Twittering TAM 9

Dicon · 27th June 2011, 02:51 PM

Despite my best efforts to ruin everything for everyone, it appears that TAM 9 is actually going to happen. Therefore, it is time for my annual post about how to use Twitter to keep up with everything that is happening outside of the conference itself.

Allow me to clarify that last point: Everything contained within this post is about tracking the after-hour (or before-hour, I guess) social activities at TAM 9. This has absolutely nothing to do with any other Twitter feeds that might be broadcasting details what the speakers are saying. In fact, if any of that kind of chatter starts to spill over to this list, I'll send Scrut to have a talk with you.

The system we have been using for the past few years makes use of the GroupTweet service. What this does is essentially create a private group within Twitter that we can post to, and those tweets are only seen by the people who follow this account. This keeps your TAM-related tweets restricted to this group; none of your other followers will see your tweets (unless, of course, they're also following this account).

The process is very simple:

1. Follow TAMInfo on Twitter. I have a service running that will automatically follow you back, though it can take a few hours to happen. If your account is protected, please make sure to allow TAMInfo when you see it.

2. If you have something to send to the group, you do so with a direct message. For example:

d taminfo We're all meeting in the Del Mar in 10 minutes.

3. Within a couple minutes GroupTweet will rebroadcast this and everyone who follows TAMInfo will see it.

That's it! No #hashtags are required. Just follow those simple steps and it will work fine for you.

Right now I have the GroupTweet function turned OFF so as to keep the list clean. I'll turn it on the weekend before TAM starts and will keep it going for a few days after it all wraps up.

Allecher · 27th June 2011, 03:00 PM

This is very cool! It worked great last year, but I don't remember - do the messages show in tweet deck on the home screen or the direct messages screen?

The Central Scrutinizer · 27th June 2011, 03:26 PM

Here's an example of how to use it:

d taminfo Rebecca just passed out at the bar and threw up all over herself. Everyone come look before she wakes up!!! LULZ!!

krelnik · 27th June 2011, 03:46 PM

Allender: The messages show in the main timeline in your Twitter client, not as direct messages.

Everyone: keep in mind that this is for messages that people can ACT ON, like the Del Mar example above. Going somewhere. Meeting someplace. Doing something.

Regular twitter stuff, like "I like that analogy that Shermer just made about parapsychology" should just be sent in the normal way. Don't forget to hashtag them #TAM9!

Here are two excellent examples of how to use it from last year:

via @Ziggy66: anyone like to share a cab to the airport at 4:00 AM?
via @Austinopterix: Want a skepchick party pin? I'm in Del Mar and have one to give.

Here are a couple that (IMHO) are not so great:

via @davidebrown: Julia is the greatest moderator EVER
via @Malfeitor: "Hellooooo!"

No offense to davidebrown or Malfeitor, but that kind of stuff is fine for your own feed but doesn't belong on TAMInfo (IMHO). Additional apologies if you were just testing at the time, sorry to single you out.

The Central Scrutinizer · 27th June 2011, 03:57 PM

Originally Posted by krelnik

Here are a couple that (IMHO) are not so great:

via @davidebrown: Julia is the greatest moderator EVER
via @Malfeitor: "Hellooooo!"

No offense to davidebrown or Malfeitor, but that kind of stuff is fine for your own feed but doesn't belong on TAMInfo (IMHO). Additional apologies if you were just testing at the time, sorry to single you out.

But she is the greatest moderator ever!

Dicon · 27th June 2011, 05:50 PM

I should probably use CoTweet to schedule a tweet that fires off every 10 minutes saying "There are people in the bar."

zooterkin · 27th June 2011, 11:37 PM

Originally Posted by Dicon

I should probably use CoTweet to schedule a tweet that fires off every 10 minutes saying "There are people in the bar."

Unbelievable though it may seem, there are certain times of the day when that isn't true.

Ziggy66 · 28th June 2011, 03:23 AM

Its probably too late to get this info in the registration packets, but perhaps the JREF could send it in an email to all TAM registrants? The more people there are using this service, the better it works, and I think were at the point where a majority of TAM attendees don't read the forum.

Wowbagger · 28th June 2011, 05:40 AM

<tweet geek>
Ahem, it's "Tweeting TAM 9", not "Twittering", okay?!

"Tweet" is the verb. "Twitter" is the noun. Got it?!

</tweet geek>

Fitter · 28th June 2011, 07:20 AM

Originally Posted by Wowbagger

<tweet geek>
Ahem, it's "Tweeting TAM 9", not "Twittering", okay?!

"Tweet" is the verb. "Twitter" is the noun. Got it?!

</tweet geek>

You should twitter that so everyone knows

krelnik · 28th June 2011, 07:21 AM

Ziggy: I will be blogging at SWIFT as part of my Research Fellow position, and I wlll be sure to mention this there and on Twitter and elsewhere. We'll definitely get the word out.

The Central Scrutinizer · 28th June 2011, 07:23 AM

Originally Posted by krelnik

Ziggy: I will be blogging at SWIFT as part of my Research Fellow position, and I wlll be sure to mention this there and on Twitter and elsewhere. We'll definitely get the word out.

Don't use #TAMinfo.

Dicon · 28th June 2011, 09:12 AM

Originally Posted by Wowbagger

<tweet geek>
Ahem, it's "Tweeting TAM 9", not "Twittering", okay?!

"Tweet" is the verb. "Twitter" is the noun. Got it?!

</tweet geek>

It's fun to verb nouns.

Horatius · 28th June 2011, 09:59 AM

Originally Posted by Dicon

It's fun to verb nouns.

You should put that on the Tweet.

The Central Scrutinizer · 28th June 2011, 10:04 AM

Originally Posted by Dicon

It's fun to verb nouns.

It's also fun to adverbs.

The Central Scrutinizer · 28th June 2011, 10:06 AM

Originally Posted by Horatius

You should put that on the Tweet.

Or the Google.

Wowbagger · 28th June 2011, 10:11 AM

Originally Posted by Dicon

It's fun to verb nouns.

Damn! You cited a Classic Calvin & Hobbes argument! Aaaargh!
I honestly can't compete with that.

... Okay you win this battle, Dicon, but you haven't won the war!

Dicon · 28th June 2011, 02:00 PM

Originally Posted by Wowbagger

Damn! You cited a Classic Calvin & Hobbes argument! Aaaargh!
I honestly can't compete with that.

... Okay you win this battle, Dicon, but you haven't won the war!

So you agree that I weirded the thread?

Paul C. Anagnostopoulos · 28th June 2011, 02:34 PM

Originally Posted by Dicon

It's fun to verb nouns.

I believe the correct statement is:

It is fun to verbify nouns that are not otherwise verbiferated.

~~ Paul

Paul C. Anagnostopoulos · 28th June 2011, 02:35 PM

I just got an iPhone (my first Apple appliance). What is the right way to set this up on the iPhone?

~~ Paul

Wowbagger · 28th June 2011, 04:40 PM

Originally Posted by Dicon

So you agree that I weirded the thread?

I think we both did, but for different reasons.

Originally Posted by Paul C. Anagnostopoulos

I just got an iPhone (my first Apple appliance). What is the right way to set this up on the iPhone?

Get an Android.

AdMan · 28th June 2011, 06:12 PM

Originally Posted by Paul C. Anagnostopoulos

I just got an iPhone (my first Apple appliance). What is the right way to set this up on the iPhone?

~~ Paul

Go to the App Store and search for "Twitter"--there are a number of apps for it. I just use the regular Twitter app, which is free and works fine. Once installed you just sign in with your username and password (assuming you've already signed up for Twitter. If you haven't, I think it will let you set up an account as well). It's pretty easy to use after that.

zooterkin · 28th June 2011, 11:18 PM

I use Tweetdeck, which runs on many platforms, and which I notice has now been acquired by Twitter.

AdMan · 29th June 2011, 07:10 AM

Originally Posted by zooterkin

I use Tweetdeck, which runs on many platforms, and which I notice has now been acquired by Twitter.

I may give Tweetdeck a try. Anyway, here's the page for the "official" iPhone Twitter app (you can also get it from the App store, as mentioned above):

http://twitter.com/download/iphone

Wowbagger · 29th June 2011, 08:05 AM

I am currently using the Official Twitter app. on my Android.

I have found that some third party apps. (including "Peep" which came with the phone) tend to break more often than the Official one: On occasion, the log in won't work, or when it does, it can't find new Tweets.
I Have not had any significant issues with the Official app., though.

Phlebas · 29th June 2011, 08:19 AM

Can we set up a twitter account where we can go grouse about things that go wrong?

Disraeli Ears · 29th June 2011, 10:47 AM

I've had my iPhone for about 2 months and have only ever used the official Twitter app. I haven't encountered any problems.

Armins Frozen Peas · 29th June 2011, 11:06 AM

Originally Posted by Wowbagger

I am currently using the Official Twitter app. on my Android.

I have found that some third party apps. (including "Peep" which came with the phone) tend to break more often than the Official one: On occasion, the log in won't work, or when it does, it can't find new Tweets.
I Have not had any significant issues with the Official app., though.

Peep was fine, but Twitter have apparently changed something with their security which means it, and a few other 3rd party apps, no longer work.

Does the official app push new updates to the notification bar? I liked that about Peep.

gerdbonk · 29th June 2011, 05:22 PM

I'm following TAMInfo now, but apparently nothing is happening. Not "Randi shopping for little travel toothpaste". Not "DJ booked a dog-sitter, finally!" Not "Did anyone remember to ask Hrab to submit his jokes for review by Hal?"

Is there anybody out there?

AdMan · 29th June 2011, 05:28 PM

Originally Posted by gerdbonk

I'm following TAMInfo now, but apparently nothing is happening. Not "Randi shopping for little travel toothpaste". Not "DJ booked a dog-sitter, finally!" Not "Did anyone remember to ask Hrab to submit his jokes for review by Hal?"

Is there anybody out there?

The GroupTweet function hasn't been turned on yet so there's nothing going on.

Are you following @jref?

gerdbonk · 29th June 2011, 06:28 PM

Originally Posted by AdMan

The GroupTweet function hasn't been turned on yet so there's nothing going on.

Are you following @jref?

Yes, I get the @jref stuff. I'm just waiting for TAM's version of "Be Our Guest".

zooterkin · 29th June 2011, 10:40 PM

There's also the #TAM9 hashtag, which is getting busier as we get closer to the start.

krelnik · 30th June 2011, 06:02 AM

Originally Posted by mr. ottle

Can we set up a twitter account where we can go grouse about things that go wrong?

Yes, that's called "every Twitter account."

Wowbagger · 30th June 2011, 07:36 AM

Originally Posted by Armins Frozen Peas

Does the official app push new updates to the notification bar? I liked that about Peep.

Yes. When using the app (not merely the widget), click your phone's Menu button, then click Settings. You will see settings for the notification bar in there.

Paul C. Anagnostopoulos · 30th June 2011, 02:32 PM

Slightly off topic: Why am I following about ten idiots that I swear I did not follow explictly? Did I click some links that auto-followed them?

~~ Paul

AdMan · 30th June 2011, 08:55 PM

Originally Posted by Paul C. Anagnostopoulos

Slightly off topic: Why am I following about ten idiots that I swear I did not follow explictly? Did I click some links that auto-followed them?

~~ Paul

Hmm. That shouldn't happen. Post their names here and we'll figure it out.

Ruth E · 30th June 2011, 09:36 PM

On a slightly off-topic topic, is there a list of twitter names of attendees somewhere? Or has someone set up a TAM9 attendee twitter list that we can follow?

zooterkin · 30th June 2011, 11:17 PM

Originally Posted by Ruth E

On a slightly off-topic topic, is there a list of twitter names of attendees somewhere? Or has someone set up a TAM9 attendee twitter list that we can follow?

Ooh, do we need a table?

Forum Name	Twitter name
zooterkin	zooterkin

spruce22 · 30th June 2011, 11:47 PM

This sounds like a useful service, but what about for those of us who don't take part in the Twitters? Will there be some kind of carrier pigeon backup plan? If not, could we have somebody "think" the tweets out to those of us with psychic abilities?

Wowbagger · 30th June 2011, 11:52 PM

Forum Name	Twitter name
zooterkin	zooterkin
Wowbagger	MitchLampert

Originally Posted by spruce22

This sounds like a useful service, what about for those of us who don't take part in the Twitters? Will there be some kind of carrier pigeon backup plan? If not, could we have somebody "think" the tweets out to those of us with psychic abilities?

The backup plan is to hang around with other attendees, with at least one of them owning a device that can read the feed, at any given time.

That's what I had to resort to doing, last year, since my Smart Phone was shipped out too late for me to get it in time for TAM8. You know, it wasn't really that bad.

This year, of course, I'll be one of the ones with one of them Smart Phones.

ETA: I will also be bringing along a Tablet PC, though I might not bring it everywhere.

27th June 2011, 02:51 PM	#1
Dicon is not a radish Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 3,142	Twittering TAM 9 Despite my best efforts to ruin everything for everyone, it appears that TAM 9 is actually going to happen. Therefore, it is time for my annual post about how to use Twitter to keep up with everything that is happening outside of the conference itself. Allow me to clarify that last point: Everything contained within this post is about tracking the after-hour (or before-hour, I guess) social activities at TAM 9. This has absolutely nothing to do with any other Twitter feeds that might be broadcasting details what the speakers are saying. In fact, if any of that kind of chatter starts to spill over to this list, I'll send Scrut to have a talk with you. The system we have been using for the past few years makes use of the GroupTweet service. What this does is essentially create a private group within Twitter that we can post to, and those tweets are only seen by the people who follow this account. This keeps your TAM-related tweets restricted to this group; none of your other followers will see your tweets (unless, of course, they're also following this account). The process is very simple: 1. Follow TAMInfo on Twitter. I have a service running that will automatically follow you back, though it can take a few hours to happen. If your account is protected, please make sure to allow TAMInfo when you see it. 2. If you have something to send to the group, you do so with a direct message. For example: d taminfo We're all meeting in the Del Mar in 10 minutes. 3. Within a couple minutes GroupTweet will rebroadcast this and everyone who follows TAMInfo will see it. That's it! No #hashtags are required. Just follow those simple steps and it will work fine for you. Right now I have the GroupTweet function turned OFF so as to keep the list clean. I'll turn it on the weekend before TAM starts and will keep it going for a few days after it all wraps up.
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27th June 2011, 03:00 PM	#2
Allecher Critical Thinker Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 445	This is very cool! It worked great last year, but I don't remember - do the messages show in tweet deck on the home screen or the direct messages screen?
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27th June 2011, 03:26 PM	#3
The Central Scrutinizer Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 53,084	Here's an example of how to use it: d taminfo Rebecca just passed out at the bar and threw up all over herself. Everyone come look before she wakes up!!! LULZ!!
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27th June 2011, 03:46 PM	#4
krelnik Graduate Poster Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 1,544	Allender: The messages show in the main timeline in your Twitter client, not as direct messages. Everyone: keep in mind that this is for messages that people can ACT ON, like the Del Mar example above. Going somewhere. Meeting someplace. Doing something. Regular twitter stuff, like "I like that analogy that Shermer just made about parapsychology" should just be sent in the normal way. Don't forget to hashtag them #TAM9! Here are two excellent examples of how to use it from last year: via @Ziggy66: anyone like to share a cab to the airport at 4:00 AM? via @Austinopterix: Want a skepchick party pin? I'm in Del Mar and have one to give. Here are a couple that (IMHO) are not so great: via @davidebrown: Julia is the greatest moderator EVER via @Malfeitor: "Hellooooo!" No offense to davidebrown or Malfeitor, but that kind of stuff is fine for your own feed but doesn't belong on TAMInfo (IMHO). Additional apologies if you were just testing at the time, sorry to single you out.
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27th June 2011, 03:57 PM	#5
The Central Scrutinizer Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 53,084	Originally Posted by krelnik Here are a couple that (IMHO) are not so great: via @davidebrown: Julia is the greatest moderator EVER via @Malfeitor: "Hellooooo!" No offense to davidebrown or Malfeitor, but that kind of stuff is fine for your own feed but doesn't belong on TAMInfo (IMHO). Additional apologies if you were just testing at the time, sorry to single you out. But she is the greatest moderator ever!
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27th June 2011, 05:50 PM	#6
Dicon is not a radish Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 3,142	I should probably use CoTweet to schedule a tweet that fires off every 10 minutes saying "There are people in the bar."
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27th June 2011, 11:37 PM	#7
zooterkin Nitpicking dilettante Administrator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Berkshire, mostly Posts: 56,500	Originally Posted by Dicon I should probably use CoTweet to schedule a tweet that fires off every 10 minutes saying "There are people in the bar." Unbelievable though it may seem, there are certain times of the day when that isn't true.
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28th June 2011, 03:23 AM	#8
Ziggy66 Thinker Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 241	Its probably too late to get this info in the registration packets, but perhaps the JREF could send it in an email to all TAM registrants? The more people there are using this service, the better it works, and I think were at the point where a majority of TAM attendees don't read the forum.
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28th June 2011, 05:40 AM	#9
Wowbagger The Infinitely Prolonged Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Westchester County, NY (when not in space) Posts: 15,590	<tweet geek> Ahem, it's "Tweeting TAM 9", not "Twittering", okay?! "Tweet" is the verb. "Twitter" is the noun. Got it?! </tweet geek>
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28th June 2011, 07:20 AM	#10
Fitter Illuminator Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 4,114	Originally Posted by Wowbagger <tweet geek> Ahem, it's "Tweeting TAM 9", not "Twittering", okay?! "Tweet" is the verb. "Twitter" is the noun. Got it?! </tweet geek> You should twitter that so everyone knows
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28th June 2011, 07:21 AM	#11
krelnik Graduate Poster Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 1,544	Ziggy: I will be blogging at SWIFT as part of my Research Fellow position, and I wlll be sure to mention this there and on Twitter and elsewhere. We'll definitely get the word out.
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28th June 2011, 07:23 AM	#12
The Central Scrutinizer Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 53,084	Originally Posted by krelnik Ziggy: I will be blogging at SWIFT as part of my Research Fellow position, and I wlll be sure to mention this there and on Twitter and elsewhere. We'll definitely get the word out. Don't use #TAMinfo.
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28th June 2011, 09:12 AM	#13
Dicon is not a radish Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 3,142	Originally Posted by Wowbagger <tweet geek> Ahem, it's "Tweeting TAM 9", not "Twittering", okay?! "Tweet" is the verb. "Twitter" is the noun. Got it?! </tweet geek> It's fun to verb nouns.
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28th June 2011, 09:59 AM	#14
Horatius NWO Kitty Wrangler Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 29,690	Originally Posted by Dicon It's fun to verb nouns. You should put that on the Tweet.
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28th June 2011, 10:04 AM	#15
The Central Scrutinizer Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 53,084	Originally Posted by Dicon It's fun to verb nouns. It's also fun to adverbs.
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28th June 2011, 10:06 AM	#16
The Central Scrutinizer Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 53,084	Originally Posted by Horatius You should put that on the Tweet. Or the Google.
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28th June 2011, 10:11 AM	#17
Wowbagger The Infinitely Prolonged Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Westchester County, NY (when not in space) Posts: 15,590	Originally Posted by Dicon It's fun to verb nouns. Damn! You cited a Classic Calvin & Hobbes argument! Aaaargh! I honestly can't compete with that. ... Okay you win this battle, Dicon, but you haven't won the war!
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28th June 2011, 02:00 PM	#18
Dicon is not a radish Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 3,142	Originally Posted by Wowbagger Damn! You cited a Classic Calvin & Hobbes argument! Aaaargh! I honestly can't compete with that. ... Okay you win this battle, Dicon, but you haven't won the war! So you agree that I weirded the thread?
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28th June 2011, 02:34 PM	#19
Paul C. Anagnostopoulos Nap, interrupted. Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 19,133	Originally Posted by Dicon It's fun to verb nouns. I believe the correct statement is: It is fun to verbify nouns that are not otherwise verbiferated. ~~ Paul
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28th June 2011, 02:35 PM	#20
Paul C. Anagnostopoulos Nap, interrupted. Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 19,133	I just got an iPhone (my first Apple appliance). What is the right way to set this up on the iPhone? ~~ Paul
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28th June 2011, 04:40 PM	#21
Wowbagger The Infinitely Prolonged Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Westchester County, NY (when not in space) Posts: 15,590	Originally Posted by Dicon So you agree that I weirded the thread? I think we both did, but for different reasons. Originally Posted by Paul C. Anagnostopoulos I just got an iPhone (my first Apple appliance). What is the right way to set this up on the iPhone? Get an Android.
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28th June 2011, 06:12 PM	#22
AdMan Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 10,293	Originally Posted by Paul C. Anagnostopoulos I just got an iPhone (my first Apple appliance). What is the right way to set this up on the iPhone? ~~ Paul Go to the App Store and search for "Twitter"--there are a number of apps for it. I just use the regular Twitter app, which is free and works fine. Once installed you just sign in with your username and password (assuming you've already signed up for Twitter. If you haven't, I think it will let you set up an account as well). It's pretty easy to use after that.
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28th June 2011, 11:18 PM	#23
zooterkin Nitpicking dilettante Administrator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Berkshire, mostly Posts: 56,500	I use Tweetdeck, which runs on many platforms, and which I notice has now been acquired by Twitter.
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29th June 2011, 07:10 AM	#24
AdMan Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 10,293	Originally Posted by zooterkin I use Tweetdeck, which runs on many platforms, and which I notice has now been acquired by Twitter. I may give Tweetdeck a try. Anyway, here's the page for the "official" iPhone Twitter app (you can also get it from the App store, as mentioned above): http://twitter.com/download/iphone
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29th June 2011, 08:05 AM	#25
Wowbagger The Infinitely Prolonged Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Westchester County, NY (when not in space) Posts: 15,590	I am currently using the Official Twitter app. on my Android. I have found that some third party apps. (including "Peep" which came with the phone) tend to break more often than the Official one: On occasion, the log in won't work, or when it does, it can't find new Tweets. I Have not had any significant issues with the Official app., though.
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29th June 2011, 08:19 AM	#26
Phlebas Muse Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 901	Can we set up a twitter account where we can go grouse about things that go wrong?
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29th June 2011, 10:47 AM	#27
Disraeli Ears You may call me Heather Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 322	I've had my iPhone for about 2 months and have only ever used the official Twitter app. I haven't encountered any problems.
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29th June 2011, 11:06 AM	#28
Armins Frozen Peas Scholar Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 70	Originally Posted by Wowbagger I am currently using the Official Twitter app. on my Android. I have found that some third party apps. (including "Peep" which came with the phone) tend to break more often than the Official one: On occasion, the log in won't work, or when it does, it can't find new Tweets. I Have not had any significant issues with the Official app., though. Peep was fine, but Twitter have apparently changed something with their security which means it, and a few other 3rd party apps, no longer work. Does the official app push new updates to the notification bar? I liked that about Peep.
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29th June 2011, 05:22 PM	#29
gerdbonk Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles de Porciúncula Posts: 24,727	I'm following TAMInfo now, but apparently nothing is happening. Not "Randi shopping for little travel toothpaste". Not "DJ booked a dog-sitter, finally!" Not "Did anyone remember to ask Hrab to submit his jokes for review by Hal?" Is there anybody out there?
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29th June 2011, 05:28 PM	#30
AdMan Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 10,293	Originally Posted by gerdbonk I'm following TAMInfo now, but apparently nothing is happening. Not "Randi shopping for little travel toothpaste". Not "DJ booked a dog-sitter, finally!" Not "Did anyone remember to ask Hrab to submit his jokes for review by Hal?" Is there anybody out there? The GroupTweet function hasn't been turned on yet so there's nothing going on. Are you following @jref?
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29th June 2011, 06:28 PM	#31
gerdbonk Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles de Porciúncula Posts: 24,727	Originally Posted by AdMan The GroupTweet function hasn't been turned on yet so there's nothing going on. Are you following @jref? Yes, I get the @jref stuff. I'm just waiting for TAM's version of "Be Our Guest".
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29th June 2011, 10:40 PM	#32
zooterkin Nitpicking dilettante Administrator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Berkshire, mostly Posts: 56,500	There's also the #TAM9 hashtag, which is getting busier as we get closer to the start.
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30th June 2011, 06:02 AM	#33
krelnik Graduate Poster Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 1,544	Originally Posted by mr. ottle Can we set up a twitter account where we can go grouse about things that go wrong? Yes, that's called "every Twitter account."
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30th June 2011, 07:36 AM	#34
Wowbagger The Infinitely Prolonged Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Westchester County, NY (when not in space) Posts: 15,590	Originally Posted by Armins Frozen Peas Does the official app push new updates to the notification bar? I liked that about Peep. Yes. When using the app (not merely the widget), click your phone's Menu button, then click Settings. You will see settings for the notification bar in there.
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30th June 2011, 02:32 PM	#35
Paul C. Anagnostopoulos Nap, interrupted. Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 19,133	Slightly off topic: Why am I following about ten idiots that I swear I did not follow explictly? Did I click some links that auto-followed them? ~~ Paul
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