[twitter-dev] Re: 24,386 unfollow calls
If i'm not wrong there's no limit for POST ans as this is a post request type you should have no problems in creating a quick script that makes you unfollow everyone. Thx On Feb 23, 4:41 pm, Zac Bowling wrote: > So I have kind of weird request. > > My boss, who is following 24,386 people (and has 22,752 followers) > came to me and wanted me to hack something to wipe out all the people > he follows so he can start clean again for various reasons. > > I'm curious if there is any tools internally at twitter that could > help with this maybe because this seems to push the limits of what the > API was intended for. (If so, you can contact me off list at > z...@seesmic.com) > > If not, the code is fairly trivial to do (I already have something > that does something similar in fact), but I don't want to set off any > alarms if I make 24,385 unfollow requests and several requests to pull > his social graph down as it runs. I can also throttle it as I was > planning to do and do it across a few days. > > Thanks, > > Zac Bowlinghttp://twitter.com/zbowlinghttp://zbowling.com/
[twitter-dev] Getting Profile Picture/Avatar
Hello, I run a application that retrieves twitter users profile pictures and adds them to wordpress blog comments. The actual format of an twitter user picture is the following: http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/80319404/avatars_bigger.png (the "avatars" bit is the original pic name) This means that everytime the user changes his avatar i MUST change the url i will call for the picture. This makes me call the API more often than what i wish (exceeding limits as this is to use in different WP blogs). My question is if I'm missing some technique that let's me pull the avatar regardingless the original uploaded image name. Something like: http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/80319404/useravatar_bigger.png (the "useravatar" bit wouldn't change) That way i would need to call the API only one time per user, then i would store the pic adress on my webpage and each time avatar changes i wouldn't need to change the avatar URL and make another API call i would just add the img. Any idea if that's possible and, if not, will this be implemented? Thanks
[twitter-dev] Twitter Profile Image(s)
Hello, I'm working as the developer of a Wordpress plugin that pulls twittar avatars into wordpress comments. What it actually does is to pull the avatar img each time user comments but the problem is that users change the avatar often so we need to make API calls very often. The default syntax url for Twitter profile images is: http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/80319404/avatars_bigger.png (avatars is the name of the image in user computer) The problem is is that "avatars" change whenever users change avatar making it impossible to store the user's avatar url in DB and forcing me to do a lot of API calls in order to get the most recent image. What i want is to be able to call directly the user profile image whitout need to call API first. Any ideas? My question is if there's another syntax which is independent from the image name? Something like: http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/80319404/bigger.png If yes: How can i do that without need to call the API on each page load (which is huge and terrible)? if no: is that planned?
Re: Twitter API - How to get a workarround?
That seems like a good solution, anyway will need to wait till public beta for what i've read. This can be limiting though due to the 20.000 api calls i may have maximum that may not be enough to 100.000 users, hope im making mysel clear. Im not a native speaker. Thanks for your help Andrew and Cameron On Feb 13, 7:30 pm, Andrew Badera wrote: > OAuth might be a solution for your API issues ... > > On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 2:24 PM, Ricardo Sousa > wrote: > > > > > I've read that but what i was really looking for is a mail where i can > > discuss with them the best way because as this plugin will be > > installed in people websites i need to find an "individual" solution, > > like an API call that helps me get just the images adress out of > > limits? > > > Thanks anyway will use it if i cant find better :) > > > On Feb 13, 7:16 pm, Cameron Kaiser wrote: > > > > I'm a young freelance developer working to improve my project > > > > "twittar" (http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/01/08/twitter-avatars- > > > > in-comments-wordpress-plugin/) that let people show their Twitter > > > > avatars @Wordpress Blogs. > > > > > Anyway the 100/hour limit is making the plugin suck. Any idea of which > > > > mail i should contact in order to arrange a workarround with twitter? > > > > I mean a twitter contact for those situations? > > > >http://apiwiki.twitter.com/FAQ#IkeephittingtheratelimitHowdoIgetmorer... > > > > -- > > > personal: > >http://www.cameronkaiser.com/-- > > > Cameron Kaiser * Floodgap Systems *www.floodgap.com* > > ckai...@floodgap.com > > > -- All generalizations are false, including this one. -- Mark Twain > > ---
Re: Twitter API - How to get a workarround?
I've read that but what i was really looking for is a mail where i can discuss with them the best way because as this plugin will be installed in people websites i need to find an "individual" solution, like an API call that helps me get just the images adress out of limits? Thanks anyway will use it if i cant find better :) On Feb 13, 7:16 pm, Cameron Kaiser wrote: > > I'm a young freelance developer working to improve my project > > "twittar" (http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/01/08/twitter-avatars- > > in-comments-wordpress-plugin/) that let people show their Twitter > > avatars @Wordpress Blogs. > > > Anyway the 100/hour limit is making the plugin suck. Any idea of which > > mail i should contact in order to arrange a workarround with twitter? > > I mean a twitter contact for those situations? > > http://apiwiki.twitter.com/FAQ#IkeephittingtheratelimitHowdoIgetmorer... > > -- > personal:http://www.cameronkaiser.com/-- > Cameron Kaiser * Floodgap Systems *www.floodgap.com* ckai...@floodgap.com > -- All generalizations are false, including this one. -- Mark Twain > ---
Twitter API - How to get a workarround?
Hi, I'm a young freelance developer working to improve my project "twittar" (http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/01/08/twitter-avatars- in-comments-wordpress-plugin/) that let people show their Twitter avatars @Wordpress Blogs. Anyway the 100/hour limit is making the plugin suck. Any idea of which mail i should contact in order to arrange a workarround with twitter? I mean a twitter contact for those situations? Best Regards,
