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A lot of people have asked us how to jump to a specific page within Twellow search results. It’s a popular question, so we’ve gone ahead and updated our pagination system to allow one to easily jump to the page he or she is looking for.

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As more and more people flock to Twitter it’s important to understand the tools available to help build your presence within the community. To assist in this, some time ago we added the “Extended Bio” option to Twellow profiles. This allows an additional 2,000 characters to be added to your profile in order to better explain what you have to offer. From feedback we have received I think it appropriate to provide a sample of how an Extended Bio can be formatted. (more…)

There has been much talk as of late on several high-profile blogs about a phishing scam and other security issues associated with Twitter and applications that access the Twitter API, such as Twellow. Here at Twellow we are not ignorant of the concerns many of our users have regarding this issue, so I’d like to explain how Twellow uses your sensitive Twitter information, specifically your password.

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Follow @twellowup now on Twitter!

People are often asking us how they can get updates on what’s going on at Twellow. One of the first things we offer is to follow this blog. But blog posts can be lengthy and not as frequent as we’d all like. Another way we’ve told people to get updates is by following some of the people here at Twellow (like @richord, @iematthew, and @mmcdonald) using their Twitter accounts. And a lot of people have asked us why we don’t just have a Twellow user they can follow. Well, we’ve asked ourselves that same question.

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If you’ve tried to add your Twitter information to Twellow but receive an “Oops!” error, then here are some possibilities: either you do not have a Twitter account (you can create one here), you have your Twitter account set to “protected”, you have not yet posted a status on Twitter, or Twellow is having difficulty communicating with the Twitter service.

If you have set your Twitter updates to protected, then in order for Twellow to be able to import your information from Twitter you must update your Twitter settings to NOT protect your updates. This can be done by going to www.twitter.com/account/settings and un-checking the box next to “Protect my updates”. Make this change, then try again to get listed on Twellow.

If Twellow is having difficulty communicating with Twitter then there’s not much you as the user can do, ’cause it’s not your fault! If you’re pretty sure you have a Twitter account, and you’re pretty sure your updates are not protected, and you’re pretty sure you’ve posted a message on Twitter, then feel free to drop us a line via our contact page and let us know. We will look into it and let you know our findings as soon as we can.

Enjoy!

Matthew Daines
Twellow Lead Developer
www.twellow.com/user/iematthew

We’ve had a lot of requests from people wanting to edit their personal listings on Twellow. Since you know more about you than we do, it only makes sense that you should be allowed to manage your information on Twellow. I thought I’d post a repeat of the responses we’ve been sending out to folks who’ve questioned us about this.

We are working feverishly to add a feature that will allow people to verify their identity and add/edit themselves within categories. This is one of the biggest requests we’ve had, so it will definitely be coming soon. Please bear with us as we work this out.

In the meantime, a less-than-perfect alternative is to adjust your bio on Twitter to include distinct keywords that match our categories. When we update your info from Twitter this will pull your new bio and re-categorize you in the Twellow system.

Twellow is very much a work-in-progress at this point, so we do appreciate all the feedback we’re receiving and hope you continue to enjoy Twellow!

Cheers!

Matthew Daines
Twellow Lead Developer
twellow.com/user/iematthew

Update: As of July 7, 2008, users can now edit their Twellow profiles! Check it out on our other blog post.