Testing out Twitter @anywhere

 

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So yesterday, Twitter finally rolled out the full documentation for it’s new developer service Twitter @anywhere.

@anywhere allows developers or publishers to integrate Twitter into their website, providing a more unified experience.

At the centre of @anywhere is the idea of ‘hovercards’ – these are the little boxes that appeared on Twitter.com recently when you ‘hover’ over a username. All it takes is a few lines of javascript code in the header of a webpage – e.g. @dannywhatmough

The other components of @anywhere are the “Connect with Twitter” (a remote sign-in system) and the Tweetbox, which you can embed in your page and let people send tweets directly from the page.

The Guardian also has some good examples of how this can work in practice for publishers.

                
          
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This is my story. I've always been fascinated by the internet. My first passion was music and I studied a music degree at Birmingham University. But once graduated I quickly went back to the web working as a digital marketer. I also ran a web startup for a few years. In the need of a new challenge, I turned to the world of PR and now work as an Account Director at EML Wildfire. My interest is primarily looking at how PR professionals can make the most of the web and digital marketing. This blog contains my thoughts and things I find inspirational.

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