March 22, 2007
Now You Can Post Your Music On Twitter
Now Playing users come in all forms. Some are sophisticated web users that build cool stuff on top of it. While others feel like they have conquered the world by getting a PHP file uploaded to their server. Often I get requests for easier ways to post your music history other than working in PHP.
I was thinking — why not use Twitter? Twitter’s basic question is what you are you doing? Well, I am listening to music right now! What a good think to post. And Now Playing can do that for you — automatically!
Twitter has some nice ways you can post your Twitter feed on your blog via Flash and stuff. You an use those to scroll through your music play history. Check out the side bar on my home page to see an example.
So tonight I am posting this for all Windows versions of Now Playing. Mac folks have to wait. Sorry. Maybe I will get to it soon.
Let me know what you think. Seems like a fun use of Twitter and Now Playing.
This is a wonderful idea. Thanks for adding the functionality to the plugin.
However, I struggle with this. When I first started using twitter, I instantly thought to myself "this would be great for letting others see what I'm listening to," but I am wondering if my friends really want to get a text message every 3 minutes telling them what I am listening to.
I love having the ability to do this, but I wish I could think of a way to make it less frequent. Maybe only post to twitter in groups of 3 songs? After a user defined number of times? Just a thought...
Agreed that there might be various posting frequency options. Will see what other feedback I get.
I find twitter to be like having a nagging wife or mother next to you everytime you're next to a computer and able to access it. Always there waiting for you to tell them what you're up to. :P
I concur with Mark. I turned the twitter part off. A group of songs would be a cool feature.
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