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Twitter made it clear last week that it would no longer support developers making new Twitter client apps, and that it would keep a tight leash on existing third-party clients.
Here's The Real Reason Why Twitter Is Telling Developers To Stop Making Twitter Clients
When Twitter 's platform lead Ryan Sarver sent out a missive to developers last week telling them to stop building Twitter clients, he argued that users should rely on the "official" Twitter apps. Sarver maintained that, indeed, most users were already doing so: "According to our data, 90% of active Twitter users use official Twitter apps on a monthly basis." That assertion caught the attention of Sysomos , as Twitter's data seemed inconsistent with some of the analysis that the social media analytics company has done on the Twitter ecosystem.
Just How Popular Are Unofficial Twitter Clients?
Only 58% of tweets come from official Twitter clients, according to new data from Sysomos, shedding some light on Twitter platform chief Ryan Sarver’s assertion last week that “90% of all active Twitter users use official Twitter apps on a monthly basis.”
Only 58% of Tweets Come From Official Twitter Apps [REPORT]
Twitter API Terms of Service differences - Dracos.co.uk
1. All use of the Twitter API and content, documentation, code, and related materials made available to you on or through Twitter (" Twitter Content ") is subject to and must comply with these Rules.
Loic Le Meur: Que fait Twitter avec son écosystème, où va Seesmic ? | FrenchWeb.fr
De passage hier aux Valtech Days pour animer la keynote de clôture, Loic Le Meur, CEO de Seesmic livre son analyse sur la nouvelle attitude de Twitter face à son écosystème et détaille le nouveau positionnement B2B de Seesmic depuis l’arrivée récente au capital de Salesforce.com et Softbank Group (levée de fonds de 4 M $ début février 2011). Il en profite pour « introniser » Cédric Giorgi , le nouveau Directeur Europe de Seesmic et évoquer LeWeb11 qui se tiendra sur trois jours cette année, du 7 au 9 décembre prochain aux Docks – La Plaine Saint Denis.For much of the past year, the Twitter ecosystem has been in a state of flux.
Twitter Drops The Ecosystem Hammer: Don’t Try To Compete With Us On Clients, Focus On Data And Verticals
Twitter Tells Developers to Stop Building Twitter Clients
Now Friends With Charlie Sheen, Twitter Tells Its Nerdy Old Pals to Drop Dead
After increasing speculation about Twitter’s growing hostility toward Twitter client developers, the micro-messaging service today removed all doubt about what kind of relationship it wants with developers.
Twitter to Client Developers: We’ll Take it From Here: Tech News and Analysis «
An announcement by Ryan Sarver, a member of the platform team at Twitter , could spell bad news for makers of third-party apps that access the growing social network and new ones looking to get in on the action.
Twitter to developers: we want to own the pipes, water, and faucets, but feel free to make soap -- Engadget
Why Twitter Should Think Twice About Bulldozing the Ecosystem: Tech News and Analysis «
In another shot fired across the bow of the Twitter ecosystem — or another volley in the ongoing Twitter wars of 2011 — the company has come out with new terms on which all developers must operate , which makes it clear that Twitter plans to own the majority of the value in the system, and relegate third-party apps to the periphery.At O'Reilly, we've long believed that one criterion for long-term success is creating more value than you capture . When you do so, you create the possibility for an ecosystem that's larger than you are.
What has Twitter become?
I’ve watched the past couple of days in Twitter drama with more than just a passing interest. Not that I’m building a Twitter client myself, but I’m a big proponent of Twitter as a platform . As such, any time that Twitter makes a change to its service (API to user streams, for instance), it’s a pretty big blip on my radar.
Developing on Twitter? Shut up and listen.
The saga over Twitter’s new hardline stance against developers just got more interesting.