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One of those viral "Tweet This To Get ____" things..

by sirtom
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Hey all! Question for ya..

Here's what I'm hoping I can get some help with.. I want to put some content behind one of those scripts where if you Tweet the post or link, you get access to the content. Usually I've seen this kind of thing used in launches to spread viral reports, like "Tweet the link to this report and you'll get instant access to it," or something along those lines..

Is anyone familiar with this? If so, how might I be able to do this?

Thanks for any and all help!
-Tom
#things #tweet this to get #viral
  • Profile picture of the author Chris Ramsey
    It's going to have something to do with Twitter's API. Look into that and you should find your answer.
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  • Profile picture of the author mywebwork
    Yes, it is done with Twitters API and it's not very hard to do - Twitters API is among the easiest API to use.

    Check out this wiki as a starting point:

    Twitter API Wiki / Libraries

    If you need any custom work done with this please feel free to PM me- I've built a few applications with the Twitter API and can probably help you out.

    It's also possible that some Warrior will know of a WordPress plugin for this. If there isn't one maybe I should put one together - sounds like it would be useful!

    Bill
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    • Profile picture of the author Kevin Williams
      Originally Posted by mywebwork View Post

      Yes, it is done with Twitters API and it's not very hard to do - Twitters API is among the easiest API to use.

      Check out this wiki as a starting point:

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      If you need any custom work done with this please feel free to PM me- I've built a few applications with the Twitter API and can probably help you out.

      It's also possible that some Warrior will know of a WordPress plugin for this. If there isn't one maybe I should put one together - sounds like it would be useful!

      Bill
      That would honestly be amazing, and I might have to pm you about this soon. Thanks for being awesome
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    • Profile picture of the author sirtom
      Originally Posted by mywebwork View Post

      Yes, it is done with Twitters API and it's not very hard to do - Twitters API is among the easiest API to use.

      Check out this wiki as a starting point:

      Twitter API Wiki / Libraries

      If you need any custom work done with this please feel free to PM me- I've built a few applications with the Twitter API and can probably help you out.

      It's also possible that some Warrior will know of a WordPress plugin for this. If there isn't one maybe I should put one together - sounds like it would be useful!

      Bill
      Ah man, I checked out the Twitter API link and I don't mean to sound dumb, but I have no idea what all that is.. I didn't know what to look for haha.

      But otherwise, a plugin like that would be amazing! I know more people than just me would get a lot of mileage out of it. And I'll definitely be talking to you soon, hopefully you could help me out with this.

      Thanks!
      -Tom
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  • Profile picture of the author mywebwork
    Hi Guys

    It sounds like a "Tweet This to Get.." Plugin would be a useful project, I will consider putting one together. It will probably have to wait until later this week though as I'm currently wrapping up a couple of big projects for clients.

    In the meantime if you feel up to the challenge and want to write your own here are a couple of links to get you started:

    Update Your Twitter Status Remotely Using PHP

    Using the Twitter API with PHP and PEAR

    These excellent articles show you how to use PHP to make Tweets using the Twitter API. All you really need to do is modify them to use a preset message, and then use a redirect (PHP Header) to send your visitor to collect their reward. If you want to be fancy you could use AJAX-type code (i.e. asynchronous) so that they are not redirected until Twitter reports a successful tweet.


    Bill
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