Drupalchix at Twitter?

Submitted by aschiwi on Thu, 2009-02-19 11:32

Who of you guys uses twitter? I'm connected to a bunch of the boys of Drupal, like MortenDK, Robert Douglass, Dries etc, but not that many girls (Except for http://twitter.com/webchick and a couple of others). You can find me at www.twitter.com/aschiwi.

Groups:

Drupalchix

I'm at

ceardach - Thu, 2009-02-19 13:49

I'm at http://twitter.com/ceardach

I'm on twitter

einsteinsboi - Thu, 2009-02-19 13:53

You can find me at http://twitter.com/einsteinsboi

http://codingpad.maryspad.com

Me too!

gingercat - Thu, 2009-02-19 14:46

http://twitter.com/amycham

Amy C. Cham
Tech/Marketing Convergence Manager
Tree House Agency
Twitter: amycham

I'm on twitter

stella - Thu, 2009-02-19 14:56

I'm on twitter at http://twitter.com/snpower

I am

CatherineOmega - Thu, 2009-02-19 15:47

I am too!
http://twitter.com/catherineomega <-- yes, yes, I have the longest Twitter name ever. As I told someone the other night, though, if 10% of your tweet ISN'T devoted to my name, how will I know you were really thinking of me?

He got all offended. It was great!

Hey, great idea!

webchick - Thu, 2009-02-19 18:46

I just registered http://twitter.com/drupalchix and will try and figure out a way to aggregate all Drupalchix's feeds there. :) Keep 'em coming!

Check out Hootsuite

Boris Mann - Thu, 2009-02-19 19:01

http://hootsuite.com -- you can set multiple Drupalchix as editors without sharing password, and you could also aggregate using search.twitter.com, output and RSS feed, and then output it again via the Drupalchix account over RSS.

If that sounds insane .... catch me online and/or make me a (temporary) editor at Hootsuite, and I can help.

Hmm..

webchick - Thu, 2009-02-19 20:10

That smacks of an awful lot of manual effort. :)

Here's what I was hoping to do:

Set up an RSS feed using Aggregator module (I think?) that provides a single RSS feed of ALL of the Drupalchix twitter posts. So kind of like a "Drupalchix Twitter Planet" sort of thing.
Use $some_tool_i_dont_know to "ghost author" a "RT @nameofperson: Contents of their message." by the "Drupalchix" Twitter user. Basically like http://twitter.com/druplicon, only hopefully actually legible. ;) Does Twitter module do this?

I guess the only issue is that aggregator runs on cron, so you'd end up with batched updates, but as long as cron was running fairly frequently it would work, I think.

But this way, each of us would only need to follow one user on twitter, instead of 200+ people having to adjust their follow settings individually each time someone posts here with a new twitter account, and without 30 of us trying to come up with content to post to the Drupalchix account on behalf of others. The only manual intervention required is to add a new feed to the "Drupal Twitter Planet" occasionally. It'd be nice to set up some other folks with permissions to help manage that. Or is this what you're saying hootsuite.com does? I can't really tell from its synergistically e-enabling mashup of a marketing blurb. :P

Sounds like an awesome idea

einsteinsboi - Thu, 2009-02-19 20:47

Not enough of a programmer yet, or good enough at Drupal or Twitter yet to suggest a solution, but this sounds great. Right now I'm following everyone who's posted here :)

http://codingpad.maryspad.com

After some digging...

webchick - Thu, 2009-02-19 21:43

It looks like hootsuite and several other twitter services require me to fork over my twitter username and password to use their services. No, thanks!

Aggregator module works perfect for the RSS feed setup, and Twitter module has a "Twitter Actions" sub-module which can be combined with Trigger module to automatically post content to Twitter. Score!

Only problem is, these actions are only integrated with nodes, not aggregator items, because aggregator items lack proper hooks. I'm looking into Feed API (since SimpleFeed hasn't been updated since the dawn of time) to do the "feeds as nodes" bit, but have hit some issues. Will try and monkey with it a bit on the weekend if I get time.

Ok, success! (I think... ;))

webchick - Sun, 2009-02-22 22:30

Got something sorta working with Twitter module + Feed API module + a little custom code. I've made a bunch of bug reports / feature requests to various modules so that hopefully in the future it'd be possible to build this just through clicking on forms and stuff. A Drupal "group twittering" install profile that you could use in lieu of these third-party black-box services would be pretty nifty.

For anyone who's curious, how it works is:
1. Twitter module stores the "drupalchix" user's Twitter account credentials, and provides an API which can post messages to Twitter. It also provides a checkbox on node types of your choosing to announce a new blog post or whatever to Twitter. You can customize the format of the message.
2. FeedAPI with the SimplePie Parser slurps in the various Twitter feeds and FeedAPI Node module transforms them into a simple "Tweet" node type on the Drupal side. This is heavier of a solution than I'd like (I'd rather just import aggregator items) but I couldn't figure out a way to do the next bit without nodes.
3. Because these feed item nodes are created programmatically, I never get the chance to check the box to announce them, obviously. So as new feed items are imported, a custom module does some checks and then sets the proper node properties so that Twitter module will announce it.

I had a lot of "fun" spamming the living crap out of Twitter's servers since the API doesn't allow for setting a create date of a message. So even though Feed API imported them properly timestamped, Twitter module could do nothing but just mass-announce 20 items per feed at once each time a new one is added. I figured that'd get really annoying real fast, so changed it so it only posts to Twitter if it was done within the past hour. :) Also it filters out replies, since in looking at the test data, most of the time those were "semi-private" discussions not really appropriate to be re-tweeted.

So in the end, the module looks like this:

<?php
function drupalchix_nodeapi(&$node, $op, $a3 = NULL, $a4 = NULL) {
  switch ($op) {
    case 'insert':
      if ($node->type == 'tweet') {
       // Check that message has been posted within the past hour.
       if ($node->created > $<em>SERVER['REQUEST_TIME'] - 3600) {
          // Filter out replies.
          if (preg_match('/^[A-Za-z0-9</em>]+: @/', $node->title)) {
            return;
          }

         // Post to Twitter.
         $node->twitter['post'] = TRUE;
         $node->twitter['status'] = "RT @$node->title";
         $node->twitter['account'] = 'drupalchix';
        }
      }
      break;
  }
}
?>

4. I just set up a cron job to ping cron.php every 10 minutes, and... voila. :)

Beautiful!

christefano - Mon, 2009-02-23 02:12

Beautiful!

Thank you for this lovely recipe.

http://twitter.com/brenda003

brenda003 - Thu, 2009-02-19 18:52

http://twitter.com/brenda003

Drupalchix Twitter Planet Sounds Fun

JuliaKM - Thu, 2009-02-19 21:04

My twitter account:
http://www.twitter.com/juliakm

I'm sure mine will shock no

esmerel - Thu, 2009-02-19 21:58

I'm sure mine will shock no one:

http://www.twitter.com/esmerel

http://twitter.com/gardensatn

arianek - Fri, 2009-02-20 01:17

http://twitter.com/gardensatnight it's private, so follow me if you want to see my tweets, since they won't appear in an aggregator!

I've added you all ... that

laura s - Fri, 2009-02-20 03:02

I've added you all ... that is, except for webchick, amycham and brenda003, whom I just happened to be following already!

The HootSuite authentication thing is a Twitter issue. They require it for authentication. Crazy, huh? They have an OpenAuth kind of new API in the works, but it crashed within hours in their first public alpha. Soon, hopefully, they'll get it together!

Laura
pingVision, LLC (we're hiring)

er ...

laura s - Tue, 2009-02-24 04:22

er ... http://twitter.com/lauras

Twitter

exmotional - Fri, 2009-02-20 17:13

http://www.twitter.com/exmotional
so after reading this thread, i made a twitter account. i don't really know how it works, but i'll figure it out, i'm sure. :)

--<3charlotte--

One good thing about having

nonsie - Fri, 2009-02-20 19:50

One good thing about having the same nick for ages - you can most likely use it everywhere;)

http://www.twitter.com/nonsie

Cool ;)

Jacine - Sun, 2009-02-22 21:38

Here's mine: http://twitter.com/jacine

late on the bandwagon

linclark - Sun, 2009-02-22 21:41

just gave in and joined... http://www.twitter.com/linclark

Me too

naxoc - Sun, 2009-02-22 21:47

I am right here: http://twitter.com/naxoc

Just FYI...

domesticat - Sun, 2009-02-22 22:46

Just a FYI -- I'm here, and reading, but this is one I can't fully participate in. My tweets are private -- Twitter is the last truly personal space I've got left online since my coworkers have found me everywhere else -- and I'm loath to give that up.

However, I'm pretty receptive to follow requests, especially if I recognize your name from forums here, you mention drupal in your profile, etc. Don't hesitate to ask. I'm not trying to be unfriendly; I'm just protective of what privacy I've got left.

http://twitter.com/domesticat

I'm at:

Susan MacPhee - Sun, 2009-02-22 22:55

http://twitter.com/susanmacphee

Thanks Angie! See you in DC, who hoo!

Original

add1sun - Sun, 2009-02-22 23:04

Yah, my twitter is surprisingly hard to guess huh?

http://twitter.com/add1sun

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stephthegeek

stephthegeek - Mon, 2009-02-23 00:28

I'm at http://twitter.com/stephthegeek

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My rightful twitter name has gone to waste

katbailey - Mon, 2009-02-23 02:18

So, someone beat me to the name 'katbailey' on twitter so I'm at http://twitter.com/katherinebailey (after at least 5 months, she has 1 follower and has added 5 updates. Grrrr... :-P)

My twitter acct

tracy_pilcher - Mon, 2009-02-23 17:39

I set up one for the DC drupalcon:

http://twitter.com/supergeeky09

Tracy

I'm one too

jrdixey - Mon, 2009-02-23 19:21

Tweeting from jrdixey (which is also my drupal login name). Aggregate away!

Add another to the stew

mrosas - Mon, 2009-02-23 20:15

I can be found here:

http://twitter.com/mrosas

I've got some good stuff coming out on drupal + public media later today :)

me too!

jblitzer - Mon, 2009-02-23 21:23

twitter.com/zhuli

Julie Blitzer

New Projects Coordinator
Advomatic, LLC

me too

confetti - Mon, 2009-02-23 21:58

I am on the waggon - http://twitter.com/webmaus
and I am private too, and more listening than posting.
Looking forward to read from you.

Bettina
I skate to where the puck is going to be, not to where it's been.
(Wayne Gretsky)

Add another...

pearlbear - Tue, 2009-02-24 03:42

http://twitter.com/pearlbear

mee too

kahta - Tue, 2009-02-24 09:46

http://twitter.com/kahta

Here I am!

amandasan-gdo - Wed, 2009-02-25 20:21

Here's my Twitter :)

http://twitter.com/amandasan ...surprising, I know.

Just found drupalchix on

robeano - Wed, 2009-02-25 21:32

Just found drupalchix on twitter. Please sign me up! I'm at http://twitter.com/robinbarre

Robin

Follow Me!

moondancerjen - Wed, 2009-02-25 23:34

http://www.twitter.com/moondancerjen

Love you Drupal Chicks!

My twitter!

Shyamala - Thu, 2009-02-26 04:11

My twitter! http://twitter.com/shyam_raj

Netlink Technologies Ltd
http://shyamala-drupal.blogspot.com/

Me too!

jackaponte - Thu, 2009-02-26 17:05

Despite the name and the more specific and accurate gender identity of genderqueer butch, I think I still qualify. :-)

http://twitter.com/palantetech

Ok, shut off @drupalchix for now.

webchick - Thu, 2009-02-26 17:45

I've gotten some reports that it's more spammy than is useful, which now that there are ~40 accounts being aggregated, I tend to agree.

I have a new idea now that I've posted at http://groups.drupal.org/node/19336#comment-67465. I'll just have the @drupalchix user follow the folks here and then if you want to post something out through @drupalchix, you simply send a direct message. Easy peasy. Well, except I still have to write it. ;) I'll try and get around to it this weekend, else maybe something we can hack on at Drupalcon together. :)

Btw, keep your accounts coming. We'll need 'em either way. :)

@Drupal and @DrupalAssoc Twittering policy?

laura s - Thu, 2009-02-26 17:52

Also, tell us how you think @Drupal & @DrupalAssoc should be Twittering: http://groups.drupal.org/node/19336 ... As Drupal Twitterers, your input is invited.

@webchick, the DM strategy sounds interesting. Hope it works out.

Laura
pingVision, LLC

I think we should try

robeano - Thu, 2009-02-26 21:09

I think we should try working on it when we meet at Drupalcon. It's not like you don't have anything else on your plate. Plus, it will be a way to get the group going.

Robin

Like the DM idea!

penguininja - Thu, 2009-02-26 18:25

Hi all,

I'm at http://twitter.com/penguininja on twitter. I really like webchick's direct message idea! I hadn't added my info here earlier because most of what I twitter isn't drupal-related, so I didn't think it would be relevant. But it would be awesome to be able to post my drupal tweets to @drupalchix. Also, I'm not going to be able to make it to DC so it would be cool to see what everybody's up to there. Not sure if I'd be any help setting it up, but let me know if you need someone to do some legwork! Thanks!

Candice

Created a placeholder for Twittergator module...

webchick - Thu, 2009-02-26 23:47

And some ideas on implementation @ http://drupal.org/node/385134. Let me know what you think. Let's hack on this next week. :)

Greatly appreciated

katherined - Fri, 2009-02-27 21:04

Hi Angie and others,

Just wanted to say that your efforts to make a useful twitter account are greatly appreciated.

Wish I could join you all at DrupalCon, but it looks like it just isn't in the cards. :(

I will have to just live vicariously through you via irc or something.

http://www.twitter.com/katherined

I just discovered/joined

shellyelliot - Fri, 2009-02-27 23:38

I just discovered/joined drupalchix... AWESOME!!!

I'll be at DrupalCon, so hopefully I can meet some of you guys there!!! Can't wait - it's my first :)

twittering at: http://twitter.com/shellyroche

Shelly

I'm on Twitter, too

vfranklyn - Fri, 2009-03-06 16:33

Hi there, I'm Virginia Franklyn and I work for Pikes Peak Library District.

My twitter account is at:

http://twitter.com/vfranklyn

Cheers,

A tweeter

stina1317 - Sat, 2009-03-07 15:31

I'm on twitter, however a good number of posts are either personal or craft-related. Follow at your desire, http://twitter.com/stina1317

Delayed reaction time

uberchic - Thu, 2009-03-26 21:32

I get so bogged down, I really should keep up with these sorts of things. My sincerest apologies for being the first new post on this in weeks.

Fair warning to prospective followers. I love basketball and football. I use twitter to co-ordinate physical plans often. Very rarely does this involve drupal talk, though ubercart talk should pick up, eventually. Upside, I'm a low volume twitterer, so it's safe to follow me and expect only a tweet or two a week.

find me at
http://twitter.com/Sejica

I'm new here, but...

lrobeson - Wed, 2009-04-15 14:55

http://twitter.com/peacechicken

also newish

aliciatheduff - Wed, 2009-04-15 23:03

my twitter is at

http://twitter.com/bedsheet

Also on Twitter

citykat - Mon, 2009-04-20 07:21

most of my posts have been Drupal Australia related. But I will be finishing up with Em Space soon, so looking for other work in Melbourne or Adelaide if anyone knows of anything, drop me a line. :)

http://twitter.com/EmspaceLisa

just joined...

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http://twitter.com/lynzt

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