Using Twitter as Comments
Web developer extraordinaire and EE Insider guest author, Kenny Meyers, recently launched his personal website Happy Magic Fun Time. In lieu of standard comments, he’s using hash tagged Twitter replies displayed with the appropriate blog entry.
Kenny is cleverly using the Twitter Search plugin from Lumis but acknowledges some immediate issues:
I’ve already seen problems arise with merely two articles to my humble name. The first and most significant problem is that I can’t remove the “RT”: This is twitter speak for Re-tweet, which despite the many who think it’s spam, is appreciated.
Another issue I’ve noticed is that links to the article-in-question show up. Though, like a young Charlie Kaufman I enjoy the meta commentary as much as anyone, it serves the audience and the other commenters little purpose. Grand as it is and as much as it feeds my ego (a vacuous space with a constant sucking noise), it is a bit difficult to maintain flow.
Read Kenny’s full how-to, Twitter Comment System, over at Happy Magic Fun Time.
Posted on Jun 29, 2009 by Ryan Irelan
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Brandon Kelly — 09:50 on 06.29.2009
There is strong language Kenny’s article that has offended and alienated me. I am very disappointed in EE Insider for bestowing this filth upon me without warning, and might have to look elsewhere for my ExpressionEngine news going forward.
Kenny Meyers — 10:37 on 06.29.2009
@Brandon
You are right, the quality of authorship and writing on this website have gone down hill ever since Ryan Irelan took over
Kevin Tamura — 12:27 on 06.29.2009
@Kenny
I thought Ryan was your pen-name.
the.dentist — 02:06 on 07.01.2009
You’re offended by the use of the “f-word” in jest? I feel sorry for you, Brandon Kelly. I think you need to step down from your high horse.
Also, your own douchebaggery and plain arrogance hasn’t gone unnoticed among the EE community. “He who lives in a glass house, says a Spanish proverb, should never begin throwing stones.
(1778 T. Paine in Pennsylvania Packet 22 Oct. i.)”
Mark Terpstra — 06:11 on 07.02.2009
“douchebaggery” is my new favorite word.
Kenny Meyers — 09:41 on 07.02.2009
@the.dentist
Relax, guy. While Brandon has his eccentricities he was mostly just picking on Ryan and I. He’s a good guy and a great developer. Although he can be brash he backs it up with a lot of very cool stuff for free even, and he’s sarcastic which is harder to interpret on the web.
Cheers,
Kenny