4 guides
Guides
Practical reading for people who search X and the web for work: what each search engine can and can't find, and how to combine them.
- 01
Finding old tweets with Google
How to find an old tweet from a few words you remember: X search with from: and dates, Google with site:x.com and site:twitter.com, web archives and your X archive.
4 min read ·
- 02
X vs Google search operators
A side-by-side look at X and Google search operators: phrases, OR, dates, accounts and sites, plus the ones that only exist on one side and how to work around them.
4 min read ·
- 03
Tracking a topic across X and the web
A low-cost setup for following a topic on X and the web: one set of search terms, bookmarked X searches, Google Alerts and news searches, and a weekly review.
4 min read ·
- 04
Search tips for journalists
X and Google search techniques for reporters: finding eyewitnesses, checking accounts and images, tracing a claim, official sources and saving evidence.
4 min read ·