Twitter is a website, which offers a social networking and microblogging service, enabling its users to send and read messages called tweets.
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What does akamaihd.net do? [closed]
I see twitter using scripts from akamaihd.net(using noscript). when i go to their website, it represents itself as a cloud company. does that mean twitter is using their cloud service to store tweets?
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“Native” Windows Twitter Client [closed]
I did some research, and all I found for windows were twitter clients that require either adobe Air or .Net.
What I want is a twitter client that doesn't require ANY additional install, just double ...
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Adblock-like plugin for hiding social sites' widgets, buttons, etc
I love Adblock plugins, and install them on a variety of browsers. They hide or remove ads, which take out a lot of clutter from sites.
However, I was thinking, is there any Adblock-like plugin (the ...
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Which twitter client can synchronize unread tweets?
Right now I'm forced to read all the tweets in a single client on a single device (TweetDeck on my Android phone).
If I would switch to another device and/or client, I would need to search for the ...
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Hiding Twitter profile pics in Tweetdeck
Where in Tweetdeck is the option of not displaying people's profile pics and just displaying their name?
Or should I look at another Twitter client for this?
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Is there any Twitter app for Mac to update my status, no timeline?
I'm looking for a Twitter client for Mac that could just update my status, no need for timeline, mentions or groups support. Just an icon on the menubar and/or key combination that will give me a ...
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How do I pause a HashTag Feed in TweetDeck?
I'm using TweetDeck in both Google Chrome and with Adobe AIR.
When a really hot HashTag Feed comes along, it looks like a high-speed train going by and I can't read anything.
Is there anyway to ...
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Chrome twitter plugin?
Is there any twitter plugin for Google Chrome which is similar to Echofon for Firefox? I think, this is the only reason of using firefox instead of chrome - suitable twitter client.
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I want to easily switch accounts for Twitter - is there a Firefox/Chrome/IE plug-in to do this?
I have several Twitter accounts to which I post messages.
One is a personal, one is a professional, and a couple for each software system I developed.
Does any one know of a plug-in for one of the ...
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How to block annoying twitter search widget
this twitter search widget is popping up all around the internet. the animation is annoying the hell out of me. newspapers think they are cool when they put this twitter widget next to their articles, ...
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Twitter client for Mac that can show in growl the result of a search
Is it there any twitter client for Mac that can show in growl the result of a search? For instance, in real-time show in growl all results pertaining to the hash tag #Apple.
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Realtime Twitter streaming on Linux
Tweetdeck has the ability to show messages in real time. I have not been able to find this capability in any other client that I've tried. The latest versions of Tweetdeck don't run on Linux. Is there ...
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New Twitter not working on chrome beta
New Twitter website isnt working properly on my google chrome 8.0.552.28 beta
When clicking on a tweet, it wont show the window with all the info. but the > button does change to < position, once ...
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Portable Twitter clients?
Are there any good Twitter clients for Windows that can run on a thumb drive?
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Twitter.com doesn't display properly in Firefox [closed]
When I open twitter.com in Firefox, I get the following:
What's that? Has anyone experienced the same problem?
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Twitter client that can only show tweets with specified words?
Does anyone know of a Twitter client that can filter and show tweets that only contain specific words?
I'm currently using Twhirl because it looks good, clean, can be customized (text size) etc.
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Facebook, Twitter, Google Reader in one application for Windows [closed]
Is there an app for Windows like EventBox (OSX only) that allows me to manage Facebook, Twitter and Google Reader from one place?
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How to control alerts in TweetDeck
In TweetDeck I have several saved searches. This would cause a pop-up to come up constantly, so I turned off the alerts. However, there are some things I want to be alerted to. How can I enable alerts ...
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Is there a twitter client which automatically saves all tweets I see?
I'd like every tweet about certain topics saved, so tweets with a certain hashtag, word, user, etc.
To reiterate, if I see a tweet, I want to save it forever and ever.
I'm running Ubuntu Linux.
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How to redirect twitter URL's to mobile.twitter.com?
I like browsing with Javascript disabled, and Twitter does not work without Javascript. This means all the links people give to regular Twitter URL's break without Javascript installed.
I'd like to ...
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Twitter Client with Push Notifications on Windows 7
Can anyone suggest a Twitter client (or gadget) that has push notifications and runs in Windows 7?
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Twitter Like Software for Corporations
Is there microblogging software that companies can host internally? I think I remember Joel Spolsky mentioning that Fog Creek uses one. I can't remember what the name was or find what other software ...
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How come Twitter only allows 140 characters per tweet? [closed]
I know this may seem like an inane question but was there any reason why Twitter picked that number as the limit of characters per tweet?
In addition, in hashtagging on Twitter, it doesn't allow for ...
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Can I run a script on my LOCAL windows machine from PuTTY?
I use a command line twitter client, TTYtter, thru PuTTY on a linux box. Lots of tweets contain links, so there's a /url command to open urls, which searches for URLs a in a given tweet and runs a ...
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How do I delete my own tweets in TweetDeck v1.0?
How do I delete my own tweets in the new (v1.0) TweetDeck?
It was pretty clear how to do this in the former Adobe AIR application.
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Is there some application for Twitter that show my updates in real-time?
I want to enter my username and see updates constantly from my account. What applications could I use for that on Windows 7?
I want to be able to change the font-size, I want to put in a big display.
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Twitter & Identi.ca-In-One Add-on for Firefox?
Is there an add-on around that allows me to log into my twitter AND identi.ca account simulateously?
I'm tired of having IdentiFox and Echofon (formerly Twitterfox) running at the same time.
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Twitter account link removed but Twitter contacts remain in People app
When I first installed Windows 8 I linked my account to my Twitter and Facebook accounts.
My Facebook friends and everyone I follow on Twitter then appeared as contacts in my People app
I have since ...
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How do I configure the Gnome Do Microblogging plugin for Twitter?
I'm having trouble configuring the Microblogging plugin for Gnome Do to use my Twitter account. I'm able to sign into Twitter.com without any problem, but the same login credential result in an error ...
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Setting up Silver Bird extension for identi.ca
Silver Bird (formerly Chrome Bird) is a Google Chrome extension for tweeting directly from a browser window without going to twitter.com.
I use Silver Bird for tweeting in Chrome, but I want to use ...
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Is there a Twitter client for Mac that doesn't need a user+password login (uses OAuth)?
Are there any Twitter client for Mac that don't need a user+password login (use OAuth instead)?
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Add column to Tweetdeck for all tweets sent out
I currently have a column that contains a Twitter group/list containing only my twitter account. However, this doesn't capture the reply or retweets I send. They only contain basic original tweets.
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Simplest twitter client that only allows me to post tweets (not read follow list) [closed]
I am looking for a Twitter client that has the simplest interface allowing me to post tweets (with shorturl integration). I don't want it to contain the home feed (tweets from the people I follow). Is ...
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How to manipulate an RSS feed?
I have a personal RSS feed provided by GoogleReader and displaying all my shared items together with the notes I've added.
I would like to massage this feed a little to do things like:
* Splice it ...
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Tweetdeck search column incomplete
When I add a new search column in Tweetdeck some of the chosen keywords give incomplete search results compared to search results from twitter.com. I tried another Tweetdeck username (for syncing), ...
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Twitter for OSX does not register with Growl
I noticed that the Twitter client stopped giving me Growl alerts, so I tried to re-install to see if that helped. In an attempt to completely purge it from my system, the app was removed from the ...
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XML bulk update in Evenote
I've some tweets and blog article (from Wordpress) saved locally in rss or xml format and I want to bulk upload them in my Evernote Account.
I've tried this Wordpress to Evernot script or tried ...
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Google Reader (used with Reeder) doesn't show me updates for YouTube and Twitter RSS feeds
I prefer to have all my news updates in one place. As I'm using Twitter only passively, I don't have an account and just added the RSS feeds of the few users I'm following to Google Reader. I've also ...
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Seesmic ping vs classic seesmic
I am trying to figure out what is the difference between seesmic (the one with red theme and raccoon icon), and seesmic ping (the one with green theme and "P" icon).
It seems that old seesmic is ...
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Display multiple Trending Topics at the same time in TweetDeck
I want to display multiple trending topics at the same time in TweetDeck. For example, I want to view Worldwide, Turkey and United States side by side. I'm selecting Add Column > Core and Trending ...
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Pino can't connect to twitter
On a fresh installation of Fedora 13, I tried using Pino to access my twitter account, but Pino always times out even though I'm positive user and password are correct.
When started from the console, ...
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Is there something similar to msn messenger but with a running feed beside it, showing group updates? [closed]
My company uses msn messenger constantly, but there are certain broadcast messages we would like to make, that could be viewed similar to a twitter feed. Is there a simple (or my jaded coworkers won't ...
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TweetDeck is “unable to connect” to Twitter
I've been using and old version of TweetDeck for ages, and just noticed that Twitter has taken over TweetDeck.
So I installed the latest version. When I try to login, I get the following error ...
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Twitter Management Software
Any twitter management software is available like Outlook and thunderbird..
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Tweetings keeps to raise an exception
I have installed Tweetings on my netbook running Windows 7 starter. It works fine, except that sometimes a dialog box about an uncaught exception appears, telling me that the configuration file has ...
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Is there an option to minimize TweetDeck to tray?
Until today I used Twhirl, but because of the recommendation in Superuser (here) I want to give TweetDeck a chance. However, it seems that I can either minimize it to the task bar or close it, both ...
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TweetDeck and real via retweets
Is it possible to configure TweetDeck to do native retweets showing "via personname" instead of "via TweetDeck"? I played around in the settings, but couldn't find such a setting.
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Where are the TweetDeck settings-files located in (ubuntu-) linux?
i'm running Windows as well as Ubuntu and like to sync both tweetdeck installations via dropbox.
Therefore i need to locate two files:
td_26_[username].db
preferences_[username].xml
I found them ...
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How to remember position in official mac twitter client?
I read twitter often on my mac and using official client for OSX. After relaunch client I will see not that place where I were before quit. But it's awful :( Does anyone know how I can do that?
I ...
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Mac - A Twitter client without growl
What's is the best OS X Twitter client that doesn't use Growl? I'm looking for something like the old Adobe Air Tweetdeck, with tweet notifications in a window with clickable links and options to ...
