Jamie Phelps's dashboard

Melissa Dunphy replied on September 23, 2008 14:36 to the idea "suggestion: don't send direct message instructions every single time?" in Twitter:

Please fix this problem. It is so annoying.

Will replied on September 20, 2008 16:18 to the idea "Can Sandy subscribe to an iCal RSS feed?" in I want Sandy:

I'd like to see this, or an iCal file import feature added into Sandy.

A comment on the idea "suggestion: don't send direct message instructions every single time?" in Twitter:

since 9 months later they still haven't fixed the double-message problem, i'd like to suggest another plan of attack:

if i've received a direct message on my phone, then never send me a tip again. assume i've figured it out and don't need them. (just realized Josh Owens says the same thing a few messages down.)

also -- the problem is even worse now... if a message splits into two, i'm no longer receiving the 1st one! meaning, all i get is: "2/2 Reply with 'd quepol hi.'

infuriating! – quepol, on September 09, 2008 05:34

A comment on the idea "suggestion: don't send direct message instructions every single time?" in Twitter:

The problem with that is that SMS messages double in size when sent internationally, so it could take up to three SMSs to send 140 characters + a tip to Canada, or India (and previously, everyone else, before twitter removed the UK long number). They'd want it small as well... – Chris Thomson, on September 03, 2008 15:57

Nathaniel Talbott replied on September 03, 2008 15:22 to the idea "suggestion: don't send direct message instructions every single time?" in Twitter:

I too am on a limited SMS plan, and getting one tweet for the price of two is a pretty raw deal. Isn't the point of the 140 char limit to keep it in the SMS limit?!?

Allan replied on September 03, 2008 14:57 to the idea "suggestion: don't send direct message instructions every single time?" in Twitter:

Josh Owens is a coding goddess, oh and he speaks the truth!

iamvinnie replied on September 03, 2008 14:56 to the idea "suggestion: don't send direct message instructions every single time?" in Twitter:

How about something simpler. If message_length < (140 - tip_length) then show a tip otherwise no

notsheep started following the idea "BrightKite checkins to trigger location based reminders." in I want Sandy.

Shazzer replied on August 31, 2008 18:42 to the question "Using @noreply with mobile twitter - not working!" in I want Sandy:

Just wanting to bump this topic back up to the surface. Any progress on it? Now that Twitter is no longer sending SMS notifications to folks using their UK number, I'm paying a 3rd party service for every tweet delivered to my phone, so it would be really nice to be able to turn off Sandy's confirmation tweets.

I've considered just turning off notifications from Sandy at the Twitter site since I'll still be able to send info to her via DM, but that will mean I won't be able to ask her to remind me of anything via Twitter, either.

boc replied on August 30, 2008 00:39 to the idea "suggestion: don't send direct message instructions every single time?" in Twitter:

YES! This has been driving me crazy the past few days. PLEASE let us turn those off.

Aaron replied on August 29, 2008 04:01 to the idea "suggestion: don't send direct message instructions every single time?" in Twitter:

Same problem here, about 90% of my DM's cause this spill over to happen, DOUBLING my text message usage. I too am on a limited text plan, so that's an increasing problem unless this is addressed soon.

A comment on the idea "suggestion: don't send direct message instructions every single time?" in Twitter:

+1. – Chris Thomson, on August 29, 2008 03:49

imagetic replied on August 29, 2008 03:48 to the idea "suggestion: don't send direct message instructions every single time?" in Twitter:

What Kyle said...

Josh Owens replied on August 29, 2008 03:38 to the idea "suggestion: don't send direct message instructions every single time?" in Twitter:

I agree. We all know we can text for instructions... Why not put a smart filter in place and say after the first 20 or 40 direct messages to a phone, remove the helper text.

I leave direct messages on for SMS and I bet 50% of my tweets end up being split into two messages, despite the core message only being 140 chars.

Chris Thomson marked one of Jamie Phelps' replies in Twitter as useful. Jamie Phelps replied to the idea "suggestion: don't send direct message instructions every single time?".

Kyle Neath replied on August 29, 2008 03:31 to the idea "suggestion: don't send direct message instructions every single time?" in Twitter:

Yes, PLEASE fix this :( It seems optional (the help text isn't really needed at all, if you turn on SMS, you know how to use twitter) and is making my experience worse. I would estimate about 90% of my direct messages fall into 2 messages due directly to this text. About 30% due just to that damn 'hi' text.

My ideal message would read:

"DM via username: This text can be shortened by a whoping 24 + username length! That's a 17% minimum optimization!"

Lucia replied on August 28, 2008 00:32 to the idea "Premium Subscriptions to Keep the Doors Open" in Pandora:

Thanks so much Jamie and Matt, for your feedback and suggestions.

Please don't worry; we've been in negotiations regarding royalty rates for over a year, and we plan to continue working towards a fruitful solution to the stand-off.

Do keep listening, and I promise we'll let you know if / when there's anything you can do to help.

We're not going down without a battle, and we'll do whatever is needed to keep Pandora alive and kicking.

Thanks so much for supporting us; we're literally nothing without our listeners.

:)
Best,
Lucia, from Pandora

p.s. sorry it took me a bit to get back to you....I was off last week.

Matt Stevens started following the idea "Premium Subscriptions to Keep the Doors Open" in Pandora.

Matt Stevens replied on August 19, 2008 22:37 to the idea "Premium Subscriptions to Keep the Doors Open" in Pandora:

Agreed! In fact, I think Pandora is of high enough quality that the service could go subscription-only with a free trial period. Maybe not as friendly as being completely free, but you've got something pretty compelling here and I'd think a lot of people would be willing to pay for it.

mdy replied on August 19, 2008 10:10 to the question "How do I take over an inactive Twitter account?" in Twitter:

Hello. Twitter apparently observes a 9-month rule (click the link for the official word from Twitter).