Twitter Cheat Sheet

I have created a compact one page Twitter Cheat Sheet, that answers a lot of common Twitter questions.
It outlines,

Twitter commands
Twitter search parameters
Twitter terms
Twitter resources
Twitter directories

TWITTER COMMANDS

· @username + message -directs a twitter at another person, and causes your twitter to save in their "replies" tab Eg: @socialguide I love that song too!

· D username + message -sends a person a private message that goes to their device, and saves in their web archive Eg: d krissy are you working tomorrow?

· FAV username -marks a person's last twitter as a favorite and causes the message to show up in your "Favorites" tab

· SET LOCATION placename -updates the location field in your profile Eg: set location san Francisco

· WHOIS username -retrieves the profile information for any public user on Twitter Eg: whois jack

· GET username -retrieves the latest Twitter update posted by the person Eg: get goldman

· NUDGE username -reminds a friend to update by asking what they're doing on your behalf Eg: nudge biz

· FAV username -marks a person's last twitter as a favorite. (hint: reply to any update with FAV to mark it as a favorite if you're receiving it in real time) Eg: fav al3x

· STATS -this command returns your number of followers, how many people you're following, and your bio information

· INVITE phone number -will send an SMS invite to a friend's mobile phone Eg: Invite 415 555 1212

TWITTER SEARCH

Word Search

· social media -will find tweets containing both “social” and “media“

· “social media” -will find tweets containing the exact phrase “social media“

· social OR media -will find tweets containing “social” OR “media” (or both)

· social -media -will find tweets containing “social” but NOT “media“

· #socialmedia -will find tweets containing the hashtag “#socialmedia“

People Search

· from:matthewtommasi -will find tweets from the person “matthewtommasi“

· to:scobleizer -will find tweets to the person “scobleizer“

· to:guykawasaki OR to:mashable -will find tweets to the person “guykawasaki“, OR to the person “mashable“

· @socialguide -will find tweets referencing the person “@socialguide“

Places Search

· “windows 7″ near:sydney -will find tweets containing the exact phrase “windows 7“, that are sent near “sydney“

· facebook near:london within:10mi -will find tweets containing “facebook“, that are sent within “10 miles” of “london“

Date Search

· “google wave” since:2009-10-23 -will find tweets containing the exact phrase “google wave“, that have been sent since the date “2009-10-23” (year-month-day)

· “windows vista” until:2009-11-02 -will find tweets containing the exact phrase “windows vista“, that have been sent up until the date “2009-10-19” (year-monthday)

Attitude Search

· movie :) -will find tweets containing the word “movie”, with a positive attitude

· food :( -will find tweets containing the word “food“, with a negative attitude

Other Search

· linkedin filter: links -will find tweets containing the word “linkedin“, and linking to URLs

· tennis source: tweetdeck -will find tweets containing the word “tennis“, and entered via Tweetdeck

· beer ? -will find questions with the word “beer“

TWITTER TERMS

· DM – direct message

· RT / ReTweet – repeating a tweet from someone else

· Tweeps / Tweeple – people on Twitter

· Tweet(ing) – the act of posting to Twitter