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Only questions about the web app at X.com (or Twitter.com) are on-topic. X (formerly Twitter) is a social networking service that enables users to share short text messages, images, and videos in posts and like or repost other users' content.

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Search someones followers on twitter

Try Followerwonk. If the band has fewer than a certain number of followers, you will be able to search through the bio information of all followers for free. Sign in Click "Analyze Followers" Enter …
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What does 'MT' mean in Twitter?

I keep seeing 'MT' used in much the same way that 'RT' is frequently used. What is the difference? Should I be using 'MT'?
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How to receive a regular email listing all Twitter mentions of a specific word or keyword? [duplicate]

Searching Twitter for mentions of a word or multiple words can be a chore. Is there something that can be set up in Twitter that will email me a digest of search terms? Or do I have to look for some …
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How to manage who I'm following on Twitter

Friend or Follow is a pretty good option here. The web app allows you to filter all those that you follow (for free), and sort by: Follow/Followers Ratio (which will help determine spambots) Last Tw …
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How to see how many Twitter followers someone else has gained or lost over time?

I'd like to see if certain Twitter users are growing their followings or losing followers. Is there any application out there that can give me access to this information, preferably in graph form? (Kl …
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How to tag Twitter friends in Instagram?

I've recently begun using Instagram as my primary photo app, but I've been having trouble tagging Twitter friends when I hit "Share Photo" > "Twitter" from within the app. By default, Instagram autof …
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Does Twitter's URL parser break URLs that contain certain strings?

I've been told that Twitter sometimes breaks URLs that have specific strings in them. This is the reason that Stack Exchange's tweet bots automatically shorten URLs before they're Tweeted. But after …
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How to recover a Twitter account from an old colleague?

Your best bet is to continue reaching out to the account owner. It's very rare that Twitter would let you take over an account without explicit permission from the account owner. Can read more about …
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Is there a way to export data from a Twitter search to an Excel spreadsheet?

SocialMention might be what you're looking for. You can export historical Tweets (and other mentins) to a .CSV. Also, Topsy works well when it comes to searching for historical Tweets by keyword.
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