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Чтобы решить вашу проблему, попробуйте это:
require 'open-uri'
require 'json'
require 'pp'
gaga = JSON.parse(open('http://api.twitter.com/1/statuses/user_timeline.json?include_entities=1&include_available_features=1&contributor_details=true&include_rts=true&user_id=14230524').read)
pp gaga.map{ |tweet| tweet['text'] }[0..3]
#=> ["Here's my LIVE radio performance on the Howard Stern Show! http://bit.ly/pighVL\"",
#=> "Thanks baby. I'm a die hard monsterfan RT@GSp0nz: @ladygaga 's album speaks to me more than any other album ever. #diehardfan",
#=> "http://twitpic.com/5s4f2h - Just left @HowardStern, rockers with long hair have a sweetspot for girls like me. He was a doll. :)",
#=> "SURPRISE MONSTERS! You can find a link to a more readable format of my V Mag Pop Culture Column on http://t.co/ekIJBXo My new blog!"]
Вот как выглядит весь JSON как Ruby Array of Hashes (усеченный для переполнения стека):
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