WingNews logo WingNews GitHub [2]
top | item 2415807

TweetDeck launches web client alternative to Twitter.com

39 points| rradu | 15 years ago |blog.tweetdeck.com | reply

20 comments

order
[+] mckoss|15 years ago|reply
Isn't this exactly what Twitter said they DON'T want to see (replacement clients using the Twitter API). Is TweetDeck just "grandfathered in"?
[+] joshfinnie|15 years ago|reply
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...
[+] olivercameron|15 years ago|reply
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.
[+] wewyor|15 years ago|reply
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|15 years ago|reply
Twitter have specifically said that they don't want new twitter clients. However the already existing ones are mostly fine.
[+] jeremymcanally|15 years ago|reply
We've been working on something like this but better for a while: http://meeep.com A totally customizable Twitter web client (e.g., you can upload your own userscripts, HTML templates, etc.).
[+] gyardley|15 years ago|reply
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|15 years ago|reply
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?
[+] kaerast|15 years ago|reply
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|15 years ago|reply
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!
[+] invertd|15 years ago|reply
I guess next in the pipeline is TweetDeck Web Desktop App :)