Twitter Playlists Module

Playlist management is integrated into the Twitter module for convenience. In a multiple person workflow, where dedicated resources moderate Tweets and different resources build and manage playlists, the Twitter Playlists module offers a straightforward way to delegate work per role or resource to assemble content for broadcast.

Playlists can also be created and managed in the Twitter Playlist Control module.

You can create and manage your Twitter playlists in Flow. From the Home page, select Content Control > Twitter Playlists.

Click here to see an example of the screen.

Specify a Twitter Playlist

If prompted, select a Content Group from the list to filter content by that Content Group. Content Groups are created and managed in the User Setup > Manage Content Groups module.
Create a new playlist or select an existing playlist from the list.

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Manage Twitter Playlists

You can manage Tweet playlists as follows:

Action	Details
Create new playlist	Enter a new playlist name in the field and press the ENTER key.
Rename playlist	Click Rename. Enter the new playlist name. Click Save.
Delete playlist	Click Delete. Click OK to confirm. Note: Deleting a playlist is a permanent action that cannot be undone.
Set Play Count	Specifies the default number of Tweets a player, such as BLADE, will be taken from the playlist at a time for broadcast output. Once those Tweets are output, the player retrieves the same number of default Tweets, when available, for output. For example, when Play Count is set to 20, a BLADE request would take 20 Tweets from the playlist for a broadcast at one time. Once those 20 Tweets have been output, BLADE returns for 20 more Tweets for output. If you want a player to return to the playlist sooner for content, set this value to a lower number. Tip: As you pair this option with the Max Plays and Mark Played options in BLADE, you can configure the system to select only the new top number of Tweets out of a playlist for broadcast automatically while allowing the playlist to continue to be built.

Manage Twitter Playlist Content

Once you have specified a Tweet playlist, the Saved Tweets column displays all saved Tweets in the queue on the left and the Playlist column displays all Tweets in that playlist on the right.

Action	Details
Add Tweets to the playlist	Double-click on a saved Tweet to move it to the bottom of the playlist. Drag-and-drop one or more saved Tweet(s) to the playlist.
Reorder Tweets in the playlist	Click and drag one or more Tweet(s) to change the playlist order.
Edit Tweets	Click Edit to modify the Tweet content. Click Save Now to save your changes. Note: Modifications made to Tweet content are stored locally and are never re-posted back to Twitter.
Remove saved Tweets	In the Saved Tweets list, when you click on Remove, you are prompted to Remove All or Remove Me. Click Remove All to remove the Tweet from the Saved Tweets list and from all playlists where the Tweet has been added. Click Remove Me to remove the Tweet only from the Saved Tweets list. The Tweet is not removed from any playlists.
Remove playlist Tweets	Click Remove to remove the Tweet from the playlist. Double-click on a Tweet in the playlist to remove it. It is added back to the saved queue. Drag-and-drop one or more Tweet(s) from the playlist to the Saved Tweets queue.
Remove All	Click Remove All to remove all Tweets from the list. Click OK to confirm.
Show or Hide Avatars	When avatar information is available for the topic, you can show or hide the avatars associated with the Twitter accounts in the Flow interface. Note: Showing avatars can affect system performance.
Filter playlist	You can filter the Saved Tweets list or Playlist by: Name - a Twitter user identifier Account - a specific Twitter account or handle Topic - Tweet content originating from specific topics (playlists only) Tweet Text - Tweet content that contains one or more specified words Plays - the number of times the Tweet has been output to date The Plays Filter icon provides additional filter criteria:
Page Navigation & Size	* Move from page to page by specifying the Page value and clicking Go. Control the number of Tweets per page by changing the Page Size value and clicking Change.
Refresh playlist	Click Refresh at any time to update the list of Tweets.

Tip: You can move multiple Tweets at once as a group.

Hold CTRL to select multiple Tweets.
Hold SHIFT to select concurrent Tweets.