Twitter Cog

The Twitter ContextCog is pre-configured and enabled out-of-the-box to connect Twitter and search for #hashtags.

To configure the Twitter cog, from the Perceptive Enterprise Search Administration Console:

1. Click the ContextCogs link on the home page
2. Select “Twitter” from the list

The following configuration options are available:

• XSLT Template – specifies an alternate XSLT template to use when rendering Twitter status information. The default is to use the Twitter.xslt located in the Perceptive Enterprise Search\WebCog folder.
• Proxy URL – specifies the host and port of the proxy server that will be used when searching Twitter. If it is blank, the global proxy settings will be used.
• Must use hashtag # – specifies if the Twitter cog will only accept searches that include hashtags (word starting with hash #).
• Must use @ – specifies if the Twitter cog will only accept searches that include word which starts with @.
• Language – specifies the preferred language of the Twitter results.
• Number of results – specifies the maximum number of results that Twitter will return.
• Date format – specifies the date format for the tweets. Using the "AGE" will include how long ago the tweet was posted.