Ever since the arrival of tweetdeck it seems there have been a doom of how people could potentially manage twitter, in fact the demand was always there. As far as I am aware, Twitter and Tweetdeck are two separate pieces…but not for so long.
Tweet deck is now one of the established twitter client brands that is unsurprisingly born in the UK. With team of 15 people the team have managed to devise a great tool that acts and performs well and yet nobody cares about how it was build. The sleek Adobe Flash like exterior should be a bad thing when it comes to todays web world, however the Tweetdeck team have turned this around and provide their service for many varied platforms, proving that the looks do match whats under the bonnet.
If Twitter we re to acquire Tweetdeck then open the doors for Twitter to be an even bigger success. Having said this it would be interesting to see the hybrid iphone app that stems from both these companies!
It seems that The Wall Street Journal published a story claiming that Twitter is in talks to acquire TweetDeck on 18th April. Some other reports also came from CNN that and Techcrunch however initial reports were pointing towards twitter app companies working together to create a new rival. From this the news, also know as gossip, has given birth to Twitter wanting to buy Tweetdeck.
Earlier this year it seems that UberMedia was in talks to purchase TweetDeck for $30 million. As you have guessed, the news has not become reality so it seems logical that another #bigfish like Twitter comes into play. It also seems logical that UberMedias original $30 million is topped by Twitter’s $50 Million offer. Like any good soap, we have a little battle on our hands, but it all seems to be quiet polite really. UberMedia started out as a company that was going to create Twitter ads and now ts relationship with Twitter has reportedly deteriorated. Within there somewhere Twitter has also managed to ban UberMedia for an API violation. This bring us to today where they are now in a bidding war!
There are also speculative mentions of Ubermedia changing the way in which it will take charge of Tweetdeck and changing things around so much that it could take up 20% of the ecosystem, which clearly Twitter would dislike.
This new is all very through the grapevine however there are some other sources who have written about the same bit of news. If you fancy reading more about this news you may like the below links. Otherwise its just a case of waiting till a decision is made on what the next move is in on digital chess set.
The Telegraph . Business Insider . Mashable . Wall Street Journal
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