The Twitter API
I’ve been messing with the Twitter API for the first time in the last few hours, and I’ve learned a TON. I know – I’m jumping on the bandwagon late, but oh well. I managed to create a script to retweet “stuff” based on the search functionality and I made a script to automatically follow people that post specific things. I also managed to get my account suspended in like 2 hours due to suspicious activity – whoops. I guess you live, you learn. Basically everything for status updates and following uses CURL, which looks a little something like this:
<?php $username = "<username>"; $password = "<password>"; t t $message = "<message content>"; $url = '<API URL>'; $curl_handle = curl_init(); curl_setopt($curl_handle, CURLOPT_URL, "$url"); curl_setopt($curl_handle, CURLOPT_CONNECTTIMEOUT, 2); curl_setopt($curl_handle, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1); curl_setopt($curl_handle, CURLOPT_POST, 1); curl_setopt($curl_handle, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, "status=$message"); curl_setopt($curl_handle, CURLOPT_USERPWD, "$username:$password"); $buffer = curl_exec($curl_handle); curl_close($curl_handle); ?>
If you’re looking for more info on how to use twitter, check out this eSeries. It’s a good resource.
So, have questions? Let me know. I’m hoping to do a twitter series soon!
Review: The Shoemoney System is Meh for Advanced Users.
I’ve been checking out the Shoemoney System for the last few days, and I haven’t learned anything that I didn’t already know. I’m hoping that it ramps up soon though. The videos are basic basic basic, but I’m sure he’s just leveling the playing field for other users.
The sales letter when you first sign up seemed long and annoying. Why not just do a buy button at the top? I knew I wanted to try it, but still had to sift through all of that stuff.
The videos and coupons that he advertises are released slowly over time, so you can’t just buy a month, watch and download everything and then cancel (shucks).
It looks like the only complete content is the old podcasts that Jeremy did as Net Income and The ShoeMoney Show on Webmaster Radio, but I’ve heard all of those already. It would have been cool if the did the work to edit them down into something more to the point.
I also haven’t been impressed by the promise that the first 100 signups for the system get a special bonus, but it’s been like a week and a half and we still don’t know who we hare. I’m fairly sure I’m in the first 100, because I signed up in 3 minutes, but who knows.
Unfortunately, content is released so slowly that I don’t really have much to say. One of the videos everyone can watch, because it’s public, and the other three are about things I know very well: setting up a Google account, what affiliate marketing is, and setting up a ClickBank account.
I also noticed that many of the users complained about the same things in the week 1 webinar, so I don’t feel completely alone with this.
My conclusion? I’ll give it a little more time before I completely judge…
Wow, I’ve been sick…
I’ve been sick with the flu or something for the last week. I just started to recover this weekend, but I feel like I could still sleep for a week. I don’t think it was H1N1 (which I think is overrated anyways) or anything. I ended up pretty dehydrated and drank a couple gallons on Friday and slept a ton more this weekend. I maxed out my voice-mail for AT&T too…
I did go out this Friday and played pool (billiards) with a buzz on DayQuil. I shot pretty well surprisingly. While I was out, I ate a TON of food. I really needed to eat. That really gave me the energy to push through. I’ll get back on posting track SOON!
What do you use for cold/flu remedies?
Another HUGE 6.1 Aftershock in Haiti Today
This morning, January 20th at 6:03 AM, there was a huge aftershock in Haiti. I can’t help but feel bad for both the people of Haiti and the aid workers there to help them. This has reinforced the urgency of sending resources to them. Please donate in any way you can. Even if you have already donated, consider doing it again. They really need it. You can also donate directly on this site, and I’ll forward your funds them.
Email me or comment if you want to help.
Bill Gates is on Twitter
Oddly, I find it somewhat amusing that Bill Gates (@billgates) is getting into twitter so late in the game. Either way, as of right now, he has almost 100,000 followers in just over seven hours. I find that truly amazing, especially since Ashton Kutcher was so happy to make it to a million, but it took him forever.
I’m following him, and finding it interesting that he’s tweeted to Ryan Seacrest half of the time (twice). Interesting. I think maybe the catalyst for him was the tragedy in Haiti – which by the way, you should donate to right now – even if you already have.
Anyways, it’ll be interesting to see what he tweets about. What do you think of this whole thing? Twitter? Bill Gates? I’m interested.
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