The Next Web:

Twitter’s success has long been intertwined with the independent developers that have chosen to use the platform. The third-party ecosystem made Twitter what it is in the most literal fashion possible.That’s why there has been some consternation over a post on Twitter’s developer blog today. The gist of the posts was that Twitter was cracking down on how third parties were using its APIs.

Along with GigaOM’s “Careful, Twitter — remember what happened to MySpace and Digg”, there is growing concern the folks at Twitter are doing what is best for their short term economic interests – and those actions may kill the service in the long term.