readwriteweb.com - 4/18/2009
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In the old days, self-important people use to carry calling cards. Now we have Twitter, Facebook and other social media sites to turn us all into mini-celebrities. So what's the new calling card online? That position's being jockeyed for as we speak, and different contenders are taking very ...
apiwiki.twitter.com - 4/17/2009
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apiwiki.twitter.com —
is the pattern of authentication that allows users
to connect their Twitter account with third-party services in...
as little is one click. It utilizes OAuth and although the flow is very similar, the authorization URL and workflow differs slightly as ...
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Twitter API Wiki / Sign in with Twitter
bits.blogs.nytimes.com - 4/16/2009
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bits.blogs.nytimes.com —
Twitter is most interested in striking distribution partnerships
with big Internet and media companies, not in being...
acquired or striking an advertising deal, says company director Fred Wilson.
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Twitter Wants Distribution Deals, Not a Buyout
techcrunch.com - 4/20/2009
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Did Twitter Just Quietly Start Twitter Connect? If Not, It Should.
TechCrunch —
... Of course, Twitter is still far, far behind Facebook in terms of users. And at the end of the day it would seem the the service that controls the most users will win what ReadWriteWeb’s Marshall Kirkpatrick has named the “calling card” battle. MySpace is in the battle as well, as is Google. But Facebook up until now has seemed to have most of the ...
Twitter Takes On Facebook Connect, Releasing "Sign In With Twitter"
Silicon Alley Insider —
... It's got the developer types all giddy. ReadWriteWeb's Marshall Kirkpatric writes, "It seems quite similar to Facebook Connect and Google Friend Connect in a number of ways. It may be more exciting though, because Twitter is a fundamentally different beast." ...
Can Twitter Challenge Facebook Connect?
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... If you want to get a better “profile” of a new user that registers for your site, Facebook will be favored. If you want to crunch a bunch of data for producing pretty statistical charts, Twitter’s API provides “a big open field of your data to work with”. There are a lot of factors for determining which service to implement but regardless of which one you chose to use, the battle over users’ identities and user authentication is ongoing and fierce. ...
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