Come code at Twitter's annotations hackfest

http://engineering.twitter.com/2010/05/annotations-hackfest.html

by mattknox • 16 years ago

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aditya2• 16 years ago

Note: It's only limited to 50 registrations...

cmelbye• 16 years ago

The exact phrasing was "around 50", so I'd assume that there's leeway.

mattknox• 16 years ago

I'm the dude organizing it at twitter, and yeah, there is leeway. If we get hundreds of applicants, we obviously won't be able to let everyone in. But we'll let in everyone we can reasonably fit.

againstyou• 16 years ago

liked the idea. events like this one should be announced 1 month before, so you can get prepared, specially if you live far from SF.

jhuckestein• 16 years ago

I couldn't agree more. But then again there will be enough participants anyway I think.

See you there ;)

apphacker• 16 years ago

I've lost interest in their API since they've implemented those ridiculous display requirements. After Facebook's and Twitter's recent changes I've become completely disillusioned about what the use of third party API's entail, especially social media. I don't blame them for looking after their self-interest, well at least not Twitter, but working with social media API's no longer seem fun or interesting. They seem like too much take and not enough give. It's clear they want ownership and control, and the only innovation they want is the kind they can directly benefit from. Again, nothing wrong with that, just not going to be their fucking lap dog.

fookyong2• 16 years ago

Indeed.

I actually run a (quite profitable) social media app that works with Twitter.

But based on the last 6 months of API changes, I'm going to shut it down. I'd rather direct my energy towards something that I have 100% control of, rather than hobble on making little concessions here and there to comply with Twitter's ToS, as their platform matures. The long term picture doesn't look good for any Twitter app, really. Although on a long enough timeline the same could be said for building on any 3rd-party platform.

Like you say, nothing wrong with what they are doing - it's just good business - but I don't want to keep jumping through hoops anymore.

Building on Twitter was good fun, though. And it certainly helps early traction. But as time goes on and your app starts making more money and you start getting more serious about running it as a business (as opposed to a hobby project), Twitter becomes a liability, not an asset.

YMMV.

bradgessler• 16 years ago

If its profitable, why don't you sell it instead of just "shutting it down"?

steveklabnik• 16 years ago

Too bad I'm leaving SF on Wednesday... I think annotations are really cool.

0nly1ife• 16 years ago

I realize I'm late posting this, but I'm a solid Rails hacker and would like to join / form a team for this hackathon. I just moved to the city and think this would be a good chance to meet other coders.

Come code at Twitter's annotations hackfest

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