Twitter Web Part for SharePoint 2010

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Twitter in SharePoint 2010
Dan Donnelly – 2nd November 2010
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Challenge
• Administrators can add to any page
• Configure by @user and by #hashtag
• Consistent style that administrators cannot “break”
• Several feeds on a single page
• Editing interface inline with SharePoint experience.
• Reusable package deployable in any SharePoint environment.
• Keep it simple / Don’t make me think (i.e. usability)

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Technology Approach
• Yedda class library (Wrapper for basic twitter REST API)
• Procurios class library (JSON conversion)
• Custom Controls in ASP.NET
• Tested in MVC 2 and Web Forms first
• C# back end
• SharePoint 2010 Enterprise
• SharePoint Designer 2010
• Visual Studio 2010 Professional

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Oops
• Twitter changes API to use oAuth
• All previous code stops working
• Emergency measures taken
• Revert to simpler solution
• jQuery.tweet.js

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Solution
• SharePoint Web Part framework
• Therefore can be used in site templates, backups
• Can utilise tools and features within the framework
• Permissions, Viewability, Personalisation, Draggable, Web Part
interconnectivity.
• Deployment via command line (Powershell 2.0)
• Will work on all SharePoint versions
• Maximise CSS usage (reusability across different sites)

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SQL Server 2008
SharePoint Admin
SharePoint Web
Twitter Web
Part
jQuery.twitter
CSS for
SharePoint
Solution Stack
IIS7
Web Server
DB Server
CA Server

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Click Insert on
Ribbon
Choose your
Web Part
Quick “How To”

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Enter your filter
expressions
Job
done
Repeat as required
“How To” two

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The whole page

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Next
• Rewrite server side code to include oAuth > enhance capabilities
• Post tweets
• Lists
• Other filters / accumulators / stats
• Connect Twitter part to RSS part… why?
• Outlook integration
• Favourites list (company press portfolio)
• Discussion

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Fin
Bliss-Systems
Twitter in SharePoint 2010
Dan Donnelly – 2nd November 2010