There are a whole bunch of ways to hone down your Twitter filters with Gameplainer, read on for an explanation of how to get started.

All Twitter searches require a search string, which can be any text you like. You can use quoted words for phrases (such as "Space Pirate Trainer"), put a hyphen before a word to make sure results are not returned containing that word (eg return tweets that include the phrase "Space Pirate" but not Trainer you could use "Space Pirate" -Trainer)

You can also enter in the search string a Twitter username (eg @HanneyChris) to return tweets mentioning, or by, the username.

Below are some of the more controls you can select when creating a Gameplainer Twitter search:

• Exact String Required When selected, Gameplainer will search twitter for the exact string. When unselect
• Suppress retweet notifications By default this flag is turned on.
• Twitter search mentions If you combine this checkbox with a search string that starts with a username (eg "@HanneyChris), it will return only mentions of the user, not tweets by the user
• Twitter exclude replies If you combine this checkbox with a search string that starts with a username (eg "@HanneyChris), Gameplainer will not return any replies to tweets by that username - just standalone tweets.
• English only: If selected, only tweets written in English are returned.
• Verified tweets only If selected, only tweets made by verified accounts are returned.