How can I get access to /gardenhose and /spritzer feeds? On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 9:25 AM, John Kalucki <[email protected]> wrote:
> > David, > > You can capture a sample of the statuses via the Streaming API and > perform the analysis on that data set. The /gardenhose and /spritzer > feeds exist precisely for this type of experiementation. There's no > practical way to get a copy of the full social graph. (Aside: It's > hard enough for us to store and serve the SGS for internal purposes. > The size and velocity alone make it, cough, cough, unwieldy.) > > If you are interested in doing this sort of analysis full-time, apply > for a job! We're a data-driven shop, and we're always crawling over > the numbers. > > -John Kalucki > Services, Twitter Inc. > > > > > On May 20, 3:36 pm, David W <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi there, > > > > While working with the Twitter API last night, I found myself thinking > > of some crazy ideas for use of the full public timeline feed. Proving > > these ideas would be pretty simple given a sample of the timeline on > > my laptop, and so I was wondering if such a thing is available? > > > > Basically, I'd like a copy of about 24 hours worth of the equivalent > > of the XMPP feed from some arbitrary moment in time, perhaps with a > > snapshot of the social graph for the people that tweeted during that > > time frame. If something like this isn't already available for > > research purposes, I think it'd be a wonderful contribution on > > Twitter's part, perhaps even if some anonymization was applied > > (although this seems pointless given it *is* the public timeline). > > > > If nothing else, it'd allow people like me (hacker with a laptop and > > 4gb of RAM) to quickly come up with much cooler uses for the Twitter > > data. :) > > > > Thoughts? > > > > David. > -- Sincerely, Burhan Tanweer www.explorewww.com [email protected]
