Twitter integration?

[Retrotude]

Really, why are we only able to link a Facebook account to our Steam account? I honestly think we should have the option to link our Twitter accounts. If this were added, I would love the ability to automatically send out a tweet when I buy a new game and post a screenshot or workshop item. Plus, Twitter doesn't require you to be as... "open" about your personal information as Facebook, which is something I value. Maybe some people don't want to link their Steam account to a site that forces you to tell everyone your first and last name, where you live, work, etc. This is the internet, and you should be able to keep that private if you wish.

[Felix]

The only feature of Facebook integration is checking to see if your Facebook Friends have Steam. If they do, it flags up on your Steam that you have Facebook Friends who use Steam.

That's it. Nothing else. For that reason I do not see the need for a Twitter link.

[Gus the Crocodile]

Originally posted by FrazerJC:

The only feature of Facebook integration is checking to see if your Facebook Friends have Steam.

No, there's also that "share to Facebook" button when you publish screenshots, right? I've never used it myself, and my account isn't linked, but it's there.

Steam also (relatively) recently added "statuses", and this kind of cross-pollination (that basically defines social media, to some degree) is already very common, whether it's sharing a youtube video to Facebook, notifying people of your (say) Tumblr blog updates via Twitter, or posting status updates on Facebook and Twitter through some manager program. It seems entirely natural some people would like, and would use, the option to simultaneously share various Steam events or posts on other sites, including Twitter.

I don't do this kind of multi-locatioon sharing myself, so obviously I also wouldn't need this. But I don't think that's particularly meaningful as a post: no suggestion is really needed, that's why Steam can operate without them at the moment. If there's enough demand for this sort of thing, people who do use it will like Steam better for it having these features, and Valve may get more customers using their software and more free advertising all over the web.

[Felix]

Originally posted by Gus the Crocodile:

No, there's also that "share to Facebook" button when you publish screenshots, right? I've never used it myself, and my account isn't linked, but it's there.

Ah, yes. That's true. But once the screenshot has been uploaded, you can share that to Twitter from there: http://i.imgur.com/cZfvabp.png

[Gus the Crocodile]

Ah, didn't know they'd added more options there, thanks :)

[blackmancer]

twitter is for ♥♥♥♥♥ anyway

[VisciousFishes]

+1 for the addition of twitter linking as an option. I don't use facecrook and don't want to. I do use twitter and to be able to have a linking feature to have the choice to add either twitter or farcebook for the pillar of the community award on steam would be better than being farcebook exclusive.

It's even stranger that it's not included as an option considering there is a Steam and Valve twitter feed (which I have sub'd to) so it's not like the technology is alien to them.

[pecet]

Originally posted by jakethebusker:

+1 for the addition of twitter linking as an option. I don't use facecrook and don't want to. I do use twitter and to be able to have a linking feature to have the choice to add either twitter or farcebook for the pillar of the community award on steam would be better than being farcebook exclusive. .

this, I'm avid twitter user while I never even wanted to have FB account

[v a l e n t i n o v]

nah

[Cronos]

Originally posted by FrazerJC:

The only feature of Facebook integration is checking to see if your Facebook Friends have Steam. If they do, it flags up on your Steam that you have Facebook Friends who use Steam.

That's it. Nothing else. For that reason I do not see the need for a Twitter link.

A Twitter link would be good for finding Twitter followed/followers on Steam since Raptr has it.

[Silent Phoenix]

Wouldn't mind having Twitter on here to connect to, and to find others who you follow who use Steam.

[Cronos]

Yeah, I definitely have more Twitter friends that use Steam than Facebook friends who use Steam. Only difference with Twitter is that it's less people you know it real life, but that's fine and still awesome.

[Retrotude]

Originally posted by shadowdragon77:

notto stamp hard on your foot bro but did you get the story with snowden twitter and facebook both are constntly scanned by us intelligence for each sentence you and me and we all write, Forums are all about privacy , this all interconnection is or was fun befor Brother started to watching it. some of us fioght since years to keep the internet free . but with integrating more and more private communicationtools that can of ask if they can post in your behalf you opened em door and private rooms . Thats why i not want Twitter too . if you are a nonbeliever do your homeworks and ask experts .
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22837100
http://www.democracynow.org/blog/2013/7/8/glenn_greenwald_edward_snowden_satisfied_by_global_outrage_over_us_surveillance_operations
http://www.democracynow.org/blog/2013/7/8/glenn_greenwald_edward_snowden_satisfied_by_global_outrage_over_us_surveillance_operations

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2337863/PRISM-Google-Facebook-DID-allow-NSA-access-data-talks-set-spying-rooms-despite-denials-Zuckerberg-Page-controversial-project.html

I'm talking about privacy between me and friends I only know from the internet. I don't want who I am in real life to affect how my internet friends perceive me, and vice versa. I wasn't referring to government surveilence, and I don't consider it a big problem in my life since I'm not up to anything that could get me in hot water with the law.

[TheLetterTen]

So many nearsighted comments in this thread, I love it!

The real world shows that Facebook popularity is dwindiling and Twitter is on another surge so in reality I think it'd benefit both Twitter and Steam to be integrated, of course, the API for Twitter is still really strict.

[intok]

-999999

I don't want any social media crap infecting Steam. It's bad enough they allow Facebook on there let alone that the only way to upload a video is via Youtube which entails a huge amount of Google crap in and of itself. Both companies want your name and phone number as well.

Social media is killing the internet and privacy. Crap like Twitter, Instagram and Vine are killing actual people these days because stupid people are ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ with their phone instead of driving their car.