Friday was an emotional day for the independent developers who have created many of Twitter's most popular apps. The company announced sweeping rule changes on Thursday afternoon that imply hefty consequences for apps from Flipboard to Instapaper. Trouble is, there are still some questions as to what those consequences are.
"Clearly we definitely could be clearer if there is so much confusion."
The latest announcement is the most precise articulation yet of Twitter's attitude toward the apps that have symbiotically latched onto its back like barnacles on a whale. Still, it caused confusion immediately. The post mentioned a few apps by name, including tweet leaderboard Favstar.fm and the tweet storytelling app Storify, which were held...
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