This document provides an overview of query writing in Brandwatch, including: - Queries are specialized searches that use Boolean operators to link keywords and return relevant mentions from across the web. - Common Boolean operators like AND, OR, and NOT are used to combine keywords in queries to find the most meaningful results. - Other useful operators include NEAR/x to find keywords within a specified number of words, raw: to search terms exactly as written, and hashtags: to search hashtag terms. - Queries are always running in the background in Brandwatch to bring in new data as it is posted online.