Not Everything in Web Ministry is THAT Awesome

Take this mashup to heart people. Seriously, we tend to over-sell what God is doing in our ministries a lot with big words. I’m beginning to see the same thing on the technological front too. It’s not that God isn’t doing great things or amazing things with web technology; He is . But I think the general tendency is to proclaim every new ministry-advance as a technological-breakthrough, which we know isn’t true. Let’s stay humble and keep our feet on the ground. We’re not the first and we’r

Twitter API Up and Running Learn How to Build Applications with the Twitter API

Twitter API Up and Running Learn How to Build Applications with the Twitter API

This groundbreaking book provides you with the skills and resources necessary to build web applications for Twitter. Perfect for new and casual programmers intrigued by the world of microblogging, “Twitter API: Up and Running” carefully explains how each part of Twitter’s API works, with detailed examples that show you how to assemble those building blocks into practical and fun web applications. You’ll also get a complete look at Twitter culture and learn how it has inspired programmers to build hundreds of tools and applications. With this book, you will:

Explore every component of a Twitter application and learn how the API responds Get the PHP and MySQL code necessary to build your own applications, with explanations of how these ingredients work Learn from real-world Twitter applications created just for this book Discover the most interesting and useful Twitter programs–and get ideas for creating your own–with the book’s Twitter application directory

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