TwitStatus : Awesome Twitter Search Badges
About TwitStatus
We believe that Twitter’s doing something awesome these days. It’s easily one of the biggest hubs of activity on the internet, and with that comes a wealth of information that’s available in real time. As important as Twitter is as a “Communications Platform”, Twitter’s purpose as a Search Engine is rapidly becoming one of the most useful and valuable parts of Twitter.
After searching for something similar to a Twitter Search badge to easily leverage that search engine, and failing to find anything, Brandon decided to build one himself. While Twitter does provide badges and widgets, the current badges and widgets merely display YOUR latest tweets. We wanted one that would showcase search results from Twitter’s stream, and we wanted it to be completely plug and play. Sadly, Brandon’s idea was shelved for a few weeks, until the day he showcased his idea to Ryan. Because of their joint efforts, the badge has expanded to offer many more options such as personalization and search keywords.
Both Brandon and Ryan have experience with the Twitter API (Brandon built the original skeleton, and Ryan has a Python Library that wraps Twitter’s API). The combined experience paved the way for expansion on Brandon’s initial work, and made the Search keywords and design system customizable. Now, you can customize your badge to match the look and feel of your website or blog. We offer these badges completely free of charge. Have a blast!
The TwitStatus URL : http://twitstat.us/
