rendered":"Who Sees What You Search on Twitter?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f9f2aa1c8d0\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f9f2aa1c8d0\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f9f2aa1c8d0\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-sees-what-you-search-on-twitter\/#Who_Sees_What_You_Search_on_Twitter\" title=\"Who Sees What You Search on Twitter?\">Who Sees What You Search on Twitter?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-sees-what-you-search-on-twitter\/#Twitter_privacy_check-in\" title=\"Twitter privacy check-in\">Twitter privacy check-in<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-sees-what-you-search-on-twitter\/#Twitter_analytics\" title=\"Twitter analytics\">Twitter analytics<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-sees-what-you-search-on-twitter\/#Twitter_search_operators\" title=\"Twitter search operators\">Twitter search operators<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-sees-what-you-search-on-twitter\/#Twitters_algorithm\" title=\"Twitter&#8217;s algorithm\">Twitter&#8217;s algorithm<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-sees-what-you-search-on-twitter\/#Re-checking_old_tweets_to_find_questionable_old_tweets\" title=\"Re-checking old tweets to find questionable old tweets\">Re-checking old tweets to find questionable old tweets<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-sees-what-you-search-on-twitter\/#Clearing_search_history\" title=\"Clearing search history\">Clearing search history<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-sees-what-you-search-on-twitter\/#Making_your_account_private\" title=\"Making your account private\">Making your account private<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_Sees_What_You_Search_on_Twitter\"><\/span>Who Sees What You Search on Twitter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/9rkMZtW.png\" align=\"left\" alt=\"can people see what you search on twitter\" style=\"height:auto; margin:0px 10px; max-width:32% width:auto; max-height:283px;\">  <\/p>\n<p>When you search for things on Twitter, your search history is not private &#8211; at least not to others who follow you. This is because Twitter only shares your search history with the people you follow. But how do you know who&#8217;s seeing what you search for? In this article, we&#8217;ll go over the privacy check-in on Twitter and how the Twitter algorithm works. You can also learn how to use Twitter&#8217;s search operators to make your searches more private.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Twitter_privacy_check-in\"><\/span>Twitter privacy check-in<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Twitter privacy check-in feature will help users determine who can view their private messages, send them direct messages, and tag their photos. Twitter is also looking into adding a &#8220;private account reminder&#8221; that pops up when a user replies to a personal message. Using this feature could be beneficial in the long run, particularly as the service becomes more complex. Here are some other privacy changes coming to Twitter. Read on to learn about them.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Twitter_analytics\"><\/span>Twitter analytics<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>How to determine if a Tweet is relevant by analyzing its activity. You can start by looking at your Analytics home page. You will see the number of impressions each tweet receives and how many people have seen it. You can also divide your impressions by the potential reach of a tweet. You can then sum up all your tweets in one spreadsheet and look at how many people have seen it.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Twitter_search_operators\"><\/span>Twitter search operators<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are some useful Twitter search operators that can help you narrow down your results. Filter search operators let you filter out tweets based on the time period you&#8217;re interested in, including before and after a specific date. The &#8220;since&#8221; operator forces Twitter to only display results from a certain date forward, whereas the &#8220;until&#8221; operator filters out results for the most recent date. You can also use min_retweets and min_favorites to limit the results to only tweets with a specified number of favorites.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Twitters_algorithm\"><\/span>Twitter&#8217;s algorithm<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Twitter algorithm for seeing what you search is a critical piece of the puzzle for brands. The algorithm highlights certain posts that have a high chance of being seen by users. After you see a few algorithm-selected Tweets, your &#8220;regular&#8221; Twitter feed will begin to show up. Tweets will appear in reverse chronological order. But it&#8217;s important to understand how Twitter works if you want to increase your engagement.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Re-checking_old_tweets_to_find_questionable_old_tweets\"><\/span>Re-checking old tweets to find questionable old tweets<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Scrolling back through a timeline to find old tweets is a tedious process. For example, if you&#8217;re on Twitter for three years, you&#8217;ll have to read more than 1,000 tweets! Fortunately, there are ways to identify questionable tweets. You can use an advanced search or request a full archive of all your activity on the social media platform. You can also use third-party tools to look up old tweets.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Clearing_search_history\"><\/span>Clearing search history<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can clear your search history on Twitter by visiting the &#8220;Recent searches&#8221; section of your profile. You can delete the entries individually or all at once. Click on the cross (&#8216;X&#8217;) icon in the top right corner of the &#8216;Recent&#8217; bar to clear all of your recent searches. This will clear all search history for that profile. Note: If you are on a mobile phone, you must clear the history on your mobile device before you can delete any profile or search entries.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Making_your_account_private\"><\/span>Making your account private<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Make your account private on Twitter by following these simple instructions. By making your account private, other Twitter users cannot see your tweets unless they follow your account. However, this feature is not retroactive, meaning any followers you have obtained before you made your account private will be able to view your tweets. You can also delete accounts that you have acquired before making your account private. 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