also, you shouldn't need them to raise your rate limit for that. From Twitter API Wiki (http://apiwiki.twitter.com/REST+API+Documentation#RateLimiting http://a

also, you shouldn't need them to raise your rate limit for that. From Twitter API Wiki (http://apiwiki.twitter.com/REST+API+Documentation#RateLimiting http://apiwiki.twitter.com/REST+API+Documentation#RateLimiti...): POST requests (ex: updating status, sending a direct message) do not count against the rate limit, but some actions may have caps on them to prevent abuse. So in the long run you may need it so that you won't hit those caps, but it shouldn't count towards your 100/hr.