What is Twitemperature?

Twitemperature is a gauge telling you whether you're hot or cold on today's topics of concern.

How does it work?

Twitemperature ignores meaningless points of measure like number of followers and number of people you are following, and instead focuses on what you're actually saying, now. We poll your last several hundred tweets and score what you're saying against what everyone else is saying in current hot conversations on Twitter and elsewhere.

Can I game my Twitemperature?

Sure. If you're talking about cool things and engaging in interesting conversations on Twitter, like every good member of the Twitter community should, your Twitemperature will, of course, increase. If you're just navel gazing or being down right anti-social, then you'll probably not have a very high twitemperature. There are certain penalties in place that will negatively impact your ability to be hot, too. And we'll probably tweak this over time to weed out the undesirable sorts. I'm looking at you spammers.

Can I look up my friend's / enemy's Twitemperature?

Yes. You can look up anyone's Twitemperature by simply entering that person's Twitter name.

Whose silly / brilliant idea was this?

C.K.'s. You can follow C.K. on Twitter here and find his Twitemperature here. He tends to navel-gaze a bit so it's not always a hot temperature.

Wait. C.K. doesn't know the first thing about coding. Who was the genius / silly person who built this silly / brilliant site?

Ryan. You can follow Ryan on Twitter here and find his Twitemperature here. He hardly uses Twitter, so his Twitemperature won't be super high all the time either.

Wait. I just checked both of your Twitemperatures and they seemed pretty high! Are you gaming your own system?

Maybe. What's it to you? Err... we mean: We have to game the system from time to time to test and see how well it's working. Yeah, that's it. That's the ticket.

Hey, I have a good picture that you could use to represent heat / cold. How do I tell you about it?

Send us a link @twitemperature on Twitter to a Creative Commons image and we'll consider adding it to the rotation. If we do add it, we'll link to your Twitter account.

Hey, I have a very witty saying that I think would be great for someone who scores hot / lukewarm / freezing cold. How do I tell you about it?

Email us at us at twitemperature dot com with your saying and we'll consider adding it to the rotation. Make sure you include your Twitter username, and if we do add it, we'll link to your Twitter account.

Are you guys total losers with copious amounts of free time?

No. Actually, we're both pretty swamped most of the time, because we're workaholics busting our butts on Crowd Fusion and sites like Obsessable. This was just a fun side project that we did in a few hours over the weekend. Disclaimer: Twitemperature is in no way related to or endorsed by either Obsessable or Crowd Fusion, nor is it affiliated with Twitter in any way shape or form (although we're fans of all three).

Why don't you guys have a privacy policy?

Because all the information you provide us with and which we use to determine your Twitemperature is publicly available online, we access it without taking any private information from you, and we do so via Twitter's API, so it's all covered by their Privacy Policy.

Do you have a Terms of Use or Terms of Service?

Yes. Here's our short form terms of use:

  1. You must be 13 years or older to use this site.
  2. You must not modify, adapt or hack Twitemperature.com or modify another website so as to falsely imply that it is associated with Twitemperature.com.
  3. This service is not guaranteed in any way, shape, or form, and by using this service you agree to and understand that the service is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis, without warranty.
  4. WE MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, ERROR-FREE, OR WILL IN ANYWAY MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR EXPECTATIONS.
  5. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE SITE AND/OR THE SERVICES, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY SHALL BE FOR YOU TO DISCONTINUE YOUR USE OF THE SITE AND/OR THE SERVICES.