Hey Lukas, This is pretty much the exact scenario for which we designed the awe.sm /share endpoint documented here: https://github.com/awesm/awesm-dev-tools/wiki/Create-API#share
awe.sm creates Twitter-friendly tracking links. But unlike conventional URL shorteners, we create a unique tracking link for each share action (in your case per email recipient who clicks the tweet call-to-action) and allow you to encode metadata in that link that doesn't necessarily need to go into the destination URL string (but can also be dynamically inserted if you like, see https://github.com/awesm/awesm-dev-tools/wiki/Redirection-Patterns). For example, the following GET call loads the tweet button share interface with a unique link tagged with the awe.sm campaign value of CAMPAIGN and the awe.sm notes value of RECIPIENT each time you click it: http://api.awe.sm/url/share?v=2&key=5c8b1a212434c2153c2f2c2f2c765a36140add243bf6eae876345f8fd11045d9&channel=twitter&tool=mKU7uN&url=http://totally.awe.sm&campaign=CAMPAIGN¬es=RECIPIENT&destination=http://twitter.com/share?url=AWESM_TARGET%26text=This+link+was+created+dynamically%26via=awesm If you're interested in chatting more about the specifics of your use- case and how we might be able to help, drop me a line to jonathan [at] awe.sm. Best, -jonathan On Feb 23, 7:37 am, Lukas Wittenbraker <lkwittenbra...@gmail.com> wrote: > The links within the email pull customer specific information from our > database. (customer name, ID, etc) for tracking purposes on the back > end. This is the reason I can't pre shorten the links. I may be up a > creek and not able to solve this issue. I was hoping there was some > sort of script that could shorten the link, or divert it to a url that > automatically shortens and posts to twitter. > > On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 9:32 AM, Taylor Singletary > > > > > > > > <taylorsinglet...@twitter.com> wrote: > > Hi there, > > I think you want to pre-shorten your links before you even put them in the > > email you're sending out. By pre-shortening the links, they'll already be of > > an appropriate length for sharing on Twitter. When the user clicks the link > > from within an email, your shortening service will unroll the link and > > redirect the user to your chosen destination, parameters intact. If you're > > looking for a way to embed a Tweet box or something fancier, email is really > > the wrong place for that. > > @episod - Taylor Singletary - Twitter Developer Advocate > > > On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 1:22 PM, ReapMarketing <lkwittenbra...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > >> I am running an email campaign and my developer is having issues with > >> getting the link to share on Twitter. The links are user specific and > >> contain necessary scripts on the tail end that cannot be removed for > >> campaign tracking purposes so the link ends up being over the > >> character limit. > > >> Is it possible to shorten these dynamic links from the click within > >> the email to the sharing within Twitter. I see their are some > >> javascript processes available, but I am limited by the fact that I am > >> operating within the email itself so I can't apply a javascript to the > >> header, like I could on a webpage I work in. > > >> If this is not clear or you think I could explain better please let me > >> know. Otherwise if you have any ideas I'd appreciate your > >> recommendation. > > >> Thanks, > > >> ReapMarketing > > >> -- > >> Twitter developer documentation and resources:http://dev.twitter.com/doc > >> API updates via Twitter:http://twitter.com/twitterapi > >> Issues/Enhancements Tracker: > >>http://code.google.com/p/twitter-api/issues/list > >> Change your membership to this group: > >>http://groups.google.com/group/twitter-development-talk > > > -- > > Twitter developer documentation and resources:http://dev.twitter.com/doc > > API updates via Twitter:http://twitter.com/twitterapi > > Issues/Enhancements Tracker: > >http://code.google.com/p/twitter-api/issues/list > > Change your membership to this group: > >http://groups.google.com/group/twitter-development-talk -- Twitter developer documentation and resources: http://dev.twitter.com/doc API updates via Twitter: http://twitter.com/twitterapi Issues/Enhancements Tracker: http://code.google.com/p/twitter-api/issues/list Change your membership to this group: http://groups.google.com/group/twitter-development-talk
