The other day I had taken note that none of my posts were being distributed out to Twitter and that confused me. Using WordTwit Pro, it’s been pretty flawless. But like anythings else in life, you can have a good product or a good service, but one can be totally dependent on outside influences for your success.
In this case, while obviously updating or upgrading some of their inner workings, Twitter deactivated WordTwit Pro‘s credentials that were embedded in the OAuth API of Twitter. What then happened was that any WordTwit installation not designed around a custom Twitter App designed by the user, stopped transmitting.
The gang behind WordTwit Pro were all over this and addressed the issue via the note
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Yesterday we were contacted by the Twitter API team and informed that WordTwit Pro‘s use of the API was not inline with the Twitter’s terms of service for third-party applications. The reasons given by the Twitter API team were:
“[WordTwit Pro] facilitates serial posting across multiple accounts, tweet/retweet automation, tweet branding and automated affiliate advertising.”
After reviewing the alleged violations by the Twitter API team, we are of the opinion that the reasons given are not justified based on the typical use cases of WordTwit Pro users.
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