"We’re a bit surprised that the key was disabled almost immediately after we reached the limit. "
YCombinator founders are developing a reputation for weasel-word bullshit. Ditch the victim act.
YCombinator founders are developing a reputation for weasel-word bullshit. Ditch the victim act.
Maybe they really didn't think Flickr didn't have automatic systems to throttle you once you exceeded your API limit.
Maybe they really thought it'd take hours, maybe even days before someone at Flickr noticed the spike and manually triggered a block.
Maybe that's the level of competency and foresight one should expect out of Snapjoy...
Even taken at face value, their own words make them look bad.
They didn't "come close", they blew through it in what sounds like minutes.
I wouldn't be surprised if a small or new company emailed me about nearing the API limit. They're trying to build a relationship.
But a Fortune 500 like Yahoo or Google? They couldn't care less about someone trying to use their free API. You're just one of thousands to them.