Gentlefolk, Twitter is currently sending the wrong JSON data for entities. Two examples are below.
Anon, Andrew ____________________________________ Andrew W. Donoho Donoho Design Group, L.L.C. a...@ddg.com, +1 (512) 750-7596 "We did not come to fear the future. We came here to shape it." -- President Barack Obama, Sept. 2009 Normal Entity JSON: { contributors = <null>; coordinates = <null>; "created_at" = "Thu Sep 09 22:54:12 +0000 2010"; entities = { hashtags = ( ); urls = ( ); "user_mentions" = ( { id = 110309681; indices = ( 0, 12 ); name = "John Walker"; "screen_name" = haikuwalker; }, { id = 28201579; indices = ( 26, 36 ); name = "Launch787 Matt"; "screen_name" = launch787; } ); }; favorited = 0; geo = <null>; id = 24050618494; "in_reply_to_screen_name" = haikuwalker; "in_reply_to_status_id" = <null>; "in_reply_to_user_id" = 110309681; place = <null>; "retweet_count" = <null>; retweeted = 0; source = "<a href=\"http://www.ubertwitter.com/bb/download.php\" rel=\"nofollow\">\U00dcberTwitter</a>"; text = "@haikuwalker is headed to @launch787 to bartend their event so if you're there say hi or flick his ear"; truncated = 0; user = { "contributors_enabled" = 0; "created_at" = "Tue Apr 03 13:55:30 +0000 2007"; description = " Branding Empath, WOMM believer, Annie Oakley,hoop girl, @titosvodka creative, tap dance kid, dog saver, paranormal researcher, prince dj"; "favourites_count" = 1; "follow_request_sent" = 0; "followers_count" = 2108; following = 0; "friends_count" = 2269; "geo_enabled" = 0; id = 3321501; lang = en; "listed_count" = 124; location = "Austin, Texas"; name = "Elizabeth Bellanti"; notifications = 0; "profile_background_color" = ffffff; "profile_background_image_url" = "http://a3.twimg.com/profile_background_images/85553889/back_1_mini.jpg"; "profile_background_tile" = 0; "profile_image_url" = "http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/704874191/GetAttachment-20.aspx_normal.jpeg"; "profile_link_color" = 0000ff; "profile_sidebar_border_color" = 87bc44; "profile_sidebar_fill_color" = e0ff92; "profile_text_color" = 000000; "profile_use_background_image" = 1; protected = 0; "screen_name" = BeBellanti; "show_all_inline_media" = 0; "statuses_count" = 5203; "time_zone" = "Central Time (US & Canada)"; url = "http://www.bellantibranding.com "; "utc_offset" = -21600; verified = 0; }; } In error entity JSON (Please note the broken hashtags and urls entities too.): { contributors = <null>; coordinates = <null>; "created_at" = "Thu Sep 09 22:54:04 +0000 2010"; entities = { hashtags = ( RoundRockJelly ); urls = ( RoundRockJelly ); "user_mentions" = ( LaughlinJames, SheilaS, MikeChapman ); }; favorited = 0; geo = <null>; id = 24050609162; "in_reply_to_screen_name" = <null>; "in_reply_to_status_id" = <null>; "in_reply_to_user_id" = <null>; place = <null>; "retweet_count" = <null>; retweeted = 0; source = "<a href=\"http://www.tweetdeck.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">TweetDeck</a>"; text = "BTW I was looking at my calendar, and I'll be at #RoundRockJelly around 12:15 tomorrow. cc: @LaughlinJames @SheilaS @MikeChapman"; truncated = 0; user = { "contributors_enabled" = 0; "created_at" = "Wed Jul 30 03:18:30 +0000 2008"; description = "I am passionate about a few things: Technology, Music, Cars, Film, Literature. And when they meet it's a happy land, powerful man, universe man. \n"; "favourites_count" = 2; "follow_request_sent" = 0; "followers_count" = 594; following = 1; "friends_count" = 1182; "geo_enabled" = 1; id = 15655817; lang = en; "listed_count" = 32; location = "iPhone: 33.799387,-96.543261"; name = bryankemp; notifications = 0; "profile_background_color" = 131516; "profile_background_image_url" = "http://a1.twimg.com/profile_background_images/128932514/twilk_background_4c5344556a142.jpg"; "profile_background_tile" = 1; "profile_image_url" = "http:/[Switching to process 5027] /a3.twimg.com/profile_images/962222039/13636e27-febc-478a-ac26-bc9a13ca77ee_normal.png"; "profile_link_color" = 009999; "profile_sidebar_border_color" = eeeeee; "profile_sidebar_fill_color" = efefef; "profile_text_color" = 333333; "profile_use_background_image" = 1; protected = 0; "screen_name" = bryankemp; "show_all_inline_media" = 0; "statuses_count" = 1969; "time_zone" = "Central Time (US & Canada)"; url = "http://blog.kempville.com"; "utc_offset" = -21600; verified = 0; }; } -- Twitter developer documentation and resources: http://dev.twitter.com/doc API updates via Twitter: http://twitter.com/twitterapi Issues/Enhancements Tracker: http://code.google.com/p/twitter-api/issues/list Change your membership to this group: http://groups.google.com/group/twitter-development-talk?hl=en