--- title: "Selective Twitter Status Updates to Facebook: A tutorial" image: https://www.davidmeermanscott.com/hs-fs/file-1601324558-jpg/blog-files/6a00d83451f23a69e20120a5453943970b-120wi.jpg --- [Skip to main content](https://www.davidmeermanscott.com/blog/2009/09/selective-twitter-status-updates-to-facebook-a-tutorial.html#maincontent) [ «  View All Posts ](https://www.davidmeermanscott.com/blog) # Selective Twitter Status Updates to Facebook: A tutorial September 3rd, 2009 1 min read By [David Meerman Scott](https://www.davidmeermanscott.com/blog/author/david-meerman-scott) ![](https://www.davidmeermanscott.com/hs-fs/file-1601324558-jpg/blog-files/6a00d83451f23a69e20120a5453943970b-120wi.jpg?width=82&height=50&name=6a00d83451f23a69e20120a5453943970b-120wi.jpg) [![Selective_twitter_status](https://www.davidmeermanscott.com/hs-fs/file-1601324558-jpg/blog-files/6a00d83451f23a69e20120a5453943970b-120wi.jpg)](http://freshspot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451f23a69e20120a5453943970b-pi)For several months, I was sending all of my tweets to update my Facebook status using the Twitter application on Facebook. Yes it saved time, but I found this approach was annoying to many people. *(Thank you to those who clued me in to my obnoxious behavior).* Because I might tweet ten or twenty times some days, my Twitter stream was too large for most of my Facebook friends. Worse, I was confusing people on Facebook when they would see a reply or a re-tweet that made no sense out of context. And for my Facebook friends who are not on Twitter, I sounded like a lunatic. Here is an example of the sort of tweet that does not belong on Facebook *@jadecraven Looking forward to meeting you too. I'm at LAX now -- will be in Sydney Monday morning*. So I was excited when [Michael J. Russell](http://planetrussell.net/blog/) turned me on to a Facebook application called [Selective Twitter Status](http://apps.facebook.com/selectivetwitter/). This simple applications allows you to update your Facebook status from Twitter, but you can choose which tweets you want by ending a tweet with #fb when you want to post it as your Facebook status. Selective Twitter Status is a free application by [Andy Young](http://insomanic.me.uk/). Andy accepts donations and I was thrilled to send him a few bucks because I like this application so much. **Here's how to set it up. ** 1) Go to Facebook, search for the Selective Twitter Status application in the search bar on the right and click on it. [![Sts1](https://www.davidmeermanscott.com/hs-fs/file-1601324573-jpg/blog-files/6a00d83451f23a69e20120a59c1d76970c-250wi.jpg)](http://freshspot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451f23a69e20120a59c1d76970c-popup) 2) When you get to page, click on the application [![Sts2](https://www.davidmeermanscott.com/hs-fs/file-1601324588-jpg/blog-files/6a00d83451f23a69e20120a5453a85970b-250wi.jpg)](http://freshspot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451f23a69e20120a5453a85970b-pi) 3) It is so easy to configure. It takes just one step – enter your Twitter user name. Note that if you have another Twitter status application you will need to disable it first. [![Sts3](https://www.davidmeermanscott.com/hs-fs/file-1601324603-jpg/blog-files/6a00d83451f23a69e20120a5453b3a970b-300wi.jpg)](http://freshspot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451f23a69e20120a5453b3a970b-popup) 4) Now, when you update Twitter, all you need to do is add #fb to the end of each tweet that you want to show on your Facebook status. Really, it's that easy. And it works in other Twitter clients like Tweetdeck and Twitpic. [![Sts5](https://www.davidmeermanscott.com/hs-fs/file-1601324618-jpg/blog-files/6a00d83451f23a69e20120a5453e7e970b-350wi.jpg)](http://freshspot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451f23a69e20120a5453e7e970b-pi) **I love this application so much that I wanted to share here. ** However, I am not an expert. Please direct any questions or support issues to the [help page](http://apps.facebook.com/selectivetwitter/help). [ David Meerman Scott ](https://www.davidmeermanscott.com/blog/author/david-meerman-scott) David Meerman Scott is a business growth strategist, advisor to clever entrepreneurs who are building emerging companies, and the international bestselling author of a dozen books published in 30 languages. David’s high-energy keynote presentations, masterclasses, and virtual events educate, energize, and inspire. 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