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A comment on the problem "Facebook "is twittering" bollocks" in Twitter:

that's stupid! it should be an option because some of us don't like our facebook status to look and read as if we are still in grade school. – dabigny, on May 21, 2008 17:57

A comment on the idea "Twitter/Facebook syncing should prepend " twittering: " or similar" in Twitter:

Indeed - and they should fix it, but I guess twitter's developers have a fair bit on their 'to do' list :). I have no problem with switching to a TP app, though - particularly one with far better functionality and which doesn't even ask for my twitter password. After all, Twitter's success has been in large part built on the openness of its API and the explosion of TP apps and add-ons. – jimjarmo, on May 13, 2008 23:58

A comment on the idea "Twitter/Facebook syncing should prepend " twittering: " or similar" in Twitter:

I recognize that twittersync is *a* solution. This is still a defect in the official app, which I would prefer to use, and I thought I'd "cast a vote" as it were. Thanks though. – Tim (kumokasumi), on May 13, 2008 23:40

A comment on the idea "Twitter/Facebook syncing should prepend " twittering: " or similar" in Twitter:

Tim - as per the above posts, use the third-party twittersync application to update your facebook status rather than twitter's own offering. That gives you the option to prepend with a customisable string (like mrdctaylor, I'm using "[via twittersync]" to give them a bit of publicity) as well the option to filter certain tweets that you *don't* want to update your facebook status (e.g. @ messages). – jimjarmo, on May 13, 2008 21:12

Tim (kumokasumi) replied on May 13, 2008 18:42 to the idea "Twitter/Facebook syncing should prepend " twittering: " or similar" in Twitter:

Please let me provide a customizable string, or at least give me a choice. My tweets look silly on facebook without preface and it was an easy way to signal to my friends that I use twitter,and that they should look for me there.

jimjarmo replied on May 09, 2008 20:51 to the idea "Twitter/Facebook syncing should prepend " twittering: " or similar" in Twitter:

Just installed twittersync too. Thanks for the tip mrdctaylor! (Would be good to be able to add more than one filter, though...)

jimjarmo marked one of mrdctaylor's replies in Twitter as useful. mrdctaylor replied to the idea "Twitter/Facebook syncing should prepend " twittering: " or similar".

A comment on the idea "Twitter/Facebook syncing should prepend " twittering: " or similar" in Twitter:

Yeh, it works well. I'm just surprised Twitter didn't make it an option. Go figure. Anyway, Twittersync appears to work perfectly. I don't want to have to worry about the grammar of my statuses not making sense on Facebook. The 70% must either write in the proper voice/format so that it makes sense on Facebook, or they don't care that it sounds goofy. I think I'll change the "Is Twittering" to "Via Twittersync" to give them a little free advertising. – mrdctaylor, on May 09, 2008 13:19

A comment on the idea "Twitter/Facebook syncing should prepend " twittering: " or similar" in Twitter:

I'm glad you found a solution that works perfectly! 8-) – mdy, on May 09, 2008 13:10

mrdctaylor replied on May 09, 2008 12:53 to the idea "Twitter/Facebook syncing should prepend " twittering: " or similar" in Twitter:

Twittersync rules. I just switched due to the fact that Twitter's app removed the "is twittering" and made all of my Facebook statuses sound stupid!

mrdctaylor replied on May 09, 2008 12:52 to the problem "Facebook "is twittering" bollocks" in Twitter:

Twittersync rules. I just switched due to the fact that Twitter's app removed the "is twittering" and made all of my Facebook statuses sound stupid!

mrdctaylor replied on May 09, 2008 12:44 to the idea "Twitter/Facebook syncing should prepend " twittering: " or similar" in Twitter:

This is stupid. I'm uninstalling the application right now. People are idiots--don't listen to them. Now people's Facebook status will make no sense.