Instructions For Notifying Your Friends Via Twitter


Authorize TripChill to use your Twitter Account

In order for TripChill to automatically update your status or send notifications to your friends via Twitter, you must authorize TripChill access to your Twitter account.

From TripChill website

On the My Account tab, select Account Sharing and under Other Account Sharing, click the Authorize Now button next to Share Twitter Account.
Twitter Account Sharing within TripChill account settings
You will be redirected to a Twitter page where you must enter your Twitter account credentials and then click Allow.
Authorize TripChill access on Twitter
Once completed, you will be redirected back to TripChill showing that you successfully authorized TripChill access to your Twitter account.
Twitter Account Sharing within TripChill account settings

From iPhone and Android

From your device browser, navigate to m.tripchill.com and login if necessary. If you are viewing your current trip, click on the Main Menu button. From the Main Menu, select Notify a Friend, click the Add More Friends button, and then select Add From Twitter Contacts.
Authorize TripChill access on Twitter from iPhone or Android



In order to authorize TripChill to access your Twitter account, click the Authorize Now button. You will then navigate over to Twitter (see picture above) where you must enter your Twitter credentials and then click Allow.

Once completed, you will be redirected back to Notify a Friend. This time when you click on Add From Twitter Contacts, you will be able to select friends you are following for notification.

Update My Status on Twitter

When authorizing access to your Twitter account, TripChill automatically adds a new friend called My Status on Twitter to your list of friends. TripChill will automatically update your travel status on Twitter when changes occur. You are done!
Notify a Friend From TripChill Itinerary View

Send Direct Message to a Friend

Twitter allows you to send private messages between you and your friends. In order to Direct Message someone via Twitter, Twitter requires you to be following each other.

From TripChill website

When viewing an itinerary, click the Notify Friends bar underneath a flight to show the Notify a Friend popup (see picture above). Click Add More Friends… You will see a tabbed page displaying your friends which can be selected for notification. Notice the Twitter Friends tab at the top.
TripChill - Add Twitter Friends
Click on it and all of your friends you are following on Twitter are displayed.

To add friends from Twitter, click the checkboxes next to their names and then click the Add button. Twitter provides a list of the latest 100 friends you connected with. If you have more than 100 friends, you can click on the More... button following the current list to load the next 100 friends. Or, try typing your friends’ screen name in the search field and click Search.

From iPhone and Android

From your device browser, navigate to m.tripchill.com and login if necessary. If you are viewing your current trip, click on the Main Menu button. From the Main Menu, select Notify a Friend, click the Add More Friends button, and then select Add From Twitter Contacts.
Configure Twitter Friends From TripChill iPhone or Android Interface



From the list of friends, simply select the friend. Twitter provides a list of the latest 100 friends you connected with. If you have more than 100 friends, you can click on the More Friends button following the current list to load the next 100 friends. Or, try typing your friends’ screen name in the search field and click Search.

Switch Friend Notification to Twitter

If you are already notifying a friend about your travel status, you can change their method of communication to Twitter. This requires two steps:

Step 1 – Define your friends’ Twitter screen name

Information about your friend is located within the TripChill address book. On the My Account tab, select Address Book and then click on your friends’ name. Notice the Twitter tab available along with other contact information.
TripChill - Configuring Twitter Friends in Address Book
Click on the tab, type in your friends’ screen name into the field provided, and then click the Check Name button. A success message is displayed if your friends’ screen name is configured properly. Click the Update button to save this change. Then, you must click the Save button to commit your address book changes into your account settings.

Step 2 – Change your friends’ method of communication

When viewing an itinerary, click the Notify Friends bar underneath a flight (see picture above). Click on the picture of the letter or mobile phone next to your friend and then select the Twitter bird.