[Biopython-dev] Biopython on Twitter

[Leighton Pritchard]

Hi all,

There's a fair old bit of chatter on the latest bandwagon: Twitter, about
Biopython 
(http://search.twitter.com/search?max_id=1393366734&page=1&q=biopython).
Seeing as both BioPerl and the OBF have 'official' Twitter accounts, it
might be useful to have a Biopython Twitter account as a way of getting news
out automatically (there's a python-twitter API:
http://code.google.com/p/python-twitter/), and as a way of facilitating
conversation or community around Biopython - suitable representatives of the
official edifice/holders of the password no doubt to be discussed ;)

Anyhoo, to avoid it being squatted in the interim, I've set up an account in
Biopython's name, with Peter's email account (thanks, Peter) - he also knows
the password.  

If no-one likes the idea or thinks it worthwhile, or Twitter goes the way of
Gopher and OS/2 Warp in short order, it can just die on the vine - but given
the number of tweets mentioning Biopython, it would be a shame for that to
happen too soon ;)

The Biopython Twitter home page is at http://twitter.com/Biopython

L.

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Dr Leighton Pritchard MRSC
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