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Tweakdeck Pulled from Android Market
Paul from Modaco just posted that he was asked to remove his Tweakdeck app from the Android Market. Tweakdeck is a great app that picked up the slack after Twitter bought Tweetdeck and the app was abandoned. Honestly I am surprised it took Twitter this long to pitch a fit. Paul is working on re-releasing the app with a new name and different logo to avoid further “confusion” with Tweetdeck and Twitter.
Also, all current versions of Tweakdeck will continue to function, but there won’t be any updates until this gets resolved one way or another.
From Paul:
“Unfortunately, this evening I received an e-mail from the ‘Global Brand Protection Manager’ at Twitter, stating that…
It appears that your app TweakDeck is causing confusion because of your unapproved use of the Twitter bird and your description as “TweetDeck Based“.”
“With this in mind I have unpublished TweakDeck from the Android Market while, through my new found Twitter contact, I try and obtain permission to re-offer TweakDeck with an icon and name which doesn’t risk trademark infringement. I have asked the contact to put me in touch with the TweetDeck Android team and i’ll keep you posted on when / if I receive a response.”
Via [Modaco]
Twitter Updates Android and iOS Apps
Today Twitter released a big update for their Android app and the iOS app (not so much the iPad though). The updates provide a new UI for both apps that are very similar in nature. They have changed Mentions to being called Connect now, combining an Interactions tab along with your Mentions.
Also included now is a Discover tab/hub, that allows you to to search hashtags or keywords, see what is trending, and also view your suggested friends. It is really nice that both Twitter and Facebook are trying to get on the same page with their apps on both platforms. Go ahead and update your apps or download them to try out the new updates, and tell us what you think?
After Party – Episode 34 – On Time
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This week Nic and Liz dive into a ton of stuff. They finish it off with a long discussion about something or other…you’ll see! Show notes after the break.
After Party – Ep 32.1 – Retro
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Show Notes After the break…
Google+ Guru Breakdown
Google+ is the search giant’s take on social networking. Yea, the same guys that made Buzz. So why the hell would you care about Google+? Well, it is actually pretty friggin awesome! Google has managed to take many existing ideas and merge them into a single site that is not just easy to use, but it’s a lot of fun as well. They have improved on many things that both Facebook and Twitter lack while at the same time tossing in some new features to lure users over. I have been using Goole+ for just over a week now and wanted to share my Guru Breakdown with you.
