Comments on: The Issue With APIs and Third-Party Apps http://www.centernetworks.com/twitter-third-party-api-apps Web 2 and Social Media News and Reviews Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:55:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Piers http://www.centernetworks.com/twitter-third-party-api-apps/comment-page-#comment-18828 Piers Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-18828 If you look at the pic on the techcrunch post, you can see that it says that it's been posted "from web". Generally (and this is a general thing, not for all of them) most "official" API apps have a "source" which tells the API where it's coming from, i.e. twhirl. It might still be using the API, but just not "officially". (I put the "officially" in quotes as there's no such thing, just ones that Twitter knows about) If you look at the pic on the techcrunch post, you can see that it says that it’s been posted “from web”. Generally (and this is a general thing, not for all of them) most “official” API apps have a “source” which tells the API where it’s coming from, i.e. twhirl. It might still be using the API, but just not “officially”.

(I put the “officially” in quotes as there’s no such thing, just ones that Twitter knows about)

]]> By: michael arrington http://www.centernetworks.com/twitter-third-party-api-apps/comment-page-#comment-18883 michael arrington Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-18883 As far as I can tell, grouptweet does not use the Twitter API, it just harvests credentials and goes from there (and it isn't listed in Twitter's API directory). If they used the API this probably wouldn't have happened. The only thing Twitter did wrong as far as I can tell based on current information is not moving to shut down (or at least block) grouptweet. As far as I can tell, grouptweet does not use the Twitter API, it just harvests credentials and goes from there (and it isn’t listed in Twitter’s API directory). If they used the API this probably wouldn’t have happened. The only thing Twitter did wrong as far as I can tell based on current information is not moving to shut down (or at least block) grouptweet.

]]> By: engtech http://www.centernetworks.com/twitter-third-party-api-apps/comment-page-#comment-18987 engtech Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-18987 Official vs UnOfficial apps mean nothing. It's trivial for anyone to pretend to be any other official app. Registries wouldn't work either. What works is changing your password every few months. :) Official vs UnOfficial apps mean nothing.

It’s trivial for anyone to pretend to be any other official app.

Registries wouldn’t work either.

What works is changing your password every few months. :)

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