Seems like it's still not working. Any update?

To reproduce try: http://i2ft.com/znd and click the little twitter "t"
in the frame. When it posts to the site, it still shows "from web"

On Dec 13, 5:42 pm, "Alex Payne" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Nope, we'll investigate it this coming week.  Hang tight!
>
>
>
> On Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 12:29, scottjgo <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Alex-
>
> > I posted a follow-up on the bug for this feature -- would it be better
> > for me to open a new bug?
>
> > On Dec 13, 3:12 pm, "Alex Payne" <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> Indeed, anybody can randomly fill in any source.  The incentive for
> >> faking requests from a particular application is so low that we don't
> >> put any protections in place.
>
> >> On Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 09:32, Abraham Williams <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> > 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
>
> >> >> > > >> > --
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>
> >> >> > > --
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>
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