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Title:

Tips and Tricks for Developing Killer Twitter Apps

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Organizer:
Dusty Reagan, Floating Head Studios
Description:
Developers of several popular Twitter apps take a broad look at what all you can do with the Twitter API and also what it really takes to make a successful Twitter app.
Questions
Answered:
  1. What are the broad categories of Twitter's APIs and what do they have to offer?
  2. What are some tips to handle caching of Twitter data?
  3. What are some tips for scaling Twitter apps?
  4. What client libraries are available?
  5. What is OAuth and what are best practices around using it with Twitter?
  6. What makes a good Twitter app?
  7. What are some monetization strategies for Twitter apps?
  8. What are some promotional strategies for Twitter apps?
  9. What are some gotchas in working with the Twitter API?
  10. How can I integrate Twitter functionality into other apps?
Level:
Intermediate
Category:
Social Networking, Web Apps / Widgets
Type:
Panel
Event:
Interactive 2010
Kyle Simpson
on 17/8/09
Is this gonna be a "holy wars" or "cage match" between the twitter apps? Because that would be awesome! :)
Joshua Baer
on 17/8/09
This is a hot topic right now. I expect it will only get hotter by next spring!
johnerik metcalf
on 18/8/09
this is awesome. im hoping assuming this talk will come from Dusty's experience developing http://friendorfollow.com and http://featuredusers.com -- looking forward to hearing a bit about that story, while learning.
johnerik metcalf
on 18/8/09
oh, isn't dusty writing the Twitter for Dummies book?
Dusty Reagan
on 19/8/09
@Kyle not so much a cage match as throw down. No I'm kidding. We will be providing practical tips on how to deal with err, work with, the Twitter API.

@johnerik Yes I am! :)

Confirmed so far for this panel is:
@HayesDavis - CheapTweet.com & TweetReach.com
@dacort - TweetStats.com & TweepSearch.com (among others)
@gotwalt - Co-founder of cotweet.com
Orian Marx
on 19/8/09
This sounds awesome. Maybe I can join the panel :-)
damon clinkscales
on 19/8/09
This panel will be awesome. I will be there if I can!
Sharon Koss
on 23/8/09
Wish I could be there! Twitter newbe!
Vikas Katoach
on 4/9/09
This panel will be awesome. I will be there if I can!
david walker
on 6/9/09
sounds like a great panel! dusty definitely knows his stuff!
Pat sunami
on 11/9/09
sounds like a great panel! dusty definitely knows his stuff!
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