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I have an idea about a microblogging plugin similar to the facebook status.

I can do the design of the sql table and I would probably be able to write the simple php code to insert it in s9y as a box and display the status in it, but unfortunately I lack the knowledge to do it properly and the way I image it.

Is there someone willing to work with me on this? I can help with the sql and with the idea, but my php skills are awful, to say the least .

My idea is the following, basically the plugin will do the same as Status Update does for facebook, instead though it will show the last 2/3/4/5, or configurable in the interface, status updates. I think this could be done quite easily, however the harder part is the fact that I want it to work through a phone, so that I can update my status while I'm on the go.

I have even more ideas about this plugin, for example status update through a phone, and also the ability to upload a picture from the phone so that the pic appears in the main blog sections and the status updates becomes a link to the blog post with the picture.

Is there someone willing to work with me on this, or should I abandon the idea, because obviously it is beyond the scope of my abilities.

Hi!

Actually, have you thought about simply using twitter? It has an API so that you can easily just use a HTML nugget javascript to show your latest stuff.

Recreating this for your own usage would be very much like reinventing the wheel. I also believe there are some free PHP scripts out there that act like twitter, which you can easily embed through javascript widgets.

HTH,
Garvin

Hi, Garvin,

actually I haven't used twitter, but from what I stumbled upon while doing some research for the php of this plugin I found out that it can do some quite usefull things for me.

However, what about the idea of uploading a photo from your phone and posting a short comment, idea similiar to photo blogging but still while you are in transit?

Hi!

However, what about the idea of uploading a photo from your phone and posting a short comment, idea similiar to photo blogging but still while you are in transit?

You could use the popfetcher email plugin for that, which can fetch mails from your phone...?

Regards,
Garvin