New function suggestion: Add a Tweet button to DU

[Ian David]

My idea is to have a button on DU that you could post that would automatically copy/paste a thread (or message) subject line into your Twitter or TweetDeck, along with a tinyURL link to it.

What you guys think?

[rocktivity]

1. Can that be done within a 140-character limit?

:headbang:
rocktivity

[Ian David]

2. I found a way to do this if you use Mozilla. A plug-in called AddThis.

http://www.addthis.com/

I'm experimenting with this right now.

This would be good if we could do something like this for the non-Mozilla users.

[Ian David]

9. Unfortunately, the AddThis doesn't do what I think we need.

All AddThis does is add the long-form link to the thread- no text, no tiny URL.

So we'd need to make something new.

[underseasurveyor]

3. Oh please no

Not here, not on DU :-(

[NYCGirl]

4. You don't have to use it if you don't want to. No one will force you. NT

[underseasurveyor]

5. And I was so worried about that too.

I'm saying that it would be nice to have at least one twit free zone somewhere.

[Bill McBlueState]

6. DU content would be copied to Twitter, not the other way around

So if you don't use Twitter, you wouldn't notice.

Well, there might be a tiny new icon somewhere, but that's all.

[BlooInBloo]

7. DUers hate new comms technology too much to support that.

[rrneck]

8. I'd rather not encourage it. nt

[Ian David]

11. Should we keep those damn kids off your lawn? n/t

[rrneck]

12. Dagnabbit! They're stompin' my petunias! LOL nt

[applegrove]

10. Sounds good.