#TapIntoTwitter - LondonSeptember 6th 2016

1. Networking Time2. Introduction3. State of the Nation4. Open Source at Twitter5. Open mike 6. Open discussion - community notes and queries7. Wrap up & networking

Agenda

Introduction

Angus Fox Gen AshleyCommunity Lead

@coderinheelsCommunity Lead

@nuxnix

Independent from Twitter, and passionate about London developer communities, we might best be described as critical friends

#TapIntoTwitter

Make Twitter work for developers.

– Make developers using Twitter technologies more successful

Goals

Understand the breadth and benefits of available technologies

Share our success stories, and learning points in an open community

1 3Gain Increased awareness of best practise, recent changes & ratholes

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State of the nationAngus

@nuxnixGen

@coderinheels

#TapIntoTwitter

A Timeline Of Twitter

Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Twitterhttps://github.com/kristw/d3kit-timeline

In labella.js - a Twitter Open Source project - we are today an Internet lifetime from where it started

2016, Here, Now, TwitterFabric is a modular mobile platform that helps you build the best apps.

Bring Twitter content into your website or app with buttons, Twitter Cards, Twitter Analytics, Embedded Tweets, Embedded Timelines, Follow Button

Gnip helps organizations leverage Twitter data to make better decisions and gain unique insight into customer and market behavior.

@twitterOSS - Twitter uses, contributes to and releases a lot of open source software and supports open source communities via contributions or membership.

1. Changing population = opportunity• millennials drivers of change, • images are the preferred medium for

Generation Z2. Simple Social morphing into expressive

communication, 3. Mobile advertising can work if

authentic, innovative4. Proven increases in brand satisfaction

through social interaction5. Voice in cars, devices6. IoT, light bulbs have firmware now7. Data as a platform for services/apps -

interpretation8. Cybercrime, privacy, data security

2016, Here, Now, Industry

Source: @KPCB

1.Understanding what twitter technology benefits their project or strategy

2.Provide additional ingredients that can make us all more successful

What Can A Developer Community Focused On Twitter Achieve?

1. Cross platform. No OS agenda2. Open Source - fork, contribute, as you wish3. Social tools for your projects, just add water4. Build tools for mobile apps and their CI/CD5. OSS tools6. Big Data tools7. Fun tools

The Benefits Of Using Technology From Twitter

1. Not by having the great idea - that’s up to you2. By focusing on technologies from Twitter and examples of best practice3. By understanding the universe Twitter provides, what they are good for4. By understanding Twitter’s latest updates5. By understanding where are the sweet spots for developers 6. By swimming downstream with Twitter not fighting the current.7. By embracing open source8. By embracing the innovators patent agreement9. By avoiding ratholes10. By being informed enough to make better decisions earlier in our project timetables

How To Make Developers Using These Technologies From Twitter More Successful

In the form of:

I hope ______ but fear _____.

The idea is to identify the things you want to get from this community and openly hear about barriers you may have.

Putting your fears out there gives us input so we can plan to avoid your fears from being realised.

Exercise: Hopes And Fears

@leslieobeslie

1.Give an open mike presentation later (4 minutes, max 3 Slides and a Demo.)

2.Offer to give a longer presentation at a future meetup.

3.Open discussion and Q & A4.Tell us what you want to see/hear5.Tweet with #TapIntoTwitter

How To Get More Involved

Open Source@TwitterOSS

@TwitterOSS

Quick review of major projectsfor prioritisationfor a deeper dive in the future

Takeaway: Lots of projects

Open Source At Twitter

https://twitter.github.io/

Present for 4 minutes on your project or app, demo for one minute. Maximum 3 slides.

Stick to a Twitter related topic.

Timing Strictly enforced

Open Mike

Open discussion, questions you need answers to, information you are looking for.

Community notes

1. Networking Time2. Introduction3. State of the Nation4. Break and Networking Time5. Open Source at Twitter6. Open mike 7. Open discussion - community notes and queries8. Wrap up & networking

Wrap Up, And Networking