dizzysoft softwareGet RSS Feeds from Twitter Search
A few weeks ago, Twitter removed the RSS/Atom feeds from their search pages. Annoying.
That doesn’t mean you can get the RSS feeds any longer- it’s just a little more manual.
Does FeedTwit Support Terrorism?
I recently read a couple articles about this Twitter app that the Taliban, and presumably other organizations, are using to support their terrorist agendas. Apparently this app allows people to bypass the publicly facing Twitter content and send content over the more private DM system. In turn these terrorists get their DMs sent to them by text message to the front lines in rural Afghanistan.
Horrible!
Unfortunately the app in question is one I wrote and continue to manage- FeedTwit.
How to get RSS feeds from the new Delicious
The new delicious is finally up. Not all that much different but I am excited because I use it every day.
One of the features I use every day is the RSS. When I heard delicious had enabled RSS feeds today, I went to the site right-away to set them up. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find them anywhere.
After going through my archives I have been able to reconstruct them. Here’s the format they are currently using:
http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/username/tag
http://www.delicious.com/v2/rss/username/tag
username – your delicious username, without the brackets
Twitter Steals Ideas From Independent Developers
The other day Twitter killed my Twitter app.
This isn’t a post written by someone who is bitter and angry. It is from someone who loves Twitter and really enjoys developing with the Twitter API. As a Twitter fan-boy I also want to see Twitter continue to grow and advance. The problem is that I have notice a trend- Twitter taking ideas from independent developers and integrating them into their own service, rendering our apps obsolete.
Why is FeedTwit Offering Groupon Deals?
Recently FeedTwit, my Twitter app that sends users Twitter RSS feeds by direct messages has started offering Groupon deals to my users. Why?
- Groupon offers great deals in many cities throughout the United States and Canada. These deals can save you anywhere from 50% to 90% off the regular price.
- Groupon is a fun way to explore your own town. Groupon deals range from restaurants to services to local events.
The Newly Redesigned FeedTwit
Thanks to all my loyal users- and pressure from Twitter to update the program before the oauth-apocalypse on August 16th- I have completely rewritten FeedTwit and made some improvements along the way.
The first thing you will notice is a site redesign. Thanks to Brazilian web developer Rafael Cavalcante site has a great new look and mascot. I have enjoyed working with him in this project and am sure he could help you with any web development you might need, as well.
4 SEO Improvements to your Twitter Account
Here are a few simple things you can do with your Twitter account to help your website’s SEO:
- Tweet with Keywords. If there is only one thing you do, be sure to use keywords in your Tweet. This way, in the least, your tweet might appear in personalized results at the bottom of search engine requests for that keyword. If someone trusts your opinion enough to follow you, they might take your suggestion when you mention a what they are looking for in a tweet. Now, I am not suggesting you send a tweet with just keywords- please don’t spam! Nor should keywords be unnaturally squeezed into every tweet. Just find something productive to say that happens to include your keywords.
Twitter Overthrows its First Government
News is coming out of Kyrgyzstan today of a revolt. This is the first successful revolt that used Twitter. Apparently the Kyrgyzstan opposition leader’s Twitter account has been reporting the news to her followers as well as international press (hence a couple English tweets). An NPR reporter has created a Twitter list of people in Kyrgyzstan (translated) who are also talking about the events.
Although Twitter has been used in previous civil unrest- from the Iranian protests to dissent in Georgia (which, rumors say, lead to Russians attempting to shut down Twitter’s service)- this is Twitters first successful revolution.
How Twitter Filled-Out My Basketball Brackets
Last year I used Google to fill out my basketball brackets. It didn’t do too well. This year I decided to use Twitter to fill out my March Madness brackets.
Disclosure: although I am just getting to this post now, I did the research on Monday- honest.
As a proud Jayhawk, I was glad to see Twitter pick Kansas to win the entire tournament. In fact, it predicted that all the #1 seeds would make it to the Final Four.
In addition to the Final Four, Twitter also chose these teams to be part of the Elite Eight:
Save Time in Social Media
The other week I heard Corey Creed present at SEMCLT about time management and efficiency improvement. It was a great presentation with a lot of practical tips. Before hearing Corey speak, I never thought of my Twitter App as a time-saving tool.
One of the key ideas Corey presented was the difference between “processing” and “working.” Processing is administrative tasks like checking your email and monitoring your social networks. While that is related to work, and can be a lot of work, it isn’t really work. In fact, it can keep you from getting to work while giving you the illusion that you are really working.