Secret tip: retrieve Twitter profile images without using the api
A common problem when creating sites which use the Twitter API is how to store and display user profile images. When you query the API the resulting user data gives you the URL of the user profile image. However this image URL is not a permalink. If the user changes their profile image the image […]
A New Look for Tweeted Trips Care of Bootstrap
I’ve just completed a re-vamp of a site I run called Tweeted Trips. It’s a site I created while on the road cycle touring, so the original was put together quite quickly and was really built as a proof-of-concept. The new version is much more robust, cleaner and has more features. The code was originally […]
Tweeted Trips used by Peugeot Italy
I always like to keep an eye on which companies are picking up Tweeted Trips and using it on their sites. Some I work with closely, like Gerber to help them embed social media campaigns in their sites, and some I just discover after browsing my referrer traffic! My Italian isn’t too great, so I’m […]
Twitter Changes Its Terms
In March 2011 Twitter announced some upcoming changes to its Terms of Use which would affect developers. This is really an understatement as what they’ve actually done is fundamentally redefined how they would like their service to be used and what developers ought to be using it for. What’s new? The most important changes can […]