The Twitter REST API returns a created_at date with each API call as part of the JSON response. The problem is that the date returned is not a standard format nor is it in a format that is pleasing or useful in most circumstances. more…
If you’re using the Twitter v1.1 API to fetch a user’s statuses from their timeline, then you’ve likely come across the fact that user mentions, hashtags, and urls do not have links in the “text” node of the JSON response the API returns. There is no <a> element to follow the link, and there are no links to follow to check out a mention or hashtag on Twitter site. more…