The ability to tweet on the go is something many people these days enjoy. The popularity of mobile tweeting has not gone unnoticed by those responsible for Twitter and they have now taken over the company responsible for the iPhone application Tweetie. This is already a popular way for people to engage with the Twitter world so it will be interesting to see how being owned by the makers of the site will affect its fortunes. This take over also comes right in time for the next Tweetie application designed for the iPad – an occurrence that is unlikely to have escaped the attention of those at Twitter.

The Popularity of Tweetie

There are a number of reasons why Tweetie is so popular already; for one thing it has its own unique feel to it and is not just a miniature version of Twitter. One of the nicest things about the application is that it allows users to almost effortlessly manage multiple accounts. The newest version of the application also allows you to do a lot while offline.  It is constantly evolving yet despite this Tweetie remains easy to use. There are a few different Twitter applications out there to suit the iPhone, but many would agree that Tweetie is by far the best of the lot.

One of the inner circle at Twitter, Fred Wilson, gave everyone an idea of his intentions when he announced in his blog that his company were interested in developing their own application that would allow them to capture the market for mobile tweeting. The surge of popularity for the iPad is also sure to have been a factor in their decision making too. Rather than reinventing the wheel though, the decision makers decided to go with an application that was already available. So you now have all the advances provided by Tweetie but under the Twitter umbrella. The application is also due to change names; although many would view ‘Twitter for iPhone’ as being a far from innovative name.

The Future of ‘Twitter for iPhone’

It will be interesting to see what this takeover of Tweetie will lead to. Will it mean an even meatier application and enthusiastic support or will people choose the non-official versions? Many similar devices have had a downward change in fortunes after they were acquired by a bigger entity.  Twitter doesn’t seem prepared to take too many chances and they will be making the application free for at least a few weeks.