Thanks...that helps clear this confusion up.
On Apr 17, 4:38 pm, Doug Williams <d...@twitter.com> wrote: > Allen, > Notifications are for device notifications (like SMS or IM) if the user has > them enabled. Following means that a user's updates are included in your > timeline. Notifications mean that a user's updates appear in your timeline > AND are sent to your enabled devices. > > Doug Williams > Twitter API Supporthttp://twitter.com/dougw > > On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 3:13 PM, Allen <marketingpr...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Seeing all the posts here, I'm getting confused as to what the term > > notification means. Does it mean, for example: > > > a) the person has it enabled to get email when someone starts > > following them > > > b) the person has it enabled to notices sent to their mobile phone > > > c) something else? > > > Seriously, I've seen the term used in different contexts and the api > > says "Enables notifications for updates from the specified user to the > > authenticating user. Returns the specified user when successful." but > > then it says that notification is a "boolean indicating if a user is > > receiving device updates for a given user", which sounds like it's a > > mobile phone (i.e., device). > > > Can anybody clarify what this is? > > > Thanks > > Allen
