1 min read IT

If only...

This is how the Tweet buttons looked on this blog briefly last night:

![Boosted Tweet stats](https://i0.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2010/09/TweetBoost.png?resize=259%2C108)
Shortly thereafter, it returned to its accustomed single-digit level. It was probably something to do with Twitter’s switch to [OAuth](http://oauth.net "OAuth")-only authentication overnight.
i wonder how many managed-IT publishing houses have all sorts of problems with people’s Twitter clients stopping working this morning?
**Related articles by Zemanta**- [OAuth Sounds Geeky, But Protecting Passwords Is Worth It](http://kara.allthingsd.com/20100831/oauth-sounds-geeky-but-protecting-passwords-is-worth-it/) (kara.allthingsd.com) - [Twitter Moves to OAuth: The OAuthcalypse Is Nigh](http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/08/twitter-moves-to-oauth-the-oauthcalypse-is-nigh/) (wired.com) - [Twitter Applications and OAuth (Carolyn Penner/Twitter Blog)](http://www.techmeme.com/100830/p53) (techmeme.com)
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