Ollie, Space Karen, and an API
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The last week or so has seen some extraordinary rubbish behaviour from Twitter regarding their API for third-party clients, like Twitterrific and Tweetbots. Users found themselves unable to access their timelines via anything but the official app and website, and developers had no communication to tell them what on earth was going on.
On Thursday, Twitter announced that this was intentional and that many third-party apps would no longer have API access. This caused no end of frustration for developers like Iconfactory. So it’s my pleasure to be joined by Gedeon, their principal and designer, to try to unpack what exactly happened, and the impact this has had and will continue to have on their business.
What are your memories of the good old days of Twitter, did you have a favourite third-party app you used? We’d love to hear from you, so please send a note over to podcast@crossedwires.net, leave a comment on the post, or join the discussion over on our Discord server. Of course, you can also follow us on Mastodon
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Episode Links
- Gedeon Maheux on Mastodon
- Iconfactory: Website / Apps / Blog
- Twitter bans third-party apps (TechCrunch)
- Ivory by Tapbots
- Our chat with James Smith on Mastodon and the Fediverse
Chapter Times
- 00:00:04: Introductions
- 00:06:27: The Original Twitter App Experience
- 00:08:55: The Last Big API Changes
- 00:11:32: What Happened to the API?
- 00:16:54: The Importance of 3rd Party Apps
- 00:20:27: Moving to Mastodon?
- 00:25:03: The Financial Impact
- 00:35:19: Why Do We Think This Happened?
- 00:49:34: The Core Twitter Experience Rule?
- 00:53:12: APIs on Other Platforms?
- 00:58:53: The Future is Mastodon
- 01:03:35: A Done Deal
- 01:08:07: Wrapping Up
Credits
Intro and outro theme: Ace of Clubs by RoccoW
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