[twitter-dev] Re: API Developers Alliance

2009-07-20 Thread Doug Williams
We have discussed establishing a more formal relationship with developer representatives to help bring outside perspective and balance to our larger platform decisions. We are still a few quarters away from where we envisioned this model being viable. If Peter and others could come up with a

[twitter-dev] Re: API Developers Alliance

2009-07-20 Thread Peter Denton
Thanks Doug and Alex for your reply. I have a Google group set up for collaboration on this ( http://groups.google.com/group/twitter-developer-alliance) and will add a doc so we can begin going through iterations. If you would like an invite to this group, let me know and I will send one today.

[twitter-dev] Re: API Developers Alliance

2009-07-20 Thread Dale Merritt
For what you want to do, I recommend someone look at this platfrom. Its a way to post ideas that people can vote on, where the best ideas rise to the top. Starbucks uses the platform (mystarbucksidea.com), with a huge amount of success and participation. http://www.ideascale.com/ - Dale Fol.la

[twitter-dev] Re: API Developers Alliance

2009-07-17 Thread Andrew Badera
On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 10:21 PM, Abir abstar...@gmail.com wrote: Peter: In my experience, the folks @Twitter have been extremely responsive both on this forum+via email, and I thought this group was supposed to be doing that? Abir Twitter has, for the most part, done a great job in

[twitter-dev] Re: API Developers Alliance

2009-07-17 Thread Bjoern
I understand the idea and I think it is interesting, but I am worried that it involves too much politics. Once such a group was established, I would have to make sure that my voice gets heard in that group. That would mean investing time in politics, which I am not keen on. Of course now the

[twitter-dev] Re: API Developers Alliance

2009-07-17 Thread Clint Shryock
I think this is well intended but not necessary. As far as creating a group that has the ear of Twitter, I think this is list is doing quite well in that regard. The Twitter dev's have been very responsive and so far we have a nice community of third party devs as well. I agree with Bjoren, I

[twitter-dev] Re: API Developers Alliance

2009-07-17 Thread jmathai
Lastly, I don't feel that I, or my App, have rights to access Twitter's API. It's their system, my access is a privilege. They must in order for any app of significant size to exist. To reiterate others in this thread, Twitter does a great job. I think the alliance is a bit unrealistic

[twitter-dev] Re: API Developers Alliance

2009-07-17 Thread Cameron Kaiser
Lastly, I don't feel that I, or my App, have rights to access Twitter's API. It's their system, my access is a privilege. Well said. -- personal: http://www.cameronkaiser.com/ -- Cameron Kaiser * Floodgap Systems * www.floodgap.com *

[twitter-dev] Re: API Developers Alliance

2009-07-17 Thread jmathai
Lastly, I don't feel that I, or my App, have rights to access Twitter's API.  It's their system, my access is a privilege. Well said. I believe the original intent was to state that while it's a privilege there have to be some agreed upon policies going both ways. The TOS works for

[twitter-dev] Re: API Developers Alliance

2009-07-17 Thread ferodynamics
On Jul 16, 4:34 pm, Peter Denton petermden...@gmail.com wrote: There is a lot of ambiguity up in the air, about api devs (third party) and the future of the api and twitter. Apps are a huge growth vehicle and a very significant piece of the future, getting the Twitter medium a global

[twitter-dev] Re: API Developers Alliance

2009-07-16 Thread Joel Strellner
Not sure that there needs to be formal alliance, but a working group that has the ear of twitter and can make sure needs are being met from both the developers and Twitters perspective would be good. On that same note though, I feel that twitter has done a pretty good job with this balance so

[twitter-dev] Re: API Developers Alliance

2009-07-16 Thread Peter Denton
Yes, agree with you 100%. I hope my mail did not come across overly Orwellian. Twitter is awesome and I have never experienced as warm a relationship with any large entity as with twitter. My intentions are to provide a place for API developers to discuss long term goals, concerns, as an entity of

[twitter-dev] Re: API Developers Alliance

2009-07-16 Thread Abir
well so far. -Joel From: twitter-development-talk@googlegroups.com [mailto:twitter-development-t...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Peter Denton Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 3:34 PM To: twitter-development-talk@googlegroups.com Subject: [twitter-dev] Re: API Developers Alliance Yes

[twitter-dev] Re: API Developers Alliance

2009-07-16 Thread Peter Denton
-development-talk@googlegroups.com Subject: [twitter-dev] Re: API Developers Alliance Yes, agree with you 100%. I hope my mail did not come across overly Orwellian. Twitter is awesome and I have never experienced as warm a relationship with any large entity as with twitter. My intentions