> > Do you know if those of us making small uses of the API (for example, > most of our site runs off of the API, but we aren't an application in > the sense that we perform actions on behalf of users via the API) have > to register at dev. to be able to avoid being automatically opted in > at some point? > > Also, do you know how much agency we have in where promoted tweets > appear? (Is placement determined automatically by keywords in the > tweets, or are we allowed to pick? Likewise, are we penalized (as per > AdWords) for electing to appear for a search or keyword if an > algorithm can't see it's relevance, or will the up/down system be > entirely based on how users respond to what we've elected to promote?) >
its too early to know answers to either of these questions -- the promoted tweets program just started, and i suspect it will be a few months before we get to the syndication phase of the program. -- Raffi Krikorian Twitter Platform Team http://twitter.com/raffi -- Subscription settings: http://groups.google.com/group/twitter-development-talk/subscribe?hl=en