Filipe Espósito, writing for 9 to 5 Mac:

Twitter is announcing its new Twitter API v2, which was completely rebuilt with new features. One of the highlights of the new Twitter API is the real-time tweets stream — one of the options removed in the past. Third-party apps can once again load new tweets as they’re published and not just after a period of time.

Other changes to the API include conversation threading, polls, pinned tweets, better spam filter, and advanced search. The Twitter v2 API will be available on three different levels: Standard, Academic Research, and Business.

I hope this will bring about a resurgence in third-party Twitter apps. I think many of the problems on Twitter and the dread that one feels when reading their timeline could be mitigated, if not solved, with just a bit more creative thinking. The type of creative thinking that isn’t limited by the goals and priorities of Twitter itself.

➝ Source: 9to5mac.com