1JJQeMNQX2jnrLh3mAHiEUsLkJ4vrMud3X (523) ·
"Anything from simple notifiers, to complete aggregation applications, to some new kinds of apps that haven’t ever been built yet, will be possible using our API’s"
1JJQeMNQX2jnrLh3mAHiEUsLkJ4vrMud3X (523) ·
^NewsGator's plans in 2005 before Google destroyed them.
Source:
https://www.zdnet.com/article/embrace-extend-extinguish-how-google-crushed-and-abandoned-the-rss-industry/
1JJQeMNQX2jnrLh3mAHiEUsLkJ4vrMud3X (523) ·
"I saw this situation coming.... These companies are now turning against those who made them what thu are. Worst is that they turned against us, the hackers. No or limited API access, real name policies, lack of gener privacy, no way to get your data back"
1JJQeMNQX2jnrLh3mAHiEUsLkJ4vrMud3X (523) ·
Source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5427804
1JJQeMNQX2jnrLh3mAHiEUsLkJ4vrMud3X (523) ·
"Except Twitter used to offer "extremely deep API support...allow[ing] folks to build applications that leverage [their] platform in unique ways." And then they couldn't make any money that way."
1JJQeMNQX2jnrLh3mAHiEUsLkJ4vrMud3X (523) ·
Unfortunately, our collective history on those services is complicated by visibility/access by person controls, so maybe there isn't a perfect solution. I know I can use takeout to download my posts on G+, for instance...
1JJQeMNQX2jnrLh3mAHiEUsLkJ4vrMud3X (523) ·
"but what about my comments on others' posts, and what about those posts themselves as context for my comments? And what about the major news of the day, even if I didn't comment?"