diff --git a/world/net/identica/client.c b/world/net/identica/client.c
index 11a118d..16e8d2b 100644
--- a/world/net/identica/client.c
+++ b/world/net/identica/client.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 inherit NET_PATH "twitter/client";
 
-object load(object usr, string key, string secret, string request, string access, string authorize) {
+object load(object usr, mapping opts) {
     name = "identica";
     display_name = "identi.ca";
     api_base_url = "http://identi.ca/api";
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ object load(object usr, string key, string secret, string request, string access
     access_token_url = api_base_url + "/oauth/access_token";
     authorize_url = api_base_url + "/oauth/authorize";
 
-    return ::load(usr, key, secret, request, access, authorize);
+    return ::load(usr, opts);
 }
diff --git a/world/net/twitter/client.c b/world/net/twitter/client.c
index fd963a1..7024dbb 100644
--- a/world/net/twitter/client.c
+++ b/world/net/twitter/client.c
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ persistent mixed lastid;
 
 volatile string api_url = "https://api.twitter.com/1";
 volatile string userstream_url = "https://userstream.twitter.com/2";
+volatile string name = "twitter";
+volatile string display_name = "twitter";
 
 volatile int status_max_len = 140;
 volatile int send_to_user = 0;
@@ -72,7 +74,7 @@ object load(object usr, mapping opts) {
 void check_status_update(string body, string headers, int http_status) {
     P3(("twitter/client:parse_status_update(%O, %O, %O)\n", body, headers, http_status))
     if (http_status != R_OK)
-	sendmsg(user, "_failure_update_twitter", "Unable to post status update on twitter.");
+	sendmsg(user, "_failure_update_"+ name, "Unable to post status update on [_name].", (["_name": display_name]));
 }
 
 void status_update(string text) {