Adam Geras originally wrote a script in PowerShell that saves all the Twitter posts for a specific user into a file (view Mr. Geras original post here).

I built on his script and extended it to:

• Post messages to Twitter
• Retrieve Twitter replies
• View my Twitter friends conversations
• Display the classic Twitter Fail Whale when an error occurs

Screen Shots

Sending a Twitter message:

Viewing my friends conversations:

The classic Twitter Fail Whale:

There's something beautiful about the classic green console on a black background - I think it's about being closer to the metal. :) What do you think?

If you'd like to provide some design guidance, fix a bug, or request a feature, then visit (or join) the project on Google Code.

I think of Twitter as a mash up of instant messaging, IRC, and the web. It's a great tool for keeping abreast of the global technical sphere and a great place to connect with people from your local community. The flexibility of Twitter, it's growing user base, and it's APIs are probably what has accelerated its use.

A couple neat examples of the flexibility of Twitter that I've seen are:

• Mo Kahn using Jott to transcribe his phone messages to twitter text
• A sensor for your house plants that broadcast their water health
• A Continuous Integration server module that notifies the software development teams of a failed build

What innovative uses of Twitter have you seen or do you use?