//This code will send a data object via a GET request and alert the retrieved data.

function update_twitter_block() {
    $.getJSON("/api/twitter/updates/", 
        function(updates) {
            var formatted_updates = ''
            for ( u in updates ) {
              var d = new Date(updates[u][1]);
              formatted_updates += (d.getMonth() + 1) + '/' + d.getDate() + '/' + d.getFullYear() + ' - ' + updates[u][0] + '<br /><br />';
            }
            $("#twitter_block").html(formatted_updates);
        }
    );
}