Comments on: Web Services Coming To Twitter http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/twitter-becomes-mobile-dev-platform/ Startup and Tech News Fri, 16 May 2008 07:01:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Nate Nead » Twitter Avatars. http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/twitter-becomes-mobile-dev-platform/#comment-2286038 Nate Nead » Twitter Avatars. Sat, 10 May 2008 00:38:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/twitter-becomes-mobile-dev-platform/#comment-2286038 [...] Techcrunch reported that Twitter will be releasing extensions to their API that will allow applications to receive [...] […] Techcrunch reported that Twitter will be releasing extensions to their API that will allow applications to receive […]

]]> By: Facebook or MySpace + Twitter. Why Not? | andrewteman.org http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/twitter-becomes-mobile-dev-platform/#comment-2191155 Facebook or MySpace + Twitter. Why Not? | andrewteman.org Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:20:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/twitter-becomes-mobile-dev-platform/#comment-2191155 [...] As far as I know and can tell, Twitter makes no money today. Though there are rumblings of some different ways that they *could* monetize their services, nothing seems to have materialized just yet. So as of now…no [...] […] As far as I know and can tell, Twitter makes no money today. Though there are rumblings of some different ways that they *could* monetize their services, nothing seems to have materialized just yet. So as of now…no […]

]]> By: Il nuovo Twitter! « Twitter Italy http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/twitter-becomes-mobile-dev-platform/#comment-1648768 Il nuovo Twitter! « Twitter Italy Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:20:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/twitter-becomes-mobile-dev-platform/#comment-1648768 [...] Da TechCrunch [...] […] Da TechCrunch […]

]]> By: Link Train - 3.27.2007 | WinExtra http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/twitter-becomes-mobile-dev-platform/#comment-1510958 Link Train - 3.27.2007 | WinExtra Sat, 21 Jul 2007 21:50:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/twitter-becomes-mobile-dev-platform/#comment-1510958 [...] Web Services Coming To Twitter via TechCrunch [...] […] Web Services Coming To Twitter via TechCrunch […]

]]> By: Facebook was Twitter before there was Twitter | King Gary http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/twitter-becomes-mobile-dev-platform/#comment-1351428 Facebook was Twitter before there was Twitter | King Gary Wed, 25 Apr 2007 17:30:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/twitter-becomes-mobile-dev-platform/#comment-1351428 [...] seems very similar to Twitter, the popular microblogging service that has been picking up steam in recent months. This latest update focuses primarily on Facebook’s Status Updates feature, [...] […] seems very similar to Twitter, the popular microblogging service that has been picking up steam in recent months. This latest update focuses primarily on Facebook’s Status Updates feature, […]

]]> By: Twitter changes web services | A Personal Tech Blog by Colbert Low http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/twitter-becomes-mobile-dev-platform/#comment-1332031 Twitter changes web services | A Personal Tech Blog by Colbert Low Sun, 15 Apr 2007 08:29:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/twitter-becomes-mobile-dev-platform/#comment-1332031 [...] Twitter changes web services source [...] […] Twitter changes web services source […]

]]> By: Twitter re-visited at [Jason Preston] http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/twitter-becomes-mobile-dev-platform/#comment-1326481 Twitter re-visited at [Jason Preston] Wed, 11 Apr 2007 17:41:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/twitter-becomes-mobile-dev-platform/#comment-1326481 [...] But Twitter has not gone away. So I thought I’d have another look at it. I signed myself up for a twitter account (Jasonp107 if you’re curious), and I’ve been reading what Dave Winer wrote, and what’s up on Technology Review and TechCrunch. [...] […] But Twitter has not gone away. So I thought I’d have another look at it. I signed myself up for a twitter account (Jasonp107 if you’re curious), and I’ve been reading what Dave Winer wrote, and what’s up on Technology Review and TechCrunch. […]

]]> By: Speaker City » links for 2007-03-28 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/twitter-becomes-mobile-dev-platform/#comment-1321867 Speaker City » links for 2007-03-28 Sun, 08 Apr 2007 20:43:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/twitter-becomes-mobile-dev-platform/#comment-1321867 [...] Web Services Coming To Twitter (tags: cli twitter) [...] […] Web Services Coming To Twitter (tags: cli twitter) […]

]]> By: JJ http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/twitter-becomes-mobile-dev-platform/#comment-1315077 JJ Thu, 05 Apr 2007 10:50:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/twitter-becomes-mobile-dev-platform/#comment-1315077 If you are looking for a Treo / Palm OS application to post to Twitter, you can take a look to the freeware TreoTwit: http://www.mitreo.com/treotwit_twitter_palm_os/ http://www.pdaexpertos.com/foros/viewtopic.php?t=55687 If you are looking for a Treo / Palm OS application to post to Twitter, you can take a look to the freeware TreoTwit:

http://www.mitreo.com/treotwit_twitter_palm_os/
http://www.pdaexpertos.com/for.....hp?t=55687

]]> By: hillary http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/twitter-becomes-mobile-dev-platform/#comment-1314228 hillary Thu, 05 Apr 2007 00:10:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/twitter-becomes-mobile-dev-platform/#comment-1314228 i have to disagree with your hope that they mere the @ and D functions. one of the things i love about twitter (when i'm procrastinating) is tracking certain conversations with the "in reply to" links. there's often info that i want to direct to someone but would also like others to see. getting rid of this feature and only allowing direct messages would be a mistake IMHO. http://urltea.com/3oc?@-character-changed-everything i have to disagree with your hope that they mere the @ and D functions. one of the things i love about twitter (when i’m procrastinating) is tracking certain conversations with the “in reply to” links. there’s often info that i want to direct to someone but would also like others to see. getting rid of this feature and only allowing direct messages would be a mistake IMHO.

http://urltea.com/3oc?@-charac.....everything

]]> By: Mike http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/twitter-becomes-mobile-dev-platform/#comment-1301668 Mike Sat, 31 Mar 2007 01:05:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/twitter-becomes-mobile-dev-platform/#comment-1301668 Twitter FTW! I use it all the time, and it's a great way to keep track of friends! www.twitter.com/pcrobot Twitter FTW! I use it all the time, and it’s a great way to keep track of friends!

http://www.twitter.com/pcrobot

]]> By: Twitter Search Bot http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/twitter-becomes-mobile-dev-platform/#comment-1299715 Twitter Search Bot Fri, 30 Mar 2007 14:24:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/twitter-becomes-mobile-dev-platform/#comment-1299715 [...] Because I can. 173 lines of Ruby glue code. Are you ready for Twitter web services? This is the start of something very [...] […] Because I can. 173 lines of Ruby glue code. Are you ready for Twitter web services? This is the start of something very […]

]]> By: kellan http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/twitter-becomes-mobile-dev-platform/#comment-1297065 kellan Thu, 29 Mar 2007 21:02:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/twitter-becomes-mobile-dev-platform/#comment-1297065 There has been an API to access direct messages since last November. Its the API that we built out the Twitter weather bots, and the Twitterpated scripts on. Both are on Google Code. It's called Jabber. There has been an API to access direct messages since last November. Its the API that we built out the Twitter weather bots, and the Twitterpated scripts on. Both are on Google Code. It’s called Jabber.

]]> By: vrypan|net|weblog » το twitter θα “ανοίξει” τις υπηρεσίες του http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/twitter-becomes-mobile-dev-platform/#comment-1295185 vrypan|net|weblog » το twitter θα “ανοίξει” τις υπηρεσίες του Thu, 29 Mar 2007 09:49:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/twitter-becomes-mobile-dev-platform/#comment-1295185 [...] Περισσότερα μπορείτε να διαβάσετε στο TechCrunch. [...] […] Περισσότερα μπορείτε να διαβάσετε στο TechCrunch. […]

]]> By: reDesign http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/twitter-becomes-mobile-dev-platform/#comment-1293533 reDesign Wed, 28 Mar 2007 22:26:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/twitter-becomes-mobile-dev-platform/#comment-1293533 <strong>Twittering robots...</strong> One of the things that has impressed me about Twitter is the speed with which developers have adopted the API. There are more than 20 desktop applications and more than a dozen mashups listed on the Twitter Fan Wiki. The Wiki also lists non-humans that... Twittering robots…

One of the things that has impressed me about Twitter is the speed with which developers have adopted the API. There are more than 20 desktop applications and more than a dozen mashups listed on the Twitter Fan Wiki. The Wiki also lists non-humans that…

]]> By: Jeff Hume http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/twitter-becomes-mobile-dev-platform/#comment-1292670 Jeff Hume Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:41:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/twitter-becomes-mobile-dev-platform/#comment-1292670 They're going to have to start making some money fast. They’re going to have to start making some money fast.

]]> By: Mark http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/twitter-becomes-mobile-dev-platform/#comment-1292531 Mark Wed, 28 Mar 2007 15:38:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/twitter-becomes-mobile-dev-platform/#comment-1292531 Has anyone seen the API yet? Has anyone seen the API yet?

]]> By: Greg Harris http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/twitter-becomes-mobile-dev-platform/#comment-1292306 Greg Harris Wed, 28 Mar 2007 14:15:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/twitter-becomes-mobile-dev-platform/#comment-1292306 Since it is a group service, think about the enormous amount of messages being sent. Every single message sent (most at least) go to more than one person. It is runored that they are spending in excess of $100,000 per month right now in message costs alone. Since it is a group service, think about the enormous amount of messages being sent. Every single message sent (most at least) go to more than one person. It is runored that they are spending in excess of $100,000 per month right now in message costs alone.

]]> By: Klaus http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/twitter-becomes-mobile-dev-platform/#comment-1290635 Klaus Wed, 28 Mar 2007 01:28:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/twitter-becomes-mobile-dev-platform/#comment-1290635 Twitter is burning a lot of money if you ask me. Terminating a SMS in Europe is even more expensive than the 2 Cents and here users don't have to pay for receiving SMS. If this really takes off they will run out of money very fast. Twitter is burning a lot of money if you ask me.

Terminating a SMS in Europe is even more expensive than the 2 Cents and here users don’t have to pay for receiving SMS.

If this really takes off they will run out of money very fast.

]]> By: Dpj222 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/twitter-becomes-mobile-dev-platform/#comment-1290448 Dpj222 Wed, 28 Mar 2007 00:14:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/twitter-becomes-mobile-dev-platform/#comment-1290448 Twitter to keep in touch with friends from around the world? There are much easier, less invasive ways to do so. VelvetPuffin http://velvetpuffin.com/main/main.html You can be online on your phone or computer and speak to anyone in the world through the VP chat feature. Not only that, but you can access and share your personal blog, YouTube, and Flickr from your mobile phone or desktop which makes social networking and staying connected easy. They have a cool polling feature too. Twitter to keep in touch with friends from around the world? There are much easier, less invasive ways to do so. VelvetPuffin http://velvetpuffin.com/main/main.html You can be online on your phone or computer and speak to anyone in the world through the VP chat feature. Not only that, but you can access and share your personal blog, YouTube, and Flickr from your mobile phone or desktop which makes social networking and staying connected easy. They have a cool polling feature too.

]]> By: Erik http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/twitter-becomes-mobile-dev-platform/#comment-1290395 Erik Tue, 27 Mar 2007 23:55:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/twitter-becomes-mobile-dev-platform/#comment-1290395 "At ~$0.02/message" is what I meant to write. “At ~$0.02/message” is what I meant to write.

]]> By: Erik http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/twitter-becomes-mobile-dev-platform/#comment-1290390 Erik Tue, 27 Mar 2007 23:53:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/twitter-becomes-mobile-dev-platform/#comment-1290390 Greg hit the real issue. Terminating SMS is not free. At ~$0.02 twiiter needs a $20 CPM to break even. How does twitter's traffic break down between SMS, IM, Widget and web site? Greg hit the real issue.

Terminating SMS is not free. At ~$0.02 twiiter needs a $20 CPM to break even.

How does twitter’s traffic break down between SMS, IM, Widget and web site?

]]> By: sf http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/twitter-becomes-mobile-dev-platform/#comment-1290331 sf Tue, 27 Mar 2007 23:30:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/twitter-becomes-mobile-dev-platform/#comment-1290331 Does Google give API access for Google SMS? What if I want to have a SMS service for my business where someone could text the number with an order for a cup of coffee for example? If Google doesn't allow that, Twitter is obviously stepping in the right direction. Does Google give API access for Google SMS? What if I want to have a SMS service for my business where someone could text the number with an order for a cup of coffee for example? If Google doesn’t allow that, Twitter is obviously stepping in the right direction.

]]> By: Gibson Starkweather http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/twitter-becomes-mobile-dev-platform/#comment-1290173 Gibson Starkweather Tue, 27 Mar 2007 22:26:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/twitter-becomes-mobile-dev-platform/#comment-1290173 Forgot something that could be quite useful: http://sms.google.com Cheers. Forgot something that could be quite useful:
http://sms.google.com

Cheers.

]]> By: Gibson Starkweather http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/twitter-becomes-mobile-dev-platform/#comment-1290169 Gibson Starkweather Tue, 27 Mar 2007 22:25:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/twitter-becomes-mobile-dev-platform/#comment-1290169 Maybe I completely missed the point, but Google has been offering this "SMS search" feature for quite some time. If you text something like "weather seattle" or "teriyaki new york city" you will get appropriate information sent back in the form of text messages. The number is 466453 (GOOGLE). Did I completely miss the point? Maybe I completely missed the point, but Google has been offering this “SMS search” feature for quite some time. If you text something like “weather seattle” or “teriyaki new york city” you will get appropriate information sent back in the form of text messages.
The number is 466453 (GOOGLE).
Did I completely miss the point?

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