diff --git a/twitter.lib.php b/twitter.lib.php
index 4a76ca9..40afb02 100644
--- a/twitter.lib.php
+++ b/twitter.lib.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class TwitterConf {
   private static $instance;
   private $attributes = array(
     'host'     => 'twitter.com',
-    'api'      => 'api.twitter.com',
+    'api'      => 'api.twitter.com/1',
     'search'   => 'search.twitter.com',
     'tiny_url' => 'tinyurl.com',
   );
@@ -317,18 +317,27 @@ class Twitter {
     }
   }
 
-  protected function create_url($path, $format = NULL) {
-    if (is_null($format)) {
+protected function create_url($path, $format = NULL) {
+   if (is_null($format)) {
       $format = $this->format;
     }
     $conf = TwitterConf::instance();
-    $url =  'http://'. $conf->get('api') .'/'. $path;
-    if (!empty($format)) {
-      $url .= '.'. $this->format;
-    }
-    return $url;
+	switch ($path) {
+	case 'users/show':
+	case 'statuses/update':
+	$url = 'http://'. $conf->get('api') .'/1/'. $path;
+	break;
+	default:
+	$url = 'http://'. $conf->get('api') .'/'. $path;
+
+	}
+	//
+	if (!empty($format)) {
+	$url .= '.'. $this->format;
+	}
+	return $url;
+	}
   }
-}
 
 /**
  * A class to provide OAuth enabled access to the twitter API