On Mar 22, 06:20 am, Raffi Krikorian <ra...@twitter.com> wrote: > > > > So if a user enables geolocation on Twitter, but refuses geolocation > > in Firefox, their location will not show when tweeting through the > > web? Also, any such user of a moblie device would have to disable > > transmission of geodata? If so, any links to the instructions for > > doing that on various devices? > > We have a geolocation best practices document around that we hand off > to developers - that details a recommended UX model that makes it > clear how users should be presented with the choice to geolocate.
I guess you mean this page: http://apiwiki.twitter.com/Geotagging-API-Best-Practices > > So, in short, yes - your users would need to enable geo, but disable > it in the browser. cool, "Geo" is our app name In our case, it is not the app that risks to disclose the user's current location, unless that is the location they have deliberately chosen to associate with their tweet. It is the act of enabling geolocation in Twitter that could get them into trouble depending on the device(s) or browser(s) they subsequently use to tweet. I guess what I wish for is an API-specific geo-enable switch. Nothing to do with tracking a user's current location, nothing that creeps anyone out, nothing that requires elaborate warnings or disclaimers. > > that's the main reason we're doing it! It's all about context and > relevancy! > > > > I am just a bit surprised to find myself alone in promoting a use case > > whereby arbitrary geo-metadata is manually assigned to a tweet in order > > to enhance its searchability and interestingness. Sure we agree on the benefits. Still, most of the discussion has focused on automated geolocation. The best practices page is all about that. But I want to tweet about the great shawarma I recently ate in Amman and pinpoint it on a map, or say, we just issued a press release on our project in Mongolia, or a social issue in a place I can't even get a visa for, and I want to locate my tweet there! This is API-only for now, not the browser- or device-based tweeting that I've seen discussed. On Mar 21, 10:04 pm, Raffi Krikorian <ra...@twitter.com> wrote: > > The other day, when map pins and cute little maps began to appear with > > our tweets, we thought that was very cool indeed and we began thinking > > again about promoting this app. (Oddly, the geodata only shows when we > > are logged in - maybe that will change..?) > > that's a bug that is being addressed. > > > In order for a user to geo-tweet using our app, they needed to have > > "Enable geotagging" checked in their settings. This has since been > > changed to "Add a location to your tweets". On a support page dated 12 > > November 2009 (which I suspect has been updated more recently), > > Twitter states, "Twitter won't show any location information unless > > you've opted-in to the feature, and have allowed your device or > > browser to transmit your coordinates to us," but the part about the > > device or browser does not seem to apply to to the use of third-party > > apps like ours. On the same page Twitter says that "Tweet With Your > > Location is only available in the United States" which again does not > > appear to apply to users of third party browser apps. (We are not in > > the US) > > a user needs to have "enable geotagging" on in order for them to send > geotagged tweets from their account. what i would possibly do is tell your > users to turn on geotagging, but also just inform them what will happen on > twitter.com. the status quo hasn't really changed, except we have added > some new features to twitter.com. if your users aren't in the US, then, for > now, they won't see any "add location" stuff to tweets. they will > eventually, and i think its more important to just explain to them that, by > default, twitter.com won't expose precise coordinates -- but instead > neighborhood information. > > -- > Raffi Krikorian > Twitter Platform Teamhttp://twitter.com/raffi To unsubscribe from this group, send email to twitter-development-talk+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words "REMOVE ME" as the subject.
