tigressse

Celebrating 4th anniversary on Twitter

Today is my 4th anniversary on Twitter, joined on December the 11th, 2006 [account: tigresse]. For the story, I lost my pwd and 8 days after signup-ed for tigressse with 3 ‘s’. 

Influence graph

Let’s have a look at the origin, the line of influence I result from

@daveying99 joined on the 20/11/2006 who influences

@tlg joined on the 24/11/2006 who influences

@xdamman joined on the 10/12/2006 who influences me. In my turn, influences other friends, etc.

The first two living in Sweden at that time and Xavier and I in Spain. Wondering how interesting it could be for a sociologist to study this kind of social graph.

Another dinosaur, early adopter in Belgium who is at the origin of another graph: @roald brougth @jacobeus , … etc, both joined on 28/09/2006

Something interesting I have learned looking at the early adopters profile: being the first doesn’t mean you have more influence in the twittosphere in the way we understand it today. They are not the ones with the most followers. Oh yes students exceed the master . An exception in Belgium being vpieters with +100,000 folowers (joined on the 17/11/2006).

Last August I posted how to Install a retweet button on Tumblr. Up to now, I was using the Microplaza RTbutton, since it no longer works, as people searching on the web and getting directed on my post I find it useful to write a new one.

The RTbutton I have chosen   has been designed by backtype*. The number 10 being the current number the link has been tweeted. To tweet a link, you only have to clic “retweet”.

Below is an updated version, how to install a RTButton on Tumblr in 2 steps.

You need to define this little piece of javascript before <div class=”post”>, it will configure the button to have the correct title and retweets count. You can also adapt it to change the leading part (ie: tweetcount_src = “RT @tigressse”) and if you want to keep the backtype attribution (tweetcount_via = true) or if you want the link to be opened in new window (tweetcount_links = true), the button size (“large” or “small”), the background color (ie: ‘FFFFFF’), the border color (ie: ‘CCCCCC’), the “retweet” text color (ie: ‘00CED1’).

<script type="text/javascript">
    tweetcount_url = "{Permalink}";
    var t = document.createElement('p');
    t.innerHTML = "{Title}";
    tweetcount_title = t.textContent ;
    tweetcount_src = "RT @tigressse:";
    tweetcount_via = false;
    tweetcount_links = true;
    tweetcount_size = "large";
    tweetcount_background = 'FFFFFF';
    tweetcount_border = 'CCCCCC';
    tweetcount_text = '00CED1';
    tweetcount_api_key = '5c3bba3f5d77a46a13453091e36dc1cde4335e9299a1edeeaa3c31d193b33fda';
</script>

Then you need to add this second piece of javascript where you want the button to appear (note that you can change the div style). A nice place to put the button is just before the title of the post, you add :

<div style="float: right;">
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://widgets.backtype.com/tweetcount.js">
</script>
</div>

* For other button, see the TweetMeme button.

In addition to providing short urls (among the shortest), bit.ly unables to collect statistics of people who click your bit.ly link: just add a “+” sign at the end of your bit.ly link. That’s it.

ie:

bit.ly/4cPwuj+ yields statistics for Install a Retweet button on Tumblr

bit.ly/lknzY+ yields statistics for A non exhaustive-list of research & science 2.0 stuff

Below an example how to install a RTButton on Tumblr in 2 steps.

The RTbutton   has been designed by MicroPlaza.

You need to define this little piece of javascript before <div class=”post”>, it will configure the button to have the correct title and retweets count. You can also adapt it to change the leading part (ie: mp_leading = “RT @tigressse”) and if you want to keep the microplaza attribution (mp_attribution = true)

<script type="text/javascript">
  var t = document.createElement('p');
  t.innerHTML = "{Title}";
  mp_title = t.textContent;
  mp_permalink = "{Permalink}";
  mp_mode = "vertical";
  mp_leading = "RT @tigressse";
  mp_attribution = true;
</script>

Then you need to add this second piece of javascript where you want the button to appear (note that you can change the div style). A nice place to put the button is just before the title of the post, you add :

<div style="float: right;">
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://microplaza.com/r/button.js">
</script>
</div>

Thanks @tlg for his help.

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UPDATES

Since the Microplaza RTbutton no longer works, I find it useful to write a new post, better read this one Install a Retweet button on Tumblr (bis).