Comments on: Twitter “Screwed Up” With Developers, Founder Says

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Week In Twitter | My Twitter Toolbox — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 20:43:24 +0000

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Twitter Powers Teenager’s News Network During Rio Raids: Tech News « — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 23:16:15 +0000

[...] is about more than just a kid using Twitter though. As co-founder Evan Williams described it recently in an interview, one of the powerful things about the micro-blogging network is that it lowers the barriers to [...]

By: xav

xav — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:53:38 +0000

Joris is very right.
Except for the Snowflake issue, but they advertised on that in advance, which Facebook seldom does.

By: Mathew Ingram

Mathew Ingram — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 14:54:17 +0000

Great point, Adam — despite the comments up above about Facebook and the API, what I have heard is that developers like to work with Facebook because it makes it easy for them to make money, whereas Twitter does not.

By: Adam Green

Adam Green — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 14:36:18 +0000

It’s good to see Ev getting educated about the needs of Twitter API developers. What he needs to do is realize that “opportunity” is spelled “dollars”. You will know that Twitter has finally found a formula for success when they make it easy for developers to make money. This goes beyond just getting a cut of ad revenue. That is important for publishers who use the API. A twitter app marketplace would be a good start.

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Twitter and the Power of Giving People a Voice: Tech News « — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 01:24:32 +0000

[...] to me one of the most interesting things that former Twitter CEO and co-founder Evan Williams said during his interview at the Web 2.0 Summit on Wednesday was his comment about how Twitter “lowers the barriers to publishing almost as [...]

By: Douglas

Douglas — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 23:30:21 +0000

At the end of the day, what I’m curious about is what it means that so many people want to use Twitter as an ad platform.

It’s good Silicon Valley gossip to talk about whether developers should rightfully feel scorn or not, but if companies want to have their names sponsored on twitter feeds, this indicates to me either a broadening of the multimedia platform currently hogged by newspapers and online video, or a transition away from reliance on newspapers and video as ad channels.

By: Mathew Ingram

Mathew Ingram — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 18:58:47 +0000

I’m not sure that’s true, Don. Yes, they bought a mobile client, and they have launched their own URL shortener, but there are still lots of Twitter-related tools, apps and services out there that seem to be doing fine.

By: Don Synstelien

Don Synstelien — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 18:11:54 +0000

Twitter seems to have gone hunting to kill off third party developers and take back any parts of Twitter that developers found ways to monetize. Saying sorry now is kind of late, don’t you think?

By: John Piercy

John Piercy — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 17:29:48 +0000

Its Seems its Facebook that doesnt want to play with anyone
Williams also noted that Twitter is in talks with Facebook about ways in which the two companies could cooperate. He expressed frustration that Facebook has blocked Twitter from integrating its service in the world’s most popular social networking site. That means Facebook users can’t see which of their friends are also on Twitter. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2010/11/twitter-co-founder-evan-williams-we-have-a-lot-of-money-in-the-bank.html