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Re: Twitter needs a command-line (Scripting News)

Orian Marx — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:35:58 -0000

How about this? Brand new: http://codingrobots.org/p/g...

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pbreit — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:29:10 -0000

Why isn't all this done in instant messaging?

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Mitchell McKenna — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:16:51 -0000

I'm always in Gmail so I use TwitterSpy in Google Talk, check it out: http://bit.ly/2YWgr4

Re: Twitter needs a command-line (Scripting News)

Rachale Kelley — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:29:21 -0000

When using the @ sign Ex: @rachalek, you are replying to that person directly, but your followers can also see what you are tweeting about. If you want to send a direct message and keep it private then you will want to use the symbols d_ Ex:d_rachalek. When you see RT, that means someone liked what you tweeted and in return shared it with the people that are following them. The more valuable your info, more than likely, people will re-tweet the information you shared.

Re: Twitter needs a command-line (Scripting News)

Jonathan Tien — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:05:30 -0000

you can use http://tweetsh.com/

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dave — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:51:38 -0000

Still need the ability to do a sequence of them.

Re: Twitter needs a command-line (Scripting News)

Orian Marx — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:40:06 -0000

Dave I'm pretty sure most of the SMS commands that others have mentioned (http://help.twitter.com/for... can be used directly in the tweet box on twitter.com as well. The API works the same way... sending tweets with 'commands' in them (e.g. f davewiner) will execute the command, not send a tweet.

Re: Twitter needs a command-line (Scripting News)

Navarr — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:22:51 -0000

This is what I have so far: http://sandbox.gtaero.net/t...

Supports following, unfollowing, posting, and the timeline at the current. Generally uses its own commands, but the twitter SMS commands are working with it too.

This about what you were looking for? Sorry about the OAuth, as a bonus though it only prompts once and then every time you visit its auto-login.

Re: Twitter needs a command-line (Scripting News)

dave — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:57:05 -0000

It needs to be available for everyone if we're to build on it.

So I don't want to sound unreasonable, but until everyone uses Firefox, no
-- that's not good enough.

It has to be a website, imho.

Re: Twitter needs a command-line (Scripting News)

Marsh Gardiner — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:55:42 -0000

This would make a pretty great set of Mozilla Ubiquity commands as well. Would that satisfy you, Dave, or does it need to be more universal than a Firefox tool?

Re: Twitter needs a command-line (Scripting News)

dave — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:51:58 -0000

Any work in this area should work *exactly* like these commands.

We need some more now, and it appears Twitter is focusing elsewhere...

Prior art is essential.

Re: Twitter needs a command-line (Scripting News)

malatmals — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:43:54 -0000

I assume SMS works fine because they know you are who you say you are when you link your phone number to your account. Is there an SMS service that allows you to send messages as if from your phone? It seems like that could solve the problem unless I don't understand it.

Re: Twitter needs a command-line (Scripting News)

malatmals — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:28:46 -0000

I'd stick to the official ones used for sms for now since we already know them... http://help.twitter.com/for...

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565 Labs — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:26:24 -0000

Abbreviated apps from http://www.qcolon.com would allow you to command multiple web services using simple abbreviations, clicks etc. Besides twitter.com, Abbreviated apps would be incorporated into other twitter clients, gmail, google wave, facebook, wordpress comments etc. Developers can write and distribute abbreviated apps. There is a virtual currency and monetization built in. After many months of development, it is close to release and Invite codes will be given out starting the 15th of November 2009. I will send you a separate email on this.

Re: Twitter needs a command-line (Scripting News)

AndrewTerry — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:38:13 -0000

Dave, would TTYtter do the trick for you? http://www.floodgap.com/software/ttytter/ EDIT: My apologies; having read through the documentation now, it supports follow/unfollow, but *not* lists..

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benatusa — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:35:59 -0000

This is definitely a brilliant idea!!!

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alphoenix — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:56:56 -0000

I know that regarding the SMS utilisation of twitter, the terminal thing already exists. FOLLOW BLOCK OR D are already existing and fully works.

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Kenny — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:30:57 -0000

I imagine inspired by http://goosh.org/

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chanux — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:20:54 -0000

You mean something like this? http://www.tweetsh.com/

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Jesse Stay — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:18:40 -0000

Dave, Twitter does have a command-line interface. I don't think it supports lists yet though: http://help.twitter.com/for...

Re: Twitter needs a command-line (Scripting News)

Jeff Sonstein — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:57:21 -0000

it is pretty simplified (because that was what I was after), but you can find the start of some Twitter scripts at http://www.ist.rit.edu/~jxs... - started as just List Management stuff, but will probably expand to cover more of the API when I get a chance - jeffs

Re: Twitter needs a command-line (Scripting News)

Navarr — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:49:46 -0000

Either way, unless it's implemented by Twitter themselves, OAuth will still be required, it seems.

Re: Twitter needs a command-line (Scripting News)

Navarr — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:46:46 -0000

I've been writing a twitter API library, a CLI sounds like a perfect first test. Maybe I'll try throwing something together after I wake up?

Lets start on standardizing commands.

Re: Twitter needs a command-line (Scripting News)

dave — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:45:45 -0000

Maybe I should have made the headline -- "For the application I'm thinking
about if there were a CLI for Twitter I wouldn't have to subject the user to
OAuth"

But somehow I hoped they would read the story, so I chose a snappier and
shorter headline.

Re: Twitter needs a command-line (Scripting News)

Max — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:42:52 -0000

"Needs" might be a big word, but at the very least it'd be a nice new angle for a web-based client. I use (and like) Seesmic (the web-version) now, but something smaller would be way cool. If no-one else does it, I might try to find the focus to do it myself. =]