Twitter recently purchases Twittie from Atabits as an iPhone Apps. Twitter for iPhone has jumped to the position of number 1 App in the App Store. This App has been the receiver praise from Apple. It is the iPhone App of the Week in the App Store.
Exactly why did Twitter made the purchase? Perhaps they wanted to further their brand on mobile clients. The name changed from Twittie to Twitter for iPhone, so users were not confused. On BlackBerry and Android phones, Twitter designed their own apps from scratch. However, it would be hard to top Tweetie, so they added it to their collection.
Tweetie, the app was made by the company Atebits until Twitter acquired them in April. Tweetie itself was already very popular, but its popularity will hit a whole new level now, first because of cost. The Tweetie app used to cost $2.99, but Twitter for iPhone is freely available for download. Secondly, and maybe more importantly, the new branding, “Twitter” in the App Store, adds much more visibility to the consumer masses looking for the best Twitter app available through a search.
As Apps go, the Twitter for iPhone App still remains the best Twitter client for the iPhone. Here are some of the features: ”
- Search has been reorganized, now you can search all tweets and find users in the same spot, view Top Tweets and Browse Suggested users.
- Search results now include Top Tweets, try it with Trends.
- You can now use Twitter without an account! Search, Browse uses, view trends and top tweets.
- Sign-up is now availabile within the application as well, complete with Suggested user list.
- More tab has been re-organized to accomplish all this. Users with one account can add a second account under the Accounts and Settings button here.
- Actions we’ve found people use most, like Retweet have been moved to the main actions bar.
- Minor tweaks were made to tweet rendering so they match Twitter.com tweets”
There are other small changes. The App seems faster overall, and the new features certainly make it easy to use. Again, the price is now well, free; it does not get any better than this.
Source: Twitter
