Adam Green
Twitter API Consultant
adam@140dev.com
781-879-2960
@140dev
Twitter API Programming Tips, Tutorials, Source Code Libraries and Consulting
The streaming API changed its behavior on April 22, breaking all the copies of the Phirehose library I have in use with my 140dev streaming API framework. Thankfully, a patched version of Phirehose was posted within a few hours. If you are running any copies of the 140dev framework, you need to replace your current […]
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I already have two sets of open source Twitter API code: the streaming API framework, and my Engagement Programming book. Both of require a fair amount of setup, and the code is very interrelated. This new project will be a set of individual tools that can be run by themselves or called from any application […]
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I’ve been getting emails from people asking for advice on making the switch to the 0.30 version of this code. First of all, there is only one database change that you must make before running the new code. You have to add a new is_rt (tinyint) field to the tweets table to flag retweets. This […]
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Update: This code has now been put into production. You can get the latest copy here. The last few upgrades of this code were purely for compatibility with internal changes in the streaming API, so I wanted to give people code that didn’t require any changes to their own programming. Those upgrades seem to have […]
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Twitter is upgrading the streaming API on January, 6th to require http 1.1 connections. This will break the Phirehose library that manages the API connection in my 140dev streaming API framework. If you’re running this framework code, it’s essential that you replace your copy of Phirehose in the next week or tweet collection will stop. […]
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I’m not the author of the Phirehose library for streaming API connections. I just use it as the network layer of my streaming API code. I don’t have the network coding skills to write this library’s code or to fix it, but I can encourage anyone using Phirehose or my 140dev Twitter framework code to […]
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Twitter posted a notice today about the need for new SSL certificates: At the end of 2013, all Browsers and Certificate Authorities will no longer support 1024 bits RSA certificates to be compliant to National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidelines [1]. The SSL certificate currently used on api.twitter.com is signed with the older […]
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We converted the Twitter API Engagement Programming book to Kindle version last week, and it is now available in Amazon stores all over the world. If you don’t own a Kindle, Amazon provides a free reader app for Windows, Mac, and all major mobile devices: iPad, iPhone, Android, etc. http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?docId=1000493771 This is the first Kindle […]
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I’ve been building custom Twitter engagement systems for clients since 2009, and now I’ve combined all of my favorite techniques and tools into a new book available on Amazon: amazon.com/dp/0989875806 Just as with my 140dev Twitter Framework code and my ebooks on topics like OAuth, the code in this book uses PHP and MySQL. It […]
Make a smooth transition to API 1.1
with Adam Green’s first book on
Twitter API programming
Adam Green has been building custom Twitter applications for 5 years. Thousands of people have used his open source libraries, ebooks, and tutorials to build their own websites and online tools based on the Twitter API.
Now Green has harnessed his years of coding experience to present the secret formula for successful Twitter Engagement programming.
Collect. Identify. Engage.
Collect a complete engagement profile for the most influential accounts for any area of interest. These tweets, mentions, friends, and followers will be stored in a MySQL database on your own server.
Identify the users you need to interact with, including the most mentioned tweets and tags. The reporting system included as source code can easily be enhanced to select exactly the type of users you need to help spread your message.
Engage with these key accounts using automated tweets and DMs. Follow new accounts that have been selected based on your specific needs, and track these accounts to know when they follow back.
All of the PHP source code for this book is available as open source under the MIT license.
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“When I started investigating on how to build my Twitter based Site the Twitter API made my head spin. Sure it was powerful but where do I even begin? Then I found the 140dev Streaming API Framework and it made Twitter development a LOT easier! Without it I would probably spend hundreds of hours just on standard functions such as connecting to the Twitter API, managing data and displaying results. Thanks 140DEV for such a cool tool!"
- Paul Valkama, http://StreamClock.com
“The most important part of any technology effort is the nature of the people you work with. The people at 140dev are world class best. They have years of experience, a deep knowledge of Internet technologies, extensive familiarity of the Twitter API and a proven ability to deliver. They also work great with others. Frankly they have been so incredible I am amazed and really hope we can continue the relationship for a decade."
- Bob Gourley, http://twitchimp.com
“We worked with Adam and the 140dev team to build a Twitter business focusing on healthcare companies. 140dev brought unparalleled knowledge of Twitter mechanics, but also an excellent understanding of how Twitter fits into business strategy. They proved to be ideal development partners: committed to reaching our project’s goals, generous with sharing their knowledge, and dedicated to delivering beyond our expectations, despite working across continents and time zones. We now see them as an extended part of our business and hope to work with them in many future projects."