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Twitter.com Security Issue
Twitter.com is currently being exploited via an onmouseover security issue. You can read more about this via Graham Cluley’s blog. I would highly avoid Twitter.com until this get’s resolved, and would stick to using a desktop app like TweetDeck or Seesmic, etc…
My Favorite Android Apps – #1 Touiteur
#1 – Touiteur I am a huge fan of Twitter. I mostly use it for keeping up with news and sports and for a few aggregators I run. In looking for a Twitter app there is one requirement that is a must for me: merged timelines. I have multiple accounts and enjoy having them in [...]
Post #2: Use the .NET TweetSharp Library to Integrate with Twitter via OAuth
Today’s post is the second in a series explaining how to integrate TweetSharp into your .NET application using OAuth. In our first post we covered the basics of registering a new application with Twitter. This post will cover how you ask, then grant access from someone’s Twitter account to your new application using OAuth.
New Series: Use the .NET TweetSharp Library to Integrate with Twitter via OAuth
This is the first post on a new series I will be posting on integrating TweetSharp into your .NET applications. It will also show you how to use OAuth, as all the examples will be connecting to Twitter via OAuth.
MLB onBase: An Adobe AIR App
I have talked before about some of the Major League Baseball apps on this blog before. They have added another application to their arsenal this week: MLB.com OnBase. This application is built on Adobe AIR and is one slick little app. When you first start the app you can choose your favorite team or teams [...]
UberTwitter Releases New Update – Adds Multiple Accounts and Ads
Most of you know that my favorite Twitter client for my BlackBerry has been UberTwitter. I started using it since their first beta release and have been an avid user ever since. Yesterday saw a new update to the application, Beta 4. Two items included in this update jumped right out at me.
Twitter API Issues
It appears that Twitter is still experiencing some issues with some API calls. UberTwitter is still not returning any data on my BlackBerry, and my news aggregators that post to Twitter using TweetSharp are returning nothing via the response. I would take a guess that these issues are related to the DDoS attacks yesterday. Hopefully [...]
Today’s DDoS Attacks Due to Cyber Warfare?
I am sure that most of you are aware of today’s attack against Twitter. The attack crippled the service for a good portion of the day. News is coming out now about the attack, and according to an article by The New York Times the attack could be related to cyber warfare. The article cites [...]
Twitter is Down
Twitter seems to be experiencing a rather massive outage this morning. The social media site has been down for around an hour and a half. There is no word on what the issue is or when it will be resolved. Twitter’s official status blog states they are looking into the issue: Twitter Status
ESPN’s New Social Media Policy: Good or Bad?
Yesterday afternoon ESPN released a memo to it’s employees detailing guidelines in their social media policy. I’m not sure they were really guidelines, but appear to say you cannot participate in any social media conversations that involve sports (without prior approval from your department head). You can judge the policy yourself by reading the memo [...]
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