New book: “Twitter API: Up and Running”

Twitter is the new frontier of the social media movement. And for every forward looking programmer ready to dive into the world of microblogging, “Twitter API: Up and Running” is here.

In his book, the author provides you with the tools and resources necessary to build web applications for Twitter. He clearly explains how each part of Twitter’s API works, with detailed examples showing you how to create both practical and fun web applications. He also explores and illuminates Twitter culture and demonstrates how it has inspired programmers to build hundreds of tools and applications.

With Twitter API: Up and Running, you will:

• Explore every component of a Twitter application and learn how the API responds
• Get the PHP and MySQL code necessary to build your own applications, with explanations of how these ingredients work
• Learn from real-world Twitter applications created just for this book
• Discover the most interesting and useful Twitter programs – and get ideas for creating your own – with the book’s Twitter application directory.