TrueTwit membership continues to grow as we flush out bugs an implement new features. Thanks for all the feed back and constructive comments. We are busy working to make TrueTwit a better tool for you!
TrueTwit now tracking more than 500,000 followers
August 20th, 2009Friends no longer get a DM
August 20th, 2009As of the 18th of August, your friends (people you follow who then follow you back) will no longer get a DM asking for validation.
TrueTwit is back up!
August 15th, 2009We have finished moving TrueTwit to its new home.
TrueTwit will be unavailable parts of today
August 15th, 2009We are excited to be moving TrueTwit to a new platform. We will let you know when the move is complete. Thanks for your understanding!
TrueTwit has been updated
August 8th, 2009We are excited to announce that we have released a new version of TrueTwit today. The team has been working really hard on getting some bugs fixed and putting some new cool stuff into the TrueTwit site. Check it out by clicking on the Log In link to the right.
Here are the new features:
- Self service password reset – Yeah!
- A new Edit Account Info page with many new features.
- Numerous bug fixes for the direct message processes and cancellation process. These changes should fix a lot of the issues that folks were seeing.
- Other bug-fixes based on feedback from you!
We are really pleased to roll out our new Edit Account Info page. Login and click on the Edit Account Info link to see them. These new features allow you to control how TrueTwit works for you.
- Define the direct message text for your users.
- Limit the number of direct messages TrueTwit sends on your behalf.
- Reauthorizie TrueTwit if you have accidentally shut it off from your Twitter account.
- Control the amount of e-mail you get from TrueTwit.
- Control the automatic follow and automatic resend processes.
In the near future, we are going to add more features like follower management, internationalization, and more! Please stay tuned!
Stay True!
All Back In Order
July 24th, 2009Hi TrueTwitterers,
If you didn’t notice the “maintenance mode” page today, we had a little server hiccup that made everybody’s life more interesting. It looks like a squirrel made a nest in our database server over the summer, and we didn’t notice until now. No really, we had a database go corrupt on us and we had to restore everything from backups and log files.
For the most part, everything is in order. We got almost all of the users reconfigured, with a few exceptions for some users that signed up in the last 24 hours. For those that need to recreate their accounts, we apologize. All you will need to do is recreate your TrueTwit account and all will be back to normal.
Again, we hope that doesn’t happen twice, and are glad that this happened now with the service being so new, rather than later down the road.
If you have any issues that need to be resolved with your account, please send us an email to: info at truetwit dot com, or send us a message at our Twitter profile @GoTrueTwit.
Stay True! 
If You Could Add One Feature to TrueTwit, What Would It Be?
July 21st, 2009We first want to take the time to thank everybody on Twitter for offering helpful suggestions on this new project. TrueTwit is a product somewhere between alpha/beta mode, but we’re glad to say that all of the features are working. Of course, if that’s not the case, let us know at @GoTrueTwit!
Now what would you do if…
Our team has a big list of new features that we are working out. But we want to hear from you! What do you think would be a great feature to add to the TrueTwit service? Would it be dashboard improvements? Overall usability? Additional spam controls? A mobile version of the site? More languages? Get off of this plain vanilla WordPress template?
We really want to know. So please drop a line below and let’s start a conversation. If you suggest something we implement, we’ll drop a link to your site or do something else nice for you.
Stay True.
Stop Twitter Spammers with TrueTwit
July 15th, 2009Every day, reports highlight the growing problem of Twitter spam. If you’ve been on Twitter for more than a day, you know it too – separating spammers from true followers can be almost unmanageable.
TrueTwit is a Twitter validation service that verifies the humanity of those who follow you. Here’s how it works:
- You sign up to TrueTwit.
- From then on, any new Twitter followers automatically will receive a direct message (DM) requesting that they validate through a unique link.
- The follower will fill out a CAPTCHA form, showing that they are human and not an automated bot.
- When they validate, you receive an email indicating that they are TrueTwit verified!
If a new follower is already a registered TrueTwit user, they will be authorized immediately. They won’t have to do anything, and you will be notified that they are now following your updates.
Currently, this is alpha/beta software – that means there are bugs to be ironed out. We also have many features that will be rolled out over the next few weeks. Please keep in touch for new developments! Please offer any suggestions on what you would like to see in TrueTwit. From the feedback we’ve been hearing, this is a service long overdue.
TrueTwit is available to the public
July 6th, 2009TrueTwit has been released for public use!!