Technically possible or not, streaming protected statuses isn't a current priority. In my opinion, and in my opinion only, it's also not a good idea, regardless of the safeguards employed.
-John Kalucki http://twitter.com/jkalucki Services, Twitter Inc. On Sep 6, 11:16 am, Monica Keller <monica.kel...@gmail.com> wrote: > The point of it all would be performance. Obviously this would have to > be done in a secure fashion but the stream api and privacy are not > mutually exclusive. > > John do you think this will be possible ? Maybe passing some of the > oAuth credentials ? > > On Aug 26, 8:18 pm, JDG <ghil...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I would hope they never expose protected tweets -- if they did, what would > > be ... you know, the point of it all? > > > On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 17:02, Kevin Watters <kevinwatt...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Will the streaming API ever expose tweets from protected users?--or is > > > it an infrastructure limitation that isn't going away anytime soon? > > > Also, will we ever see the ability to get real time tweets based on > > > search operators (http://search.twitter.com/operators)? > > > > On Aug 26, 3:06 pm, John Kalucki <jkalu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > The resources in the Streaming API have been rationalized. You'll need > > > > to update the URLs that streaming clients are using over the next two > > > > weeks. The old URLs will be deprecated on or after September 9, 2009. > > > > The change is documented in the Wiki: > > >http://apiwiki.twitter.com/Streaming-API-Documentation, > > > > specifically inhttp:// > > > apiwiki.twitter.com/Streaming-API-Documentation#Methods. > > > > > The new scheme allows for API versioning, streams that contain objects > > > > other than statuses, separates access level control from URLs and > > > > allows multiple filter predicates to be specified on a single > > > > connection. The cute resource names have, sadly, been dropped we move > > > > towards pushing the service out of Alpha. Also, /track and friends > > > > have been merged with /follow and friends into a single resource. When > > > > you connect to a given resource, you will automatically be given the > > > > highest access level possible. > > > > > The following is a mapping from the old URLs to the new URLs. > > > > Otherwise, you should notice only subtle changes to the Streaming API > > > > error handling behavior. All other functionality should continue to > > > > work as in the past. > > > > > /firehose - /1/statuses/firehose > > > > /spritzer, /gardenhose - /1/statuses/sample > > > > /birddog, /shadow, /follow - /1/statuses/filter > > > > /partner/track, /restricted/track, /track - /1/statuses/filter > > > > > For example, if you have been connecting to /gardenhose.json, connect > > > > to /1/statuses/sample.json. > > > > > Note that the Streaming API is still in Alpha test. > > > > > -John Kaluckihttp://twitter.com/jkalucki > > > > Services, Twitter Inc. > > > -- > > Internets. Serious business.- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -
