Netvibes as a powerful Twitter tool
Because Netvibes is flexible, there are many ways to use it: as a dashboard, as a productivity tool, as a feed reader, etc. Every page is different. Today, I would like to show you how Netvibes can be used as a very powerful client for Twitter, the popular microblogging service.
Update and read your friends messages
The first thing you want to do, is set up a Twitter widget. It lets you update your status and read your friends messages. You can install it by clicking this link: Add Twitter widget to Netvibes or by browsing the “Essential widgets” in Netvibes. Once added to your page, click the widget Edit link and enter your twitter username and password. That’s it.
Manage multiple accounts
If you happen to have several twitter accounts, you can manage them all in one place. All you have to do, is add one widget per account. You will never have to juggle with several passwords again.
Use twitter behind a firewall or a proxy
One cool thing about the twitter widget on Netvibes, is that it even works when twitter.com is blocked. As long as you can access Netvibes.com, you will be able to update your status.
Share articles with your followers
Back in november, we introduced a new feature that allows you to share widgets and links on social networks, including Twitter. It’s an easy way to share with all your followers the cool articles you stumble upon.
Third-party twitter widgets
If you want to go further, there are many third-party widgets that provide services based on twitter:
- Twitter search: to monitor what twitter user are saying about specific keyword
- Tweetag: to display tagcloud with the most trendy topics
- and more twitter widgets in Ecosystem, our widget catalog.
This is probably only a fraction of what you can do. You certainly have more tips about using Twitter within Netvibes. If so, don’t hesitate to leave a comment. Also, follow us on twitter: http://twitter.com/netvibes
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- Netvibes Introduces New Drag-and-Follow Facebook, MySpace and Twitter Widget
- New eCairn Widget: Powerful, Professional Social Media Analytics
- New Twitter widget update includes OAuth support
- Twitter widget with conversations
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#1 | Aden Davies | February 2nd, 2009 at 18:06
Nice article but the current Twitter widget is lacking in functionality e.g. cant see @replies or direct messages. If you can add these things then Netvibes will truly become a very powerful Twitter interface.
#2 | Jac | February 2nd, 2009 at 19:04
Would be nice if it was possible to check older tweets from the Netvibes Twitter widget … 25 is not enough
a problem with the Twitter API ?
#3 | Maurice | February 2nd, 2009 at 19:28
Aden Davies: those two features are covered by 3rd party widgets. You can use Twitter Search to display @replies and Twitter King for direct messages.
Jac: Twitter API returns 20 message by default, just like what you get on Twitter homepage.
#4 | Alex R | February 2nd, 2009 at 19:47
Hi guys,
This looks like a great implementation, however, I get ‘Unknown error’ when attempting to use the widget. Any idea as to what is going wrong?
#5 | L.Rawlins | February 2nd, 2009 at 20:30
Does this also show up through m.netvibes?
I’ve fallen in love with that. It, in combination with Opera Mini on my Nokia has helped me to squeee every last drop of bandwidth out of my service provider. It is so clean, quick and efficient. I’ve noted that my Weather widget converts to ‘m.netvibes’ pretty well so I’d be curious to hear if the Twitter widget is as usefully multifaceted.
#6 | Xavier | February 2nd, 2009 at 20:42
Thank you for mentioning Tweetag (tweetag.com)
By the way, you can also use this widget to display the most popular topics related to a particular keyword (for example to display the most popular topics discussed about Obama, or about the iPhone, …).
This can be done via the settings of the widget.
#7 | Beverly | February 3rd, 2009 at 19:53
I have been using the twitter widget via netvibes for quite sometime, and rarely visit my twitter page.
#8 | emilime | February 4th, 2009 at 18:21
ehm it doesn’t work behind a proxy, not my office proxy (squid) at least. It makes a request with twitter word in the url and my proxy replies 403.
#9 | Krankenversicherung | February 6th, 2009 at 13:40
Nice article but the current Twitter widget is lacking in functionality e.g. cant see @replies or direct messages. If you can add these things then Netvibes will truly become a very powerful Twitter interface.
#10 | Webseiten | February 6th, 2009 at 20:29
I have been using the twitter widget via netvibes for quite sometime, and rarely visit my twitter page.
#11 | Webseiten | February 6th, 2009 at 20:30
I have been using the twitter widget via netvibes for quite sometime, and rarely visit my twitter page.
#12 | Kredit | February 7th, 2009 at 18:27
I’ve fallen in love with that. It, in combination with Opera Mini on my Nokia has helped me to squeee every last drop of bandwidth out of my service provider. It is so clean, quick and efficient. I’ve noted that my Weather widget converts to ‘m.netvibes’ pretty well so I’d be curious to hear if the Twitter widget is as usefully multifaceted.
#13 | Verzeichnis | February 8th, 2009 at 12:06
Hi guys,
This looks like a great implementation, however, I get ‘Unknown error’ when attempting to use the widget. Any idea as to what is going wrong?
#14 | Vini | February 23rd, 2009 at 08:38
I believe twitter is a powerful tool for bloggers and integration with Netvibes makes it easier to manage all the things at one point of time.. Instead of login to so many account is immpossible…
#15 | Bronson | February 25th, 2009 at 18:16
Those are nice and simple Twitter integrations. When combined with the search function it more than covers my needs.
#16 | Vivekanand | February 25th, 2009 at 18:40
This is awesome… really awesome, handling all features through NetVibes account – Unbelievable…. Excellent…
#17 | porno izle | February 26th, 2009 at 18:47
I’ve fallen in love with that. It, in combination with Opera Mini on my Nokia has helped me to squeee every last drop of bandwidth out of my service provider. It is so clean, quick and efficient. I’ve noted that my Weather widget converts to ‘m.netvibes’ pretty well so I’d be curious to hear if the Twitter widget is as usefully multifaceted.