Twitter's Retweet API Stinketh 8/13/2009 Twitter announced today that they are working on an API in order to make retweeting an official aspect of the service. Not usually an excitable person, I am beside myself with the fact that I’m beside myself regarding the proposed API. I’m not the kind of person to cry armageddon or wear a “The end is coming” sign around my neck but I feel this particular move seriously undercuts the institution of retweeting and drives counter to the strengths of the Twitter service, itself. Read More... Google Wave and SPAM 5/31/2009 Google announced Wave just a couple days ago and I’ve been poring over documentation and reading the development community blogs to get up-to-speed on the technologies and implementation. Some of the biggest issues under debate are focused around whether Wave federation will be the demise of email and SMTP… and if so, how do we fix the SPAM problem now? Read More...