Comments on: How and Why I Added Daily “Microposts from Twitter” Posts http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2008/02/how-and-why-i-added-daily-microposts-from-twitter-digest-posts/ I'm a storyteller. I find cool new things, use them to make my life better, and teach others to do the same. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:13:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Advanced Twitter Fu: Become a Master at Josh Bancroft’s TinyScreenfuls.com http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2008/02/how-and-why-i-added-daily-microposts-from-twitter-digest-posts/#comment-67662 Advanced Twitter Fu: Become a Master at Josh Bancroft’s TinyScreenfuls.com Wed, 14 May 2008 05:49:38 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2008/02/how-and-why-i-added-daily-microposts-from-twitter-digest-posts/#comment-67662 [...] (as I call them) on your blog, from a simple javascript badge to more complicated integrations (like the way I do it on my blog, which I explain “how and why” in this post). You can make this as simple or as complex as you want. Go nuts. But do [...] [...] (as I call them) on your blog, from a simple javascript badge to more complicated integrations (like the way I do it on my blog, which I explain “how and why” in this post). You can make this as simple or as complex as you want. Go nuts. But do [...]

]]> By: Dave Stewart http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2008/02/how-and-why-i-added-daily-microposts-from-twitter-digest-posts/#comment-63578 Dave Stewart Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:42:32 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2008/02/how-and-why-i-added-daily-microposts-from-twitter-digest-posts/#comment-63578 A good solution, Josh! Unfortunately, as a Livejournal subscriber, I'm considered to be too low-tech to put together anything like what you have implemented. Even using Google Analytics is considered too risky - depends on embedded JavaScript which is disallowed. One of the things that Twitter has provided me is a clearer indication of who cares about what I write, which is missing from my blog. A good solution, Josh!

Unfortunately, as a Livejournal subscriber, I’m considered to be too low-tech to put together anything like what you have implemented. Even using Google Analytics is considered too risky - depends on embedded JavaScript which is disallowed.

One of the things that Twitter has provided me is a clearer indication of who cares about what I write, which is missing from my blog.

]]> By: Netninja » Blog Archive » Interesting Twitter updates followed by a rant http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2008/02/how-and-why-i-added-daily-microposts-from-twitter-digest-posts/#comment-60471 Netninja » Blog Archive » Interesting Twitter updates followed by a rant Mon, 17 Mar 2008 02:59:04 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2008/02/how-and-why-i-added-daily-microposts-from-twitter-digest-posts/#comment-60471 [...] the very least, if you continue to insist on including Twitter posts in the blog, please consider doing what Josh did–leaving those particular posts out of the Wordpress RSS feed–or what Feedle [...] [...] the very least, if you continue to insist on including Twitter posts in the blog, please consider doing what Josh did–leaving those particular posts out of the Wordpress RSS feed–or what Feedle [...]

]]> By: Intel® Software Network Blogs » What do you consider to be a “REAL” blog post? http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2008/02/how-and-why-i-added-daily-microposts-from-twitter-digest-posts/#comment-56530 Intel® Software Network Blogs » What do you consider to be a “REAL” blog post? Wed, 27 Feb 2008 02:12:30 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2008/02/how-and-why-i-added-daily-microposts-from-twitter-digest-posts/#comment-56530 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] that. Heck, most of my blog posts on TinyScreenfuls.com are like that, simply because I've been using Twitter as a low-pass noise filter for my blogging, so "smaller" stuff goes out via Twitter. But together we came up with some examples of shorter, [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> Kramer auto Pingback[...] that. Heck, most of my blog posts on TinyScreenfuls.com are like that, simply because I’ve been using Twitter as a low-pass noise filter for my blogging, so “smaller” stuff goes out via Twitter. But together we came up with some examples of shorter, [...]

]]> By: Josh Bancroft http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2008/02/how-and-why-i-added-daily-microposts-from-twitter-digest-posts/#comment-56016 Josh Bancroft Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:57:40 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2008/02/how-and-why-i-added-daily-microposts-from-twitter-digest-posts/#comment-56016 Looks like Dave Winer has noticed the same problem (less frequent blogging due to Twitter): http://www.scripting.com/stories/2008/02/21/whereDidDaveGo.html#p1 Dave, feel free to steal my ideas, as they weren't originally mine in the first place. ;-) Looks like Dave Winer has noticed the same problem (less frequent blogging due to Twitter):

http://www.scripting.com/stories/2008/02/21/whereDidDaveGo.html#p1

Dave, feel free to steal my ideas, as they weren’t originally mine in the first place. ;-)

]]> By: Josh Bancroft http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2008/02/how-and-why-i-added-daily-microposts-from-twitter-digest-posts/#comment-56014 Josh Bancroft Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:15:52 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2008/02/how-and-why-i-added-daily-microposts-from-twitter-digest-posts/#comment-56014 @ThomasHan you're very welcome! :-) @Brent I remember your cool little Twitter logo bullets. I might just do that. :-) And the GMT thing is bugging me, but there's got to be a way to change/hack that in the source. I'll have a poke around (and yes, it would be better to get a fix or a workaround that doesn't involve hacking the source file). @ThomasHan you’re very welcome! :-)

@Brent I remember your cool little Twitter logo bullets. I might just do that. :-)

And the GMT thing is bugging me, but there’s got to be a way to change/hack that in the source. I’ll have a poke around (and yes, it would be better to get a fix or a workaround that doesn’t involve hacking the source file).

]]> By: Aaron B. Hockley http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2008/02/how-and-why-i-added-daily-microposts-from-twitter-digest-posts/#comment-56009 Aaron B. Hockley Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:59:04 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2008/02/how-and-why-i-added-daily-microposts-from-twitter-digest-posts/#comment-56009 Thanks for setting it up this way. I find the "daily digest" Tweet posts to be quite annoying for the folks I follow. Thanks for setting it up this way. I find the “daily digest” Tweet posts to be quite annoying for the folks I follow.

]]> By: Brent Logan http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2008/02/how-and-why-i-added-daily-microposts-from-twitter-digest-posts/#comment-56008 Brent Logan Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:57:44 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2008/02/how-and-why-i-added-daily-microposts-from-twitter-digest-posts/#comment-56008 Josh, I used to use summary posts, too. I even documented a cool way to format the <a href="http://blogan.net/blog/2007/10/16/twitter-updates-with-custom-bullets/" rel="nofollow">bullets with the Twitter logo</a>. I stopped using the summaries for a couple of reasons: 1. Twitter Tools bases the daily update on GMT, not local time. Very frustrating. 2. I also didn't want to be redundant, too. Didn't think of excluding the summaries from the feed. Good idea. Might just have to restart them. Thanks! Josh, I used to use summary posts, too. I even documented a cool way to format the bullets with the Twitter logo. I stopped using the summaries for a couple of reasons:

1. Twitter Tools bases the daily update on GMT, not local time. Very frustrating.
2. I also didn’t want to be redundant, too. Didn’t think of excluding the summaries from the feed. Good idea.

Might just have to restart them. Thanks!

]]> By: Thomas Han http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2008/02/how-and-why-i-added-daily-microposts-from-twitter-digest-posts/#comment-56007 Thomas Han Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:54:42 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2008/02/how-and-why-i-added-daily-microposts-from-twitter-digest-posts/#comment-56007 Hey Josh, Thanks for being such a gentleman and exclude your Twitter daily digest from this feed. I like :-) It is a problem when I follow people and subscribe to their feed. Hmmm... I've always wanted Google Reader to have some kind of exclude-filter so I can exclude posts with "Tweets for Today" subject :-) Hey Josh,

Thanks for being such a gentleman and exclude your Twitter daily digest from this feed. I like :-)

It is a problem when I follow people and subscribe to their feed. Hmmm… I’ve always wanted Google Reader to have some kind of exclude-filter so I can exclude posts with “Tweets for Today” subject :-)

]]> By: Josh Bancroft http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2008/02/how-and-why-i-added-daily-microposts-from-twitter-digest-posts/#comment-56005 Josh Bancroft Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:30:30 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2008/02/how-and-why-i-added-daily-microposts-from-twitter-digest-posts/#comment-56005 I've got another little layer of magic added on top that I didn't write about, and that's how nice it is to use Feedburner for my feeds. I was able to completely change the feed URL that I want people to get (to the one that excludes the microposts category) by simply changing the "source" feed in FeedBurner. No having to tell people to update their subscriptions, or having people subscribed to the wrong feed, etc. And since the few people that do subscribe via email (since I don't promote that feature very much - I need to change that!) subscribe via Feedburner's mail service, they don't see the micropost clutter, either. I love it when <strike>a plan</strike> web tools come together! ;-) I’ve got another little layer of magic added on top that I didn’t write about, and that’s how nice it is to use Feedburner for my feeds. I was able to completely change the feed URL that I want people to get (to the one that excludes the microposts category) by simply changing the “source” feed in FeedBurner. No having to tell people to update their subscriptions, or having people subscribed to the wrong feed, etc.

And since the few people that do subscribe via email (since I don’t promote that feature very much - I need to change that!) subscribe via Feedburner’s mail service, they don’t see the micropost clutter, either.

I love it when a plan web tools come together! ;-)

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