A bit of a tangent, but I would at least like a way to see what apps a given user has. It would be great as an API method, but would even be fine if it's just access to a page like http://twitter.com/oauth that you can get when you are logged into Twitter...as it is currently, there is no easy way to discover apps directly via Twitter (that I know of)...and while systems like oneforty are great, they rely on manual additions and are nowhere near a complete listing of what's out there (and there's no easy way to get a quick listing of who's built what that I know of)...
Given all the other things going on, it's a low priority nice-to-have on my list, but since the topic was brought up, I thought I would add my two cents ;-) Thanks! - Kevin On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 2:00 AM, PJB <[email protected]> wrote: > > Right now, the "ad" in the sidebar on the right-hand side of > Twitter.com is invariably: i) a micro, community, or feel-good sort of > app, ii) a mega-app that most people already know about, that has VC, > connections to Twitter folks directly, or a good PR firm. > > This leaves many non-Bay Area (or medium-sized) apps out in the cold. > > So... can Twitter stop anointing the top dogs in such a willy-nilly > fashion? > > Instead of this annoyingly vague "editor's choice" language about the > selections, can you either set-up a transparent process whereby apps > can be submitted, voted on, whatever... or just convert the whole > thing to paid ads? > > It's incredibly frustrating to see sub-par apps like wefollow.com > promoted just because its founder is buddy-buddy with Twitter folks. > Or for other well-known apps get their "version 2" promoted just > because, well, it's version 2 and it's well-known. > > The choices you guys make have significant repercussions. And it's > increasingly frustrating to find you guys focusing more and more on > market leaders. While I suppose that may make sense from your > perspective, it deprives smaller apps of their ability to compete, and > it ultimately stifles competition. > > It would be far easier if we were allowed SOME VOICE by converting the > whole thing to paid ads, and letting us buy at least SOME space. > > (Or why not just list ALL apps, and weight their presence by, e.g., > click-thrus, votes, etc.) > > > > >
