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Twitter and Facebook Both Quietly Kill RSS, Completely

Stay N' Alive

The link to the RSS in the profile page metadata (ie. It seems Twitter has completely removed the ability to consume their feeds via the open standard of RSS in favor of their more proprietary API formats. It seems in 2011 and the era of Facebook and Twitter we've completely lost any care for open standards.

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The Ultimate List of Social Media Definitions You Need to Know

Hootsuite

Application programming interface (API). An application programming interface (API) is a communication system that allows two applications or platforms to “talk” to each other. Social network APIs allow these platforms to integrate with other software providers and apps. Likes, comments, and shares are all forms of engagement.

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