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 > > >> >> > > >> > -- > >> >> > > >> > 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 > > >> -- > >> Alex Payne - API Lead, Twitter, Inc.http://twitter.com/al3x > > -- > Alex Payne - API Lead, Twitter, Inc.http://twitter.com/al3x
