Now *that* could be interesting... creating an CAPTCHA API that uses twitter's API... not exactly what Amir is proposing (I don't think...), but that would be a cool use of tweets, perhaps... -Chad
On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 3:26 PM, DustyReagan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The way I understand it, you want to create a CAPTCHA that uses the > twitter API. The CAPTCHA itself would be used anywhere someone needs a > CAPTCHA. Like my websites email newsletter signup. So the point of the > thing is to be and function as CAPTCHA. But instead of picking out > kittens, or reading letters, people would see a few of my tweets. So, > it's just one more spot to expose the user to my brand. > > Did I get that right Amir? > > If so, it sounds cool. If I, as a developer, need to setup a CAPTCHA > for whatever site I'm working on. It might as well be one that could > help my brand. (Aka possibly gain my Twitter account more followers.) > > Dusty > > On Dec 8, 9:51 pm, "Amir Michail" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 10:31 PM, Waitman Gobble <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > Well, if you're like me you don't really need any cheerleaders to > > > fluff you up and get you going. I mean they're nice and all, but > > > stubborn persistence regardless. > > > > > And besides, we'd not have much of this stuff if it weren't for some > > > renegades with stubborn idears. You know, the Internet Cowboys. Guys > > > who would crowbar their ways onto the rooftops of bank hi-rises just > > > to set up satellite dishes and offer wireless internet when most > > > people never even heard of broadband. Or rent a back hoe and chaw > > > through public streets without permit to run copper. Back in the > > > 1990's. Those types. Where would we be now? > > > > > The thing I'm missing in your proposal - I can't see the nookie. I > > > mean, are users getting a higher quality of selection of tweets > > > because you do the Turing exam? Or are they going to get more > > > followers because you have a pool of twitters at the other end waiting > > > for them? (because of the quality of feed). > > > > Suppose you have two twitter users who are each working on a web 2.0 > > startup and would like to increase the number of their twitter > > followers to better their chances of startup success. > > > > They could go to this service to increase their followers. > > > > So in using this service, they find each other. Even though they > > don't necessarily want to increase the number of people they follow, > > they might discover cool tweets that they would like to see anyway. > > > > And so they end up following each other, even though it was not their > > intent to follow more people. > > > > Amir > > > > > > > > > > > > > Not cutting, just trying to understand. > > > > > Waitman > > > > > On Dec 8, 7:11 pm, "Amir Michail" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 9:20 PM, Waitman Gobble <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > >> > ... > > > > >> > Anyways, back to the original topic. > > > > >> > I don't understand WHERE these "Them" are going to submit. (re: > > >> > original post). I guess that's what I'm missing. > > > > >> > Waitman > > > > >> At the service using the twitter API that I'm thinking of building. I > > >> didn't realize this idea was so difficult to understand though. Maybe > > >> I shouldn't even try... > > > > >> Amir > > > > >> > On Dec 8, 5:54 pm, Cameron Kaiser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> >> It's because people who are new, or considered new due to few > posts, are > > >> >> automatically put in the moderation queue. > > >> >> spam, which I'm sure > > > > >> --http:/ > /b4utweet.comhttp://chatbotgame.comhttp://numbrosia.comhttp://t... > > > > --http://b4utweet.comhttp://chatbotgame.comhttp://numbrosia.comhttp:// > twitter.com/amichail >
