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Gnip 2.0 is coming…

September 23, 2008, 10:50am by eric

Friends,

Gnip’s first major update is right around the corner, and we want to ensure everyone has enough time to prepare for the upcoming changes.  Gnip 1.0’s launch a few months ago provided a long overdue optimization to the way Data Consumers access information.  We’ve saved the network billions of API calls/polls since our launch, providing Data Producers operational relief, and allowing Data Consumers to access multiple data sources in a “one stop shopping” manner.

As previously promised, Gnip 2.0 takes a giant step forward by adding full data to the activities that flow through the system.  With the upcoming release, you can simply tell us who (or what) you care about, provide us an endpoint, and we’ll push those full activities to you in real time.  Data aggregators are no longer required to build one-off integrations with each data source they are interested in.  When inspiration strikes, you can have Gnip push relevant data to you and instead focus your efforts on the vital front-end work that makes-or-breaks a new service.

We’re currently testing the following improvements.  If you are pushing data into the system or pulling it out, please make sure you check out the new API and get ready for the roll out Oct 1.  Improvements include:

  • XML schema format change to provide extended meta-data and full data payload. New schema is at http://groups.google.com/group/gnip-community/web/gnip2.xsd
  • Collections are now called Filters and have expanded rule based functionality.
  • In addition to having your Filter activities HTTP POSTed to you, you can provide a JID for delivery via XMPP.

We’re also pleased to announce that complete Public Timelines for several services, including Twitter, Delicious and Digg, will be available for testing at the same time.  You’ll still need to abide by each service’s Terms of Service, but now the data will flow to an endpoint of your choosing.  If you’d like to take part in the test, please email us with your company and contact info and we’ll reach out to you.  We’re finalizing the billing structure for delivering full data to you and we’ll post more about that this week and next. Notifications, as Gnip provides today, will always be free.

We’ve posted a more technically in-depth announcement on the Community Boards; please head over there if you’d like to get the complete listing of changes and the new API document.

Cheers!
Eric


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