Some Twellow users may have noticed our people counter has stopped increasing and trending categories have been frozen for the last several hours. Not to worry. Twitter is currently experiencing some technical issues with their data feed but should have it resolved shortly.
Matthew Daines
Twellow Lead Developer
UPDATE: As of about 1pm Eastern this issue has been resolved. -Matthew
The development team here at Twellow is pleased to announce the addition of a great new feature: Twellow Maps. Twellow Maps are a simple way for you to see where people who matter to you say they are, anywhere in the world.
We at Twellow are constantly working to make things better. This includes complex things, simple things, and everything in between. And even as we continue to work on big, complex changes to how Twellow works, we also are implementing simpler changes, but positive changes nonetheless. So we’re glad to let you know about a few simple things that have recently been implemented on Twellow to make finding and being found a little bit easier.
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.
