Quo Vadis, #TweetDeck?
You say Twitter is one of the hottest names in social media but it doesn't produce any money? This might not be true for Iain Dodsworth's TweetDeck. While the program started off as a pure Twitter client to bring a little bit of clarity into the network's brimming stream of updates, it has been evolving into a complete social media browser for staying in touch with what's going on across the net.
TweetDeck has been developed by Iain Dodsworth as an Adobe AIR application for Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google Buzz, Foursquare, and MySpace. According to a report by Sysomos from June 2009 TweetDeck has turned into 'the most popular non-Twitter.com publishing tool with 19.7% market share, while Twitterfon had 4.5% and Twitterfeed 3.8% share.'
After the huge success of the desktop version, the growing team behind the program developed other versions of the program for the iPhone, Android devices, and Google's Chrome browser, and is currently working on a version for Apple's iPad.TweetDeck - Your social world
TweetDeck is your personal browser for staying in touch with what’s happening now, connecting you with your contacts across Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn and more.- ------In a report from April 19th the Wall Street Journal stated that 'Twitter is […] in advanced talks to purchase a program used by many Twitter users to view and manage tweets, Tweetdeck, for around $50 million, people familiar with the matter said' to add an effective and field-tested tool for power users to its web service and more consumer-orientated apps.
Twitter Looks to Widen AppealTwitter is taking steps to broaden the appeal of the well-known messaging service and is in talks to buy TweetDeck for about $50 million.- ------But the mere strength and acceptance of TweetDeck might not be the only reason for Twitter's interest in the line of products, as TweetDeck itself announced its own full-fledged web app on its blog.
- ------But while this inconspiciuous blog post might suggest that this step is opening up 'just another way to use Twitter' or that TweetDeck is simply bringing its services directly to the web with a browser agnostic new site, the real news is that TweetDeck itself might be in the process of growing up to be a serious Twitter.com rival with its own strong user base, as TechCrunch states: 'Of course, this sleek new web version of TweetDeck will no doubt compete with Twitter"s new web client so it should be interesting to see how things shake out. Because TweetDeck Web is still private, it"s hard to tell how popular it will be. But if the Chrome extension"s popularity is a predictor of the new client"s success, TweetDeck web could be a hit.'
TweetDeck Launches #NewTwitter RivalAfter the success of its Chrome web app, TweetDeck is launching a full-fledged web app, which should pose major competition to both Twitter and Seesmic. According to a blog post, TweetDeck Web is built on the same core as Chrome TweetDeck and features a similar UI and product features. Unfortunately, TweetDeck Web does not include Twitter streaming. The reason why TweetDeck, which makes a massively popular desktop Twitter client, is making a Web version is because it will be browser agno...- ------The acquisation of TweetDeck might also take some wind out of someone else's sails. After Twitter suspended UberMedia for violating its policies, the Pasadena-based company is expected to build its own Twitter competitor, as CNN's Mark Miller stated on April 13th.
Leading app maker said to be planning Twitter competitorUberMedia, which owns several popular applications that interface with Twitter, is outlining plans to build a social network that could compete with that popular microblogging platform, said three people who were briefed on the plans.- ------And the story gets even more spicy, as UberMedia is reported to plan to buy TweetDeck for $25 -- $30 million. According to CNN that deal hasn't been finalized, according to a person familiar with the matter. Industry websiteTechCrunch first reported on the talks.
UberMedia, Indeed. Bill Gross’ Twitter Ecosystem Empire Just Acquired TweetDeckThe number of companies in the Twitter ecosystem keeps contracting. But not for a necessarily bad reason, but because they keep getting purchased. And what's crazy is that it's largely one person who has been buying them up: Bill Gross. We've just learned that his company, now called UberMedia, has just acquired TweetDeck. We're hearing that the deal, which happened recently, was in the $25 - $30 million range. And this is clearly the largest deal they've done yet as TweetDeck is the larg...- ------The big question now is how the future development of TweetDeck will be affected once it ended up in Twitter's shopping basket. TechCrunch's Mrinal Desal doesn't see the client's future too bright if it really gets eaten by Twitter. He gives you five reason why the company will kill TweetDeck.
Five Reasons Why Twitter Will Kill TweetDeckOn reading today’s report by the Wall Street Journal that Twitter is in talks to buy TweetDeck, I believe the only reason it is doing so is to protect its turf. Less than a week ago, CNN wrote a piece that UberMedia will be developing a competitor. Ubermedia, is the same company, that was supposed to have bought TweetDeck two months ago. UberMedia is also the same company that has been on an acquiring binge of popular Twitter clients—UberTwitter, Echofon and Twidroyd, namely. Shortly after...- ------The net is picking up the news:
Why Twitter Wants to Acquire TweetDeckWhy is Twitter so interested in acquiring TweetDeck? To answer that question, one has to dig deeper into Twitter’s complicated relationshi…Twitter in talks to take over TweetDeck | Technology | Los Angeles Times
Twitter is in talks with TweetDeck and its eponymous web and mobile app for about $50 million, according to a report. TweetDeck is one of the most popular Twitter clients on the market, allowing users to do many of the same things they can on on Twitter's website and apps -- tweets, direct messages, lists, search trends. Twitter is eyeing taking over TweetDeck as part of its plans to increase the micro blogging platform's appeal, according to the Wall Street Journal, which first report...
Twitter 'to buy TweetDeck'Twitter is close to agreeing a price for TweetDeck, the add-on application that allows heavy users of the site to track multiple conversations. Reports in the Wall Street Journal say that people familiar with the matter believed advanced talks had settled on a figure of around $50 million (£31 million). TweetDeck allows users to arrange themes in different columns, rather than having to search for them on Twitter.com. Twitter lets other sites to interact with it directly via an open applicat...
Why Twitter Would Be Smart to Buy TweetdeckAccording to a news report, Twitter is in talks to acquire the U.K.-based developer of Tweetdeck for as much as $50 million. Although the deal could obviously still go off the rails, buying Tweetdeck would be a smart move for Twitter on a number of levels.
Twitter Will Kill TweetDeck | Lance Ulanoff | PCMag.comThe rumor that Twitter might purchase the 15-employee TweetDeck for a whopping $50 million hit the Twittersphere like a freight train. I watched as my TweetDeck stream columns filled up with retweets of the original news (first reported by the ) and expressions of shock, surprise and worry about the news from TweetDeck devotees. My Tweet: "If Twitter gets TweetDeck, there will likely be no more TweetDeck. #justsayin" For those unfamiliar with TweetDeck, it's a highly configurable Adobe Air-b...
Twitter in talks to buy Tweetdeck | News | New Media Age| Tweetdeck is to sell to Twitter for as much as $50m (£30.8m), according to reports. A report from The Wall Street Journal says Tweetdeck founder Ian Dodsworth is in advanced talks with the microblogging service.Tweetdeck was previously rumoured to be in talks to sell to other companies, including Silicon Valley tech firm UberMedia, which was thought to have offered between $25m and $30m (£15.4m-18.5m) in February ( 14 February 2011).With a large audience using it to access Twitter, Tweetde...
Why Twitter Would Be Smart to Buy TweetdeckAccording to a news report, Twitter is in talks to acquire the U.K.-based developer of Tweetdeck for as much as $50 million. Although the deal could obviously still go off the rails, buying Tweetdeck would be a smart move for Twitter on a number of levels.
Twitter may acquire TweetDeck | Social BarrelTwitter is nearing the end of talks to buy TweetDeck, which develops an Adobe Air based application that integrates with Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and other social media websites, for about $50m. The report was made in the Wall Street Journal on Monday based on information from people with knowledge of the talks.UK based TweetDeck, which currently has about 15 employees and contractors, first released its software in July 2008. TweetDeck’s application organizes Tweets and is compatible ...
Twitter eyeing up deal for TweetDeckTwitter icon. Photo credit: Slava Baranskyi Microblogging site Twitter is looking to buy TweetDeck, one of the most popular tweeting add-on applications, for $50 million. The acquisition is part of Twitter’s ongoing plans to increase its revenues and to make it easier for new users to navigate the service. TweetDeck allows users to arrange themes in different columns, rather than having to search for them on Twitter.com. Twitter lets other sites to interact with it directly via an open appli...
