#third-party apps

Online Ordering vs. Third-Party Apps: Which Is Best for Boosting Your Restaurant Revenue?

"And Twitter itself is bringing in less cash. As a result of massive staff cuts that left the company’s technical stability in doubt, and the restoration of banned accounts that are now free to spew vitriol, harassment and hate, Twitter’s advertisers are fleeing or pausing spending. The company’s ad revenue was down 71 percent in December, Reuters reported. Ad sales make up 90 percent of Twitter’s revenue.

Twitter bans third-party apps. At might hide it behind some fancy jargon, but my general feeling is that with no ad revenue flowing from these apps, the loss of some users, but more people using the official ad-stuffed client, will be a net win. There might even be a cost to supporting the API that needs cut (or the team has already been fired)

If you’re looking for a third-party app store, you should consider Applob. This third-party app store offers free in-app purchases and looks like a web application. As a bonus, it runs on your computer. To get started, all you need is an emulator. In addition, you can use Applob to get free games on your computer. The best part about Applob is that it is easy to download and use. Applob is a…

Third-party apps could be useful to access AO3 or other sites in places where they are blocked, I guess. That's the only use I see where they could improve on what AO3 already offers.

I think my objections to these kind of appswould be if their main purposes are

Profit/revenue

Data mining of AO3 users

Hacking users's accounts or messing in any other way with the original site

Bypassing limitations imposed by the own author, like making works for users only available to everyone, or deleting any kind of warnings, tags and age restrictions

Not crediting the author or erasing the author's notes.

Not giving the author the option of deciding they don't want their works accessed through that 3rd party app (which is something they'll never do, because that would go against the 3rd party app's core function.)

#Facebook Suing Analytics Firm #OneAudience for Stealing User Data through Third-Party Apps -- #Xanjero

Facebook is taking legal action against an analytics for allegedly illegally siphoning off user data through third-party apps…

Facebook has filed a lawsuit in federal court against a company called OneAudience. The civil action accuses the analytics firm of stealing Facebook users’ personal information.

Facebook Suing Analytics Firm OneAudience for Stealing User Data through Third-Party Apps

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The overhaul of Google Maps is continuing, this time with ETA sharing. After first introducing the feature in 2017, Google is giving users the ability to share their location and route in real-time with others on both Android and iOS devices—and through third-party messaging apps.

Google Maps users will be able to show others their location by using the "Share trip progress" feature. It allows you to send your contacts a live look at your location, the route you're one, your phone's battery life and how long it will take for you to arrive at your destination. The feature works for driving, walking, and cycling. Once the trip ends, Google Maps will stop sharing your location so your friends and family can't creep on you.

In addition to bringing the feature to the iPhone, Google is also improving functionality for third-party apps. You'll now be able to drop your trip information into messaging services like Facebook Messenger, Line, WhatsApp and others. That should allow you to continue your conversation with all your trip information in-line without pulling your friends over to Google's ecosystem. The revamped "share trip progress" feature should appear in the latest updates to Google Maps.

Source: Google