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Author:  Alex [ Fri Apr 05, 2013 7:38 pm ]
Post subject:  Twitter

Dear members,

UKASTLE is continuously developing and as such I felt it was time for UKASTLE to open a Twitter account: https://twitter.com/ukastle

Our Twitter account is primarily used to re-tweet interesting content related to street lighting; pictures, news articles and product releases are among some of the Tweets. Make sure you look at our 'Favourites' - some great images on there! Obviously you don't have to have a Twitter account to access the page, nor do you have to commit to following us. However, the account will hopefully stimulate further discussion and act as a complementary source of information.

UKASTLE is also committed to keeping up to date with the latest news and product released from manufacturers. Therefore our account follows various manufacturers, which can be found under 'following'.

If you have any questions or queries relating to our Twitter account, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Best wishes,
Alex
i/c Strategy
Site Administration

Author:  Urbis Saturn Land [ Fri Apr 05, 2013 9:43 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Twitter

I think its great as we're moving with the times and keeping Ukastle fresh.

I do think that we could have a QR code for those with 'smartphones' who wish to access the site whist on the go. As I'm thinking of purchasing a Kindle, the site could be developed for that too.

Author:  mazeteam [ Sat Apr 06, 2013 1:43 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Twitter

I had been wondering about a QR code myself.... but there is an element of caution about which site to use to create the QR code, because if a dodgy site is used it can redirect to a malicious page and the end user won't know because they can't see the target address. Obviously if anybody else has used a site to generate QR codes and knows they're trustworthy then put a link up here and I'll take a look.......


BTW, if you don't have a Twitter account you can't access the 'favourites' section - I've tried.

Author:  Alex [ Sat Apr 06, 2013 2:37 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Twitter

mazeteam wrote:
BTW, if you don't have a Twitter account you can't access the 'favourites' section - I've tried.


That's true, although all our 'Favourites' have been re-tweeted so show up on the publicly viewable page anyway. Two of them include the makeshift Somalian street light and the large high-mast lantern that fell in front of a car!

Author:  mazeteam [ Sun Apr 07, 2013 12:38 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Twitter

... the "there I fixed it" somalian light:
https://twitter.com/SomaliThinker/statu ... 72/photo/1


I like this idea:
http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-p ... hotos.html


But I feel this is probably photoshopped:
https://twitter.com/fabionovembre/statu ... 76/photo/1

Author:  Alex [ Mon Apr 08, 2013 2:08 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Twitter

I wonder how easy it is to integrate a Tweet feed into the website?

Author:  mazeteam [ Tue Apr 09, 2013 1:15 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Twitter

Heh Heh Heh, I thought that might crop up!

It can be done, as Yorkshire Coastliner have a twitter feed on their website. I'm thinking about putting the twitter logo as a link up on the top links, next to the 'flip state' "log in / user links" link.... but before a twitter feed can go up we'll need to think about how to integrate it into the current design without 'cluttering' up the page.

Author:  Alex [ Tue Apr 09, 2013 1:47 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Twitter

Yes that might work. I guess if we had a feed, the difficult question is where to put it?!

I think there are a few things to prioritise first though, such as changing "View Active Topics" to "View New Posts" in the flip state login and sorting out the index page bug when you click to view the last post of a given forum.

Author:  Stelmer [ Tue Apr 09, 2013 9:39 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Twitter

This is an awesome idea *follows*

Author:  Alex [ Sat May 11, 2013 2:37 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Twitter

The Twitter icon looks fab Chris - thank you!

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