Twitter is the pulse of the election discussion. It’s where the storyline is often developed, where voters react, and where communities come to connect and discuss important topics. With the election coming up, and tonight’s final presidential debate quickly approaching, we wanted to highlight several companies –– CNN, Votizen, and Yahoo! News –– which have used Twitter to build creative integrations that make it even easier to follow and participate in the election conversation happening on Twitter.
In just one week, we’re heading to New York City to hold our first-ever “newsroom office hours”. It’s designed for our friends who are publishers and developers at media outlets looking to meet our team, give us feedback, and get answers about the Twitter Platform. The gathering will take place from 6pm to 8pm on Thursday, Oct. 25 at CUNY (219 W. 40th St.). A big thanks to @jeffjarvis and @cunyjschool for hosting us!
Over the past couple of months, we’ve been able to make it out to some great cities - but we won’t be able to make it to all of them right away. Luckily, a few members from the Twitter developer community have organized Teatime events in their respective cities - and if you’re near one of those cities, we’d love for you to join them. The organizers will give a presentation on the Twitter APIs followed by local companies sharing experiences and best practices for integrating with the platform. Twitter platform team members will be participating remotely during the Q&A; session.
We love hearing from developers about what’s working, what’s not and what more we can do to support ecosystem growth. Over the past twelve weeks we’ve focused on your feedback: We asked developers to share their thoughts through a survey, the platform team did weekly calls with different members of the community, and Jack invited developers to leave comments on our discussion boards. You gave us great ideas and suggestions, and we’re using insights from your feedback to make improvements for the ecosystem as a whole.
As Twitter developers, you are a fundamental part of our DNA. Thank you for your many contributions to the Twitter ecosystem. Our ongoing commitment is to give you the structure, tools, resources, and support you need to build your businesses as you leverage the power of Twitter.