Twitter hack bird


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: 

 

Nerve's twitter feed

 

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)

Aug 13 10 - 11:02am
hotpinkskirt

That's pretty cool.

Aug 14 10 - 3:15am
@ddrager

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.

Aug 14 10 - 7:38pm
Maximillian

Cool, I guess, but he cheated by creating dummy accounts which makes it lamer.

Aug 14 10 - 8:07pm
R

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.

Aug 15 10 - 11:49am
H22

What's the kewl music in Dayan & Peleg's film? (I suppose it's a coincidence that their surnames are both near-palindromes.)

Aug 16 10 - 12:29pm
Kelton

So creative, I love hacks like that. And by the way, Nerve is one of my top 5 favorite twitter feeds.

Aug 17 10 - 5:26pm
uhm

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.

Aug 17 10 - 6:09pm
tell

hi, would you please see this movie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-IZZ3oaBAU

then, you cannot help feeling fun ;-)

Aug 18 10 - 9:09am
thinkywritey

That's essentially the current meaning of the word "hack," Uhm: clever manipulation/execution.

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