Category Archives: Twitter

That little application called Twitter thats taken the world by storm. Quick easy and damn addictive, twitters got the world at its feet.

Its the little surprises on twitter that make a big difference

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Its the little things that matter, the unexpected things that count and that last in your mind and this is some thing I wont forget in a hurry.  Having spoke to Susan Cooper from Buzz Edition on twitter on many occasions, some time had passed since we last had the opportunity to have a chat or help each other out.

Its the little surprises on twitter that make a big difference

However that doesn’t stop twitter working its magic and having seen a request tweeted from Susan (@buzzedition) to help her find an interview of an artist Lou D Philips, (@loudphilips). Heres what Susan said originally.

“Can anyone recall the interview done with @LouDPhillips that showcased his painting? Even Lou himself can’t find it and I want it!”
(http://twitter.com/BuzzEdition/status/22642508295)

What happened Next

I took a few seconds to do a quick search and see if I could find what she wanted and I think I found the wrong Lou D Phillips and I sent her the wrong interview.  That didn’t matter.  The thought was appreciated and it was to my complete surprise that I got tweet a few minutes later from Susan saying:

” #MeetSomeoneNew BTW this is one of the nicest guys you will ever meet on twitter … meet my dear friend —-> @justinparks ”
(http://twitter.com/BuzzEdition/status/22645968081)

That tweet went out to a staggering 64,000 people who follow Buzz Edition and its probably the nicest thing anyone has said to me on twitter.

The little things

This wasn’t expected or asked for and this, I guess, added to the significance of this small but important gesture for me. Its good to remember that its the little things that matter as they can mean big things when given freely.

Thanks Susan, you made my day!

Make your Twitter profile sidebar transparent

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Yep, you can make your twitter sidebar transparent with this handy little bit of script. Its fast and simple to do and can look pretty cool.



No big deal really but a nice touch that allows the more creative types out there to make the sidebar much more interesting with a well placed graphic or indeed to simply let more of the background show through.

Best you follow these steps in Firefox or Internet Explorer as Chrome doesn’t like it much!

I tested this out and here is how you can do it to:

Step One – Login to twitter and select “edit your profile” then select the “Design” section on to this link http://twitter.com/settings/design

Step Two – Grab the code below:

javascript:d=document;c=d.createElement('script');d.body.appendChild(c);c.src='http%3A%2F%2Fwww.justinparks.com%2Ftwitter%2Ftwitter-sidebar.js';void(0);

**Big thanks to João Pedro Carvalho Motta for the original code.

Step Three – Go to the address bar on your browser (where it says http://twitter.com/settings/design) and select the URL. Copy over it with the code from above. Just like this.Make your Twitter profile sidebar transparent

Now you  just need to hit Enter or line break or return (the big key that makes you take a new line) to make the change take effect.



Final Step – Hit the save button at the bottom of the Design page and your done!

Make your Twitter profile sidebar transparent


And you can see that the sidebar is now transparent if you go and view your own page profile. For example check: http://twitter.com/#!/justinparks

**Please make sure you check this with a background that is obviously see through as many people dont then they think it doesnt work!

Make your Twitter profile sidebar transparent

Now what if you want to change back to a normal sidebar with a coloured background. No probs. Just login into the design page again and select “Change Design Background” and hit save and your all sorted.

Nothing major, just thought you might like this little touch!

Twitter Lists, Linkedin and Retweets on Tweetdeck

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I have been waiting for this update to Tweetdeck since the announcement by Twitter of the changes to ReTweets and the development of the Twitter Lists. I wasn’t sure how it would be handled by Tweetdeck as it basically already allowed Groups and it seems like they have done a great job in working out a solution to this possible clash by allowing you to convert your current Tweedeck groups  into a twitter list or keeping it private in Tweetdeck itself.

The thing is, and in a surprisingly quiet move, Tweetdeck have also went one step further and integrated LinkedIn status updates to the software, something that the other desktop apps currently neglect or are developing.  Quite a shrewd move!

The New Tweetdeck Features list

Twitter Lists

Follow, create and manage both public and private Twitter Lists from within TweetDeck. Export your old TweetDeck Groups to Twitter Lists and add new columns to monitor your favourite Lists using a slick new interface.

LinkedIn

Add a configurable LinkedIn column to view updates from your network, send status updates & view profiles easily

Retweet

Perform both new-style and traditional retweets with ease. All retweets are now visible in your TweetDeck columns

Geolocation

Instantly locate your Twitter friends by showing an online map for those tweets that have been geo-tagged

And of course the video detailing the new updates and explaining how to set up all your new features.

Well, all these changes may be dramatic and a little confusing at first but it has solidified Tweetdeck for me as the software of choice for managing my accounts and staying up to speed on the latest information and my social networks. Its installed now so I’m clicking buttons and adding accounts, maybe you should be checking it out as well, you can download the new version on Tweetdeck.com. Have fun and speak to you soon!