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Twitter user manipulates his "Following" list in the cutest way imaginable
By Ben ReiningaAugust 13th, 2010, 10:45 amComments (10)
Twitter user Guy Dayan and graphic designer Shelly Peleg used one very clever idea, a twee bit of whimsy, and the cooperation of some friendly strangers to create the most adorable Twitter art we've ever seen. He started by tweeting a simple request, asking if thirty of his followers would use a picture he sent them as their profile picture. Then, he chopped up the bird above and sent it out. Then, somehow, he figured out the method by which Twitter assembles your followers in the "Following" image that usually looks like this:
And made all the pieces come together like a puzzle. You can watch his quick "making of" video for more details:
As far as I can tell, this is the first instance of Twitter "Following" manipulation. Even if it's not, it's certainly not the last; if there's one thing you can count, it's the internet's proclivity for these sorts of democratic creative outbursts. If you want to see what else Guy Dayan gets up to, you can follow him here. (While you're at it, follow Nerve too!)








Commentarium (10 Comments)
That's pretty cool.
This is cool... but it isn't the first time. I can't find the name but about a year ago someone did the same thing except he created false accounts and uploaded slices of a calvin and hobbes cartoon.
Cool, I guess, but he cheated by creating dummy accounts which makes it lamer.
That mysterious method of arranging followed accounts he "somehow figured out" is simple, it just lists the 36 latest people you followed in order from the newest to 36th newest.
it is nice but it has been done before http://m.friendfeed-media.com/37a3f39507999f5ba6790301e3099c93aaa3a0f8
What's the kewl music in Dayan & Peleg's film? (I suppose it's a coincidence that their surnames are both near-palindromes.)
So creative, I love hacks like that. And by the way, Nerve is one of my top 5 favorite twitter feeds.
How is that a "hack"?
it's not, he didn't hack anything. He simply thought that all out and was clever in his execution.
Also, how much time did he spend doing that? I wonder if he can play an instrument, or knows math, or something that actually matters. Not just how to "hack" twitter.
but then again, that goes for everyone on twitter.
hi, would you please see this movie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-IZZ3oaBAU
then, you cannot help feeling fun ;-)
That's essentially the current meaning of the word "hack," Uhm: clever manipulation/execution.
Now you say something