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This sounds awesome, but it would be good if I could try it without giving your app unlimited access to my twitter account forever. (much as @ra has pointed out.) Is there scope/resource for a demo version without the API features (i.e. just grabbing my timeline and showing me the links inside your UI, with retweet buttons greyed out)?

I appreciate that is a fairly convoluted feature to add in 3 days though - sounds like you guys did a good job anyway! :)

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Hey! So the Twitter API actually does not let you 'mimic' that you are viewing someone else's timeline other than the 'authenticated user'. When we found out about this we were pretty bummed too.

However, we did like the idea of maybe not being logged on and just surfing through Nytimes feed, or ESPN, or whomever. This IS possible and would be cool/useful we think.

Maybe a quick hack would be a link to view what one of your developer's accounts sees when he or she logs in? That'll give an example of what's addictive without requiring a full user signin :-)

Great idea - a simulation would be the best way of understanding the service without any privacy concerns on the user's part.

Oh very cool point! Definitely possible - we keep a many-many db table of views (which includes the link to the user) so we could potential do like a simulation..hmm interesting thanks!

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