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If Twitter could use common standard like microdata (proposed by w3c), it would probably be a better approach.

The big problem with Twitter product cards is the lack of real time information (ie the data shown to user is crawler dependent). So, e-commerce vendors with dynamic pricing needs (like hotels, airlines) wont use it much. E-Commerce vendors (like Etsy) where users are little less price sensitive have a better shot at using these cards.

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