Since i just released version 1.6 to the public i would like to tell you all what you could expect for the upcoming version 1.7. The new version will also be a major update probably even bigger then version 1.6 (Which was realy huge).

Social Media – Wordpress MU:

Twitme is going to make a step to Wordpress MU this means that it will be available even wider then with wordpress alone. Thousends and thousends more will be abled to use Twitme not to forget wordpress.com users (Altho im not realy sure if they are allowed to upload their own plugins). The overal admin of a Wordpress MU blog can now upload the plugin and allow all of his blog owners to use this plugin to communicate with Twitter.

New Logo:

As you can see ontop is this post we have a new logo for Twitme as from version 1.7.

Social Media – Wordpress MU  + Buddy press:

Yes Buddy press is also supported in version 1.7 of Twitme. It will mix in with the logged in user and binds to there profile page. If you send a new Wire from Buddy press you will automatically send this to Twitter. The administrator for the blog who runs the blog can still use a separated Twitter account to send his own posts to Twitter. Buddypress users will have all functionality of what a wordpress admin has but it will be separated for each and every user.

Widget:

Yep long expected but now realized … Thats the Twitme widget that you can use to run on the front page of Wordpress or Wordpress MU. It will show you last 10 posts you received on your public timeline.

Twitme does its first steps on the Desktop:

After Twitter for wordpress and Twitter for wordpress MU we are also stepping out of the browser and onto the desktop. This application will run on Windows, Linux and Mac os. The framework around Twitme for the desktop will be Adobe air. Of Course your can do everything with Twitme for the desktop as what you can do with Twitme for wordpress. In later versions i might connect these 2 releases as well so that Twitme for the desktop can be used to control Twitme from wordpress without having to login to your blog administration section.

Caching:

I will also introduce caching of Followers images so that we can reduse the traffic between twitter and Twitme, The result that will be that your Twitme`s will load up quicker as ever before. Also your followers will be cashed.

Smileys:

Yes we all love to smile right ? Now since this will be a social release we also introduce Emotions to Twitme. This means if anyone uses a smiley sign like or it will be translated into a 16×16 smile on your Twitter tab.

Geolocations:

Ofcource in Twitme version 1.6 i have introduced the Twit-Map  winch shows you the location of your follows in a Google map. Now this idea gets an extension in Twitme version 1.7 and above. Wordpress has the Turbo button on the dashboard winch is powered by Gears , With Gears you can get the geo location of your current location on the world. My idea is to capture your geolocation when your publishing a new message on your blog and it will send that over to Twitter. Think about it if your making a trip around the world while blogging about it your location on the Twit Map will follow you .

Production video

I am sorry non dutch speakers this movie is dutch but would still be a good movie to watch if you want to know more about Twitme 1.7.

Update: At a later stage maybe even during Twitme 1.7 development there will also be a comercial Twitme pro aplication with more possible options like themese and profile settings. At the same time we will have a Iphone application for sale in the Apple store for $1.5 per copy.