SMOB v2.2 - Geolocation and other improvements

Edit 10/02/2010: There was a few bugs in that release, please consider downloading the v2.2.1

One more week, one more release, here's SMOB v2.2. This one fixes a few bugs (apparently the #tag tabs where unavailable on the 2.2 due to a bug I introduced in the .js file) and provides the following new features:

  • geolocation of microblog messages (see example below), which shows one more benefit of the LOD cloud, as coordinates of posts are provided thanks to the GeoNames integration and OPO;
  • ability to delete messages (deletion being then propagated to other hubs using SPARQL/Update) and to automatically purge messages older than X days (mainly to keep the DB lightweight - starred messages are not removed);
  • on-demand creation of FOAF profile, in case one wants to try SMOB but does not have one (or does not want to provide it);
  • parser for hyerlinks in microblog posts; and
  • updated installer, allowing to select if SMOB should be used as a Twitter client (read / write settings).

BTW, as for the previous updates, you have to remove your config file and re-do the install procedure, and it will not remove your existing messages.

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