One of the features available in the Snapt Framework (included with any Snapt product) is the ability to send alerts via twitter – aka to tweet alerts. This is an interesting concept, and actually a great way (for internet crowds) to keep people up to date with any status updates.

Twitter allows you to set your account to “private” which means only followers that you approve can see your status updates. This lets you and your staff follow a single twitter account which all of your Snapt installations will send alerts to. We Tweet with the installation name and 160 characters of description, for example this is a tweet that recently went out to all of our followers:

You can change the installation name of the host (currently Snapt UI) to anything you like – meaning it’s simple to view various installations on one account. Of course this can be used in conjunction with email alerts and the like, but it’s an interesting and effective way to keep a team in the loop and to have a single place for alerts.