Comments on: Detecting twitter users with JavaScript – handy or evil? http://ajaxian.com/archives/detecting-twitter-users-with-javascript-handy-or-evil Cleaning up the web with Ajax Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:17:10 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: infolock http://ajaxian.com/archives/detecting-twitter-users-with-javascript-handy-or-evil/comment-page-1#comment-270342 infolock Sat, 10 Jan 2009 19:36:57 +0000 http://ajaxian.com/?p=5588#comment-270342 There are a lot of sites out there who have been trying to capitalize on people's cookie information in order to provide to them the ability to access many of their social networking sites all at once. however, there is a whole lot WRONG with the ability to do this. I've done my best to explain it here: http://coderjudychop.blogspot.com/2009/01/when-and-how-to-use-cookies.html There are a lot of sites out there who have been trying to capitalize on people’s cookie information in order to provide to them the ability to access many of their social networking sites all at once.

however, there is a whole lot WRONG with the ability to do this. I’ve done my best to explain it here: http://coderjudychop.blogspot.com/2009/01/when-and-how-to-use-cookies.html

]]> By: bunnyhero http://ajaxian.com/archives/detecting-twitter-users-with-javascript-handy-or-evil/comment-page-1#comment-270295 bunnyhero Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:12:58 +0000 http://ajaxian.com/?p=5588#comment-270295 with this you could also get the updates of a user whose timeline is protected. with this you could also get the updates of a user whose timeline is protected.

]]> By: Kinlan http://ajaxian.com/archives/detecting-twitter-users-with-javascript-handy-or-evil/comment-page-1#comment-270281 Kinlan Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:14:33 +0000 http://ajaxian.com/?p=5588#comment-270281 Its not really anything new, I have been detecting twitter users names on http://www.itsabot.com for a little while now. Its not really anything new, I have been detecting twitter users names on http://www.itsabot.com for a little while now.

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