I've been whining about the woeful state of Twitter search for months, and while Twitter's own Search may be fine for most users, it's horrible for people who want to research, namely writers.
Thank heavens there's now an application (Mac) which is focused solely on Twitter search.
Incoming! New Twitter App for Mac That Only Lets You Search reports:
At no point during any of this do you log into your Twitter account or post any tweets of your own. Some users will no doubt find this bothersome, and question the app’s usefulness, but if you use Twitter for research as much as I do, the arm’s length passivity of Incoming! is just what the doctor ordered. It might also appeal to people who don’t yet want to take the Twitter plunge themselves by signing up for an account, but want access to all the content that’s available via the service, in a much more manageable package than Twitter.com’s own search page.
Of course, the first search I did was for "freelance writing", and I'm ultra-pleased with the no-frills, workable results.
So if you're a tweeting writer, and you own a Mac, check out Incoming! It's sure to save you time and frustration.
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