@Kai: thanks for your comment. That is true! I downgraded to the Gnome3 Team PPA version and it works fine now!
$ apt-cache policy gwibber gwibber: Installed: 3.0.0.1-0ubuntu3 Candidate: 3.0.0.1-0ubuntu3 Version table: *** 3.0.0.1-0ubuntu3 0 500 http://it.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-updates/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 3.0.0.1-0ubuntu2 0 500 http://it.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main i386 Packages -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/789851 Title: Direct Messages don't work since July 1st, 2011 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gwibber/+bug/789851/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs