As one of the simplest, most popular, and most powerful social
networking platforms existing today, Twitter boasts a programming
API that allows you to build websites and applications (both
desktop and mobile) for reading and posting to Twitter, finding
other Twitterers, aggregating Twitter content, and other uses. This
timely resource shows skilled .NET developers how to take Twitter
beyond a simple message service and build exciting, useful, and
profitable applications using C# and .NET 3.5.
You''ll begin with a look at RESTful services and examine how to
structure your queries, handle asynchronous operations, use
headers, and post binary data. The author then explains the use of
Twitter in push-based scenarios and shows you how to use WCF
Polling Duplex, the gnip.com service, and Twitter''s Streaming
API.
You''ll learn how to authenticate with the OAuth specification
for web and Windows applications. Plus, you''ll take an in-depth
look at TweetSharp, a .NET library for developing Twitter
applications. Examples in Windows Forms, ASP.NET, Silverlight, and
Windows Azure help you learn to make the most of Twitter and build
your own applications for this exciting new platform.
What you will learn from this book
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Ways to design a Twitter application, including caching,
third-party application interoperability, near real-time data
updates, push vs. pull data scenarios, and more
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How to request and retrieve responses from Twitter''s API
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Various techniques for developing custom applications
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Considerations to take into account regarding authentication and
security
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How TweetSharp can speed up your application development and
time to market
Who this book is for
This book is for experienced developers who are interested in
building Twitter applications or adding Twitter integration to
other applications.
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