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Twitter and Mahalo have a long history together, Mahalo founder Jason Calacanis was consistently one of the most followed Twitter users up until Twitter became a mainstream website.
Mahalo has permission to import questions found on the public Twitter timeline. This page will explain how it is done.
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TwitterSearch Importing
Mahalo has designed a utility for Mahaloians to Import questions asked on the social website Twitter. Once an imported Twitter question is answered by Mahalo, the Twitter user is sent a "tweet" from Mahalo with a link to their answered question. Twitter users can then log in to Mahalo and choose which answer deserves to win best answer. -
The TwitterSearch Tool
In order to have access to the Mahalo TwitterSearch Tool, you must be a Green Belt in the Mahalo community.
First you will see the search bar, in the first image to your left you will see the term "History" is being searched. "-http" will ensure your search results will not include posts with links and the question mark will include results with a question mark. Your search term should always be inside the quotes especially if there are multiple words.
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Import TwitterSearch Results
After the search results load you will find a list of 100 of the latest Tweets relevant to your search. As you read through the list, expect only a small percentage to be usable on Mahalo if any at all. You are essentially digging through Twitter for question gems.
To Import
1. Click the check box next to the question you want to import.
2. Fix any spelling and grammar errors, delete any extra punctuation added in the tweet and use Mahalo inlinking on linkable terms.
3. Select a Mahalo Topic Page to connect the page too (optional) and select the category.
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Questions You Must Avoid
Must Avoid
1. Any question that begins with @username, these are generally one-on-one conversations and are not ideal for Mahalo.
2. You must any and all questions that are appear to time sensitive and written not for international eyes. For example: "Does Anybody want to go to the baseball game?"
3. Do not import any questions that appear to be sarcastic and rhetorical questions, they are generally not intended to be answered. These are not idea for the Mahalo community, use your best judgment and be advised that Mahalo moderators will remove any imported questions they feel do not belong.
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Mahalo Answers for Mahalo Twitter
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What's the status of twitter? It's days after the attack and I still can't post or use apps. 1 AnswerYou might have problems posting on site if you use Mozilla Firefox 3.5  "Some users are unable to update on the web using Firefox 3.5. Other actions li... read more -
Are any of you having problems with Twittersearch? 2 AnswersTwittersearch gets glitchy when the site has too much traffic at the time. When it does not work I go away from the site for a few minutes then go back, and it ... read more -
Can you sign into Mahalo through a Twitter account? 1 AnswerYou can iff you had an account created through a question that was submitted via Twitter. When you claim your account by going through the account claim process... read more -
Has Mahalo become the search engine or answer engine for Twitter? 4 AnswersNo, I really don't think it's there yet. There are other services, and more significantly, Mashable hasn't really talked about Mahalo Answer's Twitter function... read more
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Mahalo Twitter Links Powered by Google
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is mahalo to twitter, what the internet oracle was/is to usenet?
is mahalo to twitter, what the internet oracle was/is to usenet?mahalo.com -
Jason Calacanis (JasonCalacanis) on Twitter
I'm a cereal entrepreneur: Founder of Weblogs, Inc., TechCrunch50, Silicon Alley Reporter, Engadget & Mahalo.comtwitter.com -
Mahalo adds Twitter support to Answers service
Jason Calacanis' Mahalo has added Twitter support to its question and answer service Mahalo Answers. The new feature allows anyone to ask a question of the service by sending the q...inquisitr.com
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On Twitter Powered by Twitter
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Mahalo, that's so kind of you to say! RT @geewhy: @worldwideed did you engage with @fslanai? They do Twitter right! http://pulp.ly/7z
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@Hnygirl2000 Mahalo for Our Twitter Tuesday RT - Wishing you a Wonderful Tuesday! : )
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How can I find another persons question when they ask via twitter without having to go through mahalo.com and searching? Link? @answers
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Good Morning, Tweeps! Been Twitter MIA b/c my phone died. =P Mahalo for all the #FF shouts! Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving weekend!
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RT @TeamTaylorLautz: @LHCCMATT If you like Taylor Lautner follow his official fan twitter page right here!! <Mahalo for the invite!>
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On top of that if you import questions that relate to your managed pages they will appear on your pages in the "questions about" section and give other folks on Mahalo and Mahalo Answers an opportunity to check out your managed pages by inlinking the questions before they come in!