// This is a self invoking function.
// The $ parameter allows you to reference the jQuery item.
(function($){
// fn is essentially the same as prototype.
// so this will be used like $('#jqueryItem).twitterize(username)
$.fn.twitterize = function(username,options){
//check to see if the username has been set.
if (username){
//create an object full of your default settings.
var defaultSettings = {
count:'1'
}
// Finds which default settings have been overwritten by the options object
// and creates a new object with all the new and untouched settings.
var settings = $.extend(defaultSettings, options);
// The URL for the Twitter JSON API.
var url = "http://twitter.com/status/user_timeline/"+username+".json?count="+settings.count+"&callback=?";
//Variable to get around scope problem in callback function.
var holder = this;
$.getJSON(url,
//This function is called when twitter responds with the appropriate information.
function(data){
//Step through each tweet.
$.each(data, function(i, item) {
//place the tweet within a paragraph tag.
holder.html(""+item.text.makeLinks()+"