I was looking for something to retweet tweets as they came into a specific Twitter account, essentially creating a broadcasting system. I found some software from the Twitter Dev Group and fixed it to handle rebroadcasting as well as ensure that it doesn’t retweet older posts. It’s very basic but it seems to be working and I thought I’d share it here.

Download

It’s a PHP script that runs on a server. You can hit the program with a cron job, a WebCron request, or simply run it at certain intervals.

• boy, it’s hot enough to give a kitten heatstroke! #
• attn all. will be in the bathroom for a few minutes. tweet me if you need me. #
• follow-up: looks like this will take longer than I thought. #
• update: looks like i’m eating enough fiber! back to work! #
• uh oh! no TP! #
• twitterers – send baby wipes! #
• i think i found my keychain #

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• @chrissieb i’m deep #

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• http://tinyurl.com/6ep6fq – digg help for a GROSS video? #
• http://tinyurl.com/6ncmzb – live streaming helio announcement right now #

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• @dbinkowski people pay for that pleasure and you get it for free #
• http://tinyurl.com/6asfgh new sweater friends featuring man nipples #
• need a mobile programmer – know anyone? #
• not a programmer who is ambulatory… but who can code for handsets #

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• why didn’t anyone notify me that time warner pulled their usenet servers? #

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• tweet bitching = twitching #
• @jdeneut bakery in american english. none of that frou frou #
• http://tinyurl.com/56msr4 – writer needed #

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• ding! new sweater friends! http://tinyurl.com/5frn42 #
• @1938media you’re a real nice guy #
• digg help? http://tinyurl.com/6zezg4 #

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• http://gallery.mac.com/johndbiggs/100437 – greece pics -check out santorini #
• Retweeting @ncroal: EA Blueprint chief Neil Young leaves company. http://tinyurl.com/4w7tme – he sucked after Harvest Moon anyway #
• hey – i need a tech blogger. Twitter, find me one. #
• http://tinyurl.com/69ynt8 buddy at harvard needs a sysadmin #
• @smerrill: @oshaughnessy , @elahKBS : just hack your wii #
• @smerrill i haven’t looked, actually. #

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