I use Twitter for micro-blogging. I also like getting updates from random sources like my wife, witty friends, cnn, the white house, web developers and even Darth Vader. Ideally I would like to also receive certain RSS feeds in my Twitterrific/EventBox window but this functionality is not offered by Twitter yet. Luckily, twitterfeed.com is up to the task. Here’s a short guide on how to do RSS via Twitter.
Step 1: Set up an secondary Twitter account
Go to twitter.com and create a new account where you will be posting your RSS entries. In my case, I created an account with username melvitaxfeeds, named it My Feeds and set the posts as protected. There is no point in making this account public since this account is more like an RSS aggregator. Go to Settings > Picture and set the avatar to the RSS icon, this will help you recognize it as an RSS post when u see it in the timeline.
Step 2: Follow The New Twitter Account
Now you need to log in to your regular Twitter account and follow your feeds account. In my case, my main account melvitax is subscribed to the twits from my newly created melvitaxfeeds account.
Step 3: Set Up TwitterFeed
Log on twitterfeed.com and create a new feed. They support OpenID so I was able to log on with my Yahoo account. In the Add Feed form, enter your login info for your secondary feeds Twitter account. In my case, the melvitaxfeeds account. Then enter the URL of the RSS feed you would like to subscribe to. I am on the market for a used Mac Mini so I am subscribing to a Craigslist feed for any posts regarding the Mac Mini. Finish the form according to your liking and give it some time for it to do it’s thing. In my set up, TwitterFeed checks the RSS feed every half hour and will post up to 5 posts on the melvitaxfeeds Twitter account. If I decide to follow more feeds I can set the option for the Prefix so that I can tell what it is. For now I only have one feed so it’s no big deal.
Once set up these RSS feed entries will show up as twits wherever you do Twitter. Perhaps one day this will be a built in feature, but in the meantime… thank you TwitterFeed.
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What Twitter client do you use? It looks pretty cool.
david, i am testing EventBox and so far i love it!
Twitter is all about the conversations. How do you have a conversation with a newsfeed?
Twitter is more than conversations these days. Do you just your internet for email?
Khurt – to YOU it’s all about the conversations – but that shouldn’t prevent others from using a tool however they like. A hair dryer is not only for drying hair, some people use it to dry wet spots on clothes or to seal windows with plastic, etc. The author here has come up with a unique new way to use twitter which others may find of use – and it doesn’t even preclude one from using Twitter in the more traditional sense to which you allude. It is an additional way to add functionality to the Twitter user… Bravo!
Now my question – is it possible with twitterfeed to set up a bunch of RSS feeds to feed into 1 twitter account? A friend of mine was looking to do just that, and ended up using Yahoo pipes or whatever it was. I also see there’s http://rsstotwitter.com/ which looks promising for multiple RSS feeds to 1 twitter account? cheers,
Sadly, from rsstotwitter.com:
RSS to Twitter has been shutdown
By now you have probably realised that your feeds are no longer coming through. The costs of running the service plus the time for maintenance outweighed the benefit. As a result of no clear revenue method which would not comprise users, the servers have been switched off.
I am developing a service to pass RSS feeds to your twitter account via direct messages. I am always looking for people to help with the development. Your suggestions are especially helpful.
Great idea!
A fast, reliable RSS to Twitter (and Facebook) alternative: http/dlvr.it.
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