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The search structure is borrowed from the search.twitter.com site and we are implementing the search exactly as the search API does.
Operators
twitter search - containing both "twitter" and "search".
"happy hour" - containing the exact phrase "happy hour".
love OR hate - containing either "love" or "hate" (or both).
beer -root - containing "beer" but not "root".
#haiku - containing the hashtag "haiku".
from:alexiskold - sent from person "alexiskold".
to:techcrunch - sent to person "techcrunch".
@mashable - referencing person "mashable".
"happy hour" near:"san francisco" - containing the exact phrase "happy hour" and sent near "san francisco".
near:NYC within:15mi - sent within 15 miles of "NYC".
superhero since:2009-10-22 - containing "superhero" and sent since date "2009-10-22" (year-month-day).
ftw until:2009-10-22 - containing "ftw" and sent up to date "2009-10-22".
movie -scary :) - containing "movie", but not "scary", and with a positive attitude.
flight :( - containing "flight" and with a negative attitude.
traffic ? - containing "traffic" and asking a question.
hilarious filter:links - containing "hilarious" and linking to URLs.
news source:twitterfeed - containing "news" and entered via TwitterFeed.
Help taken from twitter.