In that case, just get back to work and stop tweeting :-) Tom
On 8/13/10 4:15 PM, TheGuru wrote: > And, just to clarify, I am referring to web based api applications, > where are many, all if which are affected, as xAuth is NOT, > apparently, and option in this type of setup. > > On Aug 13, 8:54 am, Tom van der Woerdt <i...@tvdw.eu> wrote: >> On 8/13/10 4:31 AM, TheGuru wrote: >> >> >> >>> I'm curious to post this question to see if Twitter has fully thought >>> out the impact of forcing OAuth onto their API applications. While it >>> may appear to be a more secure method preferred in principle by users, >>> the fact of the matter is that one of the main benefits of the API, is >>> the ability for third party twitter alternatives to be created, thus >>> allowing people to tweet during "business hours", when they normally >>> could not due to firewall / web sense restrictions, etc, that prevent >>> them from accessing the twitter.com domain. >> >>> Via basic authentication, users would never have to visit twitter.com >>> to login and gain access to twitter functionality via api clients. By >>> shutting this down, you are now forcing ALL potential users to login >>> via twitter.com, many of which do not have access to this domain in >>> their workplace environment, thus excluding them from easily using >>> your service wholesale. >> >>> This can / will, I suspect, have significant impact on twitter usage / >>> volume, unless I am missing something and there is an alternative the >>> does not require them to directly access the twitter.com domain to >>> grant access. >> >> My opinion: if your boss does not allow twitter, then don't do it. >> >> Although I have to admit that your point is valid, except for one major >> flaw: if twitter.com was really blocked, then the API would be blocked >> as well ;-) >> >> Also, some (most) desktop clients do not require you to login via OAuth, >> but instead they use xAuth. I'm sorry that you will no longer be able to >> play the silly quizzes etc, but you'll just have to live with that :-) >> >> Tom
