There is considerable inconsistency, ambiguity and change in these areas. For example, we announced the 50mm tweets/day thing recently. This is frustrating. We're working to rationalize all of this.
-John Kalucki http://twitter.com/jkalucki Infrastructure, Twitter Inc. On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 10:42 AM, M. Edward (Ed) Borasky <[email protected]>wrote: > Am I to assume then that those who comment on tweet volume in the "trade > press" by simply looking at status IDs as they go by, using the *REST* API, > are exempt from this? I keep running into blog posts by "social media > scientists" who are using status ID as a proxy for total tweet volume - > there's even a web site that just displays the status ID counting up! > > What about people who are using the publicly-available "sample" and > "filter" streams? Is it a violation of TOS to publish statistics derived > from those? I ask because I've actually done that - right here on this list! > If I'm not supposed to do that, I apologize. But it's stuff that people are > insanely curious about, both for business reasons and for the sheer > entertainment value of the "Twitter phenomenon". > -- > M. Edward (Ed) Borasky > borasky-research.net/m-edward-ed-borasky/ > > "A mathematician is a device for turning coffee into theorems." ~ Paul > Erdos > > > > Quoting John Kalucki <[email protected]>: > > 5e is intended to cover publication of general statistics about the >> streams, >> such as Tweets per second, etc., not the display of Tweets themselves. >> >> The new Commercial License should be a lot clearer. >> >> -John Kalucki >> http://twitter.com/jkalucki >> Infrastructure, Twitter Inc. >> >> >> On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 9:51 PM, Stephen Rife <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >>> On 3ζ10ζ₯, εεΎ10:22, Andrew Badera <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > Not sure about the REST/Search API, but on the Streaming side: >>> > >>> > http://twitter.com/pdfs/streaming_api_eula.pdf >>> > >>> > ... see Restrictions ... >>> > >>> >>> Reading the Content License Agreement for the streaming API I am >>> confused by how the granting of a license to publicly display the >>> content from the streams (1i. Content License) works with the >>> obligation to use only for internal purposes. What does "internal >>> purposes" mean here? Does the "unless expressly authorized herein" >>> part negate the restriction to not release the data publicly? Or this >>> just to prevent people from reselling the data? >>> >>> ---- from CLA start ------ >>> 1. Content License. >>> "Twitter grants you a nonexclusive, revocable >>> license to use the Content to: (i) use, reproduce, distribute, >>> transmit, publicly display and publicly perform the Content thereof, >>> solely on and through your Service. " >>> >>> .... >>> >>> 5. Your Obligations. >>> (e) User Data. >>> You may only use the Content and Content Feed and any data resulting >>> or provided therefrom for internal purposes only and, unless expressly >>> authorized herein, you may not publicly release or disclose any data >>> or usage statistics or other information (in the aggregate or >>> otherwise) regarding the Content. You agree to and will make >>> available to Twitter any data, usage statistics or >>> other information (in the aggregate) regarding the access and use of >>> the Content. >>> >>> ---- from CLA end ------ >>> >>> >>> - Steve Rife >>> DIgital Garage >>> http://twitter.com/melobubu >>> >>> >> >
