Comments on: Don’t use that open API — it could be a trap! http://gigaom.com/2012/07/09/dont-use-that-open-api-it-could-be-a-trap/ Thu, 23 May 2013 20:25:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Steven Willmott http://gigaom.com/2012/07/09/dont-use-that-open-api-it-could-be-a-trap/#comment-864713 Mon, 16 Jul 2012 09:12:12 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=540685#comment-864713 I think it’s definitely worth taking care when building on platforms such as twitter – in particular it’s worth thinking about the business model that makes sense for the provider since this is the main driver of policy – some thoughts on that here: http://www.3scale.net/2012/07/taking-the-long-view-on-api-ecosystems/

I do think in twitter’s case they are grossly underestimating the value of the niches they cover with the API and this move will ultimately hurt them.

]]> By: ricdesan http://gigaom.com/2012/07/09/dont-use-that-open-api-it-could-be-a-trap/#comment-862252 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 19:52:45 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=540685#comment-862252 I think all the dancing around the Twitter ecosystem is kind of a non-sequitur in that the core experience of micro-blogging remains consistent for end users and that is what maintains value in the platform.

third party API dev really isnt changing the game enough to matter.

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