OutTwit Message Searches
I won’t go in to all the details on Search Folders in this post. If you need further information, go here and read the first part. So, additional searches I use are below. The options are unlimited due to Outlook’s search capabilities.
One of the many searches I’ve created I’ve tagged “Twitter Peeps”. You know what I’m talking about here.
Create a new search folder, and in the From…line, add the usernames of all of your “peeps”. Then as in previous posts, select the search folder, add it to Favorites, and as new messages arrive from Twitter, the peeps will show up in a separate search folder for easy tracking.
Another search folder I’ve created is the news service searches. I’ve tagged this Twitter News, and in the From field, added all of the news services I’m following:
Just select the search folder after it’s created, and all of the news services will be within easy reach. Another quick tip. If you fall behind, right-click the search folder (only the messages you can pass on), and select mark all messages read. This will clear only those meeting your search criteria leaving the other messages marked unread.
Again, hopefully you get the picture. The searches you create can be unlimited only by the amount of segregation you want, and notice, I’m not creating rules which can occasionally cause duplicate messages or other issues if not crafted properly. These are done utilizing only the search folder capabilities.
There is a big difference between these special search folders and using OutTwit’s Search/Track Keywords… Utilizing OutTwit’s Search/Track Keywords…will allow you to never actually have to “Follow” anyone again, unless they have protected updates. That is, unless you want to let them know you are following them. I’ll post on Search/Track Keywords in another tip.