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Gnip was DataSift's biggest competitor, and Twitter acquired Gnip. So firehose access is still totally available, but only through Twitter itself (b/c of the G
by clay_to_n 12y ago
Gnip was DataSift's biggest competitor, and Twitter acquired Gnip. So firehose access is still totally available, but only through Twitter itself (b/c of the Gnip acquisition).
When the big company you relies on buys your competitor, you should be very, very scared.
- bvm 12y agoi heard a (possibly apocryphal) explanation of that acqusition that had something do with a forgotten invoice on Twitter's part.