Today we introduce a new pilot program for distributing Verified Account @handles and public profile metadata to developers, media and content services, and consumer device manufacturers. The Echo Nest, Gracenote, and Rovi are the first partners in this program, which will scale the distribution of Twitter account data for integration in consumer-facing apps. Developers in the Twitter ecosystem can now work with these three partners to integrate Verified Account @handles and Tweets into their music and entertainment services.
It’s been great getting out and meeting so many awesome developers the past few months at our Teatime events, so we’re throwing another one. This time we’re excited to be hosting a developer event in Berlin, Germany.
The event will take place on January 26th from 6pm to 9pm, and we’ll be covering a variety of topics including the latest platform developments, an overview of our API suite, and an in-depth technical session. To sign up and attend, please register here:
Today we’re launching a new version of Twitter that makes it even easier to stay close to everything that interests you. We're also excited to introduce new tools that bring Tweets to your website, and new ways to share with our Tweet buttons.
To help build upon an already thriving mobile ecosystem, today we’re excited to launch new resources for mobile development, beginning with the Twitter framework for iOS. Since the launch of iOS 5, we have seen an incredible number of applications incorporate the Twitter framework, including the launch partners we highlight at http://ios.twitter.com. The iOS integration enables simple mobile sharing, and reflects our commitment to mobile Twitter integrations.
Next week we will be making a few updates to our Tweet and Follow Button widgets. The updates are primarily aesthetic, and we’ll be rolling them out on the morning of Tuesday, December 6. No changes to your code or button placement are required, and the update will be automatic.
Design updates include the following:
Brands, publishers, and TV networks often work with Twitter ecosystem companies to design and build great Twitter experiences for their users and viewers. Two of our most well-known platform partners - Mass Relevance and Crimson Hexagon - deliver impressive results for many brands and publishers. They are the most recent ecosystem companies Twitter has established formal partnerships with in order to help brands and media companies more easily deliver compelling Twitter integrations to their users.
Ask a developer what the most complicated part of working with the Twitter API is, and there's a very good chance that they'll say OAuth. Anyone who has ever written code to calculate a request signature understands that there are several precise steps, each of which must be executed perfectly, in order to come up with the correct value.
We’re excited to announce the final cities and dates of our Teatime Developer Tour. Shortly after returning from our Teatime event in Los Angeles, we’ll be heading to Seoul and then we’ll conclude the tour in Tokyo.
The Seoul Developer Teatime will run from 7pm to 10pm on November 15th, and the Tokyo Developer Teatime will go from 7pm to 10pm on November 17th. Please register for the events at the links below.
Sign up here for Seoul Developer Teatime