Twitter search API results not reflective of advanced search function

Question

I am interested in checking for tweets within a 300mi radius of Detroit with the query tigers. Here is the link I have been using for my python program:

DetroitTigersURL='http://search.twitter.com/search.json?q=tigers&amp;rpp=100&amp;lang=en&amp;geocode=42.42,83.02,300mi&amp;'

...which only returns about 15 tweets, 13 of which are from a guy in Kazakhstan.

and here's that same search using Twitter's built in advanced search: https://twitter.com/search?q=%22tigers%22%20near%3A%22Detroit%22%20within%3A300mi&src=typd

...with plenty of fresh tweets ripe for the picking. A little help please?

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 29 '12 at 03:03

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Sorry for one of these kinds of answers, but it appears to be an issue with the geocode API parameter. See the following links for somewhat related discussions:

answered Oct 29 '12 at 03:03

RocketDonkey

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thanks for the contribution. I've yet to find a good workaround yet, so if you come up with anything please let me know. – Sam Merrick Oct 29 '12 at 03:54
@SamMerrick Will do - I know how frustrating it can be when the solution is totally out of your hands. – RocketDonkey Oct 29 '12 at 03:55

Twitter search API results not reflective of advanced search function

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