So, I write for ReadWriteWeb and I've been paying pretty close attention lately to the situation with Twitter, API access, the API Terms of Service and the developer ecosystem. Earlier this week, Twitter announced a deal with DataSift (formerly TweetMeme) to sell access to Twitter info (including historical) at a price much lower than the full firehose access offered with Gnip. The access is based on search, comes with extra data from Klout, PeerIndex, Qwerly and Lexalytics.(Here's our writeup of the announcement too: http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/twitter_announces_fire_hose_marketplace_up_to_10k.php )
So, I'm looking for reactions and interpretation from developers on what this means for the Twitter developer ecosystem. Got one? Got some insight? Let's talk!