Ajaxian » Detecting twitter users with JavaScript - handy or evil?
Posted on January 08, 2009 in Twitter api
The only problem with the code above is that if the user is not authenticated, Twitter's API will prompt an authentication dialog. You can work around this one by providing an extra parameter called "suppress_response_codes" which is ... Lib Curl, Twitter API & “Expect: 100-continue” PAIN and How To Fix it Lib Curl, Twitter API & “Expect: 100-continue” PAIN and How To Fix it. by Nick on January 1, 2009. *this post will probably not be worthwhile for 99% of the normal shoemoney.com readers. But for those having the same issue it will be ...
Tim Gerla’s Blog » Blog Archive » Twitter Blog for 2008-12-30
Posted on January 08, 2009 in Twitter blog
Twitter Blog for 2008-12-30. December 30, 2008 – 11:59 pm. @lovelifemusic waiting sux. at least we have handy electronics to entertain us! #; @leolaporte I think I’ve been inspired #; uh oh! http://twurl.nl/m5oj40 #md5 #; @shortyawards ... Tim Gerla’s Blog » Blog Archive » Twitter Blog for 2008-12-29 Twitter Blog for 2008-12-29. December 29, 2008 – 11:59 pm. @stevendelman nice, I’ve been playing too much myself. my gamertag is same as twitter name. #; finally back to work! #; Looking for NYE plans/party #; looking forward to a kick ...
Twitter’s tech systems breached by hacker | IT PRO
Posted on January 07, 2009 in Twitter api
Twitter planned to release a closed beta of the open authentication protocol OAuth this month, which would allow secure API (Application Programming Interface) authorisation. However, Twitter said that it was important to note that ... louisgray.com: Hey Twitter , It's Not Just a Worm, It's an App Currently, the Twitter API makes it completely possible for anyone with your username and password to log in on your behalf, programmatically. Essentially, Twitter has given developers the key, and all keys open up the same lock. ...
ffwd’s Web Channel Surfing API Goes Live, Is Coming To Boxee (TechCrunch)
Posted on January 07, 2009 in Twitter api
Video recommendation engine ffwd has just released its completed API to developers, allowing them to incorporate some of the service's core functionality into their sites. Using the API, developers will be able to make calls to ffwd for video content, and will also be able to incorporate ffwd user profiles and news feed items into their sites. In conjunction with the release, ffwd has also ... Twitter Gets Hacked, Badly (TechCrunch) Phishing attacks, which hit Twitter over the weekend, are a sign a service has arrived (Facebook has the same problem). But someone hacking into Twitter's internal admin tools and compromising 33 high profile accounts , including President Elect Barack Obama, has Twitter users freaking out about what to do. Here is Twitter's official explanation :
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Twitter Hack: How It Happened and What's Being Done (PC World via Yahoo! News)
Posted on January 07, 2009 in What is twitter
Twitter is tackling a series of security issues, starting with a hack that hit some well-known celebrity accounts. Someone broke into Twitter accounts belonging to President-elect Barack Obama, CNN anchor Rick Sanchez, and Britney Spears over the weekend. At the same time, a phishing scam is trying to trick regular users into handing over their passwords and compromising their profiles. Twitter Mischief Hijacks Reputations (TechNewsWorld.com) The revelation Monday that 33 accounts on the Twitter social networking site had been hacked, while others were compromised by a phishing scam over the weekend, highlights what cyber criminals can do. Accounts belonging to Britney Spears, Barack Obama and CNN's Rick Sanchez were hacked, using tools normally accessible only to Twitter's technical support team.
Call Secret Service Someone Hacked Obama's Twitter Account ...
Posted on January 07, 2009 in What is twitter
This person hacked President-elect Obama's Twitter account! There has to be Secret Service people - like the Diane Laine character in Untraceable - crawling through the internet tracking him/her down. That is if the person has not been ... Twitter Gets Hacked, Badly Phishing attacks, which hit Twitter over the weekend, are a sign a service has arrived (Facebook has the same problem). But someone hacking ...
Twitter accounts of Obama, Britney Spears hacked (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Posted on January 06, 2009 in Twitter
The Twitter accounts of US president-elect Barack Obama, singer Britney Spears and other prominent figures were hacked on Monday and fake messages sent out in their names on the micro-blogging service. Twitter Hack: How It Happened and What's Being Done (PC World via Yahoo! News) Twitter is tackling a series of security issues, starting with a hack that hit some well-known celebrity accounts. Someone broke into Twitter accounts belonging to President-elect Barack Obama, CNN anchor Rick Sanchez, and Britney Spears over the weekend. At the same time, a phishing scam is trying to trick regular users into handing over their passwords and compromising their profiles.
Twitter Hack: How It Happened and What's Being Done (PC World via Yahoo! News)
Posted on January 06, 2009 in What is twitter
Twitter is tackling a series of security issues, starting with a hack that hit some well-known celebrity accounts. Someone broke into Twitter accounts belonging to President-elect Barack Obama, CNN anchor Rick Sanchez, and Britney Spears over the weekend. At the same time, a phishing scam is trying to trick regular users into handing over their passwords and compromising their profiles. Twitter Hack: How It Happened and What's Being Done (PC World) Twitter security comes into question as a number high-profile customers have their accounts hacked.
Twitter Gets Hacked, Badly
Posted on January 06, 2009 in Twitter
Phishing attacks, which hit Twitter over the weekend, are a sign a service has arrived (Facebook has the same problem). But someone hacking ... Call Secret Service Someone Hacked Obama's Twitter Account ... This person hacked President-elect Obama's Twitter account! There has to be Secret Service people - like the Diane Laine character in Untraceable - crawling through the internet tracking him/her down. That is if the person has not been ...
ModelBaker Rapid App Development Software Debuts (PC World)
Posted on January 06, 2009 in Twitter widget
Widget Press on Monday announced ModelBaker 1.0, a new rapid application development tool for Mac OS X. It costs US$399 for a... Main Menu (DVD-Recordable) Samsung and Yahoo will team up to bring the "Internet@TV" Yahoo-powered widget interface to select models of Samsung TVs. The widget appears in Samsung's latest line of HDTVs, which will be unveiled during CES later this week.
Tags: widget, samsung, tv, modelbaker, rapid
Twitter Gets Hacked, Badly (TechCrunch)
Posted on January 06, 2009 in Twitter api
Phishing attacks, which hit Twitter over the weekend, are a sign a service has arrived (Facebook has the same problem). But someone hacking into Twitter's internal admin tools and compromising 33 high profile accounts , including President Elect Barack Obama, has Twitter users freaking out about what to do. Here is Twitter's official explanation : Twitter authority frenzy led to Twitter phishing meltdown (ZDNet) Folks like to know where they stand, and in recent weeks people on Twitter have been, well, all a-twitter about the idea of Twitter Authority. They want to know who is most influential—a repeat of the phenomenon that swept the blogosphere a while back. It's a human thing, but it is also the kind of self-absorbed thinking that attracts scammers and theives who sense people's guard is down. This ...
Twitter phishing scam may be spreading (cnet.com.au)
Posted on January 06, 2009 in Twitter blog
Twitter users beware: this bogus direct message: "Hey! check out this funny blog about you..." is a scam. Twitter Hack: How It Happened and What's Being Done (PC World via Yahoo! News) Twitter is tackling a series of security issues, starting with a hack that hit some well-known celebrity accounts. Someone broke into Twitter accounts belonging to President-elect Barack Obama, CNN anchor Rick Sanchez, and Britney Spears over the weekend. At the same time, a phishing scam is trying to trick regular users into handing over their passwords and compromising their profiles.
louisgray.com: Hey Twitter, It's Not Just a Worm, It's an App
Posted on January 06, 2009 in Twitter api
Currently, the Twitter API makes it completely possible for anyone with your username and password to log in on your behalf, programmatically. Essentially, Twitter has given developers the key, and all keys open up the same lock. ... Twitter IRC server, tircd - Hack a Day tircd is an ircd proxy for talking to the Twitter API . It should work with any standard IRC client. After running the Perl script, you authenticate to the IRC server using your Twitter username as your /nick. Join the room # and ...
Twitter Gets Hacked, Badly (TechCrunch)
Posted on January 06, 2009 in What is twitter
Phishing attacks, which hit Twitter over the weekend, are a sign a service has arrived (Facebook has the same problem). But someone hacking into Twitter's internal admin tools and compromising 33 high profile accounts , including President Elect Barack Obama, has Twitter users freaking out about what to do. Here is Twitter's official explanation : Follow NorwichCityMad on Twitter (Norwich City MAD) NorwichCityMad is moving into social media.
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Obama, CNN Twitter accounts hacked - The Red Tape Chronicles ...
Posted on January 06, 2009 in Twitter com
Social networking tool Twitter was hit by a major hacker attack on Monday, with several "high profile" accounts -- including that of President-elect Barack Obama -- taken over by computer criminals, the firm said. ... Twitter Gets Hacked, Badly Phishing attacks, which hit Twitter over the weekend, are a sign a service has arrived (Facebook has the same problem). But someone hacking ...
Second Authority-Based Twitter Search Engine Launches: Twithority (TechCrunch)
Posted on January 06, 2009 in Twitter search
As bloggers continue to debate the finer points of nothing, yet another entrepreneur has gone out and just built a filtered search engine for Twitter. A couple of days ago Twitority launched (although it appears to be down now). Today, it's Twithority , by the same guys at Tsavo that created Daymix . Twithority is notably faster in returning results, and it looks farther back (1,000 ... Twitority refines Twitter search. Or kills it (CNET) An experiment to improve Twitter's search results ignites a debate among top bloggers.
Tags: search, twitter, twithority, bloggers, results
Why Twitter *can't* be conversational for me (Scripting News)
Posted on January 05, 2009 in Twitter com
Why Twitter *can't* be conversational for me. Sunday, January 04, 2009 by Dave Winer. I've tried to use it conversationally, but it quickly falls apart. Permalink to this paragraph. Consider an example. Permalink to this paragraph ... p2pnet news » Blog Archive » p2pnet Twitter updates One Response to “p2pnet Twitter updates”. Comeoncomcast Says: January 5th, 2009 at 1:02 am. you posted the same thing 3 times lol. Leave a Reply. Name (optional). Mail (will not be published) (optional). Website (optional) ...
louisgray.com: Hey Twitter, It's Not Just a Worm, It's an App
Posted on January 05, 2009 in Twitter api
Currently, the Twitter API makes it completely possible for anyone with your username and password to log in on your behalf, programmatically. Essentially, Twitter has given developers the key, and all keys open up the same lock. ... bijansabet.com | a tumblelog by Bijan Sabet | The Twitter API The Twitter API is something special. Brad Feld calls Twitter the master of the API . I’m not sure I’m supposed to disclose the actual number of API requests per week but I can tell you that it’s an enormous number. ...
Valkyrie Review (Screen Rant)
Posted on January 04, 2009 in Twitter rss
Short Version: While Valkyrie offers a few thrills, the rest is just OK. Screen Rant reviews Valkyrie Valkyrie is director Bryan Singer's WWII true-life ensemble film about a cabal of Nazi officers who conspired to kill Adolf Hitler during the later days of the war. Overshadowing all of that is, of course, Tom Cruise, who stars as [...] Cool CGI Film You Haven’t Heard Of: ‘9′ (Screen Rant) Since there hasn't been any coverage of the new Tim Burton produced animated film 9 here on Screen Rant thus far, I thought an update was in order. The film will be directed not by Burton himself (who's serving as producer, alongside Wanteddirector Timur Bekmambetov) but by Shane Acker, who directed the same-titled short film that [...]
iPhone Application - Twitter Client - Apple Programming Freelance ...
Posted on January 04, 2009 in Twitter client
iPhone Application - Twitter Client is a Apple Programming Freelance Job available on iFreelance.com. Hello all. I am a web developer, but unfortunately do not know java well enough to make an iPhone app. I have come up with a great ... Nambu: All-in-One Twitter , Friendfeed, Ping.fm (and more) Client ... Nambu is a full-featured Twitter , Identi.ca, Ping.fm, and Friendfeed client all rolled into one. We all have our favorite iPhone Twitter apps, and the same for Friendfeed or any other ’social’ apps we use frequently - but for anyone who ...
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