Last night there was a minor fiasco when hundreds of thousands of people suddenly found that their tweets were being published to their Facebook status without their explicit authorization. The only way to fix the problem was to remove or block the Twitter application from within Facebook.
Entries Tagged as 'Twitter'
UPDATE: Facebook at fault for unauthorized link with Twitter account
July 30th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Pain, Twitter, User Experience
Twitter updating Facebook status without permission
July 29th, 2009 · 15 Comments · Pain, Twitter, User Experience
Update: For the latest information, please read UPDATE: Facebook at fault for unauthorized link with Twitter account. [If Facebook suddenly started publishing your tweets, go into Facebook and REMOVE or BLOCK the Twitter application. That's currently the only fix.] Just an hour ago, I got a notification that someone had commented on my Facebook status [...]
Who needs a plumber when you have Twitter?
July 1st, 2009 · 4 Comments · Twitter
I’m a do-it-yourself kinda girl, so instead of putting in a work order with the building staff, I’d prefer to at least try to fix things around the apartment myself. Lately I’ve been noticing a problem with my dishwasher, so I thought I’d ask Twitter: Not surprisingly, I got a lot of great advice. Here’s [...]
Twitter Redesigns Follower and Following Pages
July 1st, 2009 · 8 Comments · Design, Twitter, User Experience
Today Twitter launched a redesign of the Following and Followers pages. By default the Expanded view is displayed, but you can switch to the List view in the top left: It’ll still show you 20 people per page, but without the location and last tweet sent. On the right side of each username are two [...]
Tags:Design·Twitter·User Experience
In case of fire: Do Not Use Twitter
June 25th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Humor, Photography, Twitter
Last week this photo was posted to BuzzFeed and made the rounds on Twitter. It’s originally from johnpiercy on Flickr. I think it looks doctored, but John isn’t sure. It’s just too hilarious to be real! What do you think? P.S. If I was caught in or near a fire, I definitely WOULD use Twitter. [...]
Tags:Humor·Photography·Twitter
