Turn Your Twitter Avatar Red and Black
I’ve created a new website, Twitter Revolution, which lets you shade your Twitter avatar red and black.
Why would you want to do that?
When Twitter was used as a tool to fight the Iranian regime, Twitter users around the world turned their avatars green in a show of solidarity. Now, Twitter is being used as a tool to fight repressive police practices in Pittsburgh, USA, and apparently the FBI considers this a problem.
The software is written in Ruby using the Sinatra “micro-framework”; you can browse or download the software, which is being made available under the AGPL, if you like. You could presumably use the code as a base for other small Twitter projects. Ideas (with or without patches) for improvement in the code, content, or design would be much appreciated.
So, color your avatar and enjoy!