My two cents. I asked some time ago if the status id could be passed,
using POST maybe instead of using visible parameters. It's highly
unprobable that the referer is a permalink, why could someone do such
an extra click...
R

Alex Payne wrote:
> Because sources are displayed on a number of platforms, we'd like to
> keep them as simple and static as possible.  That way they remain
> easily formatted and cached.
>
> On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 6:18 AM, Phil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > I'm not sure I follow. Forgive me, I'm relatively new at this sort of
> > thing.
> >
> > I realize that Twitter has lots of irons in the fire...no doubt of
> > that. Would there be any interest in working on a more involved source
> > parameter? The result may lead to enhancing any monetization goals for
> > Twitter...I'm just sayin'. Thanks.
> >
> > On Oct 23, 10:51 am, "Alex Payne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> Well, you could always examine the referrers that you get and see if
> >> they're coming from a tweet's permalink URL.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 6:24 AM, Phil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>
> >> > That's it? Can you suggest some alternatives? For the sake of
> >> > 'development' isn't there more that can be discussed?
> >>
> >> > On Oct 22, 12:39 pm, "Alex Payne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> >> Apologies, but we want to keep the source parameter links as simply
> >> >> static URLs to sites and products.
> >>
> >> >> On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 9:42 AM, Phil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>
> >> >> > Can get more from the source feature on a tweet for my API. Can that
> >> >> > text be altered to perform a different function?
> >>
> >> >> > Specifically, the source function currently allows a click through to
> >> >> > the website. A function that is the same for any and all tweets
> >> >> > originating from the API.
> >>
> >> >> > Can the text/function be modified so that a click will take the user
> >> >> > to a function on the website specifically related to that individual
> >> >> > tweet, re: a rating function?
> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Alex Payne - API Lead, Twitter, Inc.http://twitter.com/al3x
> >>
> >> --
> >> Alex Payne - API Lead, Twitter, Inc.http://twitter.com/al3x
> >
>
>
>
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> http://twitter.com/al3x

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