Transform Meta Info
| Display Name | To Twitter Affiliation [Search Twitter] |
| Transform Name | alias.twitter.affiliation |
| Short Description | This transform will search Twitter for the alias |
| Data Source | Twitter |
| Owner | Paterva |
| Author | Anton van Aswegen (anton@pinkmatter.com) |
| Input | Alias |
| Output | AffiliationTwitter |
Description
Searches Twitter for Twitter accounts match an alias. The search looks for any Twitter account containing the alias (case insensitive), and can return multiple accounts.
Typical Use Case
Wikipedia URL --> Wikipedia Editors ==> Twitter Affiliations
Example
Starting with the URL for Maltego's Wikipedia page we can find the usernames of people who have edited it. From their Wikipedia aliases we can search for Twitter accounts containing their alias.