Re: Create Twitter Account using the API?

2008-11-04 Thread Andrew Badera
Spam much? Even if your use is legitimate, don't you realize the huge potential for spam you're inviting here? Thanks- - Andy Badera - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - (518) 641-1280 - http://higherefficiency.net/ - http://changeroundup.com/ - http://flipbitsnotburgers.blogspot.com/ -

Re: Create Twitter Account using the API?

2008-11-04 Thread Ed Finkler
This has been discussed before. The concern is that it would allow for mass creation of accounts, ripe for abuse by spammers. I can't speak for Twitter, but I suspect that it will be a while before we see something like this, if at all. -- Ed Finkler http://funkatron.com AIM: funka7ron ICQ:

Re: Create Twitter Account using the API?

2008-11-04 Thread Pavlo Zahozhenko
No, it's impossible to create an account via API. It is done for security reasons, I suppose. On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 4:45 PM, Dawson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is it possible to create a twitter account using the API, if not, can anyone suggest an alternative programmatic method that would

Re: Create Twitter Account using the API?

2008-11-04 Thread Dawson
It's not for spam purposes that we would wish to impliment such a feature. We're working on a portal that allows users to update multiple digital destinations with news on their brands and other topics of interest. Instead of asking users to go to each of these destinations, register, then come

Re: Create Twitter Account using the API?

2008-11-04 Thread Ed Finkler
On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 10:13 AM, Dawson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's not for spam purposes that we would wish to impliment such a feature. We're working on a portal that allows users to update multiple digital destinations with news on their brands and other topics of interest. Instead of

Re: Create Twitter Account using the API?

2008-11-04 Thread Andrew Badera
Moot? Why? Email is easily automated and parsed too. You can batch confirm, believe me. On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 10:13 AM, Dawson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's not for spam purposes that we would wish to impliment such a feature. We're working on a portal that allows users to update multiple

Re: Create Twitter Account using the API?

2008-11-04 Thread Abraham Williams
It would be a minimal amount of work to write a script to follow links sent in an email. It could be mitigated by have a captcha on the landing page from that link. On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 09:29, Andrew Badera [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Moot? Why? Email is easily automated and parsed too. You can

Create Twitter Account using the API?

2008-11-04 Thread Dawson
Is it possible to create a twitter account using the API, if not, can anyone suggest an alternative programmatic method that would allow this - Thank you.

Erratic `since_id` behaviour

2008-11-04 Thread Aditya
I've not been able to find any documentation for this, and a quick search of this group also revealed nothing (please feel free to point me to any existing discussion that I might have missed). The quick and dirty: Twitter doesn't like a `since_id` that is not a part of the timeline it is being

Posting links to twitter

2008-11-04 Thread dowhilesomething
Is this possible? Everything I try to do comes out as text.

Re: Posting links to twitter

2008-11-04 Thread Alex Payne
Just post a URL. On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 12:18 PM, dowhilesomething [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is this possible? Everything I try to do comes out as text. -- Alex Payne - API Lead, Twitter, Inc. http://twitter.com/al3x

How to count users that are using my client?

2008-11-04 Thread maxt3r
Hi there! I need to count users that are using my client. How can i do this using API?

Re: Erratic `since_id` behaviour

2008-11-04 Thread Alex Payne
Yes, the behavior you describe would be an improvement. Please request this change at: http://code.google.com/p/twitter-api/issues/entry. Thanks! On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 10:19 AM, Aditya [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've not been able to find any documentation for this, and a quick search of

Source Parameter: Can I Me One Of Those?

2008-11-04 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I requested a source parameter for toweet.com at http://twitter.com/help/request_source but have not heard back. I just re-requested it, in case the first registration got lost. What is the typical waiting period for such a thing?

Twitter status source!!

2008-11-04 Thread charlesmex
Hi. I am deploying a twitter application. I use the API for update status and put the ApplicationName in source post param, but ever show from web. How display my application name in source? Thanks for all. P.D. Sorry for bad english :/

Re: Twitter status source!!

2008-11-04 Thread Ed Finkler
Read the wiki, plz: http://apiwiki.twitter.com/FrontPage On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 6:20 PM, charlesmex [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi. I am deploying a twitter application. I use the API for update status and put the ApplicationName in source post param, but ever show from web. How display my

Re: Twitter status source!!

2008-11-04 Thread Alex Payne
http://twitter.com/help/request_source On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 3:25 PM, Ed Finkler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Read the wiki, plz: http://apiwiki.twitter.com/FrontPage On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 6:20 PM, charlesmex [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi. I am deploying a twitter application. I use the

Re: Posting links to twitter

2008-11-04 Thread Matthew
On Nov 4, 8:18 pm, dowhilesomething [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is this possible?  Everything I try to do comes out as text. As long as it looks like a url it seems to work, namely with the http:// I wrote a bit of code to tinyurl-ise any links

Re: Posting links to twitter

2008-11-04 Thread Matthew
On Nov 4, 8:18 pm, dowhilesomething [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is this possible?  Everything I try to do comes out as text. It works fine, as long as it recognises its a url. (I assume it uses the Rails auto_link, or something of that sort -