Comments on: Twitter Limits Potential App Growth – How This Hurts Our Users http://blog.socialtoo.com/2009/01/21/twitter-limits-potential-app-growth-how-this-hurts-our-users/ SocialToo - Your Companion to the Social Web Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:44:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Jhonny http://blog.socialtoo.com/2009/01/21/twitter-limits-potential-app-growth-how-this-hurts-our-users/comment-page-2/#comment-476 Jhonny Thu, 06 Aug 2009 06:09:04 +0000 http://blog.socialtoo.com/?p=19#comment-476 You guys should check out this twitter app <a href="http://www.sponsoraloser.com" rel="nofollow">www.sponsoraloser.com</a> It's about posting twitter losers and finding them the answer to their problems, It's very funny! and It's all about helping others. You guys should check out this twitter app http://www.sponsoraloser.com It's about posting twitter losers and finding them the answer to their problems, It's very funny! and It's all about helping others.

]]> By: tychoish http://blog.socialtoo.com/2009/01/21/twitter-limits-potential-app-growth-how-this-hurts-our-users/comment-page-2/#comment-474 tychoish Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:00:33 +0000 http://blog.socialtoo.com/?p=19#comment-474 While original comment is 6 months old, and I'm not sure if the events of the past six months are worth anything (and I don't have the time at this moment to consider these implications), here's a clarification: <br><br>- I don't mean to present a black and white moral system on this issue. It can be both "not a sin," and also "not a good thing." It's not, I think, a transgression to develop for a closed platform in an open way, and also I think it's true that putting users/developers at the mercy of another party is something that should be avoided.<br><br>- Perhaps I should have said "isn't neccessarily a bad thing."<br><br>We have examples of people developing tools aplenty. Emacs/Cgywin/Notepad++ and so forth all exist for windows and people put a lot of time into that, and that's not bad, but I think everyone's a bit wary of that kind of work becasue of the way it requires them to have their work exist at the mercy of other people. <br><br>Or hell, I think the whole mono debate is contentious *because* of this tension... <br><br>Cheers, <br>sam While original comment is 6 months old, and I'm not sure if the events of the past six months are worth anything (and I don't have the time at this moment to consider these implications), here's a clarification:

- I don't mean to present a black and white moral system on this issue. It can be both “not a sin,” and also “not a good thing.” It's not, I think, a transgression to develop for a closed platform in an open way, and also I think it's true that putting users/developers at the mercy of another party is something that should be avoided.

- Perhaps I should have said “isn't neccessarily a bad thing.”

We have examples of people developing tools aplenty. Emacs/Cgywin/Notepad++ and so forth all exist for windows and people put a lot of time into that, and that's not bad, but I think everyone's a bit wary of that kind of work becasue of the way it requires them to have their work exist at the mercy of other people.

Or hell, I think the whole mono debate is contentious *because* of this tension…

Cheers,
sam

]]> By: candrewswpi http://blog.socialtoo.com/2009/01/21/twitter-limits-potential-app-growth-how-this-hurts-our-users/comment-page-2/#comment-473 candrewswpi Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:38:51 +0000 http://blog.socialtoo.com/?p=19#comment-473 I don't understand how you can make 2 completely contradictory statements in the *same sentence.* How can "Developing for closed platforms isn't a bad thing at all" be true, while "developers completely at the mercy of another party" (in other words, your business model is in someone else's hands) is also true? I don't understand how you can make 2 completely contradictory statements in the *same sentence.* How can “Developing for closed platforms isn't a bad thing at all” be true, while “developers completely at the mercy of another party” (in other words, your business model is in someone else's hands) is also true?

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]]> By: Jeff Donchez http://blog.socialtoo.com/2009/01/21/twitter-limits-potential-app-growth-how-this-hurts-our-users/comment-page-2/#comment-425 Jeff Donchez Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:59:40 +0000 http://blog.socialtoo.com/?p=19#comment-425 yeah, now it's down to 150 requests per hour.. my client's twitter account has 11000+ friends and 11000+ followers.. I can't even do an api request to get their names (just their ids) because trying to get their names from the list of ips gives me the "over the limit" error yeah, now it's down to 150 requests per hour.. my client's twitter account has 11000+ friends and 11000+ followers.. I can't even do an api request to get their names (just their ids) because trying to get their names from the list of ips gives me the “over the limit” error

]]> By: sikis http://blog.socialtoo.com/2009/01/21/twitter-limits-potential-app-growth-how-this-hurts-our-users/comment-page-2/#comment-418 sikis Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:49:50 +0000 http://blog.socialtoo.com/?p=19#comment-418 platforms/sites end up moving things in a direction that helps their business, but hurts the crowd, are *very frustrating* but also not surprising. Alex is a great guy, twitter is a very inspiring platform (that secedes because of the number of users, and the tools that Alex has helped provide for), but it's still a business that really has to serve it's own interest, and if this doesn't illustrate the worth and utility platforms/sites end up moving things in a direction that helps their business, but hurts the crowd, are *very frustrating* but also not surprising. Alex is a great guy, twitter is a very inspiring platform (that secedes because of the number of users, and the tools that Alex has helped provide for), but it's still a business that really has to serve it's own interest, and if this doesn't illustrate the worth and utility

]]> By: Amanda Crowe http://blog.socialtoo.com/2009/01/21/twitter-limits-potential-app-growth-how-this-hurts-our-users/comment-page-2/#comment-361 Amanda Crowe Thu, 21 May 2009 21:09:28 +0000 http://blog.socialtoo.com/?p=19#comment-361 Post informative and entertaining post in your Twitter updates. Follow people who interest you, and keep twittering. Post informative and entertaining post in your Twitter updates. Follow people who interest you, and keep twittering.

]]> By: jessestay http://blog.socialtoo.com/2009/01/21/twitter-limits-potential-app-growth-how-this-hurts-our-users/comment-page-2/#comment-351 jessestay Wed, 13 May 2009 06:33:14 +0000 http://blog.socialtoo.com/?p=19#comment-351 David, only to an extent. The only solution I've been able to come up with<br>is scale to lots of servers, which I'm doing now. David, only to an extent. The only solution I've been able to come up with
is scale to lots of servers, which I'm doing now.

]]> By: david http://blog.socialtoo.com/2009/01/21/twitter-limits-potential-app-growth-how-this-hurts-our-users/comment-page-2/#comment-350 david Wed, 13 May 2009 06:12:34 +0000 http://blog.socialtoo.com/?p=19#comment-350 Using smart caching locally can help. Using smart caching locally can help.

]]> By: williyamb http://blog.socialtoo.com/2009/01/21/twitter-limits-potential-app-growth-how-this-hurts-our-users/comment-page-2/#comment-298 williyamb Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:36:21 +0000 http://blog.socialtoo.com/?p=19#comment-298 <a href="http://www.areatrade.co.uk " rel="nofollow"> website design service </a> his change is going to affect thousands of you users, and there’s nothing we can do about it unfortunately. website design service his change is going to affect thousands of you users, and there’s nothing we can do about it unfortunately.

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