Twitter Acquires Tweetie
From Twitter’s Blog:
Twitter has been growing by leaps and bounds around the world. Mobile has always been a focus for us—starting with SMS which lead to the 140 character limit. People everywhere should be able to access Twitter without friction or confusion. Careful analysis of the Twitter user experience in the iTunes AppStore revealed massive room for improvement. People are looking for an app from Twitter, and they’re not finding one. So, they get confused and give up. It’s important that we optimize for user benefit and create an awesome experience.
We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve entered into an agreement with Atebits (aka Loren Brichter) to acquire Tweetie, a leading iPhone Twitter client. Tweetie will be renamed Twitter for iPhone and made free (currently $2.99) in the iTunes AppStore in the coming weeks. Loren will become a key member of our mobile team that is already having huge impact with device makers and service providers around the world. Loren’s work won the 2009 Apple Design Award and we will eventually launch Twitter for iPad with his help.
As we work to provide the best possible Twitter experience on all of the major mobile platforms, momentum will increase dramatically. Millions more active, engaged, mobile users means more opportunities for all of us. Developers, services, and publishers will be able to leverage the Twitter iPhone and iPad applications to create additional innovative tools and integrations for users. We’ll have more specific information on this once Loren is officially on board. In the meantime, please join us in welcoming Loren to the Twitter team.
Jack Levin, co-founder/CEO of yfrog Joining Us Tomorrow
We are very excited to have Jack Levin, CEO of yfrog joining us LIVE tomorrow Sunday night at 8pm est! We have plenty of questions lined up for him, but we’d love to hear some of your as well. Shoot us an email podcast@thegadgetgurus.net or message us on Twitter.
Guru Inspection: Plume for Android
Every few months a developer comes out with another Twitter client for Android to try and take top spot. Android users have been left in the dark when it came to good Twitter apps. Now we have apps like Tweetcaster, Seesmic, Swift, and now Touiteur (pronounced Twitter, but spelled in french) from
LevelUp Studio. These are the same guys behind Beautiful Widgets for Android, so I have high hopes for this app. So I am going to put this app through the Guru Inspection and see where it lands. Hit the read more link to get the full inspection. Read more
Tweetcaster For Android Now In Market!!
I was lucky enough to get to try the beta of Tweetcaster for the last few weeks. I came away very impressed. Once thing Android doesn’t lack is Twiter apps, one thing it does, GOOD Twitter apps. Tweetcaster offers multiple accounts, nice looking interface, threaded conversations, picture uploading, two themes, lists support and customizable notifications. There is a free, ad-supported, version in the market as well as a paid. Check it out and let us know what you think! Expect a full review pretty soon, for now hit the read more for some screenshots.
