Comments on: Twitter bots using Tweetie? http://timwhitlock.info/blog/2009/08/29/twitter-bots-using-tweetie/ Tim Whitlock's personal site and blog Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:28:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Helen Hunt http://timwhitlock.info/blog/2009/08/29/twitter-bots-using-tweetie/#comment-148 Helen Hunt Sat, 05 Sep 2009 21:41:45 +0000 http://web.2point1.com/?p=146#comment-148 Thanks for this post, I now see how this scammers have managed to get me to follow them all along. My policy now is that if you don't have profile, I don't follow you back. Even with that, I will make sure they're not affiliate marketers look building their followers number. Thanks for this post, I now see how this scammers have managed to get me to follow them all along. My policy now is that if you don’t have profile, I don’t follow you back. Even with that, I will make sure they’re not affiliate marketers look building their followers number.

]]> By: pepijndevos http://timwhitlock.info/blog/2009/08/29/twitter-bots-using-tweetie/#comment-147 pepijndevos Sun, 30 Aug 2009 06:22:56 +0000 http://web.2point1.com/?p=146#comment-147 Good that it's cleared up now. I had looked into the source parameter for non-oauth apps, but after I read it was discontinued I forgot about it. I'm curious if there is a way to tell if a tweet was made with oauth or api fake stuff... Good that it’s cleared up now. I had looked into the source parameter for non-oauth apps, but after I read it was discontinued I forgot about it.

I’m curious if there is a way to tell if a tweet was made with oauth or api fake stuff…

]]> By: Duane Roelands http://timwhitlock.info/blog/2009/08/29/twitter-bots-using-tweetie/#comment-146 Duane Roelands Sat, 29 Aug 2009 23:40:39 +0000 http://web.2point1.com/?p=146#comment-146 Twitter needs to revoke that and make everyone authenticate with OAuth for source parameters. Twitter needs to revoke that and make everyone authenticate with OAuth for source parameters.

]]> By: Tim http://timwhitlock.info/blog/2009/08/29/twitter-bots-using-tweetie/#comment-145 Tim Sat, 29 Aug 2009 21:52:22 +0000 http://web.2point1.com/?p=146#comment-145 Easier than we thought. Any app can use Basic Auth and post as if from Tweetie, or any other app that was registered before Twitter introduced OAuth. Easier than we thought. Any app can use Basic Auth and post as if from Tweetie, or any other app that was registered before Twitter introduced OAuth.

]]> By: hybernaut http://timwhitlock.info/blog/2009/08/29/twitter-bots-using-tweetie/#comment-144 hybernaut Sat, 29 Aug 2009 20:54:05 +0000 http://web.2point1.com/?p=146#comment-144 Spam bots have been forging UserAgent strings in HTTP requests for years. This is the most likely explanation, I think. Spam bots have been forging UserAgent strings in HTTP requests for years. This is the most likely explanation, I think.

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