5 Tips for Using the Twitter API With Ruby

As the fastest growing social-networking tool out there, there's no doubt you know someone who's on Twitter, if you're not on there yourself. After all, there's something incredibly appealing about this microblogging site that allows you to provide glimpses into your personal and professional lives 140-characters at a time.

One of the great things about Twitter is that there's an openly-available and easy Application Programming Interface for programmers to use. That's why there are so many different Twitter interfaces to choose from, both for desktop and mobile devices. It's also easy enough to Twitter-face with Ruby. From exploring the API to using the incredibly simple Twitter RubyGem, we've got 5 tips on how to get started.