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TweetDeck launches web client alternative to Twitter.com

39 points by rradu 16y ago

OoTheNigerian 16y ago
I called it a while ago. http://oonwoye.com/2011/03/13/dont-hate-twitter-we-just-need-an-alternative-part-1/ http://oonwoye.com/2011/03/13/dont-hate-twitter-we-just-need...
- chc 16y ago
  You called what a while ago? I don't see anything in there about TweetDeck making a Web version.
invertd 16y ago
I guess next in the pipeline is TweetDeck Web Desktop App :)
mckoss 16y ago
Isn't this exactly what Twitter said they DON'T want to see (replacement clients using the Twitter API). Is TweetDeck just "grandfathered in"?
- olivercameron 16y ago
  They "recommend" people don't build businesses like TweetDeck, because they believe there isn't enough room. However, it seems to me that TweetDeck has done pretty well for itself.
  - mckoss 16y ago
    FTI - here's the Twitter developer group post: http://groups.google.com/group/twitter-development-talk/browse_thread/thread/c82cd59c7a87216a?pli=1 http://groups.google.com/group/twitter-development-talk/brow... It seems stronger than merely a "recommendation" to me. They flatly state that new apps may not replicate the mainstream Twitter experience. Existing developers are allowed to continue to "serve their customers" - but I think developing new product lines as TweetDeck is doing, is going to run afoul of the new API terms of service. Unless they have a side agreement, I expect some sort of battle to arise from this.
  - dermatthias 16y ago
    I guess the same can be said for Seesmic Web.
- joshfinnie 16y ago
  I would assume TweetDeck is grandfathered in. However, it does make for interesting discussion when monitization roles around... Twitter: Want unlimited API calls? TweetDeck: YES! Twitter: Okay, thats $XX,XXX a year...
  - mckoss 16y ago
    Isn't it amazing that we can be talking about "when" monetiization rolls around after Twitter has past 175 million users?
    - jvdmeij 16y ago
      Did you read this post yet? Very interesting on the real amount of active users they really have. http://socialmediatoday.com/imckeevocaniccom/282916/how-many-users-does-twitter-really-have http://socialmediatoday.com/imckeevocaniccom/282916/how-many...
- wewyor 16y ago
  Tweetdeck is probably okay until twitter decides that their business is being hurt too much by them. Though there is always the chance that twitter tries to buy tweetdeck.
- ThomPete 16y ago
  Twitter have specifically said that they don't want new twitter clients. However the already existing ones are mostly fine.
gyardley 16y ago
Completely quixotic. Twitter wants to own the client experience and as owner of the platform, they have the power to do so. Twitter's now-infamous developer group post also listed a number of areas Twitter doesn't want to own. Reading between the lines, they're giving client companies the opportunity to transition to another line of business. If the client companies don't take the hint, Twitter's going to eventually play hardball.
- chris_j 16y ago
  Why doesn't Twitter buy TweetDeck? TweetDeck appears to be a better user experience than anything that Twitter have come up with themselves so far. If Twitter does want to own the client experience on their platform then what better way of doing so?
  - rradu 16y ago
    Because UberMedia already bought it. http://thenextweb.com/industry/2011/02/12/ubermedia-acquires-tweetdeck/ http://thenextweb.com/industry/2011/02/12/ubermedia-acquires... Don't think they'll give it up that easily
    - ig1 16y ago
      Apparently they haven't, one of the panelist (from Tweetdeck) at Geeknrolla said he couldn't talk about any takeover speculation, which implies that it might not have gone through.
jeremymcanally 16y ago
We've been working on something like this but better for a while: http://meeep.com http://meeep.com A totally customizable Twitter web client (e.g., you can upload your own userscripts, HTML templates, etc.).
kaerast 16y ago
This is based on the core of the Google Chrome app. Does this mean it is expected to replace the Chrome app? And does it have any new features? I've been missing the ability to filter certain apps from the Chrome app yet still find it the best Twitter desktop app.
bradhe 16y ago
How interesting! This could put Twitter in a very interesting place -- perhaps, one day, they won't need to maintain a client for their service!
zackattack 16y ago
tweetdeck needs an api, bad.

39 points by rradu 16y ago

I called it a while ago. http://oonwoye.com/2011/03/13/dont-hate-twitter-we-just-need-an-alternative-part-1/ http://oonwoye.com/2011/03/13/dont-hate-twitter-we-just-need...

chc 16y ago
You called what a while ago? I don't see anything in there about TweetDeck making a Web version.

invertd 16y ago

I guess next in the pipeline is TweetDeck Web Desktop App :)

mckoss 16y ago

Isn't this exactly what Twitter said they DON'T want to see (replacement clients using the Twitter API). Is TweetDeck just "grandfathered in"?

olivercameron 16y ago
They "recommend" people don't build businesses like TweetDeck, because they believe there isn't enough room. However, it seems to me that TweetDeck has done pretty well for itself.
- mckoss 16y ago
  FTI - here's the Twitter developer group post: http://groups.google.com/group/twitter-development-talk/browse_thread/thread/c82cd59c7a87216a?pli=1 http://groups.google.com/group/twitter-development-talk/brow... It seems stronger than merely a "recommendation" to me. They flatly state that new apps may not replicate the mainstream Twitter experience. Existing developers are allowed to continue to "serve their customers" - but I think developing new product lines as TweetDeck is doing, is going to run afoul of the new API terms of service. Unless they have a side agreement, I expect some sort of battle to arise from this.
- dermatthias 16y ago
  I guess the same can be said for Seesmic Web.
joshfinnie 16y ago
I would assume TweetDeck is grandfathered in. However, it does make for interesting discussion when monitization roles around... Twitter: Want unlimited API calls? TweetDeck: YES! Twitter: Okay, thats $XX,XXX a year...
- mckoss 16y ago
  Isn't it amazing that we can be talking about "when" monetiization rolls around after Twitter has past 175 million users?
  - jvdmeij 16y ago
    Did you read this post yet? Very interesting on the real amount of active users they really have. http://socialmediatoday.com/imckeevocaniccom/282916/how-many-users-does-twitter-really-have http://socialmediatoday.com/imckeevocaniccom/282916/how-many...
wewyor 16y ago
Tweetdeck is probably okay until twitter decides that their business is being hurt too much by them. Though there is always the chance that twitter tries to buy tweetdeck.
ThomPete 16y ago
Twitter have specifically said that they don't want new twitter clients. However the already existing ones are mostly fine.

gyardley 16y ago

Completely quixotic. Twitter wants to own the client experience and as owner of the platform, they have the power to do so. Twitter's now-infamous developer group post also listed a number of areas Twitter doesn't want to own. Reading between the lines, they're giving client companies the opportunity to transition to another line of business. If the client companies don't take the hint, Twitter's going to eventually play hardball.

chris_j 16y ago
Why doesn't Twitter buy TweetDeck? TweetDeck appears to be a better user experience than anything that Twitter have come up with themselves so far. If Twitter does want to own the client experience on their platform then what better way of doing so?
- rradu 16y ago
  Because UberMedia already bought it. http://thenextweb.com/industry/2011/02/12/ubermedia-acquires-tweetdeck/ http://thenextweb.com/industry/2011/02/12/ubermedia-acquires... Don't think they'll give it up that easily
  - ig1 16y ago
    Apparently they haven't, one of the panelist (from Tweetdeck) at Geeknrolla said he couldn't talk about any takeover speculation, which implies that it might not have gone through.

jeremymcanally 16y ago

We've been working on something like this but better for a while: http://meeep.com http://meeep.com A totally customizable Twitter web client (e.g., you can upload your own userscripts, HTML templates, etc.).

kaerast 16y ago

This is based on the core of the Google Chrome app. Does this mean it is expected to replace the Chrome app? And does it have any new features? I've been missing the ability to filter certain apps from the Chrome app yet still find it the best Twitter desktop app.

bradhe 16y ago

How interesting! This could put Twitter in a very interesting place -- perhaps, one day, they won't need to maintain a client for their service!

zackattack 16y ago

tweetdeck needs an api, bad.