Get back the latest tweet from Twitter by Jasdeep Khalsa

twitter.html

<div id="tw-text">Come and join us on Twitter!</div>

twitter.js

var tw_div = '#tw-text';
var tw_default_text = 'Come and join us on Twitter!';
var timeout = 5000;
var weekday = ['Sun','Mon','Tue','Wed','Thu','Fri','Sat'];

function twErrorCallback(){
	$(tw_div).html(tw_default_text);
	console.error('Twitter service failed');
}

/** 
 * Twitter Latest Tweet
 * Get back the latest tweet from the @Surfdome Twitter timeline, otherwise if the service cannot be accessed,
 * throw a console error and fallback to the default text
 * @requires jQuery 1.3.2+
 * @author Jasdeep Khalsa
 */
var tw_username = 'username'; // Add your @username here (without the @)
var tw_num_tweets = '1';
var tw_timeline_url = 'https://api.twitter.com/1/statuses/user_timeline/' + tw_username + '.json?count=' + tw_num_tweets;
var tw_error_callback = setTimeout( twErrorCallback, timeout ); // Start the error timer

$.ajax({
	url : tw_timeline_url,
	crossDomain : true,
	xhrFields : {
		withCredentials : true
	},
	dataType : 'jsonp',
	success : function(data, textStatus, jqXHR) {
		clearTimeout(tw_error_callback); // Cancel the error timer
		var text = data[0].text || tw_default_text;
		var date = new Date(data[0].created_at);
		if(date != 'Invalid Date' || undefined || ''){
		var minutes = (date.getMinutes()<10?'0':'') + date.getMinutes(); // Make sure minutes show properly when < 10
		var day = weekday[date.getDay()];
		var html = '<i>'+day+' '+date.getHours()+':'+minutes+'</i>'+' - '+text+'<br/>';
		$(tw_div).html(html); // Update the element
		} else{
			var html = text;
			$(tw_div).html(html);
		}
	},
});