Twitter Bots what they are and how to make them Neil Crosby - twitbot.com

What’s Twitter? You all know already. But if you don’t… SMS length mini updates of your life.

You all know already.

But if you don’t…

SMS length mini updates of your life.

What’s a Bot? Automated process that responds to user input.

Automated process that responds to user input.

Twitter API I’ve created an encapsulation in PHP. This makes things easy. $api = new Twitter($uname, $pword); $messages = $api->directMessages->direct_messages(); $api->status->update( ”tweet tweet" ); $followers = $api->user->followers();

I’ve created an encapsulation in PHP.

This makes things easy.

$api = new Twitter($uname, $pword);

$messages = $api->directMessages->direct_messages();

$api->status->update( ”tweet tweet" );

$followers = $api->user->followers();

Examples of Twitter Bots RSS Channel Werewolf Web Service “Friendly”

RSS Bot Tell it to watch an RSS feed. Whenever the feed is updated, it tweets. E.g. TenWordReview, ttwr

Tell it to watch an RSS feed.

Whenever the feed is updated, it tweets.

E.g. TenWordReview, ttwr

Channel Bot Bot echos any direct messages out to the public timeline. Only people following the bot see these messages. Thus, we achieve channels in Twitter. E.g. yahoofood

Bot echos any direct messages out to the public timeline.

Only people following the bot see these messages.

Thus, we achieve channels in Twitter.

E.g. yahoofood

Werewolf Bot Written for yesterday “ d werebot wwwhs cbetta fatbusinessman mseckington cazm cubicgarden ginader niqui phae aral SteveMarshall cackhanded” w erewolf, h ealer, s eer Direct messages each player to tell them what they are. No cards required. E.g. werebot

Written for yesterday

“ d werebot wwwhs cbetta fatbusinessman mseckington cazm cubicgarden ginader niqui phae aral SteveMarshall cackhanded”

w erewolf, h ealer, s eer

Direct messages each player to tell them what they are. No cards required.

E.g. werebot

Web Service Bot More complicated (but still not very). Takes input from user. Passes input to web service. Direct messages user with result of web service call. No working example yet (ttwr soon).

More complicated (but still not very).

Takes input from user.

Passes input to web service.

Direct messages user with result of web service call.

No working example yet (ttwr soon).

“ Friendly” Bot Keeps track of who’s following him and then friends them. Vital for easy management of channel, werewolf and web service bots. Currently unimplemented (oh noes).

Keeps track of who’s following him and then friends them.

Vital for easy management of channel, werewolf and web service bots.

Currently unimplemented (oh noes).

Where’s the Automated? Cron job!

Cron job!

Here’s the Code! http: //twitbot .com/download

http: //twitbot .com/download

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