mdy's dashboard

A comment on the question "I forgot my usernam & password!!!" in Twitter:

Hi unathi. Did you get a chance to try the resend password page? If not, go to this link: http://twitter.com/account/resend_pas... then enter your email address there. – mdy, on July 04, 2009 14:33

mdy replied on July 04, 2009 12:31 to the question "how do i see all tweets?" in Twitter:

Oh, I see what you mean!

Hm, is it possible that you were looking at Twitter Search? That's the only part of Twitter that I can think of right now where you can see people reply to each other.

For example, see http://search.twitter.com/search?q=fr... for the latest tweets from ev, and try clicking the "Show Conversation" links.

If that wasn't what you had seen, is it possible you were using a third-party site? There are some services that provide chatting capabilities, like TweetChat. For example, this link: http://www.tweetchat.com/room/Cmntychat

mdy replied on July 04, 2009 09:03 to the question "Some one is using my name" in Twitter:

If your name is a trademark or a brand name, you can request that the username be transferred to you.

See this article on Twitter's help portal for more info:
http://twitter.zendesk.com/forums/262...

mdy replied on July 04, 2009 09:01 to the idea "Audio Updates." in Twitter:

Hi David. There's actually a site called http://www.utterli.com that lets you record audio messages, which you can then auto-post to your Twitter account.

The audio clip is stored at the utterli.com website. And your tweet will contain a link to the Utterli page where people can go to listen to your audio message.

mdy replied on July 04, 2009 08:57 to the question "Twitter empeaches user's to contact them to report problems" in Twitter:

Hi there.

You can create a new support ticket at this link:
http://twitter.zendesk.com/requests/new

Before you create a support ticket, however, I suggest you check the list of known issues to see if the problem you're experiencing is already listed. If it is, then you don't need to create a ticket.
Known issues page: http://twitter.zendesk.com/forums/319...

If you're experiencing a problem as to how to use Twitter, one of the troubleshooting help articles might help:
Troubleshooting: http://twitter.zendesk.com/forums/107...

If you have a terms of service violation question, one of the TOS articles might help:
Terms of Service: http://twitter.zendesk.com/forums/262...

The login to post in the help portal is the same as your Twitter login. If you can try logging into the main Twitter site first, there's a good chance you won't even need to login to post a comment in the help portal

Finally, the email password is an optional step when you sign up for a Twitter account. Twitter checks your contact list to see if any of the people in your address book are already registered Twitter users. If they are, the address book import step helps you find your friends.

Personally, I have a habit of temporarily changing my email account's password before letting any third party access it for contact list import jobs. After the import is done (it usually takes less than a minute), I change my email password back to my real password.

mdy replied on July 04, 2009 08:52 to the question "Can't see who my followers are for my twitter account?" in Twitter:

Hi Lizz. There's a known issue with the follower count, according to Twitter's help portal.

See this link for more info: http://help.twitter.com/forums/31935/...

mdy replied on July 04, 2009 08:23 to the question "Heeelp!" in Twitter:

I've found that if I start with m.twitter then click the "Standard" button to get to the standard view, the bottom of the standard UI page has "View Twitter in mobile" as an option on my home page. Is it possible you have it in your home page too?

As a last resort, do you think clearing your phone browser's cache and/or cookies will make a difference?

mdy replied on July 04, 2009 06:54 to the problem "No new tweets since May 30" in Twitter:

Dudu, Twitter requests that users who experience the frozen timeline issue leave a comment on the known issues page regarding frozen timelines.

You'll find it here: http://help.twitter.com/forums/31935/...

mdy replied on July 04, 2009 06:52 to the question "People are showing up in my feed after I've unfollowed them." in Twitter:

Hi pete. This appears to be a known issue at the moment, with a new known issues page.

You'll find more info regarding this problem at Twitter's help portal. See http://help.twitter.com/forums/31935/...

A comment on the question "Help with 3rd party apps!" in Twitter:

That's really bizarre. Almost makes me wonder if it's a firewall setting on your machine that's causing the problem (though I'm no expert on firewalls).

It doesn't seem to be a problem with your account itself since you're able to login fine via the main Twitter website and Dabr.

Maybe someone from the TweetDeck forum can give you ideas...? You'll find their forum at http://tweetdeck.com/beta/help – mdy, on July 04, 2009 05:34

mdy replied on July 04, 2009 04:31 to the problem "Invisible Followers" in Twitter:

Hi Renee. I believe you're experiencing a known issue that's listed in Twitter's Help portal.

For more info, please see: http://help.twitter.com/forums/31935/...

mdy replied on July 04, 2009 04:30 to the problem "Tweepular *randomly* unfollowed hundreds refreshing twitter via web." in Twitter:

Oh, I forgot to add -- if you happen to have common friends with other Twitter users, it might help to browse through another user's friends list because you're likely to find your common friends that way.

mdy replied on July 04, 2009 04:28 to the question "Help with 3rd party apps!" in Twitter:

Are you still able to login correctly via the Twitter website?

If yes, can you try logging in via this third-party web client: http://dabr.co.uk (just to see if the API problem affects all services)? Dabr uses OAuth so you don't have to give it your userid or password. You just authorize it.

A comment on the problem "Tweepular *randomly* unfollowed hundreds refreshing twitter via web." in Twitter:

Oh yes! *thumbs up* Why did I not think of that myself! – mdy, on July 04, 2009 04:25

mdy replied on July 04, 2009 04:05 to the question "Photo/logo down left side?" in Twitter:

Oh, I see what you mean!

That user actually made a custom image on their own, then uploaded the image as their account's background image.

You can upload your own background image at http://twitter.com/account/profile_se... (login needed). Scroll down to the bottom and click the "Change background image" button to upload.

mdy replied on July 04, 2009 03:47 to the question "where is my twitter cash kit!" in Twitter:

Twitter doesn't charge for its service, and does not offer a "cash kit" as far as I know. Would you happen to remember the site that you bought this cash kit from? Did they claim to be owned by Twitter? Perhaps we can report them.

mdy replied on July 04, 2009 03:45 to the problem "No one is getting my tweets" in Twitter:

Hi Andrea. Hope you don't mind my asking -- how were you able to determine that the people you send @replies to don't get your message?

mdy replied on July 04, 2009 03:36 to the question "How can I delete a follower?" in Twitter:

Did you mean that you're getting tweets from them in your home timeline? If yes, then you can unfollow them to stop getting their tweets.

To unfollow:
1. Click on the other user's logo to go to their profile page
2. In the upper left corner of the page, click the Following box, then click the "Remove" button that appears
And that should take care of it.

If you meant that you were receiving @replies to them when you look at your Mentions page, then you can stop getting those by Blocking the user.

To block:
1. Click on the other user's logo to go to their profile page
2. In the sidebar, click the "block username" link then confirm the block
And that's it.

Hope that helps.

mdy replied on July 04, 2009 03:30 to the question "OAuth PHP broken" in Twitter:

Hi Martien. You may have better luck finding your answer at the Twitter Development Google Group, which is where the third-party developers hang out. I believe Abraham Williams (if you're referring to him) is there too.

See http://groups.google.com/group/twitte...

mdy replied on July 04, 2009 03:27 to the question "Verified Twitter Profile" in Twitter:

Twitter has a help page for more info re: Verified Accounts.

See http://twitter.com/help/verified