If I understand correctly what you suggested, it's still something the users can fake. A user can say @aplusk (Ashton Kutcher) is his username and that's fake.
On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 7:46 AM, Robbie Coleman <[email protected]> wrote: > It is totally possible Chief, but it just seems a bit overkill if all you > want is to get a valid twitter screen name. > > If you are asking a user to authorize your app, IMHO, most users will > expect something in return. My thoughts are to provide the > most transparency to users while also providing the least friction to them. > > What about the no-auth call suggestion I made? Seems simpler for you and > the user. Doesn't it? > > hth, > -- robbie > > -- > Twitter developer documentation and resources: http://dev.twitter.com/doc > API updates via Twitter: http://twitter.com/twitterapi > Issues/Enhancements Tracker: > http://code.google.com/p/twitter-api/issues/list > Change your membership to this group: > http://groups.google.com/group/twitter-development-talk > -- Twitter developer documentation and resources: http://dev.twitter.com/doc API updates via Twitter: http://twitter.com/twitterapi Issues/Enhancements Tracker: http://code.google.com/p/twitter-api/issues/list Change your membership to this group: http://groups.google.com/group/twitter-development-talk
