Twitter application development for dummies / by Dusty Reagan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reagan, Dusty.

Series:

--For dummies.

--For dummies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Twitter.

Application software--Development.

Application software.

Web site development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (459 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, NJ : Wiley Pub., c2010.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Get the guide to planning, developing and monetizing apps for Twitter! Twitter is the one of the hottest trends in social networking. With several million users, Twitter's popularity is growing everyday. Twitter will continue to increase user base while third-party companies keep popping up all over to make money building Twitter apps for phones, advertising tools, analytics/management tools and more. Some of the most popular Twitter apps include TwitPic, Twhirl, TweetDeck, and FriendorFollow. With this book, author Dusty Reagan uses one of his unpublished Twitter app ideas and takes you thr

Contents:

Twitter Application Development For Dummies; About the Author; Dedication; Author's Acknowledgments; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; What You Don't Need to Read; Foolish Assumptions; How This Book Is Organized; Icons Used in This Book; Where to Go from Here; Part I: Catching Up to Twitter and App Development; Chapter 1: Catching Twitter's Coat Tails; Why Do People Tweet?; What Makes Twitter So Special?; Why Should You Develop a Twitter App?; Turning Motivation into Action; Chapter 2: Web Development Refresher Course; Writing HTML & CSS

Styling Your HTMLFormatting in XML & JSON; The Basics of PHP; Understanding MySQL; Chapter 3: Setting Up to Create Twitter Apps; Create Your Developer Account; The Importance of Version Control; Hello Twitter!; Part II: Ideation - Coming Up with an Idea; Chapter 4: Getting to Know the Twitter Application Ecosystem; Desktop Client; Mobile Clients; Web Applications; Twitter Bots; Hardware; Chapter 5: Introducing the Twitter API; Play Nice and Follow the Terms of Service; There Are Actually Two APIs; Twitter API Versioning; Rate Limits and How to Get White Listed

HTTP Response Status Codes and ErrorsDefining the Payload; Authentication; Chapter 6: Logging In and Managing Your Account; Account Methods; OAuth Methods; Chapter 7: Managing Users and Their Relationships; User Methods; Social Graph Methods; List Methods; List Members Methods; List Subscribers Methods; Friendship Methods; Notification Methods; Block Methods; Spam Reporting Method; Chapter 8: Communication Through Tweets; Status Methods; Direct Messages Methods; Timeline Methods; Favorite Methods; Saved Searches Methods; Search API Methods; Chapter 9: Selecting an Idea

Imagining a Successful Twitter AppWhat Is Your Motivation?; Why Do People Use a Twitter App?; Do You Have the Skill and Resources to Build Your App?; Enough Jibber Jabber! Start Building!; Part III: Creation - Developing Your Application; Chapter 10: Selecting Libraries, Design Patterns, and Frameworks; Twitter API Libraries Can Speed Up Development; Web Application Frameworks; Model View Control; Chapter 11: Hosting In the Clouds; Types of Web Hosting Solutions; Choosing a Hosting Provider; Setting Up Your Servers; Uploading Files to Your Web Server; Setting Up Your Domain Name

Chapter 12: Coding Your ApplicationSetting Up the Zend Framework; Setting Up Your Data Structure; Create Your Data Models; The Cron Jobs; Creating the Scoreboard; Release Early and Often; Chapter 13: Making It Pretty Makes It Credible; Hire a Designer; PSD to XHTML; Integrating Your Design; Chapter 14: What You Need to Know to Grow; Automating Acceptance Testing; Unit Testing; Continuous Integration; Performance Concerns; Part IV: Monetization - Making Money with Your Application; Chapter 15: How Twitter Makes Money; Understanding Venture Capital; How to Fund Your Application

Chapter 16: Advertising

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786612551482

9780470632659

0470632658

9781282551480

1282551485

9780470632635

0470632631

OCLC:

613614523