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Re: Show HN: Read someone else's Twitter timeline

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Post by danso »

killwhitey wrote: post #4

Author here: In developing this I discovered that Twitter really doesn't care about lists. The limits on API usage and aggressive following are well documented, but anything about lists is minor. Also, if anyone from Twitter is reading: it would be nice if Twitter implemented a way to subscribe to someone's timeline instead of having to resort to this method.

Still befuddles me how badly Twitter has neglected list functionality. On every device/platform, there's a differently-obfuscated way to just see the damn lists you've created, nevermind create them. I get that making lists isn't fun, but they never seemed to try to make them easy to make. The end result is that new users who enthusiastically follow others see a stream of unfiltered shit and end up either just quitting, or obsessively pruning their follow list.

Re: Show HN: Read someone else's Twitter timeline

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Post by cocotino »

killwhitey wrote: post #4

Author here: In developing this I discovered that Twitter really doesn't care about lists. The limits on API usage and aggressive following are well documented, but anything about lists is minor. Also, if anyone from Twitter is reading: it would be nice if Twitter implemented a way to subscribe to someone's timeline instead of having to resort to this method.

I am sure there's an endpoint to get the timeline of someone else because tweetdeck had such a feature some time ago.

If you're concerned about API usage limits, just use the API keys of any official client (google them) and enjoy.

Re: Show HN: Read someone else's Twitter timeline

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Post by mpa000 »

Fiaxhs wrote: post #2

Do not set the created list as public, this generates notifications to every person in the list. Kinda fun to explain afterward :D

I've found that people tend to use public lists as a way to insult people that they don't like. "List of nutjobs", "List of {blankety blanks}", etc.

Re: Show HN: Read someone else's Twitter timeline

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Post by caseysoftware »

at-fates-hands wrote: post #14

>> and a follow limit of 1,000 a day I only follow under a hundred people and find it cumbersome to keep up. How do you follow more than 1,000 users and manage to keep up with that stream?

You don't.

You jump in occasionally, see what's going on and then continue on with whatever. I follow about 2k people and most of those are acquaintances, some colleagues, etc. The only reasonable way to keep an eye on things is lists or custom searches.

When I'm attending a conference, I add a hashtag search a few weeks in advance and kill it a few days after the event. I can catch all the last minute "who's in town?" or "here are my slides!"

And then lists are key. I have a few set up for specific topics, former colleagues (private), and my local tech community. That way I can stay plugged in regardless of other stuff happening.

Re: Show HN: Read someone else's Twitter timeline

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Post by ultramancool »

Brendinooo wrote: post #12

Should be useful in exactly the same way that the WSJ's excellent Blue Feed, Red Feed ( http://graphics.wsj.com/blue-feed-red-feed/ ) is. Thanks for sharing!

Interesting. Really highlights how both sides attack eachother - I'm noticing a large amount of basically accusing the other side of authoritarianism. I guess "the other guys want to take your freedom" is always an easy argument that looks completely valid.

Re: Show HN: Read someone else's Twitter timeline

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Post by mayneack »

cocotino wrote: post #13
killwhitey wrote: post #4

Author here: In developing this I discovered that Twitter really doesn't care about lists. The limits on API usage and aggressive following are well documented, but anything about lists is minor. Also, if anyone from Twitter is reading: it would be nice if Twitter implemented a way to subscribe to someone's timeline instead of having to resort to this method.

I am sure there's an endpoint to get the timeline of someone else because tweetdeck had such a feature some time ago. If you're concerned about API usage limits, just use the API keys of any official client (google them) and enjoy.

Did tweetdeck remove this feature? I can't seem to figure out how to do it there.

Re: Show HN: Read someone else's Twitter timeline

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Post by mayneack »

cocotino wrote: post #13
killwhitey wrote: post #4

Author here: In developing this I discovered that Twitter really doesn't care about lists. The limits on API usage and aggressive following are well documented, but anything about lists is minor. Also, if anyone from Twitter is reading: it would be nice if Twitter implemented a way to subscribe to someone's timeline instead of having to resort to this method.

I am sure there's an endpoint to get the timeline of someone else because tweetdeck had such a feature some time ago. If you're concerned about API usage limits, just use the API keys of any official client (google them) and enjoy.

Did tweetdeck remove this feature? I can't seem to figure out how to do it there.

Re: Show HN: Read someone else's Twitter timeline

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Post by cocotino »

mayneack wrote: post #18
cocotino wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I am sure there's an endpoint to get the timeline of someone else because tweetdeck had such a feature some time ago. If you're concerned about API usage limits, just use the API keys of any official client (google them) and enjoy.

Did tweetdeck remove this feature? I can't seem to figure out how to do it there.

Yes they did remove it.
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