Re: a simple workaround for lack of OAuth

2009-01-01 Thread Cameron Kaiser
> I agree that OAuth can't arrive too soon, but this episode sucks > mainly because there is no need for something like twply to need your > password. This annoyed me so much that I spent this afternoon coding > up a site to prove that point. > > Feedback greatly appreciated: http://replies.twita

Re: a simple workaround for lack of OAuth

2009-01-01 Thread Stuart
2009/1/2 Richie : > > I think it's getting more urgent day by day: > > http://scobleizer.com/2009/01/01/twitter-warning-your-data-is-being-sold/ I agree that OAuth can't arrive too soon, but this episode sucks mainly because there is no need for something like twply to need your password. This an

Re: a simple workaround for lack of OAuth

2009-01-01 Thread Cameron Kaiser
> I think it's getting more urgent day by day: > > http://scobleizer.com/2009/01/01/twitter-warning-your-data-is-being-sold/ Truly OAuth is needed, and is a priority to the Twitter team (they've said so). However, there is nothing in the link that Scoble has up saying directly that the buyer is

Re: a simple workaround for lack of OAuth

2009-01-01 Thread Richie
I think it's getting more urgent day by day: http://scobleizer.com/2009/01/01/twitter-warning-your-data-is-being-sold/ Richie http://twitter.com/RMetzler On 8 Dez. 2008, 18:09, "Alex Payne" wrote: > It won't be available for testing this week, but should be available > before the end of the m

Re: update_profile_colors lag?

2009-01-01 Thread dean.j.robinson
The colors I set via the api are still not showing on twitter.com, yet they are being returned via the api. Is this a bug or could I have done something wrong when I was setting the colors? On Dec 31 2008, 3:21 pm, "dean.j.robinson" wrote: > I'm in the process of adding a screen to Hahlo to al

Re: Don't ask for password & someone will think you stole it.

2009-01-01 Thread Cameron Kaiser
> Alex when you guys going to supply a oauth type system? I have a new > app that I am about to release but I am unsure whether to do it > because I don't want to deal with this stuff. > > I think I will be ok because I have another service that has been > running for a long time but it would be

Re: multiple @'s reach replies inbox

2009-01-01 Thread Ninjamonk
would be handy but it can be done in a limited way via the search on twitter. On Jan 2, 1:03 am, mozTom wrote: > I wouldn't mind if one could submit multiple in_reply_to_status_ids, > like with commas or something, so that instead of having @user1 @user2 > @user3, the system knows (if you set an

Re: Advice for a newbie

2009-01-01 Thread Ninjamonk
I would suggest learning a programming language, how restful webserices work, then reading the twitter api docs. If they already know something like php etc then I would suggest grabbing an existing library and reading the twitter api docs On Jan 2, 1:15 am, Cameron Kaiser wrote: > > If a co

Re: Don't ask for password & someone will think you stole it.

2009-01-01 Thread Ninjamonk
Alex when you guys going to supply a oauth type system? I have a new app that I am about to release but I am unsure whether to do it because I don't want to deal with this stuff. I think I will be ok because I have another service that has been running for a long time but it would be good to know

Re: Advice for a newbie

2009-01-01 Thread Cameron Kaiser
> If a complete novice to the twitter API with little or no web > developing knowledge was to ask for suggestions on where to start with > learning how to build a twitter app, what would you suggest? > > I am researching for a new blog post and would greatly appreciate you > views on this. If yo

Re: multiple @'s reach replies inbox

2009-01-01 Thread mozTom
I wouldn't mind if one could submit multiple in_reply_to_status_ids, like with commas or something, so that instead of having @user1 @user2 @user3, the system knows (if you set an i_r_t_s_i, you don't even need the @user, it will show up in their replies box). This way it doesn't look spammy and

[ENH] Way to tell if in_reply_to_status_id was set manually

2009-01-01 Thread mozTom
Hello! I'm working with the guy behind lazytweet.com to make lazytweet smarter. There are people who reply to lazytweet "wrongly", i.e. by either not replying to the user who made the request or by not posting the answer on the website. After some discussion with the creator of the website, he'

Advice for a newbie

2009-01-01 Thread twittergator
Hi Guys, If a complete novice to the twitter API with little or no web developing knowledge was to ask for suggestions on where to start with learning how to build a twitter app, what would you suggest? I am researching for a new blog post and would greatly appreciate you views on this. Thanks in

Re: Expect Header Issue for .NET developers

2009-01-01 Thread Joint Contact
Thanks for posting this information. We've applied these changes and our application is back to normal. Regards; -Wayne On Dec 23 2008, 8:31 pm, JakeS wrote: > Looks like twitter is updating something and their servers are > returning error 417 for a lot of requests.  I looked into it and fou

Re: Set the "Updated from" link through the API

2009-01-01 Thread Alex Payne
Sorry, but that's been discussed before, and we've decided not to do it for the time being. On Thu, Jan 1, 2009 at 07:23, Unmesh wrote: > > Can you make it possible to set the "updated from" link using the API > instead of having one static link set using "request_source". Here's > an example: l

Re: How to register an own source-parameter

2009-01-01 Thread Cameron Kaiser
> as I have figured out so far, I have to append a source=myApp > parameter to a status-update-call. But my question is now, and sorry, > but I didn't find any clues on the internet so far: > > How and where can I register my application, that it will be > displayed as source at my updates?

How to register an own source-parameter

2009-01-01 Thread code-or-die
Hi folks, as I have figured out so far, I have to append a source=myApp parameter to a status-update-call. But my question is now, and sorry, but I didn't find any clues on the internet so far: How and where can I register my application, that it will be displayed as source at my updates? Than

Set the "Updated from" link through the API

2009-01-01 Thread Unmesh
Can you make it possible to set the "updated from" link using the API instead of having one static link set using "request_source". Here's an example: lets say I publish news posts on my site, I would like to send the title of the news post as a twitter message and have the "updated from" point ba

Re: where can I find my 3201th or older tweets?

2009-01-01 Thread Damon Clinkscales
On Thu, Jan 1, 2009 at 7:57 AM, est wrote: > Today I wanna to dump & backup my tweets on twitter.com/est You can't today. > To my astonishment, twitter only display page 1 to 160 of my tweets, > you can see on http://twitter.com/est?page=160 the "Older »" button is > disabled and no longer click

where can I find my 3201th or older tweets?

2009-01-01 Thread est
Today I wanna to dump & backup my tweets on twitter.com/est To my astonishment, twitter only display page 1 to 160 of my tweets, you can see on http://twitter.com/est?page=160 the "Older »" button is disabled and no longer click-able. Also http://twitter.com/est?page=161 is blank. So are my twee