Twitter

Twitter is the web's most popular short messaging service. It basically enables users to broadcast a short (140 characters or less) message about themselves or what they are doing/thinking at a given point in time. These thoughts, ideas, observations, opinions, hello messages, random updates etc... are presented as a linear set of posts (similar in nature to Facebook's Friend Update feature, which mimics the success of Twitter and similar short messaging "status update" services.

Revenue

Twitter Mobile

Twitter Mobile also includes Mobile SMS but is (at least in North America) dwarfed in number of texts sent, by users of the mobile carriers' default, direct SMS text messaging services.

Advertising

• Ads on Twitter -- How Would Users React?: http://mashable.com/2009/09/11/ads-on-twitter/

12seconds.TV

• Commercials Come to Twitter Courtesy of 12seconds.tv: http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/commercials_come_to_twitter_courtesy_of_12se.php
• Skittles: Tweet the rainbow (or racial slurs): http://venturebeat.com/2009/03/01/skittles-tweet-the-rainbow-or-racial-slurs/

Selling Friends

Professional hustler turned CEO Jason Calacanis spelled it out on Twitter tonight. The new Twitter "suggested friends" feature (first blogged by Pete Cashmore) is a natural place to sell friend connections between users and companies wanting to communicate with them.

Services

Twitter Search

Twitter Search is slowly but surely becomign a thorn in Google's side by providing a superior stream of constantly updated, user-generated search results based on real-time Tweets by Twitter users.

• Twitter Search: http://search.twitter.com/
• Twitter Search to dive deeper, rank results: http://news.cnet.com/twitter-search-to-dive-deeper-rank-results/

Twitter API

Status Updates Timeline (as XML):

https://api.twitter.com/1/statuses/user_timeline/bcmoney.xml

Timeline (as JSON):

https://api.twitter.com/1/statuses/user_timeline/bcmoney.json

• TWITTER TWEETS (post only, using PHP + fsockopen): http://www.phpclasses.org/browse/package/4216.html

Authentication/Authorization

As of August 31st, 2010 basic authentication is no longer supported in Twitter's API web services for posting tweets and accessing private user timelines.

• Twitter API Auth documentation: https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/basics/authentication/overview/oauth (now OAuth only)
• Twitter OAuth Clients (list apps registered to your account): http://twitter.com/oauth_clients

Twitter Location

• Twitter Buys Mixer Labs to Boost Location Features: http://mashable.com/2009/12/23/breaking-twitter-buys-mixer-labs-to-boost-location-features/
• Why Twitter Wants to Know Where You Are: http://mashable.com/2010/01/23/local-trends-analysis/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+(Mashable)

EXAMPLES

* BC$ - Twitter API: http://bcmoney-mobiletv.com/widgets/twitter
* Tweetcall - Twitter by voice (from a mobile phone): https://www.tweetcall.com/
* Twitter Maps - Uses GeoIP to determine your location and plot nearby Twitterers on Google Maps: http://twittermap.com/maps
* TwitterVision - LIVE worldwide interactive map of (global) Twitter activity: http://twittervision.com/
* Flittr, picture your words (Flickr + Twitter): http://www.flittr.cc/
* TwitterThoughts: http://yvoschaap.com/twitterthoughts/
* Twitter Cloud: http://tweetcloud.com/
* Twitter Deck: http://www.tweetdeck.com/beta/
* TweetMixx: http://tweetmixx.mixx.com/
* TweetParade: http://isparade.jp/

Tools

• Twitter Feed (automatically send RSS updates to a twitter account): http://twitterfeed.com | EXAMPLE
• Twittermania: 140+ More Twitter Tools!: http://mashable.com/2008/05/24/14-more-twitter-tools/

Resources

• Twitter API Docs: https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs (listing of all the various APIs available)
• Twitter Cards: https://dev.twitter.com/docs/cards
• About Twitter (messaging/usage) limits: https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/twitter-limits
• uberVU php library: http://webdeveloper2.com/2009/06/ubervu-php-library/
• Twitter API and jQuery Showcase - Display your Followers or Friends: http://tympanus.net/codrops/2009/12/02/twitter-api-and-jquery-showcase-display-your-followers-or-friends/
• Using Twitter oAuth to post status updates on twitter: http://youngbobby.com/2011/05/19/using-twitter-oauth-to-post-status-updates-on-twitter/
• Twitter PHP signin: http://www.jaisenmathai.com/articles/twitter-php-sign-in.html
• TweetFeel - TWITTER Sentiment API: http://www.webservius.com/corp/docs/tweetfeel_sentiment.htm | EXAMPLE - Twitter tweet/status sentiment analysis
• Why is Twitter Only 140 Characters? the Truth: http://voices.yahoo.com/why-twitter-only-140-characters-truth-6380958.html

HashTags

• (Twitter) HashTag trend search: http://hashtags.org/mobileTV
• Twitter FAN wiki - Hashtags: http://twitter.pbworks.com/w/page/1779812/Hashtags
• Twitter hashtags for emergency coordination and disaster relief: http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2007/10/22/twitter-hashtags-for-emergency-coordination-and-disaster-relief/
• Movable Type - HashTag Plugin (automatically post blog posts to Twitter with backlink): http://www.composing-stick.net/projects/hashtag/
• Groups for Twitter; or A Proposal for Twitter Tag Channels (blog on the creation of #hashtags): http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2007/08/25/groups-for-twitter-or-a-proposal-for-twitter-tag-channels/

Tutorials

• Basic Twitter API - The Hello World of Status Updates oAuth with PHP (SINGLE account): http://140dev.com/twitter-api-programming-tutorials/hello-twitter-oauth-php/
• How to Authenticate Users With Twitter OAuth: http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/php/how-to-authenticate-users-with-twitter-oauth/
• Using the Twitter API – part I -- About the Twitter API, REST and OAuth: http://www.vibesphere.com/2010/11/using-the-twitter-api-part-i-about-the-twitter-api-rest-and-oauth/
• How to Tweet Automatically with a PHP-OAuth Twitter Bot (Nov.2010): http://davidxia.com/2010/11/11/how-to-tweet-automatically-with-a-php-oauth-twitter-bot/
• Diving into the Twitter API: http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/other/diving-into-the-twitter-api/
• Creating a Simple Twitter App using oAuth and PHP: http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/tutorials/twitter-app-oauth-php/
• Creating a Twitter OAuth Application: http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/php/creating-a-twitter-oauth-application/
• Twitter Integration for basic website using OAuth: http://www.sayopenweb.com/twitter-integration-using-oauth/
• Using the first PHP Library to fully support OAuth for Twitter's REST API: https://github.com/abraham/twitteroauth
• Twitter OAuth using PHP to make your own twitter web client: http://tekxplorer.blogspot.com/2010/08/twitter-oauth-using-php-to-make-your.html
• PHP OAuth Twitter: http://blog.evandavey.com/2010/02/how-to-php-oauth-twitter.html
• OAuth for PHP Twitter Apps, Part 1 (server-side status updater): http://blogs.sitepoint.com/oauth-for-php-twitter-apps-part-1/
• OAuth for PHP Twitter Apps, Part 2 (client-side to use server-side status updater): http://blogs.sitepoint.com/oauth-for-php-twitter-apps-part-2/
• Get Last Tweet Without OAuth Using PHP: http://www.ivankristianto.com/web-development/programming/get-last-tweet-without-oauth-using-php/1611/
• Make A “My Latest Tweet” Widget For Your Site With PHP or JQuery: http://webhole.net/2010/03/16/get-last-tweet-with-php-or-jquery/
• Update twitter via curl (no longer working): http://www.commandlinefu.com/commands/view/176/update-twitter-via-curl
• Creating a live Twitter status update with YQL and JavaScript: http://www.tutorialized.com/view/tutorial/Creating-a-live-Twitter-status-update-with-YQL-and-JavaScript/54838
• How to get your tweets displaying on your website using JavaScript, without using new Twitter 1.1 API: http://jasonmayes.com/projects/twitterApi/
• How-to Secure OAuth (for Twitter API v2) in JavaScript using YQL: http://derek.io/blog/2010/how-to-secure-oauth-in-javascript/
• JavaScript Interfaces for Twitter for Websites: https://dev.twitter.com/docs/tfw-javascript

External Links

• wikipedia: Twitter
• wikipedia: Twitter subtitling
• The Real History of Twitter, in Brief : https://www.lifewire.com/history-of-twitter-3288854
• The History of the Hashtag: https://techacute.com/the-history-of-the-hashtag/ (aka. the "octothorpe" character)
• Google Search vs Twitter vs Google Reader: http://morethan140.wordpress.com/2009/03/06/google-search-vs-twitter-vs-google-reader/
• TwitterThoughts: http://yvoschaap.com/twitterthoughts/
• (Tag) Cloud Based Twitter Search is Great for Searcher’s Block: http://mashable.com/2009/03/09/cloudli/
• At SXSW, attendees confront Twitter saturation: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10196526-2.html
• Nova Spivak - Can Twitter Survive What is About to Happen to It?: http://www.twine.com/item/123c9051b-g8/can-twitter-survive-what-is-about-to-happen-to-it
• Guy Kawasaki - Twitter Tips & Tricks: http://dondodge.typepad.com/the_next_big_thing/2009/03/twitter-tips-and-tricks-from-guy-kawasaki.html
• Style Your Twitter Tweets Without Plugins: http://www.junglejar.com/2008/11/08/style-twittertweets/
• The Fragile Flight of the Twitterlings: http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/apr2009/tc20090413_877116.htm
• Stop the Twitter train and let me off: http://www.toddrjordan.com/thebroadbrush/2009/04/stop-the-twitter-train-and-let-me-off/#
• Google searching Twitter? OneRiot does it already: http://venturebeat.com/2009/05/07/google-searching-twitter-oneriot-does-it-already/
• Twitter Proves Its Worth as a Killer App for Local Businesses: http://adage.com/digital/article?article_id=136662
• Why Ford is Winning on the Social Web: http://mashable.com/2009/05/18/ford-social-media/
• Confirmed - Twitter Acquires Summize Search Engine: http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/15/confirmed-twitter-acquires-summize-search-engine/
• It’s Time To Start Thinking Of Twitter As A Search Engine: http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/05/its-time-to-start-thinking-of-twitter-as-a-search-engine/
• Twitter goes down, but life goes on: http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/twitter-goes-down-life-goes/2009-08-07
• Report -- Nine Scientifically Proven Ways to Get Retweeted on Twitter: http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/dan-macsai/popwise/report-nine-scientifically-proven-ways-get-re-tweeted-twitter?partner=homepage_newsletter
• Is Twitter giving stock options to celebrities?: http://eliasbizannes.com/blog/2009/11/is-twitter-giving-stock-options-to-celebrities/
• Ashton Kutcher challenges CNN to Twitter popularity contest: http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/15/ashton.cnn.twitter.battle/index.html

( Director Commentary In The Age of Twitter: https://500ish.com/director-commentary-in-the-age-of-twitter-5fb5d7f7ca87

• Twitter’s Internal Strategy Laid Bare -- To Be “The Pulse Of The Planet”: http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/07/16/twitters-internal-strategy-laid-bare-to-be-the-pulse-of-the-planet/
• Twitter's big day? Here comes Oprah: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10222030-2.html
• Demographics -- LinkedIn 39, Facebook 33, Twitter 31, MySpace 26: http://www.penn-olson.com/2009/11/06/linkedin-39-facebook-33-twitter-31-myspace-26/
• Introducing ‘Sign-in with Twitter’, OAuth-Style “Connect”: http://hueniverse.com/2009/04/introducing-sign-in-with-twitter-oauth-style-connect/
• Build a PHP Twitter Widget: http://brenelz.com/blog/build-a-php-twitter-widget/
• The Twitter OAuth PHP Class Gets Even Better: http://kovshenin.com/archives/the-twitter-oauth-php-class-gets-even-better/

• Tweeting 101 - A Twitter Cheat Sheet: http://webworkerdaily.com/2010/04/07/tweeting-101-a-twitter-cheat-sheet/
• Scaling Twitter for 600 Requests per Second: http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2007/09/18/scaling-twitter-for-600-requests-per-second/
• Scaling Twitter - Making Twitter 10000 Percent Faster: http://highscalability.com/scaling-twitter-making-twitter-10000-percent-faster
• jQuery quickie - Unlimited Scroll using the Twitter API: http://www.marcofolio.net/webdesign/jquery_quickie_unlimited_scroll_using_the_twitter_api.html
• The Best Subtle Things About New Twitter: http://techcrunch.com/2010/09/14/new-twitter-tips/
• Mouse over renders Twitter.com useless for a spell: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/mouse-over-renders-twittercom-useless-for-a-spell/39424?tag=nl.e539
• A crash course in how to Tweet - This one's for you, George Michael: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/mar/20/crash-course-how-to-tweet
• 10 Most Extraordinary Twitter Updates: http://mashable.com/2009/04/10/extraordinary-twitter-updates/
• Update Twitter with AJAX-powered form: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2348752/update-twitter-with-ajax-powered-form
• Twitter Sucking the Internet Down the Drain?: http://stever.ca/internet/twitter-internet-down-drain/
• Making the most of hashtags: http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2007/12/23/making-the-most-of-hashtags/
• A brief tutorial on Twitter hashtags and Twemes: http://www.socializedpr.com/a-brief-tutorial-on-twitter-hashtags-and-twemes/
• Twitter as a tool for Relationship Marketing: http://www.socialglitz.com/twitter-as-a-tool-for-relationship-marketing/
• Twitter like UI – Expand URL using PHP and Jquery: http://hostingcouponz.com/twitter-like-ui-expand-url-using-php-and-jquery/
• An In-Depth Look at the 5% of Most Active Twitter Users: http://www.sysomos.com/insidetwitter/mostactiveusers/
• 10 Most Extraordinary Twitter Updates: http://mashable.com/2009/04/10/extraordinary-twitter-updates/
• JISC10 Conference Keynotes with Twitter Subtitles: http://www.rsc-ne-scotland.org.uk/mashe/2010/04/jisc10-conference-keynotes-with-twitter-subtitles/
• TIME's 140 Best Twitter Feeds: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/0,28757,2058946,00.html
• OAuthapocolypse: http://www.twitterizer.net/352/oauthapocolypse/
• Twitter viral marketing campaign by Morton's reached 9M+ viewers (infographic): http://gradybritton.com/wp-content/uploads/gb_mortons_info.png
• Twitter accused of 'tracking' users across the Web: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/twitter-accused-of-tracking-users-across-the-web/77368
• The Twitter API Problem: http://www.novaspivack.com/uncategorized/the-twitter-api-problem
• Changes coming in Version 1.1 of the Twitter API: https://dev.twitter.com/blog/changes-coming-to-twitter-api
• Twitter’s New Rules of the Road Mean Some Apps Are Roadkill: http://www.wired.com/business/2012/09/twitters-new-rules-of-the-road-means-some-apps-are-roadkill/
• Twits or Tweets: http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/11470/what-is-the-correct-name-for-posts-made-on-twitter
• 'New York Times' Bans the Word 'Tweet': http://www.theawl.com/2010/06/new-york-times-bans-the-word-tweet
• How to get more retweets on Twitter: http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/more-retweets-twitter-235305032.html
• Welcome to a world with 280-character tweets: https://money.cnn.com/2017/11/07/technology/twitter-280-character-limit/index.html
• Twitter just doubled the character limit for tweets to 280: https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/26/16363912/twitter-character-limit-increase-280-test
• Twitter’s doubling of character count from 140 to 280 had little impact on length of tweets: https://techcrunch.com/2018/10/30/twitters-doubling-of-character-count-from-140-to-280-had-little-impact-on-length-of-tweets/
• Twitter as a Corpus for Sentiment Analysis and Opinion Mining: http://lrec-conf.org/proceedings/lrec2010/pdf/385_Paper.pdf
• Twitter wants to become more like Facebook, and it's a terrible idea: http://www.vox.com/2015/7/29/9067419/twitter-facebook-jack-dorsey
• Twitter, It’s Time to End Your Anything-Goes Paradise: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/22/technology/twitter-end-anything-goes.html
• Sick of unwanted Twitter replies? New feature lets users limit who can reply to tweets: https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2020/08/11/twitters-new-feature-lets-users-limit-who-can-reply-tweets/3346444001/
• Twitter refused to remove child porn because it didn’t ‘violate policies’: lawsuit : https://nypost.com/2021/01/21/twitter-sued-for-allegedly-refusing-to-remove-child-porn/ (same week it banned POTUS for saying the people deserve a fair election and accusations of fraud should be investigated/litigated to uncover their "truthfulness" not a bunch of left-leaning Social Media companies, and that rights/freedoms matter around health/vaccinations)
• Fixing Twitter’s Broken Business Model: https://marker.medium.com/fixing-twitters-broken-business-model-73c8a675103b

See Also

OAuth | API | Web Service | IM