What's with this?
Twitlonger is a way to let you post to Twitter when 140 characters just isn't enough.
With Twitlonger, you can write what you need and a link to what you said will automatically be posted to your Twitter account. It's like twitpic for text.
Doesn't this go against the whole point of Twitter?
Absolutely. Please don't use Twitlonger to get lazy with Twitter. If your tweet runs to 150 characters, you can almost certainly reword it to get it to fit. If, however, you want to make a point that fits in the conversation, or want to explain something technical, then this lets you stay within the Twitterverse without posting a dozen tweets. People that are interested can click on the link and see the full majesty of your wit and wisdom.
Hey, you're not asking for my password any more!
We've made the switch to OAuth for our authentication, so we do not need your password. We never liked having passwords in the first place so we really feel a lot better about getting rid of them. If you used Twitlonger before the switch, we have now deleted all traces of your password.
With OAuth, you can revoke access to Twitlonger whenever you want and not be worried about your password being compromised.
Ads?
Yep. It costs money to run the site so we have a little Google AdSense on the posts. Once again, if you feel uncomfortable with this, don't use the service. If you want to use the service but not see the ads we heartily recommend Adblock Plus. Go ahead, we don't mind.
Who made this?
Me. Stuart Gibson, freelance developer and general web ninja.
- I have a blog that I don't update much
- I'm on Twitter (obviously)
- I can be found in lots of other places too.
Contact
- Twitter: @twitlonger
- Email: hello@twitlonger.com
- Support: Twitlonger @ Get Satisfaction
API
Twitlonger has a basic API available to registered applications to allow posting and reading.
