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BeTwittered Gadget Popularity

Posted Sat, 03/15/2008 - 11:44 by metarobert
It's really kind of stunning.  What started out as a learning experience, and a bit of a hobby, got a lot more attention than I expected.  BeTwittered now has a couple of thousand subscribers.  It's been really pretty exciting to have put something together, and watch it's use grow.  Part of the fun is using Google analytics to see where everyone is from.  All over the world.  That might sound a bit naive, but even though I'm no newcomer to the internet and technology, it's still a bit stunning.  I suppose I'm just finding out how much I enjoy c

Mobile Version of BeTwittered

Posted Sat, 01/19/2008 - 10:58 by metarobert
BeTwittered has been on Google as a homepage gadget for a couple of weeks now. Today I created a mobile version that is more useable on a phone -> http://32hours.com/betwittered. You can follow the link to have a look, even from your computer. This version drops some things like automatic refreshing every few minutes, and is a bit more simplistic in order to be "lighter" for use on a phone. If you run it from your computer, be aware that it's intended for small screens.

Thinking Seriously About an iPhone

Posted Sat, 01/19/2008 - 04:33 by metarobert
I'm really thinking seriously about getting an iPhone, but only for testing purposes, of course. I would never buy a cool gadget because I'm drawn to cool gadgets like a cat to the other side of the street. OK, so I do want one because they're cool. But I would really like to get my Twitter Gadget (BeTwittered) working on mobile phones, and I really think the iPhone would be a great platform for it. I've already got a large percentage of users on Mac's.

Do you use Twitter and iGoogle?

Posted Tue, 01/01/2008 - 19:26 by metarobert
I've gotten a PHP version of a Google (iGoogle) gadget working.  It follows your friends, and allows you to post, so far. Check it out at 32hours.com, or the direct article link. It's working, and I'll be improving it pretty quickly.