Is it maybe tied into the referrer so it only works coming from the website that is supposed to have the source? I find it unlikely that anybody can randomly fill in any source.
On Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 09:58, Dharmesh <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have not been able to get this to work yet (i.e. passing a valid > source= parameter still shows updates as being from the web). > > Example: http://twitter.com/home?status=Testing&source=TwitterGrader > > Thanks. > > -Dharmesh > > On Dec 12, 12:32 pm, scottjgo <[email protected]> wrote: > > Has anyone gotten it to work? Am I doing something wrong? > > > > On Dec 12, 12:20 pm, "Alex Payne" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > The feature has been deployed... > > > > > On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 18:16, scottjgo <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Hi. > > > > > > I guess this feature was added a week ago. Thanks! > > > > > > I'm having a bit of trouble with it though. I tried the url > > > >http://twitter.com/home?status=test&source=isitfunnytodaycom(my > > > > source paramter was approved over 48 hours ago) and my post is still > > > > 'from web'. I also tried using the source parameter twitterific, > which > > > > also showed up as 'from web'. Is feature not deployed yet? > > > > > > On Nov 21, 5:01 pm, scottjgo <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >>http://code.google.com/p/twitter-api/issues/detail?id=163 > > > > > >> On Nov 21, 2:51 pm, "Alex Payne" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > >> > We recently had another request to allow messages posted from the > web > > > >> > to define their own source parameters. We'll consider it. Please > > > >> > file an issue athttp://code.google.com/p/twitter-api/issues/entry > . > > > > > >> > On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 01:36, scottjgo <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > >> > > Bummer. > > > > > >> > > I don't suppose you'd be willing to add a simple &appid= or > something > > > >> > > to the url that lets you modify the posted from link (given that > the > > > >> > > link was already approved for your app id)? > > > > > >> > > On Nov 20, 5:03 pm, Alex Payne <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> > >> Yes, you'll need to make a proper API request to have your > update > > > >> > >> attributed. > > > > > >> > >> -- > > > >> > >> Alex Payne > > > > > >> > >> On Nov 20, 2008, at 10:05, scottjgo <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > >> > >> > Hi. > > > > > >> > >> > I want to add a "tweet this" link to my website. The idea is > that you > > > >> > >> > would click the button, and it would prepopulate the message > field on > > > >> > >> > twitter with a link. Ideally, you would authenticate through > > > >> > >> > twitter.com so I can avoid handling passwords. > > > > > >> > >> > I understand you can use a link like: > http://twitter.com/home?status=Putyourmessagehere > > > >> > >> > but is it possible to replace the "from web" with a link to > my > > > >> > >> > website? Without that, it sort of eliminates the cool viral > > > >> > >> > advertising. Is the only alternative to use the real api (and > handle > > > >> > >> > passwords)? > > > > > >> > >> > Thanks. > > > >> > >> > -sjg > > > > > >> > -- > > > >> > Alex Payne - API Lead, Twitter, Inc.http://twitter.com/al3x > > > > > -- > > > Alex Payne - API Lead, Twitter, Inc.http://twitter.com/al3x > -- | Abraham Williams | Web Developer | http://abrah.am | Brazen Careerist | Pro Hacker | http://www.brazencareerist.com | PoseurTech LLC | Mashup Ambassador | http://poseurte.ch | Web608 | Community Evangelist | http://web608.org | This email is: [] blogable [x] ask first [] private
