diff --git a/backends/twitter/Requests/DirectMessageRequest.cpp b/backends/twitter/Requests/DirectMessageRequest.cpp
index e8c6f292..7eb2c82b 100644
--- a/backends/twitter/Requests/DirectMessageRequest.cpp
+++ b/backends/twitter/Requests/DirectMessageRequest.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 #include "DirectMessageRequest.h"
+#include "../TwitterResponseParser.h"
+
 DEFINE_LOGGER(logger, "DirectMessageRequest")
+
 void DirectMessageRequest::run() 
 {
+	replyMsg = "";
 	if(twitObj->directMessageSend(username, data, false) == false) {
 		LOG4CXX_ERROR(logger, user << ": Error while sending directed message to " << username );
 		return;
@@ -11,6 +15,14 @@ void DirectMessageRequest::run()
 
 void DirectMessageRequest::finalize()
 {
-	LOG4CXX_INFO(logger, user << ": Sent " << data << " to " << username)
-	LOG4CXX_INFO(logger, user << ": Twitter reponse - " << replyMsg)
+	if(replyMsg.length()) {
+		std::string error = getErrorMessage(replyMsg);
+		if(error.length()) {
+			np->handleMessage(user, "twitter-account", error);
+			LOG4CXX_INFO(logger, user << ": " << error);
+		} else {
+			LOG4CXX_INFO(logger, user << ": Sent " << data << " to " << username)
+			LOG4CXX_INFO(logger, user << ": Twitter reponse - " << replyMsg)
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/backends/twitter/Requests/FetchFriends.cpp b/backends/twitter/Requests/FetchFriends.cpp
index ebd29049..34afc100 100644
--- a/backends/twitter/Requests/FetchFriends.cpp
+++ b/backends/twitter/Requests/FetchFriends.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,14 @@ void FetchFriends::run()
 void FetchFriends::finalize()
 {
 	if(replyMsg != "" ) {
-		np->handleMessage(user, "twitter-account", userlist);
+		std::string error = getErrorMessage(replyMsg);
+		if(error.length()) {
+			np->handleMessage(user, "twitter-account", error);
+			LOG4CXX_INFO(logger, user << ": " << error);
+		} else {
+			LOG4CXX_INFO(logger, user << ": " << userlist);
+			np->handleMessage(user, "twitter-account", userlist);
+		}
 	} else {
 		twitObj->getLastCurlError( replyMsg );
 		LOG4CXX_INFO(logger, user << " - friendsIdsGet error - " << replyMsg );
diff --git a/backends/twitter/Requests/HelpMessageRequest.cpp b/backends/twitter/Requests/HelpMessageRequest.cpp
index 22848d91..9622fda6 100644
--- a/backends/twitter/Requests/HelpMessageRequest.cpp
+++ b/backends/twitter/Requests/HelpMessageRequest.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ void HelpMessageRequest::run()
 	helpMsg = helpMsg
 			+ "\n******************************HELP************************************\n"
 			+ "#status <your status> ==> Update your status\n"
-			+ "#timeline             ==> Retrieve your timeline\n"
+			+ "#timeline [username]  ==> Retrieve <username>'s timeline; Default - own timeline\n"
 			+ "@<username> <message> ==> Send a directed message to the user <username>\n"
 			+ "#help                 ==> Print this help message\n"
 			+ "************************************************************************\n";
diff --git a/backends/twitter/Requests/PINExchangeProcess.cpp b/backends/twitter/Requests/PINExchangeProcess.cpp
index a54f0674..66c6e5b8 100644
--- a/backends/twitter/Requests/PINExchangeProcess.cpp
+++ b/backends/twitter/Requests/PINExchangeProcess.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,20 @@ void PINExchangeProcess::finalize()
 		LOG4CXX_ERROR(logger, user << ": Error while exchanging PIN for Access Token!")
 		np->handleLogoutRequest(user, "");
 	} else {
+		std::string replyMsg;
+		while(replyMsg.length() == 0) {
+			twitObj->getLastWebResponse(replyMsg);
+		}
+
+		std::string error = getErrorMessage(replyMsg);
+		if(error.length()) {
+			LOG4CXX_ERROR(logger, user << ": Error while exchanging PIN for Access Token! " << error)
+			np->handleMessage(user, "twitter-account", error);
+			np->handleLogoutRequest(user, "");
+			return;
+		}
+
+
 		std::string OAuthAccessTokenKey, OAuthAccessTokenSecret;
 		twitObj->getOAuth().getOAuthTokenKey( OAuthAccessTokenKey );
 		twitObj->getOAuth().getOAuthTokenSecret( OAuthAccessTokenSecret );
diff --git a/backends/twitter/Requests/StatusUpdateRequest.cpp b/backends/twitter/Requests/StatusUpdateRequest.cpp
index b7bd4d50..e6e50129 100644
--- a/backends/twitter/Requests/StatusUpdateRequest.cpp
+++ b/backends/twitter/Requests/StatusUpdateRequest.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #include "StatusUpdateRequest.h"
+#include "../TwitterResponseParser.h"
+
 DEFINE_LOGGER(logger, "StatusUpdateRequest")
 void StatusUpdateRequest::run() 
 {
@@ -14,10 +16,14 @@ void StatusUpdateRequest::run()
 void StatusUpdateRequest::finalize()
 {
 	if(replyMsg != "" ) {
-		LOG4CXX_INFO(logger, "Updated status for " << user << ": " << data);
+		std::string error = getErrorMessage(replyMsg);
+		if(error.length()) {
+			np->handleMessage(user, "twitter-account", error);
+			LOG4CXX_INFO(logger, user << ": " << error);
+		} else	LOG4CXX_INFO(logger, "Updated status for " << user << ": " << data);
 	} else {
 		twitObj->getLastCurlError( replyMsg );
-		LOG4CXX_ERROR(logger, user << "Error - " << replyMsg );
+		LOG4CXX_ERROR(logger, user << ": CurlError - " << replyMsg );
 	}
 	return;
 }
diff --git a/backends/twitter/Requests/TimelineRequest.cpp b/backends/twitter/Requests/TimelineRequest.cpp
index 3c8f66fe..4503b478 100644
--- a/backends/twitter/Requests/TimelineRequest.cpp
+++ b/backends/twitter/Requests/TimelineRequest.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ DEFINE_LOGGER(logger, "TimelineRequest")
 void TimelineRequest::run()
 {	
 	replyMsg = ""; 
-	if( twitObj->timelineHomeGet() ) {	
+	if( twitObj->timelineUserGet(false, false, 20, userRequested, false) ) {	
 		LOG4CXX_INFO(logger, "Sending timeline request for user " << user)
 
 		while(replyMsg.length() == 0) {
@@ -23,8 +23,14 @@ void TimelineRequest::run()
 void TimelineRequest::finalize()
 {
 	if(replyMsg.length()) {
-		LOG4CXX_INFO(logger, user << "'s timeline\n" << replyMsg);
-		np->handleMessage(user, "twitter-account", timeline); //send timeline
+		std::string error = getErrorMessage(replyMsg);
+		if(error.length()) {
+			np->handleMessage(user, "twitter-account", error);
+			LOG4CXX_INFO(logger, user << ": " << error);
+		} else {	
+			LOG4CXX_INFO(logger, user << "'s timeline\n" << replyMsg);
+			np->handleMessage(user, "twitter-account", timeline); //send timeline
+		}
 	}
 	else {
 		twitObj->getLastCurlError( replyMsg );
diff --git a/backends/twitter/Requests/TimelineRequest.h b/backends/twitter/Requests/TimelineRequest.h
index 02292373..1e442b04 100644
--- a/backends/twitter/Requests/TimelineRequest.h
+++ b/backends/twitter/Requests/TimelineRequest.h
@@ -15,15 +15,17 @@ class TimelineRequest : public Thread
 {
 	twitCurl *twitObj;
 	std::string user;
+	std::string userRequested;
 	std::string replyMsg;
 	std::string timeline;
 	NetworkPlugin *np;
 
 	public:
-	TimelineRequest(NetworkPlugin *_np, twitCurl *obj, const std::string &_user) {
+	TimelineRequest(NetworkPlugin *_np, twitCurl *obj, const std::string &_user, const std::string &_user2) {
 		twitObj = obj->clone();
 		np = _np;
 		user = _user;
+		userRequested = _user2;
 	}
 
 	~TimelineRequest() {
diff --git a/backends/twitter/TwitterPlugin.cpp b/backends/twitter/TwitterPlugin.cpp
index 87ee1ec2..4f266f27 100644
--- a/backends/twitter/TwitterPlugin.cpp
+++ b/backends/twitter/TwitterPlugin.cpp
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ void TwitterPlugin::handleMessageSendRequest(const std::string &user, const std:
 		std::istringstream in(message.c_str());
 		in >> cmd >> data;
 		
-		handleMessage(user, "twitter-account", cmd + " " + data);
+		//handleMessage(user, "twitter-account", cmd + " " + data);
 
 		if(cmd == "#pin") tp->runAsThread(new PINExchangeProcess(np, sessions[user], user, data));
 		else if(cmd == "#help") tp->runAsThread(new HelpMessageRequest(np, user));
@@ -116,8 +116,9 @@ void TwitterPlugin::handleMessageSendRequest(const std::string &user, const std:
 			tp->runAsThread(new DirectMessageRequest(np, sessions[user], user, username, data));
 		}
 		else if(cmd == "#status") tp->runAsThread(new StatusUpdateRequest(np, sessions[user], user, data));
-		else if(cmd == "#timeline") tp->runAsThread(new TimelineRequest(np, sessions[user], user));
+		else if(cmd == "#timeline") tp->runAsThread(new TimelineRequest(np, sessions[user], user, data));
 		else if(cmd == "#friends") tp->runAsThread(new FetchFriends(np, sessions[user], user));
+		else handleMessage(user, "twitter-account", "Unknown command! Type #help for a list of available commands.");
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/backends/twitter/TwitterResponseParser.cpp b/backends/twitter/TwitterResponseParser.cpp
index 350f25c8..c2d2eec3 100644
--- a/backends/twitter/TwitterResponseParser.cpp
+++ b/backends/twitter/TwitterResponseParser.cpp
@@ -98,3 +98,15 @@ std::vector<std::string> getIDs(std::string &xml)
 	}
 	return IDs;
 }
+
+std::string getErrorMessage(std::string &xml)
+{
+	std::string error;
+	Swift::ParserElement::ref rootElement = Swift::StringTreeParser::parse(xml);
+
+	const std::string xmlns = rootElement->getNamespace();
+	const Swift::ParserElement::ref errorElement = rootElement->getChild(TwitterReponseTypes::error, xmlns);
+	
+	if(errorElement != NULL) error = errorElement->getText();
+	return error;
+}
diff --git a/backends/twitter/TwitterResponseParser.h b/backends/twitter/TwitterResponseParser.h
index c1e61b06..32acfcf8 100644
--- a/backends/twitter/TwitterResponseParser.h
+++ b/backends/twitter/TwitterResponseParser.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ namespace TwitterReponseTypes
 	const std::string user = "user";
 	const std::string users = "users";
 	const std::string status = "status";
+	const std::string error = "error";
 };
 
 //Class holding user data
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ class Status
 std::vector<Status> getTimeline(std::string &xml);
 std::vector<std::string> getIDs(std::string &xml);
 std::vector<User> getUsers(std::string &xml);
+std::string getErrorMessage(std::string &xml);
 Status getStatus(const Swift::ParserElement::ref &element, const std::string xmlns);
 User getUser(const Swift::ParserElement::ref &element, const std::string xmlns);
 #endif
diff --git a/backends/twitter/libtwitcurl/twitcurl.cpp b/backends/twitter/libtwitcurl/twitcurl.cpp
index 63f2112c..6addd2c4 100644
--- a/backends/twitter/libtwitcurl/twitcurl.cpp
+++ b/backends/twitter/libtwitcurl/twitcurl.cpp
@@ -1472,6 +1472,9 @@ void twitCurl::prepareStandardParams()
     /* Restore any custom request we may have */
     curl_easy_setopt( m_curlHandle, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, NULL );
 
+	/* All supported encodings*/
+    curl_easy_setopt( m_curlHandle, CURLOPT_ENCODING, "" );
+
     /* Clear callback and error buffers */
     clearCurlCallbackBuffers();