Uh, I see my pic there! :D I'm sure TwitterRemote will replace MyBlogLog.
Viralwordpress
· 8 months ago
Yes. TwitterRemote is far more beneficial than MyBlogLog. I used to pay $3 a month on MyBlogLog and never got much benefit. I just cancelled it, since it's just a baby alligator sucking my $3 a month.
David
· 10 months ago
pretty cool, i may have to implement this
Nicole Simon
· 10 months ago
That kind of application is a reason not to stay logged into twitter and use a third party app. Afaik there was some discussion on the api mailing list that this behaviour is not intended. Especially since different to mybloglog I cannot "log out" - most of us stay logged into twitter all the time.
So nice idea, but very much a security and privacy issue.
Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten
· 10 months ago
@ Nicole Simon: we are very aware of that and will offer different login methods as soon as we have developed them!
Nicole Simon
· 10 months ago
Boris, you know how much I love twittercounter, but this is the kind of app where you _know_ before you build them that this kind of argument comes ... It is like building a webform and afterwards saying "gee I did not think somebody would use it for spamming" - your api shows that you can do better!
At least with mybloglog (if I remember correctly) I was able to delete myself once I was on a page I really don't want to be tracked.
David
· 10 months ago
well i checked it out, and i still like it, but more options would be great like taking it from vertical to horizontal as well as having all those tweeps defaulted in my twitterremote removed because i don't know who they are and if they've been to the site. so i'll be back!
Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten
· 10 months ago
Simone, those are valid points. The reason I didn't put TOO much energy in those options (and a few others) is that we wanted to see if the thing took of at all. If people like it, and want those features, we will add them. So far, demand and enthusiasm has been overwhelming and my first priority is to fix what needs to be fixed...
Nicole Simon
· 10 months ago
Okay, as I got some dms on this: yes I read the part about 'When you first encounter a TwitterRemote in the wild, you do need to sign in with your Twitter credentials in order to get your picture to show up, though the creators note that this won’t be necessary once Twitter implements OAuth, which is expected soon." - I am talking about the "won't be necessary" part. In an app like this, is should _always_ be necessary to state your intent. :)
Boris [it is Nicole btw, not Simone ;)] as long as you make sure I will have to do the concious decision of saying yes before you hijack my twitter login, there should be no problem at all.
Rick Bruner
· 10 months ago
I'm not sure if there's just a lag, but I tried twice to use your live example, and nothing, nada. I was cautious at first to use my login for a simple visitor feed, and now I'd say yeah - I probably will not be using that until they tweak it. I'm not exactly sure why twittercounter doesn't have you create a separate login at their site and authenticate against a cookie, etc.
As a web app developer, I would want to take the traffic that my tool generates on a roundtrip to my url at some point in the use of the tool, even if its just for signup. That seems like a given from a marketing / business plan perspective, and it would also help with the security issue and increase usage.
Rick Bruner
· 10 months ago
That's funny, I offer marketing advice and link my name to the twitter root instead of my profile in the first comment by accident. I promise I'm not rollin' with Phelps. @rbruner
hombrelobo
· 10 months ago
Love it .... installed !
If only the login would be automatic ... will wait for it ... :D
Pretty cool. I put it on my site and it has a HUGE white area under it that I cannot get rid of. LOL.Great app though!
Kris Cain
· 9 months ago
I see why now, it leaves room for the Ajax function if someone clicks on your name and wants to Tweet you or send a msg. But it just looks crazy when those boxes are not displayed. See http://littletechgirl.com.
Boris
· 9 months ago
The white space is just there because no visitors have showed up yet. As soon as you had a few visitor it will fill up with names and avatars! Mine is on top now. Just went by...
Geno Prussakov
· 9 months ago
Installed it on my blog tonight. Looking forward to reviewing the results tomorrow morning. Certainly looks like a good little widget.
One suggestion: can the owner of the widget himself/herself be removed from the list of the last visitors of his/her site? It's a bit weird having your own picture there twice (first - as the large picture in the top part of the widget, and then - in the list of the last visitors)?
Domonyi
· 6 months ago
Hi,
Your site is one of my favorites seen around blog explosion. Keep up the good work. I enjoy reading your blog. It is great to find someone who can find the fun things in life! I wish you all the best in all years. I look forward to developing a friendship and networking with you. Take a look at my websites Aries Network in Europe.
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I used to pay $3 a month on MyBlogLog and never got much benefit.
I just cancelled it, since it's just a baby alligator sucking my $3 a month.
So nice idea, but very much a security and privacy issue.
app where you _know_ before you build them that this kind of argument
comes ... It is like building a webform and afterwards saying "gee I did not think
somebody would use it for spamming" - your api shows that you can do better!
At least with mybloglog (if I remember correctly) I was able to delete
myself once I was on a page I really don't want to be tracked.
Boris [it is Nicole btw, not Simone ;)] as long as you make sure I will have to do the concious decision of saying yes before you hijack my twitter login, there should be no problem at all.
As a web app developer, I would want to take the traffic that my tool generates on a roundtrip to my url at some point in the use of the tool, even if its just for signup. That seems like a given from a marketing / business plan perspective, and it would also help with the security issue and increase usage.
If only the login would be automatic ... will wait for it ... :D
One suggestion: can the owner of the widget himself/herself be removed from the list of the last visitors of his/her site? It's a bit weird having your own picture there twice (first - as the large picture in the top part of the widget, and then - in the list of the last visitors)?
Your site is one of my favorites seen around blog explosion. Keep up the good work.
I enjoy reading your blog. It is great to find someone who can find the fun things in life!
I wish you all the best in all years. I look forward to developing a friendship and networking with you.
Take a look at my websites Aries Network in Europe.
With Regards,
Karoly Domonyi
http://www.twitter.com/aries_hu