Im not entirely clear on how to reconstruct the query you are trying to
make. Can you share the full Search URL request you are making so we can
take a look.

Thanks,
@themattharris
Developer Advocate, Twitter
http://twitter.com/themattharris


On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 1:16 PM, Corey Ballou <ball...@gmail.com> wrote:

> While running some tests on the search API I noticed a potential issue
> with the search API's proximity handling when filtering by places. If
> I specify a radius of 5 miles with a search term of "keg" and the
> address of my office building, I would expect to retrieve a previous
> tweet of mine:
>
> Tweet in question:
> http://twitter.com/cballou/statuses/15770007518584832
>
> The status update in question was created with an associated place_id
> of my office, which properly maps to the right address.
>
> The place in question (Skookum, Charlotte, NC):
> https://search.twitter.com/search?q=place%3A5c9b53e1da87e502
>
> Theoretically, I should be able to search within a one mile radius
> with the address. In this case, the only way I'm able to retrieve my
> tweet is to bump the radius up to 10 miles.  I've tested this issue
> using both lat/lon coordinates with my application as well as using
> your advanced search (search.twitter.com/advanced) with the full
> address.
>
> Am I missing something here? Are you associating places to the overall
> city and not the exact lat/lon marker of an address? When I view the
> place directly, the marker placement is indicative of having the
> proper lat/lon coordinates.
>
> Let me know if you need any clarification or additional details.
>
> Regards,
> Corey
>
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