Boolean Search

Keyword alerts find everything. Boolean search finds buyers.

Most of your keyword feed is job listings, promotional posts, and noise. Boolean search lets you describe exactly the person you're looking for โ€” so only conversations worth entering reach your feed.

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One query across Reddit, LinkedIn, X, BlueskyCuts 70โ€“90% of raw keyword noiseFirst results in under 60 seconds
One dashboard. Every conversation that matters. No more hopping between platforms. Quality product & great founder ๐Ÿค
Sam Morris
Sam Morris
GTM, notte.io

The problem

A single keyword captures everything. Most of it is irrelevant.

Monitor "CRM" and your feed fills with job listings, vendor blog posts, certification guides, and conference mentions โ€” before a single buyer surfaces. Boolean queries let you define the intersection of terms that separates signal from noise.

Single keyword: "CRM"
  • We're hiring a CRM administrator โ€” apply now
  • 10 CRM trends to watch this year [VENDOR BLOG]
  • CRM certification exam prep โ€” free resources
  • Our CRM partnership with [COMPANY] is live
  • Anyone know a lightweight CRM for a 3-person SDR team?
  • CRM tutorial: setting up your pipeline in 10 minutes

1 signal buried in 6 results โ€” before AI scoring even runs.

Boolean query
CRM AND (alternatives OR switching OR recommendations) NOT (hiring OR tutorial OR certification)
  • Anyone know a lightweight CRM for a 3-person SDR team?
  • Fed up with Salesforce. Looking for something simpler.
  • Switched CRMs last quarter โ€” happy to share what we learned.

3 signals. Nothing else.

Query operators

Three operators. Infinite precision.

AND, OR, and NOT combine with parentheses to express any targeting logic you need. Quoted phrases are syntax, not an operator โ€” they pin a match to an exact word sequence.

ANDNarrow

All terms must appear. Use this to add required context.

Example

CRM AND "switching from"

Fewer results, higher signal

ORBroaden

At least one term must match. Use this to catch synonyms.

Example

Salesforce OR HubSpot OR Pipedrive

More results, wider coverage

NOTExclude

Term must not appear anywhere in the post. Use this to eliminate entire noise categories.

Example

CRM NOT (hiring OR tutorial)

Removes noise categories entirely

How it works

Build a query in five steps

Every listener in SnitchFeed has a query. Here is how to go from a blank field to a query that reliably surfaces the conversations you care about.

  1. 01

    Start with your primary keyword

    The single word or phrase most buyers use for your category: product name, the problem, or the category itself. This is your anchor โ€” everything else qualifies it.

  2. 02

    AND the context you need

    AND forces the post to include a buying signal alongside your keyword. Wrap multiple acceptable signals in parentheses using OR: CRM AND (switching OR alternatives OR recommendations). Up to 5 OR terms inside the group.

  3. 03

    NOT to remove noise โ€” group exclusions in parentheses

    Group all your exclusions after NOT: CRM AND (switching OR alternatives) NOT (hiring OR tutorial OR certification). One NOT group removes entire content categories at once.

  4. 04

    Use quoted phrases for exact matching

    Wrap multi-word terms in quotes to match them exactly: "project management" AND ("wish it had" OR "would love") NOT (job OR hiring). Unquoted terms match any case.

  5. 05

    Validate and save

    The editor checks syntax in real time and flags errors before you save. Once live, your query runs across Reddit, LinkedIn, X, and Bluesky simultaneously.

Use cases

Three queries teams run on day one

FOUNDER-LED SALES

Catch every tool-switching conversation

  • Every name buyers use for your category is covered in a single listener
  • Only posts where someone is actively deciding show up โ€” no passive mentions
  • Job posts, tutorials, and certifications are gone before they reach your feed

One query catches conversations you'd never think to monitor.

Query

CRM AND (alternatives OR switching OR recommendations) NOT (hiring OR tutorial OR certification)
COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE

Monitor competitors without the fan posts

  • You see frustrated customers, not fans or official announcements
  • Job listings, press releases, and career pages are automatically filtered out
  • What's left is real purchase intent: people actively looking to switch

Only genuine customer pain, no brand noise.

Query

Salesforce AND (expensive OR overpriced OR "too complex" OR alternatives) NOT (job OR careers OR official)
PRODUCT FEEDBACK

Collect feature requests across the category

  • Every way buyers describe your product area is captured automatically
  • Only posts with actual feedback signals come through โ€” no general chatter
  • Multiple intent clusters are combined into a single always-on listener

Organic product feedback across every platform, automatically.

Query

"project management" AND (feature OR "would love" OR "wish it had") NOT (job OR hiring OR tutorial)

Your first query runs in under 2 minutes.

Paste a boolean expression or build one in the visual editor. SnitchFeed validates it before it goes live.

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Side by side

Boolean search vs. single keyword monitoring

Factor
Single keyword
SnitchFeed booleanBetter
Noise in feed
High โ€” all keyword matches, including jobs, ads, tutorials
Low โ€” NOT terms eliminate entire noise categories
Synonym coverage
One phrase at a time โ€” set up separate listeners per variant
OR covers all synonyms in a single query
Context precision
Keyword alone, no required context
AND forces required context alongside the keyword
Phrase matching
Partial word matches allowed
Quoted phrases match exactly and case-sensitively
Query logic
Include / exclude chips only
Full AND / OR / NOT / () nesting
Platforms
Reddit, LinkedIn, X, Bluesky
Reddit, LinkedIn, X, Bluesky
What customers say

Loved by GTM teams

Don't take our word for it.

I love SnitchFeed. Can't recommend it enough.
Mehul Fanawala
Mehul Fanawala
Co-Founder, The Clueless Company
I really like what I achieved with SnitchFeed.
Brent Holloway
Brent Holloway
Co-founder, Mastiff Software
One dashboard. Every conversation that matters. No more hopping between platforms. Quality product & great founder ๐Ÿค
Sam Morris
Sam Morris
GTM, notte.io
Anyone reading this comment, I've used SnitchFeed and loved it!
Vikra Vardhan
Vikra Vardhan
Head of Content, NeatPrompts
Spent 5 minutes on SnitchFeed, dropped a comment โ†’ new user
Abhishek Chakravarty
Abhishek Chakravarty
Co-founder, Youform
Just started using SnitchFeed and I'm already loving it. Great Work!
Dev Sharma
Dev Sharma
Product Manager, growleads.io
I love SnitchFeed. Can't recommend it enough.
Mehul Fanawala
Mehul Fanawala
Co-Founder, The Clueless Company
I really like what I achieved with SnitchFeed.
Brent Holloway
Brent Holloway
Co-founder, Mastiff Software
One dashboard. Every conversation that matters. No more hopping between platforms. Quality product & great founder ๐Ÿค
Sam Morris
Sam Morris
GTM, notte.io
Anyone reading this comment, I've used SnitchFeed and loved it!
Vikra Vardhan
Vikra Vardhan
Head of Content, NeatPrompts
Spent 5 minutes on SnitchFeed, dropped a comment โ†’ new user
Abhishek Chakravarty
Abhishek Chakravarty
Co-founder, Youform
Just started using SnitchFeed and I'm already loving it. Great Work!
Dev Sharma
Dev Sharma
Product Manager, growleads.io
I legit booked 5 meetings with SnitchFeed this week. And it's only Monday...
Fedor Simic
Fedor Simic
Partnerships Manager, Databox
Does what it says on the tin. Quite streamlined.
John Petersson
John Petersson
Co-Founder, The Creative Database
Every day I open my laptop, SnitchFeed is the first thing I log into.
Zubin Ajmera
Zubin Ajmera
Co-Founder, Utkrusht.ai
Immediately found 5 perfect posts that I replied to on X & LinkedIn. Wasn't expecting that!
Ramsey Shaffer
Ramsey Shaffer
Co-Founder & CEO, Babbl Labs
The ability to use AI sentiment scoring and get insights on data is incredibly useful. Very hard to find at this price point!
Jenna Gensic
Jenna Gensic
Production Manager, Callisto Marketing
Super easy setup and UI. Actually delivers on what it promises to do.
Philip Wetterhorn
Philip Wetterhorn
Strategist & Creative, Wetterhorn Brand Strategy
I legit booked 5 meetings with SnitchFeed this week. And it's only Monday...
Fedor Simic
Fedor Simic
Partnerships Manager, Databox
Does what it says on the tin. Quite streamlined.
John Petersson
John Petersson
Co-Founder, The Creative Database
Every day I open my laptop, SnitchFeed is the first thing I log into.
Zubin Ajmera
Zubin Ajmera
Co-Founder, Utkrusht.ai
Immediately found 5 perfect posts that I replied to on X & LinkedIn. Wasn't expecting that!
Ramsey Shaffer
Ramsey Shaffer
Co-Founder & CEO, Babbl Labs
The ability to use AI sentiment scoring and get insights on data is incredibly useful. Very hard to find at this price point!
Jenna Gensic
Jenna Gensic
Production Manager, Callisto Marketing
Super easy setup and UI. Actually delivers on what it promises to do.
Philip Wetterhorn
Philip Wetterhorn
Strategist & Creative, Wetterhorn Brand Strategy

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